Elizabeth Z. Bartz, president and CEO of State and Federal Communications, has provided a $30,000 endowment to Kent State University at Trumbull, in Warren, Ohio, to provide scholarships for graduating seniors from Howland High School. Bartz graduated from Howland High School in Warren 40 years ago, and enrolled at Kent State Trumbull that fall, where she attended for two years before completing her journalism studies at the Kent Campus in 1980. “In honor of my 40-year graduation anniversary from Howland High School, I wanted to give something back,” Bartz says, explaining why she endowe...

The 10th annual Barbara Donaho Distinguished Leadership in Learning Awards Ceremony was held recently at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Kent State University’s College of Nursing hosted the diamond anniversary celebration with nearly 200 people in attendance, including award recipients, guests, faculty and staff. The recipients, or “preceptors,” were from 25 Northeast Ohio hospitals, clinics, health networks, private medical practices and public health agencies. These individuals were nominated by Kent State nursing students, faculty and staff. The award recognizes preceptors for generousl...

When Don King, a part-time faculty member in Kent State's School of Art, goes into the woods for a walk, his eyes are trained to see much more than the average hiker.  "I was watching a TV show where a couple of chefs went out into the woods and brought back a huge basket of mushrooms and started cooking them, and that really got me hooked," King told David Moss of FOX8 News. Dubbed "The Mushroom Hunter," King looks for edible mushrooms in area woods. He recently showed the best ways to cook crown tip corral mushrooms, which can grow on logs.  Watch ...

What prevents some students in low-income, ethnically diverse school districts from succeeding? A Kent State University researcher suggests it may have a lot to do with their ability to envision bright, future career pathways. Cassandra Storlie, Ph.D., an assistant professor and researcher in Kent State’s School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences, is nearing the end of a study in the Painesville City Local School District in Painesville, Ohio, near Cleveland, funded by a grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation. Storlie says the majority Latino district has received Ds...

Work in Progress: Duct work on the 3rd floor is about 30% complete. Duct pressure testing is underway. Electrical disconnect and make safe are underway for the AHU's above the penthouse. Working on the steam pipe relocation on the second floor. Plumbing isolation valve replacement is complete throughout building. Fire suppression is about 90% complete. Exterior face brick and caps are complete. Flooring demolished in the lecture halls and the ceiling protection is in place in the planetarium. Selective demolition is in progress in the planetarium wing. Looking Forwar...