Kent State Senior Honored With Prestigious Fulbright Scholarship

In an impressive close to her undergraduate career, Kent State University Honors College senior Mallory Woods was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright English Teaching Award (ETA). A native of Fairview, Pennsylvania, Woods is completing a major in translation with a Spanish concentration and minors in economics and Italian studies while also finishing a certificate program in teaching English as a foreign language. 

Kent State’s Spirit of Motherhood Program for Pregnant Black Women Receives $100,000 Grant

Infant mortality rates in Northeast Ohio are three to five times higher for Black babies than white babies, an alarming statistic that is an issue across the country but particularly prevalent in this part of the state. A new $100,000 grant from the Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Foundation will support innovative work being undertaken at Kent State, an elite research university with the esteemed R1 designation, to address this important issue.

HONORS COLLEGE SENIOR SHARES INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE IN ALASKA

A large part of many students' college experience is the process of fulfilling an internship.

‘Remembering the Contested May 4 Memorializing Process’ to Launch Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series

Tammy Clewell, Ph.D., professor in Kent State University’s Department of English, will give the inaugural lecture of the Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series with her presentation “Remembering the Contested May 4 Memorializing Process.” The lecture and luncheon will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Monday, May 2, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.

Benjamin Lorenzo Appointed as Kent State’s Next Director of Bands

After a national search, the Glauser School of Music and the College of the Arts at Kent State University announce the appointment of Benjamin Lorenzo, D.M.A., as the next director of bands. 

Where on the Web? University History All in One Place

Kent State’s long and extensive history has been continuously documented and studied. Those looking for the highlights of the university’s past can find it all in one place: the University Libraries’ Special Collections and Archives: Digital Collections on the kent.edu website. This next installment of Where on the Web? highlights pages across the Kent State website of special interest and use to the Kent State community. 

Students, Community Gather for Read-In

The School of Communication Studies recently hosted a Read-In, drawing a crowd of students, alumni, faculty, staff and community members, who gathered to draw attention and speak out about book bans and challenges happening across the nation

Lisa Everson

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Lisa Everson

Administrative Clerk
School of Art
Kent

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January 2007

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Viveka Jenks

Education Innovations and Learning Design Manager
Academic Administration - CPM
College of Podiatric Medicine (Independence campus)

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January 2017

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Bill Ayres

Dean & Chief Administrative Officer
Trumbull Campus

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January 2022

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Molly Andrews

Student Account Representative I
Bursar's Office
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January 2022

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Edie Sweeterman

Associate Foundation Relations Officer
Foundation Relations
Kent

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December 2021