The recent death of one of the remaining members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II has a Kent State University associate professor recalling the vital role the female pilots played during the war. “World War II was a total war,” said Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., the author of “Clipped Wings: The Rise and Fall of the Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II.” “And what that meant was that all men, women, children, citizens needed to have a war role,” Merryman told The Washington Post in the obituary for Dorothy Olsen, 103, of University Place, O...
Note: Gretchen Hoak is a former television reporter/anchor and current assistant professor of journalism in Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research survey, “Are We Teaching Trauma?”, focused on how universities prepare young journalists for the trauma they may endure in covering violence. Kent State Today asked Hoak to share her thoughts on the impact the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton will have on the reporters assigned to cover these events. “It’s awful, y’all. Barely hanging on. Our newsroom is command centra...
The Undergraduate Student Government hosts public meetings every 2nd and 4th Wednesday of the month to allow the student body to express their opinions and view the work of their government.
The Kent State University Wick Poetry Center’s “Traveling Stanzas” project, part of its effort to facilitate a global conversation that enhances person to person communication, arrives at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration this fall. On Nov. 10, KSU will host a reception for the exhibit, Sisters in Liberty: From Florence, Italy to New York, New York, created by the Opera di Santa Croce in Florence in collaboration with faculty in the College of Arts & Sciences who have pioneered unique visualization technologies and KSU’s Design Innovation Initiative. The Wick Poetry Center...
Spotlight on the College of Aeronautics and Engineering This time last year the College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) welcomed Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D., as its new dean. Now, on the eve of her one year anniversary, Bloebaum has effectively reshaped the team that will position the college as a global leader in the aeronautics and engineering industries. Below is a listing of the CAE team. Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D., Dean, College of Aeronautics and Engineering; Research includes challenges in the Multidisciplinary Design Optimization (MDO) field – developing new optimization,...
It’s time to take flight for scholarships! Registrations are being accepted for the 2019 Kent State Tuscarawas Alumni Association Glowway Run 5K, presented by Geib Funeral Home and Crematories. Open to the public, the 5K run and 1.5 mile Fun Run/Walk will be held Sept. 7 at the EAA 1077 Hangar, 1802 East High Ave., located on the New Philadelphia Harry Clever Field. Registration begins at 6:15 p.m. and the race is at 7:15 p.m. “We are excited to have the race at Harry Clever Field and EAA Hangar,” said Chad Conrad, director of advancement at Kent State Tuscarawas and a member of t...