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Kent State University at Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to offer an associate degree program in respiratory therapy at the hospital’s main campus  in Cleveland later this year. The program provides access for participants to train for the in-demand profession of respiratory care. It also supports career growth for program graduates and practicing respiratory therapists with a path to admission for the online Bachelor of Science degree in respiratory care offered by Kent State Ashtabula.

Meghan Factor-Page is the assistant director of Kent State of Well-being where she helps ensure students are getting relevant information so they can take care of themselves and get the wellness resources they need. Factor-Page started working full-time at Kent State in 2009. Learn more about Meghan Factor-Page and the Kent State of Well-being as she answers these 10 questions.

Although Kent State alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. Lisowsky recently began a campaign to collect medical supplies on the Kent Campus and in the larger Kent community to send to Ukraine. 

For the first time since 2019, Kent State University will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest. 

The Kent State University School of Music returns to Severance Music Center on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. featuring nearly 300 students from across the university performing a rich lineup of genres and styles from classical and jazz to gospel and world music. It will also feature collaborations with the School of Theatre and Dance and the Wick Poetry Center.

Kent State has an extensive list of class options for students. But where can a member of the Kent State community go to find self-paced, free courses? The answer is closer than one might think. LinkedIn Learning takes the spotlight in this edition of “Where on the Web?”

Kent State University Professor Will Kalkhoff is studying the brain waves and heart rates of police officers during training exercises to help to improve police performance and increase safety. See the research in action.

Nomophobia is the fear of being without your mobile phone. It has recently been acknowledged as the number one unusual fear in the state of New York. Kent State University's Andrew Lepp, a professor who studies addiction between media use and young people, was featured in the New York Post in an article titled “Nomophobia Strikes Fear in The Hearts of the Phoneless.” 

Peggy Shadduck is vice president for Regional Campuses and dean of the College of Applied and Technical Studies. She serves as the senior officer responsible for overall leadership of the Kent State Regional Campus system. Her role promotes student enrollment and academic success and is responsible for expanding the visibility, influence and effectiveness of Kent State as a catalyst for regional development.

IT Manager at Kent State Trumbull, Frank Lindsay, was recently featured on WFMJ Youngstown to share his advice on Zoom privacy and security.

Moira Armstrong, undergraduate in the College of Arts and Sciences and research assistant on the Queer Pandemic Project, collaborated with Molly Merryman, associate professor in the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, to compile digital, video-based oral interviews for the Queer Pandemic Project in a partnership between Kent State University, Goldsmith’s University of London and Queer Britain. These interviews feature people in queer communities across the United Kingdom, discussing the COVID-19 pandemic and how it has impacted their lives as queer people.

Kent State University’s diligence in integrating international education throughout its programs and culture is in the spotlight. Kent State is the sole university in the U.S. to receive the prestigious 2022 Senator Paul Simon Award for Comprehensive Internationalization. Meet two students currently displaying the university's excellence in global education. 

To celebrate Women’s History Month and to honor Black History Month, Kent State’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, in collaboration with Black United Students and the Department of Africana Studies, invites you to attend a virtual conversation Thursday, March 17, with Beverly Guy-Sheftall esteemed author, founding director of the Women’s Research and Resource Center and Anna Julia Cooper Professor of Women’s Studies at Spelman College.

Kent State University continues to exemplify leadership in its mission to support students as the Kent Campus is designated as a Military Friendly® School for the 13th consecutive year in a row, earning a Gold award. In addition, Kent State University at Trumbull earned a Silver award.

The Kent State University Board of Trustees approved the establishment of the Bachelor of Social Work degree during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held March 8. The new degree was developed based on the high demand for licensed social workers within the areas surrounding Kent State’s Regional Campuses.

Kent State has opened its newest research center, the IC Touch Lab, that will revolutionize the way medical students practice and patients rehabilitate. Headed by Kwangtaek Kim, assistant professor of Computer Science, the lab conducts various research projects involving haptic technology to expand the possibilities of medical and rehabilitation practices. 

Suzy D’Enbeau, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Communication Studies, was recently featured on “Dr. Phil” podcast “Phil in The Blanks” for her expertise on pronouns and the power of language.

A Kent State University alumnus has found a unique way to combine his passions and career after graduation. Nicholas Hunter, a 2020 Kent State graduate, recently discovered a way to combine two passions uncovered during his time at Kent State: writing and comic books.

Kent State alumnus Cooper Moore, '21, was recently elected the President of the Board of Directors for the American Institute of Architecture Students after graduating in the fall. As president, Moore will lead the board during discussions and decisions. His other responsibilities include helping run the organization, marketing and carrying out the organization’s strategic plan. He will serve for a one year term in Washington, D.C.

During a summer research project at Kent State Geauga, nursing student Lauren Petrick succeeded in isolating a bacterial virus that shows promise as an alternative to antibiotics in fighting off intestinal bacterial infections such as urinary tract infections, GI tract infections and even pneumonia. By teaming up with Kent State Geauga Associate Professor Sanhita Gupta, Petrick tackled this problem through Kent State University’s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) last summer.