Wick Poetry Center Uses the Power of Poetry to Share Experiences During the Pandemic

Born from inside Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center, “Dear Vaccine” gives citizens a chance to process the pandemic through poetry. The poetry center collaborated with the University of Arizona to expand on poet Naomi Shihab Nye’s poem “Dear Vaccine.” The poem became a catalyst for respondents around the world to share their own poems.

THESIS PROCESS: RESEARCHING AND UNDERSTANDING THE TOPIC

This article is part two of a three-part series, each focusing on a student in the process of navigating their Senior Hono

STUDENT INSIGHT OF THE THESIS PROCESS: STARTING UP

An opportunity that the Honors College at Kent State offers students is to creat

Kent State Remembers the Events of May 4, 1970

Kent State University has scheduled a variety of programs, events and exhibits for this year’s remembrance of May 4, 1970, 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.

How To Crush Your Finals

Finals week is right around the corner, but there is no need to fear.

WINNER OF THE DISTINGUISHED FACULTY AWARD GIVES THANKS TO HONORS COLLEGE

Each year, the Honors College recognizes one faculty member for their hard work and d

Kent State Wins Regional, National and International Communication Awards

Kent State’s messengers, the staff at University Communications and Marketing (UCM), have helped the university be recognized regionally, nationally and internationally for its work throughout 2020 and 2021. The last two years were filled with major events across campus and around the world. UCM was tasked with continuously updating students, faculty and staff on the constantly evolving landscape. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, UCM was challenged to create a campaign to help the Kent State community manage these tough times together.

HONORS COLLEGE DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD WINNER EXPRESSES GRATITUDE FOR RECOGNITION

Hundreds of students graduate from Kent State University’s Honors College and continu

Kent State Student Entrepreneur Accelerator, the Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab Pilot Program, Launches Alongside Burton D. Morgan Foundation Entrepreneurship Suite Naming

The Kent State University Board of Trustees recently approved the naming of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation Entrepreneurship Suite, a space that includes the LaunchNET offices, the Marty Erbaugh i3 Lab and surrounding areas within the Design Innovation (DI) Hub.

10 Questions With Kent State’s Assistant Director of the Center for Teaching and Learning

Michelle Corvette is the new assistant director of Kent State’s Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL). The CTL’s mission is to enrich student's lives by supporting faculty members with evidence-based, student-focused and innovative teaching and learning measures. Corvette is excited about providing support to Kent State faculty across all of the Kent State campuses. Learn more about Corvette and the CTL as she answers these 10 questions.

Legacies Change Lives: Emily Butz

Emily Butz is a junior music education and music performance major with an anticipated graduation date of fall 2022.

George L. Jenkins, ’63, and Gina Jenkins Impact Student Access and Honor a Mentor

George L. Jenkins’ generosity spans three decades and continues to support first-generation students and those from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds.

Mandy Ulicney

Familiar Face

Mandy Ulicney

Associate Lecturer
Hospitality and Event Management
Ashtabula and Kent Campuses

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

August 2012 full-time; August 2009 part-time

Kristin Tripi

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Kristin Tripi

Career Advisor for the Medical Health and Wellness Career Community
Career Exploration and Development
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

January 2022

Mike Jackson

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Mike Jackson

Professional in Residence
College of Communication and Information, School of Media and Journalism
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

January 2022

Kent State Names Isobel Day as Its 2022-2023 Newman Civic Fellow

Taking action in addressing issues of inequality and political polarization, demonstrating motivation and potential for long term civic engagement and engaging with others to create social change are all ways one could be committed to service. These qualities are the requirements for the Newman Civic Fellowship and traits that Isobel Day, Newman Civic Fellow, exemplifies.

‘Armed With Our Voices’ May 4 Poetry Exhibit Opens at Kent State Student Center

A new interactive exhibit from the Wick Poetry Center that encouraged visitors to explore the history of student protest through the Kent State shootings, has opened in the Kent Student Center as part of May 4 commemoration activities.

Career and Community Studies and the Bursar’s Office Partner to Help Students Develop Workplace Skills

Kent State’s Career and Community Studies (CCS) program has partnered with the Bursar’s Office to provide opportunities for students with intellectual and developmental disabilities to develop professional skills and help them transition into the workforce. Ellie McGregor, a fourth-year student currently in her final semester in the CCS program, has found great success and made solid contributions in the office while honing her business skills. She is an example of what this program can do for students. 

Kent State Associate Lecturer and Student Becomes College Finalist in NPR Podcast Challenge

National Public Radio (NPR) has whittled down and decided on the college finalists in its College Podcast Challenge. Kent State University at Ashtabula Human Services Technology associate lecturer and journalism student Joan Steidl is one of ten students from across the country who became finalists.

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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

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

January 2007

Viveka Jenks

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Viveka Jenks

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

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

January 2017

Bill Ayres

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Bill Ayres

Dean & Chief Administrative Officer
Trumbull Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

January 2022

Molly Andrews

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Molly Andrews

Student Account Representative I
Bursar's Office
Kent

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

January 2022

Edie Sweeterman

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Edie Sweeterman

Associate Foundation Relations Officer
Foundation Relations
Kent

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

December 2021

Congratulations to our Scholarship Recipients

The School of Communication and Information congratulates its 2022-23 Scholarship recipients!

Alumni Margaret Peebles, guest lighting designer for "Kent Dance Ensemble: No Permission Needed," gives talk in E. Turner Stump Theatre

Alumni Margaret Peebles, guest lighting designer for "Kent Dance Ensemble: No Permission Needed," gives talk in E. Turner Stump Theatre

Kent State at East Liverpool Researcher Receives NIH Chemistry Research Grant

Farid Fouad, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Kent State East Liverpool, was awarded a three-year, $74,954 research grant as part of a subaward on a larger grant that his collaborators at Cleveland State University received. 

CCI Professor Examines Youth Incarceration, Systems of Power, Through Exhibit on Display at Design Innovation Hub

Assistant Professor Abraham Avnisan is an interdisciplinary artist whose work is found at the intersection of image, text and code, often centering on culture and justice. His latest artistic development examines the incarceration business in the United States, specifically related to youth incarceration