Kent State University In the News


Kent State University In the News, May 21, 2013

  • 2 Kent State students headed to New York Fashion Week competition (Schofield)

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    Talk about a dream come true. Two Kent State University fashion students are headed to New York in September to compete in the Supima Design Competition. Senior fashion design majors Will Riddle of Minerva, Ohio, and Sylvia Bukowski of Chicago wi

  • Kent State names chairman of committee to find president's successor

    Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business - Online

    Kent State University has named one of its trustees, Richard H. Marsh, to serve as chairman of the search committee to find a replacement for university president Lester A. Lefton. Dr. Lefton announced last month that he will retire effective July

  • The changing face of Kent State and the city it calls home (Lefton)

    Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business - Online

    Kent State University and the city it calls home have changed dramatically since Lester Lefton took over as the university's president in the summer of 2006. On the university front, enrollment surged upward, fundraising hit all-time highs and rou

  • FOX News at 10pm

    Outlet: Fox News at 10 PM - WYFX-TV

    Kent State Trumbull is hosting a two-day seminar for K-9 police officers, and their handlers this week. The course focuses on laws for handlers....everything from controlling and deploying the dog to how to warn and apprehend a suspect. One presenter

  • Kent State Taps Sines as Dean of Its STEM College (Diacon)

    Outlet: Youngstown Business Journal

    KENT, Ohio -- The dean and chief administrative officer of the Trumbull campus of Kent State University, Robert Sines, has been named interim dean of the university's college of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Sines will serve in

  • KSU Holds K-9 Training Seminar

    Outlet: WKBN-TV - Online

    Police dog trainers and handlers from the Valley and across the state are meeting this week at Kent State University's Trumbull Campus. It's all part of a two-day seminar focusing on laws K-9 handlers and trainers must follow when out on the road.

  • Merit scholarships could cost neediest college students

    Outlet: Columbus Dispatch - Online

    Many colleges are offering more merit aid to recruit high-achieving students — often, advocates say, to the detriment of low-income students. “With their relentless pursuit of prestige and revenue, the nation's public and private four-year college

  • Merit scholarships could cost neediest college students

    Outlet: South Bend Tribune - Online

    Many colleges are offering more merit aid to recruit high-achieving students -- often, advocates say, to the detriment of low-income students. "With their relentless pursuit of prestige and revenue, the nation's public and private four-year colleg

  • Merit scholarships could cost neediest college students

    Outlet: Chicago Tribune - Online

    Many colleges are offering more merit aid to recruit high-achieving students -- often, advocates say, to the detriment of low-income students. "With their relentless pursuit of prestige and revenue, the nation's public and private four-year colleg

Kent State University In the News, May 20, 2013

  • KSU flight student soars in national event (Mangrum)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    SENIOR AERONAUTICS MAJOR WINS FIRST OUT OF 140 STUDENTS Ryan Weber, a senior aeronautics major at Kent State University, sat at the awards banquet at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’s national SAFECON- 2013, the Safety and Flig

  • Kent celebrates the Cuyahoga River

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent City School students learned about the significance of the Cuyahoga River and its surrounding ecosystem Friday during the Kent Environmental Council’s annual River Day celebration. Above, Leia Dolan, along with her Kent fifth-grade class, l

  • People You Know

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Alison Dickerhoof of Ravenna has received the Jesse H. Shera Memorial Scholarship from the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University. The scholarship is awarded annually to students who maintain an excellent academic reco

  • Kent State University Porthouse Theater cast members sing at fundraiser (with gallery)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Cast members of the Kent State University Porthouse Theater figuratively sang for their supper in a fundraising appeal hosted by Dave and Sherry Joy at their Franklin Township home on a recent Sunday. The performers raised more than $16,000 for th

  • PORTAGE PATHWAYS: Kent State pioneers made history 100 years ago today

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    One hundred years ago today, 47 young women and men made history in Kent. Despite their modest numbers -- they could easily have fit in a single classroom -- they were pioneers as they began the first classes at Kent State Normal School. Kent

  • Kent State men's golf team finishes fifth at regional to reach NCAAs (Page)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- The postseason is all about survival. And survive is exactly what the Kent State men's golf team did at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional, earning the fifth and final qualifying spot for the NCAA Championships with a three-round

  • (VIDEO) Kent State defeats Akron to capture MAC regular-season baseball championship (Stricklin)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Thanks to Patrick Lancaster and social media, members of the Kent State baseball program were able to celebrate an improbable championship on Saturday afternoon that literally materialized in the span of about 30 seconds. Needing a win over rival

