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The ADN program on the East Liverpool Campus held a White Coat Ceremony during which 35 nursing students received white coats that will help establish their “professional identity” and coincides with the beginning of their clinical training. Before a gathering of family, friends and faculty, the students recited in unison a pledge to accept and uphold the tenets of the nursing profession that include integrity, excellence, compassion, collaboration, altruism, respect, resilience, empathy and service. Senior Lecturer Angela Douglass offered a “blessing of the hands” to signify h...
State Representative Jodi Salvo recently visited Kent State University at Tuscarawas on for a tour of the campus’s nursing facilities, getting a close look at the spaces where students prepare for careers in health care.Salvo, who represents Ohio House District 51, was joined on the tour by Bradley Bielski, Ph.D., Dean of Kent State Tuscarawas, and Nursing Director Mariann Harding, Ph.D. The visit gave Salvo a firsthand view of how Kent State Tuscarawas trains nurses for hospitals, clinics and care providers in Tuscarawas County and the surrounding region.Salvo brings a background in heal...
This Kent State University College of Public Health virtual Interprofessional Education (IPE) session for graduate students in public health and health sciences will feature presentations and discussions with professionals from public health, exercise science and senior services working together to help older adults prevent and manage physical inactivity-related morbidity in community and congregate living settings. Attendance at both sessions is required to receive credit for the MPH IPE requirement:
Life Insurance and Keeping Your Beneficiaries CurrentLife insurance is easy to set up and then forget. But as your life changes, your coverage needs and the people you want to protect may change, too. Taking a few minutes to review your life insurance and beneficiaries can help ensure your plans still reflect your wishes. Understanding Your Life InsuranceLife insurance provides a payment to your designated beneficiary when you die, subject to the policy’s terms. That financial support can help loved ones manage everyday expenses, housing costs, outstanding debts and other needs during a d...
In 2002, Kent State Men’s Basketball, led by Head Coach Stan Heath, celebrated its legendary NCAA tournament run as the men’s basketball team charged into the Sweet 16. After beating Pittsburgh in overtime 78-73, the Flashes advanced to the Elite Eight. The Golden Flashes' 21-game winning streak ended with an 81-69 loss to Indiana, the eventual tournament runner-up. Bryan Bedford, ’04, M.Ed. ’06, (34); Antonio Gates (44); Demetric Shaw, ’02, (10); Trevor Huffman, ’02, (24); Nate Gerwig, ’06, (2); and John Edwards, ’03, (54) celebrate a win at the MAC Center during the 2001-02 season...
New York-based artist Saya Woolfalk visited Kent State University October 14-17 as part of the College of the Arts' Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series. Woolfalk's work blends science fiction, anthropology and biology to explore how we see ourselves and the world around us. Her four-day residency at Kent State brought together students and faculty from the College of the Arts, College of Sciences and Humanities and the College of Architecture and Environmental Design for a workshop, roundtable discussion, graduate studio visits and a free public lecture....
For Anthony W. “Tony” O’Leary, ’72, MPA ’76, the path to college was not always clear. After losing his mother, his teachers helped him imagine a different future. “My mother passed away just as I was starting high school,” Tony said. “I had a couple of teachers at the high school level that kept me on track. They were life-changing influences for me.” Decades later, Tony and his wife, Patricia E. “Pat” O’Leary, have found a meaningful way to honor those teachers, along with the nurses who cared for them during critical moments in their lives. Through a blended gift of outright ...
“Life is about people. It has no meaning except for its effect on others.” Professor emeritus of accounting Donald “Don” McFall, MSA ’91, embodies this approach to life, focusing on ways he can connect with and make a difference for others. He retired from Kent State University in 2012 after 28 years of teaching and mentorship, but he remains closely connected with the people and program he loves so dearly. With the help of and in honor of his former students, Don created the Accounting Department Student and Alumni Engagement Fund, which will receive additional support through...
