Kent State public health students participate in a disaster preparedness exercise on campus as part of their training.

Kent State University’s College of Public Health has received accreditation from the Board of Councilors of the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The five-year span is the maximum term the college could have achieved as a first-time applicant. To earn the accreditation, the college met a set of rigorous quality standards in the areas of teaching, research and service. Accreditation also affirms that the faculty of the college are highly qualified to equip students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in a health career. “Achieving full accreditation from the CEPH is an o...

First-ever PowderPuff football tournament at Kent State Salem

  Although there were only two teams that competed in the first-ever PowderPuff football tournament at Kent State Salem, there was a lot of fun, cheering, scoring and sportsmanship. In a hard-fought battle, the Lightning Legends defeated the Halftime Hunnies by a score of 32-28. Coached by Tim Long, of Student Services, the Lightning Legends team included Ashly Piper, Ashley Simmons, Kelsie Hutton, Natalie Esterly and Briana Baker.  The Halftime Hunnies included Conni Cross, Katie Stevens, Lindsey Rice, Jeni Stewart and Sydney Rice. They were coached by Andrew Snuitler and ...

From her computer to her phone, at all hours of the day and night – yep – there really is a face behind all those tweets, postings and pictures on Kent State University’s social media pages. For nearly two years, Nicole Carlone, social media community manager in Kent State’s University Communications and Marketing department, is the one connecting with you on social media. “I really do feel like I have a connection with people on campus,” Carlone said. “It’s funny when I actually meet them and they’re like – oh.” And she has lots of platforms to actively use. You name it, Kent...

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Kent State University’s College of Public Health has received accreditation from the Board of Councilors of the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The five-year span is the maximum term the college could have achieved as a first-time applicant. To earn the accreditation, the college met a set of rigorous quality standards in the areas of teaching, research and service. Accreditation also affirms that the faculty of the college are highly qualified to equip students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in a health career. “Achieving full accreditation from the CEPH is an o...

When her colleagues from Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, along with Kent State University Alumni Association staff members, a videographer, photographer, balloons and cookies, surprised her during class, Kent State Associate Professor Maureen Blankemeyer, Ph.D., didn’t know what to think. “I was a little overwhelmed at first, but this was a very pleasant surprise,” Blankemeyer says. After receiving nominations from students and submitting teaching evaluations and a statement of her teaching style, Blankemeyer was honored as one of the 2015 Disting...

Kent State University graduate students participate in a competition where they are given only three minutes to present their research to a panel of judges.   ...

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