  • Kent Sports Report: Brian Winters, New York Jets agree on $2.8 million deal

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Details of Brian Winters' contract with the New York Jets have emerged. The former Kent State star left tackle agreed to a four-year deal with the Jets last week worth $2,803,876 that includes a signing bonus of $643,876. He will also receive a ba

  • Kent State students, faculty seek financial support to produce new psychological thriller 'Hell at Heathridge' (Smeltzer, Williams)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent State University Independent Films' third movie, a psychological thriller dubbed "Hell at Heathridge," has action, suspense, romance, humor, ghost stories, twists and plenty of gore. Something the student-produced film still needs, however, i

  • Team NEO forecasts 150,000 new jobs (Blaine)

    Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business - Online

    Despite ongoing gloom about the glacial-paced decline in unemployment, a new economic forecast suggests employers in Northeast Ohio should be stepping up their talent recruitment efforts sooner rather than later. And the jobs won't just be for health

  • Students Head to Kenya for Clinical Work

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    5 Kent State students leave to work at Bonyo's Kenya Mission Five students from Kent State University are in the midst of the trip of a lifetime, as today they're working in a clinic on the east coast of Africa. Bill Wallace, Samantha Pecnik, P

  • Community rallies behind Taylor Robinson's family

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    Jeff Rucker (left) and Carmilla Robinson, the stepfather and mother of missing teen Taylor Robinson, listen to speakers during a rally Saturday at the Summit Lake Community Center in Akron. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal) Her daughter has yet

  • Kent State begins process of finding next university president

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    KENT: Kent State University has taken the first steps to find a replacement for retiring President Lester Lefton. Trustees on Tuesday named fellow trustee Richard Marsh as chairman of the search committee. Marsh, a retired FirstEnergy Corp. exe

  • RiverDay 2013 to tout Cuyahoga River's beauty, benefits with 26 events

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    The focus of RiverDay 2013 on Saturday will be the beauty and the benefits of the Cuyahoga River. The 23rd annual event features 26 events at 16 locations along the once-troubled river in Summit, Portage, Cuyahoga and Geauga counties. The event

  • Community rallies behind Taylor Robinson's family

    Outlet: Chicago Tribune - Online

    Her daughter has yet to come home. Carmilla Robinson wants no one to forget that. Two weeks have passed. Mother's Day has come and gone, and yet 19-year-old Taylor Robinson remains missing. On Saturday, a crowd nearing 200 or more joined the

  • Community rallies behind Taylor Robinson's family

    Outlet: Hartford Courant - Online

    Her daughter has yet to come home. Carmilla Robinson wants no one to forget that. Two weeks have passed. Mother's Day has come and gone, and yet 19-year-old Taylor Robinson remains missing. FBI Mother's Day Kent State University On

  • Revision techniques - RocketNews (Dunlosky)

    Outlet: Rocket News

    It's the time of year where students are poring over their books, trying to ensure they are prepared for their exams. Revision charts, highlighter pens and sticky notes around the room are some of the methods people use to ensure information stays

  • Public Invited to Guest Lectures by Two Prominent Artists

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    One artist is a sculptor and the other guest is a printmaker. Sculptor Michell Lopez, known for creating works from a variety of materials and surfaces, will present a free public lecture at Kent State University on May 23 at 6 p.m. in Room 202 of

  • KSUA professor wins prestigious national award (Edge, Stocker

    Outlet: Star-Beacon

    May 19--ASHTABULA -- Irene Edge has kept students on the cutting edge of information technology for decades. Years of commitment to her students and Ashtabula County were honored recently as Edge, an assistant professor at Kent State University-As

  • Weekend Reads: Contemplating death, Chesterton’s mind, and medieval Christian art

    Outlet: WORLD Magazine - Online

    Rick Phillips’ What Happens After Death (P&R Publishing, 2013) packs everything you need to know about the state of men after death into 30 pages. In addition to the obligatory Lord of the Rings reference, Phillips—who became a conservative Presb

  • Kent State Public Relations Students Place Second in National Competition (Roberts)

    Outlet: TMCnet.com

    (Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) KENT, Ohio, May 17 -- Kent State University issued the following news release: The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) named a team of Kent State University students as the second-pla

  • KSUs journalism school to host multimedia workshop (Zake)

    Outlet: Vindicator - Online

    Kent State Universitys School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host its second Kent Multimedia Workshop a three-day, hands-on video and photography multimedia storytelling workshop â June 6 through June 8 in Franklin Hall on the Kent campus

  • Revision techniques - the good, the OK and the useless (Dunlosky)

    Outlet: UK Wired News

    It's the time of year where students are poring over their books, trying to ensure they are prepared for their exams. Revision charts, highlighter pens and sticky notes around the room are some of the methods people use to ensure information stays

