Zhiqiang Molly Wang, PhD, was recently promoted to full professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Kent State Geauga and the Regional Academic Center. Also, last spring semester, she was honored at Kent State's 9th Annual Mothers, Mentors and Muses Celebration for her nurturing ‘Mother’ role among students, helping to birth new ideas and to nurture a supportive academic environment. These accomplishments follow Dr. Wang’s Distinguished Teaching Award in 2017, which is the university’s most prestigious honor for tenured faculty who demonstrate exceptional teaching in the classroom and unwaverin...
University Hospitals and Kent State University are joining forces to address the ongoing nursing shortage in Northeast Ohio through a new nursing education initiative that will increase the number of baccalaureate-degreed nurses who enter the workforce each year. This program will better meet the needs of students, employers and the community and will serve as a model for other communities around the United States who face similar challenges. Nursing Challenges Specifically, the program will tackle the challenges that nursing students face at every stage of their education and careers...
Record low temperatures aren’t the only thing that has come to the region, as Kent State Ashtabula Wines is releasing its new wine, 17° (Seventeen Degrees), through its partnership with Laurello Vineyards. The new wine, an ice wine, joins the award-winning vintages in the label’s lineup. The limited release will be available for purchase at Laurello Vineyards beginning Feb. 13. The new wine made its debut during the Geneva Winterfest in downtown Geneva, Ohio, on Feb. 2. It also will be one of the highlighted wines during the region’s 15th Annual Ice Wine Festival...
Julian Edelman capped off Super Bowl LIII with a victory for the New England Patriots and claimed the highest honor awarded to a player during the championship game of the National Football League (NFL). The former Kent State University quarterback and proud alumnus was named the Most Valuable Player of this year’s Super Bowl, becoming the first Mid-American Conference student-athlete to receive this title. He is the seventh wide receiver to receive the Super Bowl MVP award. outstanding Performance During the Patriots 13-3 win over the Los Angeles Rams, Mr. Edelman had 10 catches for ...
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The Flexible Spending Account (FSA) plan year of January 1, 2018, to December 31, 2018, has ended. The IRS requires that any 2018 balances remaining in your FSA at the end of the calendar year be spent by March 15 and the related expense information filed by June 30, 2019, or the balance will be forfeited. This means that if you had a balance of funds remaining in your FSA as of Dec. 31, 2018, you have until March 15, 2019, to incur qualified expenses (i.e. deductibles, co-pays, eyeglass, dental expenses, etc. not covered by the plan). Incurred expenditures must be filed by&n...
The President's Award of Distinction recognizes and rewards staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership and dedication to Kent State during 2018. Learn more and complete the nomination form by Feb. 15. Purpose The President's Award of Distinction, formerly the President's Excellence Award, was created as a recognition program to reward staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership and dedication to Kent State in advancing the university's strategic priorities and core values. Eligibility Full-time clas...
Nursing students at Kent State Trumbull are putting their best foot forward, hoping to promote healthy lifestyles in the Mahoning Valley. Members of Kent State Trumbull’s Student Nurses Association recently launched the ”Walk and Talk with a Nurse” program at the Niles Wellness Center. From 9-11 am on the second and fourth Monday of every month, students will join members of the Wellness Center to participate in a variety of physical activities. During the activities, members are encouraged to talk and ask questions about health and activity. “The health and wellness of o...
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CJ Venable, College of Communication and Information, Kyle Inselman and Nick Thuot, co-authored a section of a book, "Negotiating Fit while 'Misfit': Three Ways Trans Professionals Navigate Student Affairs," Debunking the Myth of Job Fit in Higher Education and Student Affairs, 1st Edition, (Sterling, VA: Stylus Publishing), Brian J. Reece, Vu T. Tran, Elliott N. DeVore, & Gabby Porcaro (Eds.), (2019), 167-192. This chapter explores the pernicious effects of cisgenderism, a form of structural oppression that makes cisgender individuals the norm and positions trans people as misfits...
Nearly 40 students from the Kent State Tuscarawas, Stark and Kent campuses participated in Kent State’s first site for the Global Game Jam (GGJ) this past weekend, from Jan. 25 – 27. GGJ is a worldwide game-making event where creators gather at 800+ sites around the world and make games based on a single theme over a 48-hour period. Kent State’s GGJ site was held at the Tuscarawas regional campus and organized through a collaboration between the Kent State Modeling, Animation and Game Creation (MAGC) program and the Animation and Game Creation Club. The site hosted students from Kent State...