General Announcements
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New endowed scholarship for KSU Ashtabula business majors
The Nassief family has created a new endowed scholarship for Kent State University at Ashtabula students pursuing a business related degree. The family recently presented a check for $25,000 to establish the George D. and Helen L. Nassief Endowed Scholarship.
- Posted May. 24, 2012 -
Campus student designs a winner
Alicia Colicchio submitted the winning design in a contest held for students to create an image to go with the Campus’ “You’ve Got Mail” promotional campaign.
- Posted May. 24, 2012 -
Canacci keeps Global Lens in focus at Kent Trumbull
- Posted May. 24, 2012 -
Porthouse Theatre Kicks Off 2012 Season with a Grand Slam of a Musical - Damn Yankees
Damn Yankees is the perfect musical comedy that both theatre and sports enthusiasts will love! The show opens on June 14 at Porthouse Theatre, on the grounds of Blossom Music Center and closes June 30. Call the Box Office at 330-672-3884 for tickets.
- Posted May. 23, 2012 -
Largest Cash Gift Ever Made to Kent State University Museum
The Kent State University Museum has received a $1.1 million donation – its largest cash gift ever – from local business leader and Kent State alumnus Gerald Schweigert. The donation, in the form of a charitable gift annuity, will be instrumental in the preservation and future support of museum collections and activities.
- Posted May. 23, 2012 -
Kent State School of Art's Downtown Gallery of Abstract Art from Richard Lazzaro
The Downtown Gallery will present the exhibit "Far East to West, A Series of Gouache Works" featuring artist Richard Lazarro from May 18 to June 16. The Downtown Gallery is located at 141 E. Main St., Kent, OH.
- Posted May. 23, 2012 -
World-Renowned Biologist Edith Widder to Speak on June 5
Biologist Edith Widder will visit Kent State University at Stark to address students and faculty from Stark County colleges and universities before they embark on a collaborative water sampling project.
- Posted May. 23, 2012 -
Kent State East Liverpool’s Nursing Lab Receives $70,000 in Upgrades
Through a matching grant provided by the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA), Kent State University at East Liverpool was able to make more than $70,000 in equipment upgrades to its nursing laboratory. Half of the funding was provided by the state through the Appalachian Regional Commission. The remaining funds were provided by Kent State East Liverpool. Recently, all the equipment purchasers were finalized.
- Posted May. 22, 2012 -
Deadline Extended for First Kent Multimedia Workshop at Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Registration has been extended for Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication first Kent Multimedia Workshop – a three-day, hands-on video and photography multimedia storytelling workshop – to be held June 14-16 in Franklin Hall on the Kent Campus.
- Posted May. 21, 2012 -
Looking for a Summer class? Digital Video Editing, anyone?
- Posted May. 21, 2012 -
THIS WEEK ON THE ASHTABULA CAMPUS
There is always something happening on the Ashtabula Campus. Check back each week for an updated list.
- Posted May. 21, 2012 -
Kent State University at Geauga Hosts Community Events
- Posted May. 17, 2012 -
Kent State Researchers Examine Emotional Impact of Acting White Accusation
Acting white is an accusation faced by many black adolescents, and it is one of the most negative accusations a black adolescent can receive from another, according to a team of Kent State University researchers.
A recent study published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders highlights the emotional implications of being on the receiving end of the acting white accusation. Kent State researchers who surveyed African-American adolescents in Northeast Ohio found higher levels of anxiety among those who had been accused of acting white.
- Posted May. 17, 2012 -
New Solar Panels Will Power Kent State University’s Field House
Kent State University is in the process of installing 1,716 solar panels on the Kent State Field House located on the Kent Campus. The panels will cover almost one acre of roof area or nearly 0.5 megawatt of panel capacity.
- Posted May. 17, 2012 -
Askat Dukenbaev selected for Charles & Kathleen Manatt Fellowship
Askat Dukenbaev (PhD candidate) has been selected as a fellow of the Charles & Kathleen Manatt Democracy Studies Fellowship at IFES in Washington D.C. for the summer of 2012. The fellowship will give Askat an opportunity to conduct a research on the topic of his dissertation at IFES’ F. Clifton White Applied Research Center for Democracy and Elections (ARC), and have the benefit of mentorship from IFES’ international election and democracy experts on staff. Congratulations to Askat!
