A Century of Stories

Two students set type for an issue of the Kent Stater

For 100 years, The Kent Stater has chronicled the people, events and moments that have transformed Kent State and the world beyond its campus. This fall, as Kent State celebrates its centennial with the Homecoming theme “Every Flash Has a Story,” generations of those storytellers will return to campus. Former Kent Stater staff members have been invited to serve as grand marshals of the Homecoming parade, celebrating a century of student journalism and countless stories told along the way. The story of The Kent Stater began Feb. 25, 1926, when the first issue of the student publi...

The Limits of Disability Rights and the U.S. Constitution: Why the Americans with Disabilities Act was necessary and what’s next?
Featuring Disability Rights Attorney Katie Hunt Thomas of the Ability Center of Greater Toledo

Kent State’s Constitution Day Celebration will focus on how the disability rights movement led to the Americans with Disabilities Act, as well as current legal issues affecting this important subject. Following the address, a Kent State student panel will join attorney Katie Hunt Thomas in responding to topic-related questions.

Dear Kent State University Colleagues,

To celebrate the start of the semester and spend time together as colleagues, we invite you to join us for a Fall Welcome Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. on Sept. 10 on Risman Plaza. Additional details will be shared soon, but we hope you’ll make plans to join us as we welcome a new academic year and celebrate the collective impact of our Kent State community.

College of Public Health and Health Sciences alumna Reganne O'Brien, MPH, discusses her work as Founder and Executive Director of The Warrior in HER, a non-profit organization providing advocacy and support for women facing chronic mental and physical health challenges and opportunities    

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Meeting ID: 273 441 504 983 782 
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James Madasz, MHA, BSNMT, Executive Director of Submarket Hospital Operations at the Cleveland Clinic, discusses his career path in healthcare management and opportunities for public health and health sciences  students and graduates interested in healthcare management.   

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Meeting ID: 284 185 656 406 092 
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Lieutenant Commander Michael Coughlin, RN, MSN, U.S. Navy Medical Programs Recruiter, discusses career opportunities in the Navy for public health and health sciences graduates.  

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Meeting ID: 268 913 148 923 03 
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Christopher Woolverton, PhD, Professor in the College of Public Health and Health Sciences, talks about his academic and practice career in public health and his recommendations for public health students and graduates. 

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Meeting ID: 232 277 288 394 190 
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Join the Public Health Ambassadors for the first session of the Fall 2026 Career Series.

John Staley, PhD, Associate Professor at the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health, discusses his career as an occupational health and safety researcher and practitioner.  

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Meeting ID: 218 818 687 282 738 
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As part of Constitution Week events, we will be having a video about the Constitution, free pocket constitutions and a book display about the Constitution. The League of Women Voters (LWV) of Geauga and Hudson will be on hand speaking about the importance of voting. They will be registering students to vote and making Absentee Ballot application forms available.

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