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. ...
Rebecca Meehan, School of Library and Information Science, authored an online journal article "Electronic Health Records in Long-Term Care: Staff Perspectives" on PubMed.gov, Oct. 12, 2015. Summary: Her study used one-on-one interviews of direct care nurses in a Midwest United States long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) setting to describe patterns of use and areas to improve. Web link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26464335 ...
Ralph Lorenz, School of Music, presented "Cymatics: Germanic Sound Study with Implications for Advances in Medical Treatments" at the German Studies Association 39th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, 2015. ...
Brian Kelley, Department of Political Science, has been appointed president of GMIS International. Established in 1971, GMIS International is the most inclusive Government IT Association worldwide. With more than 500 member agencies representing, city, county, state and K-20 agencies across America, GMIS International represents the largest professional association of public sector IT leaders in the United States. GMIS International maintains relationships with seven international organizations: Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ...
More and more active American veterans come home with not only physical wounds from serving their country. One in six soldiers return from Iraq or Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which affects not only them, but their family members, co-workers and others in their community. Many veterans are helped by knowing they are not alone in this struggle. To honor American veterans, Kent State University at Stark’s Counseling Services will sponsor Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient Bryan Adams’ presentation, My War on PTSD, on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. in Main Hall ...
KSUMobile, Kent State University’s mobile application for faculty, staff and students, has been updated to include access to Gmail accounts, a GPA calculator and a redesigned homepage. The KSUMobile app was first developed in 2009, and has undergone numerous changes since its initial launch. “When we first started off, we bought an off-the-shelf product,” says Sameer Jaleel, director of Platform and Integration Solutions at Kent State. “There was this app that was made specifically for higher education, so a bunch of universities used it. We gave them a lot of information, and they set it up...
Familiar Face David Hassler Director Wick Poetry Center Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Direct Wick Poetry Center programming WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2004 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Ohio Arts Council LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The creative spirit of our community ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: The range of activity on our campus RESIDES IN: Kent, Ohio HOMETOWN: Kent, Ohio EDUCATION: B.A. in comparative literature, Cornell University; M.F.A. in poetry, Bowling Green State University...
New Face Melissa McCoy Administrative Clerk School of Fashion Design and Merchandising Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Scholarship administrator, course scheduler, facility and advisor support WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: January 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Coldwell Banker Hunter Realty LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Faculty and staff at the Fashion School have been very friendly and welcoming. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Benefits offered to its employees and its great reputation RESIDES IN: Garre...