- Posted May. 16, 2012 -
Applications now being accepted for LifeShare Scholarship
- Posted May. 16, 2012 -
Back to School Blastoff 2012
Does your organization want to participate in Back to School Blastoff 2012?
- Posted May. 16, 2012 -
Kent State Salem Recognizes Nursing Students
Prior to the end of the semester, Kent State University at Salem held its annual pinning ceremony at Avion on the Water for the 2012 graduating class. Thirty-five students received nursing pins signifying their hard work and dedication to their schoolwork and future profession.
- Posted May. 15, 2012 -
New Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Architecture Offered Beginning Spring 2013
Beginning in Spring 2013, the School of Digital Sciences will offer an 18-credit Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Enterprise Architecture.
- Posted May. 15, 2012 -
Job Posting for an Academic Advisor Coordinator
The School of Digital Sciences has posted a job opening for an Academic Advisor Coordinator, position number 990148.
- Posted May. 15, 2012 -
Information Night for Professional MBA on June 6
Kent State University at Stark will host a Professional MBA Info Night on Wednesday, June 6 at 6:30 p.m. in room 232 of The University Center.
- Posted May. 15, 2012 -
Two Kent State Professors Will Bike Three Hours to Work to Mark National Bike to Work Day
Kent State University College of Nursing professors Peggy Doheny, Ph.D., and Ann Jacobson, Ph.D., will ride their bicycles to work on Friday, May 18, to mark National Bike to Work Day. Doheny and Jacobson, both in their 60s, will ride about 30 miles to work in Kent, Ohio, from Jacobson’s home in South Russell, Ohio.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
OTA Students Participate in East Liverpool Beautification Project
Students of the Kent State University at East Liverpool Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program showed off their green thumbs for the third consecutive year when they again partnered with the Garden Club of East Liverpool. The students assisted in cleaning up the serpentine area off of Route 30 near Kent State East Liverpool.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Research Incentive Awards
The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Research Incentive awards for Spring 2012.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Seventh Annual Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference
Kent State University at East Liverpool recently held its 7th Annual Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference in the campus’s Slak Shak. Essay and poster contests were held as a part of the annual conference.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Kent Trumbull Theatre to host youth acting classes
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Kent State’s Upward Bound Programs to Celebrate Graduating High School Seniors, May 19
The Kent State University Upward Bound Programs will host the Senior Scholarship Banquet on Saturday, May 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event is open to Kent State faculty and staff, high school administrators and community members.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Sciences Research Activity
Since June 2011, faculty research activities in the sciences have included many publications, grant awards, and invited presentations which have contributed to the research mission at KSU. Recent sciences research includes work by Maxim Dzero & Carmen Almasan, Songping Huang & Soumitra Basu, Laura Leff, Jonathan Maletic, Marilyn Norconk, and Alison Smith.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Varga selected as 2012 Fellow of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics
Emeritus Professor Richard Varga (Department of Mathematical Sciences) has been selected as a 2012 Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
Department Welcomes New Academic Lab Coordinator
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes our new Academic Laboratory Coordinator, Kristen Camputaro.
- Posted May. 14, 2012 -
DSCI Professor Joe Murray Attempts Record-Breaking Flight
Classes are over, so maybe it's time to relax? For Joe Murray -- the DSCI prof who teaches My Story on the Web -- that means a two-week journey flying to every county in Ohio in an antique Piper Cub.
- Posted May. 12, 2012 -
Radiology students do well at conference
KSU Ashtabula Of the 239 students taking the Phillip W. Ballinger Student Assessment Exam, it was one from Kent State University at Ashtabula who achieved the highest overall score. Spring 2012 Radiologic Technology graduate Lori Mayfield was recognized for her achievement at the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists Awards banquet held in Cleveland in April.
- Posted May. 11, 2012 -
Elementary Students Learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math with LEGO® WeDo™ Robotics at Kent State
Knowing that young children are natural engineers, fascinated with how things work and with building and taking things apart, led the Research Center for Educational Technology (RCET) staff at Kent State University to adopt the LEGO® WeDo™ Robotics system to help promote elementary content standards for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning.
- Posted May. 11, 2012 -
Bridging the Transition Gap for Students with Disabilities
- Posted May. 10, 2012 -
Kent State Professor Receives $390,090 Grant to Continue Groundbreaking Parkinson’s Research
Parkinson’s disease affects about 1.5 million Americans, and it often leads to decreased independence and increased reliance on caregivers and the healthcare system for individuals living with it. But research conducted by Kent State University’s Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., shows reduced symptoms of the disease with the use of exercise using motorized bicycles.
