Community Impact
![Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration Delia Brennan participating in a demonstration](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Unknown-1_1.jpeg?VersionId=1hexH1VJ55aOpEkuJOENduPf1yaEV_1j&itok=YK5WQCZJ)
Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.
Kent State University’s Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health was recently awarded $600,000 in grant funding to support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training, a collaborative project that will train teachers and relevant school personnel to connect children and youth in a school setting to appropriate mental health resources.
![Students raising their hands in a Bingo game Students raising their hands in a Bingo game](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/FABGroceryBingo.jpg?VersionId=hn0H9yvIboTvut9w34k1XB154KlFvdVg&h=a3d19ac8&itok=IO-JmQeM)
Music, a cheering crowd and students shouting “bingo!” could be heard across the Kent Student Center on Wednesday, Aug. 30, at the Flash Activity Board (FAB) grocery bingo night created for fun and a good cause.
![Hotel evening view Hotel evening view](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Evening%20Hotel%20Shot.jpg?VersionId=j2duiYwa2rBq2nj1DRlEkQtsFQbduapT&h=511b1a2e&itok=Y_8Anb8e)
The Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown.
![Fall 2023 Nursing sophomores White Coat Ceremony. Fall 2023 Nursing sophomores White Coat Ceremony.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/DSC06441_edits.jpg?VersionId=YWxIlISWW9Uj3A.VxoS_QoHfYkC1O3Pp&itok=xh-nXFuf)
The Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremony marked nursing students' transition to professional nursing classes.
![Pictured (from left to right) are Mary Kutchin, Tracey Motter, Erin Slay and Holly Ma. Pictured (from left to right) are Mary Kutchin, Tracey Motter, Erin Slay and Holly Ma.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Mary%20Kutchin%2C%20Tracey%20Motter%2C%20Erin%20Slay%20and%20Holly%20Ma.jpeg?VersionId=1Edq2zQ8A2wsrJ4rXgcdR9UK8hkrFRPq&h=52d3fcb6&itok=sBwmS4aV)
Faculty researchers from Kent State University’s College of Nursing recently received nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop an LPN-to-BSN pathway called the LPN Education Advancement Program (LEAP). The program will provide licensed practical nurses at University Hospitals the opportunity to increase their skill set by removing barriers that may have prevented them from furthering their education.
![Barbie-mania has people talking barbie dolls grouped together](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/dolls-3857137_1920.jpg?VersionId=pxPXCds4os1HYZRT161YZR3EkLrKxG7R&h=e5aec6c8&itok=HRbH5faX)
Lydia Rose, Ph.D., director of Public Relations for the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent and an associate professor of sociology at Kent State University, shares her perspectives on the resurgence of Barbie’s influence on our culture today.
![A job fair at Kent State University. A job fair at Kent State University.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/JobFair.jpg?VersionId=H3jWxmu0gjhwD3rHYmbJ5xDPNq6JQp06&itok=UV3Arf9d)
Kent State University’s Office of Career Exploration and Development is sponsoring a Student Employment Fair from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday for students looking for a job on the Kent Campus.
![CPR training CPR training](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/cpr%20AdobeStock_196206975.jpeg?VersionId=nHZft7ANWKsYYDOrksiQ47H7u1Wq1AyD&itok=_8b3g2c0)
Kent State University Registrar Chris Dorsten and Assistant Registrar Adrianne Woods saved the life of a person who suffered cardiac arrest in Schwartz Hall over the summer.
![Pres. Diacon and Kent State Cheerleaders at the 2023 K Pres. Diacon and Kent State Cheerleaders at the 2023 K](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/230818-block%20k_RD-00041.jpg?VersionId=eO2W9odLMa7LKNifnMpzhMYiVTQibhfh&itok=_Tv4FPrb)
President Diacon added his support as the Class of 2027 formed the "K" on Centennial Field.