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Stories and Highlights from Across the Regional Campuses
In a world where millions of educational, certification and licensing exams happen each year, it’s crucial to have secure testing locations with well-trained staff. One local testing center has done just that and set the bar for others, according to the National College Testing…
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![DISTRICT THREE NURSES ASSOCIATION gifts $400,000 to Kent State University](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/District%20Three%20%281%29.png?VersionId=mfJSsI7_nZpyO0b2iyWnwSRF0ujQlEdB)
Warren, OH (Sept. 1, 2023) – The late Mary Ellen Patton advocated for nursing in the Mahoning Valley and nationwide. Now, her legacy will continue to inspire and support local students for years to come through District Three Nurses Association’s newly announced nursing…
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![At Ease Grand Opening](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/At%20Ease%20.png?VersionId=weT55sqAgIOmGvxITk3sNpj1ScMznuZ.)
On Monday, Aug. 21, U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson and Bill Ayres, dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State University at Trumbull, cut the ribbon for At Ease, the first military and veteran resource center on the campus. Joining them were the Honor Guard from…
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![Stark County Summer Math Academy activity](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Stark-County-Summer-Math-Academy-Activity.jpg?VersionId=lOmk0C.ej2qsEKyuWIyyKqfCDgjpPg6I)
For the past two years, Dr. Bathi Kasturiarachi has been hosting the Stark County Summer Math Academy for high school students at the Stark Campus, paid for by grants he received from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the world’s largest community of mathematicians…
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Starting this fall, Kent State University will offer an evidence-based suicide prevention course through funding from the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF). The class will be offered through the Kent State College of Applied and Technical Studies’ Bachelor of Social…
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![Hydroponics at Kent State University at Salem Hydroponics at Kent State University at Salem](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Hydroponics-hero-image.jpg?VersionId=cGHx9maGqXpxr67Az7fK9ABBzT75x31Y)
Step into the greenhouse on the Kent State Salem Campus and you will see plants growing in traditional and non-traditional ways: some with soil and others without soil; some in pots and others in high-tech growing systems.
Welcome to the world of hydroponics: a method of…
Kent State Ashtabula student Breanna "Bre" Cole was named the Unviversity's 2023 Out & Proud Student Leader Award recipient at the Kent State Lavender Graduation ceremony in May. The award, sponsored by the Kent State LBGTQ+ Center, is given to an LGBTQ+…
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![Ashtabula Campus Commencement Speaker Courtney Johnson and her family](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/johnson-family-hero-banner-1500x600.jpg?VersionId=ttvq8Ri5N8UT4VZr.gVjWHBd2hPZNcAB)
Courtney Johnson journeyed from high school to a successful career to start a family, all while moving across the Southern United States and back to Ashtabula, Ohio. After she received her Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies (BTAS) degree at the Kent State Ashtabula Spring…
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![Graduates at the Stark Campus Spring 2023 Commencement toss their caps into the air](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/ksu-rc-grads-spring-2023-stark-hero-1500x600.jpg?VersionId=QmTjnUNTCQX6foU.MBlOiQ0AE4YGD.vH)
Student speakers shared a common theme during Kent State University’s Regional Campus commencement ceremonies this spring: Support. The Ashtabula, Columbiana County (East Liverpool and Salem), Geauga (along with Twinsburg Academic Center), Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses…
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![“Emerging Technologies" at Kent State University at Salem “Emerging Technologies" at Kent State University at Salem](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Kent-State-Salem-drone-for-HORT.jpg?VersionId=dh17gn9RwUHj4tZMF8F6M7vQ8egMH9Ay)
A new course offered to horticulture students at Kent State Salem could not be more appropriately named: “Emerging Technologies.” This class introduces students to new technologies that can potentially revolutionize the ways food is grown and produced, including drones, sensors…