Ridgel, an assistant professor in exercise science/physiology at Kent State, recently received a two-year, $390,900 grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue her work to design and test “smart” motorized bicycles, which could access individual effort, performance, skill level and therapeutic value in order to maximize the benefit.
- Posted May. 9, 2012 -
Department of Geology: Achievements June 2011 – April 2012
Recent research activity conducted by Department of Geology faculty members between June 2011 and April 2012 includes five new grants, five articles, one book chapter, and one invited presentation.
- Posted May. 8, 2012 -
Department of Computer Science: Achievements June 2011-April 2012
Recent research activity conducted by Department of Computer Science faculty members between June 2011 and April 2012 includes five new grants.
- Posted May. 8, 2012 -
Kent State Stark Announces Teaching Award Recipients
Kent State University at Stark recently announced the recipient and finalists of the 2011-12 Distinguished Teaching Award and the recipient of the Award of Distinction. These honors were presented during the Spring 2012 Commencement.
- Posted May. 8, 2012 -
Kent Trumbull congratulates over 200 new graduates!
- Posted May. 8, 2012 -
Kent State Columbiana County Campuses Hold Commencement
Kent State University at East Liverpool and Kent State University at Salem provide high quality and affordable access to higher education. This was demonstrated Friday when more than 390 students graduated from Kent State University at East Liverpool and Kent State University at Salem during the campuses' annual spring commencement ceremonies.
- Posted May. 8, 2012 -
Dr. Mark Cassell takes his graduate course in Urban Politics to Cleveland
Dr. Mark Cassell takes his graduate course in Urban Politics to Cleveland. The students in the course were briefed by David Beach, the executive director of Green City on a Blue Lake, Chris Ronayne, President of University Circle Incorporate, the directors of Cleveland's Planning Department and Community Development Department, and city planner Marka Fields.
- Posted May. 7, 2012 -
Summer Stark Campus Construction Updates
Various Kent State Stark buildings and offices will be under construction during the summer months.
- Posted May. 7, 2012 -
Congratulations Spring 2012 Graduates
There are now 147 new graduates of Kent State University who took their classes on the Ashtabula Campus. Because of two dual majors, 149 degrees were awarded at commencement ceremonies May 4, 2012.
- Posted May. 7, 2012 -
Pop Up City To Be In International Exhibition
- Posted May. 4, 2012 -
24th Annual Wall of Fame Awards Banquet Held
Kent State University at East Liverpool held its 24th annual Wall of Fame Honors Banquet last Friday at the East Liverpool Country Club. A dinner program was held to honor students and this year’s Wall of Fame inductees.
- Posted May. 4, 2012 -
Kent State to Hold Business Breakfast Forum
In conjunction with The East Liverpool, St Clair Township and Wellsville Area Chambers of Commerce, Kent State University at East Liverpool is pleased to announce the quarterly Sunrise Business Breakfast Forum on May 14, 2012.
- Posted May. 4, 2012 -
Kent State Selected to Host Fulbright Visiting Scholars This Summer
Kent State University is one of five institutions selected to host the 2012 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Iraq this summer. The prestigious program is sponsored by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars and supported by the U.S. Department of State’s Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad.
- Posted May. 3, 2012 -
Kent State Recovers 7.6 Pounds Per Person of Recyclable Materials During RecycleMania
The results from this year’s RecycleMania tournament are in, and Kent State University won bragging rights against the University of Akron in the friendly environmental competition. RecycleMania is a benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities.
- Posted May. 3, 2012 -
Dateline Delhi Website Launches, Features Multimedia Projects
Eighteen communication students and three professors from Kent State University spent 10 days of March in Delhi, India reporting on culture, environment, the economy and more for DatelineDelhi.org, a multimedia news website and product of the International Storytelling course. The site officially launched on Monday, April 30 showcasing student photography, video and feature stories from India.
- Posted May. 3, 2012 -
Four Kent State Students Earn $3,000 Scholarships
Six area college students were selected for scholarships in memory of longtime Akron Beacon Journal editor John S. Knight and public relations professional Ludel Sauvageot. A seventh student has received a scholarship from the Akron Press Club. This year Kent State students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication earned four of the seven coveted $3,000 scholarships.
