'I Will Finally Be a Nurse and Give My Kids a Better Life'

Deanne Parr never gave up on her dream of earning a degree, which included overcoming the many challenges of being a teen mother.

Director's Note | September 2022

As I watch the calendar turn to September, I’m finding it hard to believe that the Fall 2022 semester marks the start of my third year at Kent State University. For the last two years, much of what we’ve been doing at the School of Media and Journalism could be described as moving from one urgent issue to another. Speaking with colleagues in higher education around the country, I hear the same thing. There’s been little time to focus on anything more than just the day to day. To wit: Masks or no masks? Remote or in person? Events or no events? Regular seating or limited seating? Refreshments or no refreshments? The list goes on. And on. And on. Every little thing that used to be just part of the fabric of planning for a semester was held up for examination, debate and painfully slow decision making. Until now

Chip Whipple

NEW FACE

Chip Whipple

Assistant Director, Communications and Annual Giving
Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

April 2022

Haley Eckerman

NEW FACE

Haley Eckerman

Head Coach
Athletics- Volleyball
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

March 2022

Oleg Lavrentovich

Familiar Face 

Oleg D. Lavrentovich

Trustees research professor
Department of Physics and Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

April 1992

Forbes Ranks Kent State No. 3 in Ohio on America’s Best-in-State Employers List

Kent State University has again been recognized as one of America’s Best-in-State Employers for 2022 by Forbes and market research company Statista. In Ohio, Kent State ranks No. 3 among the top 100 employers in Ohio, landing above such notable employers as Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic, both located in Cleveland.

Katherine Bryk

Familiar Face

Katherine Bryk

Special Assistant
School of Teaching, Learning & Curriculum Studies (College of EHHS)
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

January 2017

Emily Baker

Familiar Face 

Emily Baker 

Director of the Kent State University Combined Master of Science/Dietetic Internship Program and Lecturer
Nutrition and Dietetics
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

January 2012

Journalism Professor Receives National Murrow Award for Audio Story

Kent State journalism Professor Jacqueline Marino spent her fall 2021 sabbatical learning the techniques of audio storytelling. The piece she produced, “The Rural Doctor Is In,” is now the winner of two national journalism awards:

Congratulations 2022 20-Year Club Inductees

With the close of another fiscal year comes the announcement of another cohort of 20-Year Club inductees.

Athletics announces administrative staff additions and promotions

Director of Athletics, Randale L. Richmond has announced administrative staff additions and a series of promotions. These changes were a part of the next phase of departmental review to enhance the student-athlete experience and create strong alignment with the department’s mission and guiding principle.

Call for faculty/staff to lead Alternative Fall Break Experience

Community Engaged Learning (CEL) is looking for faculty and staff to lead its Alternative Fall Break experience, "Understanding and Addressing Homelessness" in Cincinnati, from Thursday, Oct. 13 to Saturday, Oct. 15.