It may not surprise students, faculty and staff on the East Liverpool Campus that Angela Douglass was named a recipient of the 2026 Glenn Frank Distinguished Teaching Award, but the announcement of the news was a big surprise to her. Co-sponsored by the Kent State Alumni Association and the University Teaching Council, the Glenn Frank Distinguished Teaching Award is the university’s most prestigious honor in teaching. The award is presented annually to part- and full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching in the classroom and devotion to touching the lives of students...

Students from the Kent State East Liverpool physical therapist assistant program observed National PTA Month in October by donating $500 to Focus Hippotherapy. Each year, PTA students from the Kent East Liverpool campus find unique ways to increase awareness about their field, while raising funds to donate to a cause chosen by the class.Located near Canfield, Focus Hippotherapy was founded in 1993 by Dawn Speece, a licensed physical therapist. The facility offers physical and occupational therapy from licensed physical and occupational therapists using horses to develop strength, balance,...

 For Madelynn Johnson, working in a library is more than a job; it’s a way to give back to the community she has loved since childhood. True to this mission, this Kent State University student recently helped make public library access available to every student at an Akron elementary school.Johnson, a junior early childhood education major, worked alongside Chelsea Pisani, a Kent State double alumna and intermediate/teen librarian at the Maple Valley Library in Akron. Together, Johnson and Pisani worked to ensure every student at Schumacher Community Learning Center had a physical public...

The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, in the Urban Conference Room, located on the second floor of University Library at the Kent Campus. The sole purpose of the special meeting is to consider a proposed Memorandum of Understanding between Kent State University and the Kent State United Faculty Association, Tenure-Track Faculty Unit. The Board will retire into executive session during the meeting to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” No committee meetings will be held.A limited number of seats wi...

For Marie Rader and Jim Angiulo, philanthropy begins with a simple belief: making a difference in the lives of others doesn’t have to be complicated, but it does have to come from the heart.   Hear from Rader and Angiulo about why they give in the video above.“I really enjoy all different parts of philanthropy because you’re going with your soul, going with your heart,” Rader said. “You have to think about what you really believe in and what is important to you.” For Rader and Angiulo, those beliefs have inspired a deep commitment to Kent State University and its students. ...

Behind Merrill Hall is a quiet corner of the Kent Campus, separated from the hustle of daily life by winding rows of shelves filled with books – all carved from stone. It’s also where an iconic landmark of the campus sits: The Brain.  This space, known as the Behind the Brain Plaza, was completed by Kent State University Professor Emeritus Brinsley Tyrrell in 2000. Small sculptural elements throughout add to the plaza’s story, from a seed to symbolize growth to a set of books bearing the names of Tyrrell’s students who assisted him with the project.  One other book located ...