- Posted May. 3, 2012 -
Former State Rep earns distinguished former student award
Newcomb has a long and distinguished career in public service; serving the Ohio House of Representatives from 2008 to 2010, as Ashtabula County Commissioner from 1999 to 2008 and on Conneaut City Council from 1996 to 1999.
- Posted May. 2, 2012 -
Ohio Third Frontier Approves $200,000 in Commercialization Grants to Kent State Researchers
The Ohio Third Frontier program recently made three separate grants to Kent State University researchers through the newly established Technology Validation and Start-up Fund, which promotes the commercialization of Ohio technologies developed by the state’s institutions of higher education.
- Posted May. 2, 2012 -
Blackboard Vista will be changing to Blackboard Learn
Blackboard Vista will only be accessible until August 25th. Starting Fall 2012, you must use Blackboard Learn. Course content and student data will not be transferred to Learn.
- Posted May. 2, 2012 -
Kent State Salem Students Honored at Annual Awards Ceremony
Kent State University at Salem held its annual awards ceremony Thursday at the Salem Golf Club. More than 100 students were honored for their academic excellence and scholastic achievements.
- Posted May. 1, 2012 -
Award Winning Musical, In the Heights on Stage May 13
In the Heights, winner of four 2008 Tony Awards and the 2008 Grammy Award for best Musical Show Album, will be performed May 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas.
- Posted May. 1, 2012 -
Kent State Holds Events to Commemorate May 4
Kent State University will mark its 42nd annual May 4, 1970, commemoration on May 3 and 4. The commemoration events are an opportunity for students and the community to gather and reflect on the tragedy and adapt the lessons learned to current events.
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Local business man receives community service award
Ford Behm is the 2011-12 Ashtabula Area College Committee Community Service Award winner. The Community Service Award is given by the College Committee in recognition of the contribution and leadership the recipient has made in support of education in Ashtabula County.
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Kent State’s Spring Commencement Ceremonies Take Place May 4 and 5
Kent State University will hold its spring commencement ceremonies at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 5, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center).
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Kent State Students Prepare for Architecture Integrated Design Competition
In the Tri-Towers Studio, 80 senior architecture students are preparing for one of the most anticipated projects of their college careers.
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Kent State Team Headed to Japan as Part of Rotary International’s Group Study Exchange Program
A team from Kent State University was selected to attend Rotary International Foundation’s prestigious Group Study Exchange (GSE) program.
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
University Libraries Partners With Nonprofit Organization to Recycle Books
Better World Books and Kent State University are making strides in staying green by recycling unwanted books and donating them to those in need.
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Blackstone LaunchPad Program at Kent State University to Begin Operating May 29
Kent State University's Blackstone LaunchPad program, which emphasizes entrepreneurship as a viable career path, will begin offering services to students this summer with a soft launch on May 29.
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Kent State Stark Professor Named One of Stark County’s “Twenty Under 40!”
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
e-Inside Takes a Break
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
School of Journalism and Mass Communication Internship Database Makes Students’ Search Easier
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
FPDC Announces 2012-2013 Teaching Scholars Learning Community Cohort
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Three Brazilian Students Study at Kent State as Part of Science Without Borders Program
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Kent State Recovers 7.6 Pounds Per Person of Recyclable Materials During RecycleMania
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Second Annual Alumni College, May 18-19
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Kent State’s Spring Commencement Ceremonies Take Place May 4 and 5
Kent State's spring commencement ceremonies will take place on May 4 and 5.
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Put Your Money Where Your Heart Is: Balancing the Books on Opportunity
From early childhood, Casey Frame’s (Accounting, ‘12) mother told her that she would have to pay for college someday. Frame estimates that by the time she was ready to start school at Kent State University, she had saved roughly $10,000.
