ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

The Counseling and Human Development Center offers individual, group, family, couple and child counseling to KSU students, faculty, staff, family and community. The counseling is provided by masters, and doctoral level students preparing for licensure. These students are supervised by a professional licensed counselor.  

Contact: Dr. Jason Miller

Address: 325 White Hall

Phone:  330-672-2208

Website:  https://www.kent.edu/ehhs/centers/chdc

Eligible:  KSU students, employees and their family and community members

Cost:  Free to KSU students, faculty, staff and family; minimal charge (from $5 - $25 based on income) to community members.

Additional Information:  Call to make an appointment 330-672-2208, or visit the office at 325 White Hall. Counseling provides help for a variety of concerns; alcohol and/or drug concerns, anxiety, anger management, career issues, childhood and/or adolescent issues, depression, gender issues, grief, school problems, self-esteem issues, stress, thoughts of suicide and time management.

The English Language Proficiency Clinic (ELPC) is a special clinic for non-native speakers of English that focuses on individual problems with oral English communication. Each client is given a complete speech and language evaluation to determine a starting level. After this, ELPC clients meet with their tutors twice a week for 45-60 minute sessions during the KSU semester.

Services are available at the high-beginner, intermediate and advanced levels. Those interested in receiving services need only a desire to improve their English; no TOEFL scores or prerequisites are required.

Contact:  Mrs. Lynn Berk, MA, CCC/SLP

Phone:  330-672-2689

Email:  lberk1@kent.edu

Click here to visit the English Language Proficiency Clinic website.

Eligible:  KSU employees and their dependents, KSU students and the community.

Cost:  Free to KSU students, minimal charge to KSU employees and the community.

Additional Information: N/A 

Kent State University faculty, staff, and students who are nursing mothers have the option of using a lactation room on each of the Kent State campuses. The resource for new mothers is part of the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (the federal health care reform law). These rooms provide a secure space for nursing mothers, they are shielded from view, free from intrusion by co-workers and the public, and are not a restroom.

Use of a lactation room is optional for a nursing mother; those who wish to use one of the rooms should call the phone number listed for that location prior to their first visit, to make arrangements, and determine a schedule.

There are several designated Lactation Rooms on the Kent Campus and the Regional Campuses. In many, but not all locations, the Building Curator serves as the point of contact for information and assistance with accessing the lactation room in their designated building. If key card access to a lactation room is required, the Building Curator, or designated contact person, should refer the end-user to the University Facilities Management Lock Shop to request access to the room https://www.kent.edu/ufm/lock-shopkey-requests.

Please contact the Department of Human Resources for questions about lactation room policies and additional rights regarding the health care reform law. Requests for additional lactation room space or accommodations should be referred to the Office of the University Architect's Space Planning team by calling 330-672-3880.

Locations of Lactation Rooms in Kent State University Buildings