Students learn about "Tropical Diseases of Latin America" An education abroad program finds KSU students in Brazil June, 2016 -- During the recent summer intersession in May, Dr. Mark James, Ph.D. of the College of Public Health led a group of students to Brazil on a unique study program. "KSU public health students were on the rise," stated Dr. James, "along with the sun on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro (see above photo)." The study program was hosted by the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), a KSU international partnership located in Rio. There, KSU students r...
Education abroad program finds real-life health training for students traveling to Brazil
Kent State Students Experience the World Without Leaving Northeast Ohio The International Village Experience enables local students to form relationships with friends from around the world. “Think outside the box,” “push the envelope,” and “get out of your comfort zone,” are just a few of the life-expanding experiences that Kent State encourages students to pursue during their enrollment. One special program, which the university offers to truly challenge students to see their world differently, is the International Village Experience (IVE). The International Village Experienc...
Kent State University's Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon announced today that Joan Inderhees will join the Office of the Provost in August to serve as the 2016-2017 Provost's Fellow. The Provost's fellowship provides faculty members who have an interest in academic administration the chance to develop knowledge, skills and experience as an administrator; increase the understanding of the faculty about practices and procedures in academic administration; extend and strengthen the administrative resources of the university; assist in the development and impleme...
The International Village Experience enables local students to form relationships with friends from around the world.
Gov. John Kasich has appointed Carly Evans to a two-year term as an undergraduate student trustee of the Kent State University Board of Trustees. Evans’ term concludes on May 16, 2018. Evans is a junior public relations major in Kent State’s College of Communication and Information, with a minor in political science in Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences. She is a member of Black United Students, a Kent State student organization that works to serve and unify students of color. She has also served as a member of Kent State’s Sister Circle, an initiative that aims to enrich the educ...
For the second time in as many years, Keri Richmond took her call for improving the foster care system to the nation's leaders in Washington D.C. The senior public relations major recently participated in Foster Youth Shadow Day as part of Foster Care Awareness Month. Her trip included meeting with several members of Congress including Democratic leader, U.S. Rep. Nancy Pelosi, House Majority Whip, U.S. Rep. Steni Hoyer as well as long time advocate and champion in foster care legislation, U.S. Rep. Karen Bass. Richmond also spent ...
“Think outside the box,” “push the envelope,” and “get out of your comfort zone,” are just a few of the life-expanding experiences that Kent State encourages students to pursue during their enrollment. One special program, which the university offers to truly challenge students to see their world differently, is the International Village Experience (IVE). The International Village Experience is one of the university’s several residential living-learning programs. It is unique in that it offers an opportunity for local students to live, study and grow with others from around the world. By roomi...
What was scheduled to take four days to complete, Kent State University’s Flying Flashes finished in three. Carissa Marion, a Kent State flight instructor and graduate of the university and Jalia Manga, a flight technology major in Kent State’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, landed in Daytona Beach, Florida on Thursday, June 23, instead of the following day when the all-women, 2700 mile Air Race Classic officially ended. The competition is the oldest of its kind with roots that can be traced back to the 1929 Women’s Air Derby, in which Ameli...