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Kent State University at Trumbull Students Present Earth Day Services
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Kent State Stark Student Blogs for Local Newspaper
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Tunnel of Oppression Contest Winners Announced
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Kent State Stark Alumni Association Engages in Community Service Project
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
LeAnn Rimes and MAMMA MIA! On Stage This Summer at Kent State Tuscarawas
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
AMETEK Tree City 5K for United Way Takes Place July 7
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Three Faculty Members to Retire from Journalism School
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Kent/Blossom Art Announces Visiting Artist Series for Summer Workshops
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
School of Visual Communication Design Showcases Photo-Illustration Graduates in Cleveland Exhibit
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Special Fitness Workout Honors Slain Soldier
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Kent State’s Department of Recreational Services Holds Two-Day Kayaking Safety Workshop
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Human Resources Administrator Co-Authors Book on Diversity
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Save the Date for 20-Year Club
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Legal Brief: Legal Services Provided by the Office of General Counsel
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
There's Still Time to Take the Wellness Survey
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
Kent State Announces Events to Commemorate
May 4
- Posted Apr. 30, 2012 -
CUDC Street Installation Gains National Attention
- Posted Apr. 27, 2012 -
Top Kayaking Expert to Lead Workshop for Kent State’s Recreational Services Staff
Staff members from Kent State’s Department of Recreational Services will take part in a two-day kayaking safety and instruction workshop April 30 and May 1 at Franklin Mills River Edge Park in Kent.
- Posted Apr. 27, 2012 -
KSU East Liverpool Students Win English Department Awards
Four Kent State University East Liverpool Campus students won five awards in writing contests offered through the Kent State University English Department.
- Posted Apr. 27, 2012 -
Eastern Ohio Job Fair - May 7
U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson is announcing the 2012 Eastern Ohio Job Fair on May 7 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the East Liverpool Motor Lodge, located at 2340 Dresden Ave. in East Liverpool.
- Posted Apr. 26, 2012 -
Kent State Students Launch Data-Driven Website Featuring Kent News, Events and Videos
Students from Kent State University’s schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and Digital Sciences have created a data-driven website, www.opencampuskent.com, that features a recent feed of what’s happening in the Kent area including Kent State campus buildings.
- Posted Apr. 26, 2012 -
Pulitzer Prize-winner to deliver commencement keynote
Schultz is a nationally syndicated columnist for Creators Syndicate, and a regular essayist for Parade Magazine. She won the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Commentary for columns that judges praised for providing "a voice for the underdog and the underprivileged."
- Posted Apr. 26, 2012 -
Spring 2012 Commencement Ceremony Speaker Announced
Kent State University at Stark proudly announces Chad Luxenburg, the managing director and senior consultant of Scitrain Ltd., as the speaker for the 2012 Spring Commencement Ceremony.
- Posted Apr. 26, 2012 -
Kent’s “Who’s Your Mama?” Environmental Film Festival Takes Place on Friday, April 27
Standing Rock Cultural Arts, with the support of Kent State University, the City of Kent and Kent Parks and Recreation, will host the 6th annual “Who’s Your Mama?” Environmental Film Festival and Local Foods Reception on Friday, April 27 at the Kent Student Center Kiva.
- Posted Apr. 25, 2012 -
Saturday lecture on climate change
“Potential Local Impacts of Global Climate Change”
- Posted Apr. 25, 2012 -
Kent Delegation Meets With, Thanks U.S. Government Officials
Six representatives of the Kent Central Gateway project, which includes the City of Kent, the Portage Area Regional Transit (PARTA) and Kent State University, visited Washington, D.C., on April 16 and 17 and met with Ohio members of Congress and officials at the Federal Transit Administration.
- Posted Apr. 25, 2012 -
FREE baseball tickets for Kent Trumbull students!
- Posted Apr. 25, 2012 -
Kent Trumbull students present Earth Day Services
- Posted Apr. 25, 2012 -
Safety Concerns and Request for Assistance
On Saturday, April 21, activities at an off-campus party held on East College Avenue in Kent turned into a dangerous situation for participants as numerous fights broke out, which also included bottle throwing.
- Posted Apr. 24, 2012 -
Kent State Awarded $1.25 Million to Help Build Research and Education Network in Bangladesh
An international partnership between Kent State University, the Ohio Academic Resource Network (OARnet) and Ireland’s National Research and Education Network (HEAnet) has been selected to provide advanced technical expertise in building the Bangladesh Research and Education Network (BdREN) through an international competition.
- Posted Apr. 24, 2012 -
Deaf to Work
Deaf to Work FREE Workshops
- Posted Apr. 24, 2012 -
Kent State Salem Hosts Career Day 2012
Kent State University alumni and staff participated in the 2012 Career Day, which was sponsored by the Salem Rotary Club. Kent State Salem hosted the event at the City Center. More than 60 students heard from more than 35 professionals who spoke about their career path and education.
- Posted Apr. 24, 2012
