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![Kent State University employees participate in a faculty/staff lunchtime rejuvenation yoga class.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEADMove1.jpg?VersionId=fl9_gpPnHXLQOyJT.UkPeJlqOIIBg8w_&h=ec98a0f6&itok=YpLDLc3z)
Beginning April 4, Kent State University will participate in the On the Move Challenge, a new 12-week, national corporate competition. This competition is like no other, in that the points you earn as an individual will get your team (Kent State) one step closer to a designation as one of the most active employers in the country!
![Pictured are the men’s and women’s basketball teams at Kent State University at Tuscarawas.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONALTusc1.jpg?VersionId=i4r1IRGQ2uJr3it0hleNZ1I.JSCt.bXL&h=ec98a0f6&itok=iMfW2jnD)
Bradley A. Bielski, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State University at Tuscarawas, is leading an initiative to dramatically expand the athletic programs offered by the campus, as well as reinstituting choir and band as credit courses.
![Staff at Kent State University’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development deliver supplies to a local pet shelter.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATUREPet1.jpg?VersionId=oN.Iv_8X16ffoOjjOTJQXnr1JaS0olhy&h=ec98a0f6&itok=7FhwUWD5)
Staff at Kent State University’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development decided to support a worthy cause by delivering supplies to a local pet shelter.
![Kent State University’s student-run television station TV2 was awarded the first place Pinnacle Award for Station of the Year at the 2015 College Media Association conference.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/TV22.jpg?VersionId=wqfyOyYBm1DPOBaKKiiIprusgap1v21S&h=ec98a0f6&itok=6WLUXeV5)
Kent State University’s student-run television station TV2 was awarded the first place Pinnacle Award for Station of the Year at the 2015 College Media Association conference in Austin, Texas.
![Pictured are the 2016 Sage Project Award recipients who were honored for overcoming barriers and finding balance in following their path and making their mark at Kent State University.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEADSage1.jpg?VersionId=KWDpMJz23Xp.6nQ384ZSQcoUW2kX3nhz&h=ec98a0f6&itok=LuKjpKzT)
The Kent State University Women’s Center presented 12 female students with its Sage Project Award for overcoming barriers and finding balance in following their path and making their mark at Kent State.
![The Kent State University at Salem team gathered at the Crazy Horse Memorial in South Dakota where an educator from the Lakota tribe used hoops to explain various aspects of the Lakota culture to the students.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONALNursing1.jpg?VersionId=_thp_crlCpOkg8iWCmmZkIVVidQ7nVwA&h=ec98a0f6&itok=m8WJysTP)
Four members of the nursing faculty at Kent State University at Salem, along with 15 nursing students, traveled to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southern South Dakota to interact with members of the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe.
![Kent State University student Ashley Flowers helps to create care packages for homeless people in the community.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Ashley.jpg?VersionId=W4m8mB8pZbmZluOOnRqGcf1wIwhRt5qR&h=ec98a0f6&itok=Jb1syRzp)
When the concept of homelessness comes to mind, people tend to focus efforts on food donations, but Ashley Flowers, a junior majoring in psychology and criminology and justice studies at Kent State University, wants to remind people that clothing and toiletries also are essential items.
![Matthew Shank, associate lecturer in Kent State University’s Department of English, recently won the Outstanding Teaching Award for helping his students succeed inside and outside the classroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILESShank1-fo.jpg?VersionId=DWBM40UtIUrYLgx2QBM5tscA5yHda_HK&h=ec98a0f6&itok=B2JbKKrj)
When a professor says no one has more fun teaching than he does – and the students cite the enthusiasm and passion for the material he teaches – that combination leads to award-winning honors.
![Christopher Bell tutored nearly 40 students in pre-nursing science and nursing coursework at Kent State University at Stark during his time there.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONALStark1.jpg?VersionId=Mw0AEHsVAvRSsNmlKw8XCRp3LVJMq9Zl&h=ec98a0f6&itok=LXZuX8w-)
Christopher Bell is the 2015 recipient of the College Reading and Learning Association’s (CRLA) Outstanding Tutor Award — the first-ever recipient from an Ohio college or university.
![Kent State student Kelly Neiser (second from right) poses for pictures with her models after being announced as the Judges’ Choice and winner of a $2,500 scholarship. (Photo credit: Thomas Farmer Photography)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Rock-Header.jpg?VersionId=v8UtpkbIHUeEYAZpuE1R.YBFrR7QDBIU&h=ec98a0f6&itok=56R3xh8Q)
The talents of 18 Kent State University students were on display at Kent Student Center Programming’s 12th annual Rock the Runway fashion show, which took place March 5. Fashion was king on a night that featured the sights and sounds of this year’s theme, The Jacksons.