  • Hancock school board denies request for study

    Outlet: Steubenville Herald-Star - Online

    NEW CUMBERLAND - University of Cincinnati researchers studying the health of East Liverpool area children say they'll still try to include Hancock County children even without the cooperation of the school district. The Hancock County school board

  • KENT STATE PUBLIC RELATIONS STUDENTS PLACE 2ND IN NATIONAL COMPETITION (Roberts)

    Outlet: Federal News Service

    KENT, Ohio, May 17 -- Kent State University issued the following news release: The Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) named a team of Kent State University students as the second-place finisher in the national PRSSA 2013 Bateman C

Kent State University In the News May 17, 2013

  • Ben Curtis noted at Byron Nelson Championship

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    IRVING, Texas -- Keegan Bradley had no thoughts about a course record, or the possibility of a 59, after consecutive bogeys in the middle of his opening round at the Byron Nelson Championship. Until his 136-yard wedge shot on his final hole Thursd

  • KSU men’s golf in fourth place at NCAA regional event (Page)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    By Allen Moff | Staff writer FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A stellar 5-under-par effort by junior All-American Corey Conners helped the 22ndranked Kent State men’s golf team fire an even-par 288 in the opening round of the NCAA Fayetteville Regional,

  • Bank Buys Historic Estate at Foreclosure

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Porthouse mansion in Sugar Bush Knolls sold for $300,000 new The former Porthouse estate in Sugar Bush Knolls just north of Kent is going to foreclosure auction in March 2013. The house was built by Cyril Porthouse, who made a generous donation

  • 24 Demolitions in 2012 bring 4-year Tally to 77

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    What's the most memorable structure you think Kent has lost recently? The C.L. Gougler and Machine Co. smoke stack crumbled into a pile of bricks Wednesday, April 25, 2012, as part of the demolition of the former factory. Matt Merchant contributed

  • Cleveland theater auditions for May 17 and beyond

    Outlet: Plain Dealer - Online

    Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer By Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer Audition list for May 17 and beyond 1221 Entertainment. Seeking African-Americans (four men and four women ages 18-24) for webisode series, "The Greek Chronicles," that follows the Gree

  • Quick Hits (5.16.13)

    Outlet: Quick & The Ed, The

    Artistic media education. Hip hop mogul Dr. Dre and music industry entrepreneur Jimmy Iovine donated $70 million to USC to create the Jimmy Iovine and Andre Young Academy for Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation. The academy, which will ac

  • 5-day course on Biosafety and Biocontainment for BSL-3 lab workers

    Outlet: HazMat Management - Online

    DAILY NEWS May 16, 2013 10:49 AM - 0 comments 2013-05-16 The National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program and Kent State University are offering a five-day series of courses in Biosafety and Biocontainment for BSL-3 Laboratory Workers

  • Kent State Formally Creates Presidential Residence (Lefton)

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    University agrees to lease house in River Bend neighborhood for $56,000 annually new Kent State University voted May 14, 2013, to make this house in Kent's River Bend neighborhood the university's official presidential residence. It was built b

  • Crooked River Adventures Announces Opening Date (Herpy)

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Kent's livery will open soon on Cuyahoga River Day. new Kayaks are lined up along the Cuyahoga River at John Brown Tannery Park on Saturday in preparation for a Crooked River Adventures staff training trip to Water Works Park in Cuyahoga Falls.

  • AKRON ART MUSEUM OFFERS FREE ADMISSION TODAY: DOCENTS WILL PRESENT TALKS. NEARBY LIBRARY, GALLERY ALSO CELEBRATE

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    From 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. today, as part of its regular monthly Third Thursday programming, the Akron Art Museum will celebrate International Museum Day with free admission to the collection galleries as well as the exhibitions The Snowy Day and the Art

  • BRIEF: Rally on Saturday for missing Akron woman Taylor Robinson

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    May 16--A rally for missing Akron resident Taylor Robinson will be held Saturday at the Summit Lake Community Center, 380 W. Crosier St. The event starts at 2 p.m., and the public is invited. Robinson, 19, has not been seen since May 3, when he

  • KENT STATE MAKES TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS IN PROVOST'S OFFICE (Diacon, Tankersley, Crawford)

    Outlet: Federal News Service

    KENT, Ohio, May 16 -- Kent State University issued the following news release: Todd Diacon, Kent State University senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, today announced two new leadership appointments in the Division of Academic A

  • Troubled McClain decides to retire after three seasons

    Outlet: Star-Ledger

    NOTEBOOK ASSOCIATED PRESS Linebacker Rolando McClain told the Ravens he's retiring from the NFL. The 23-year-old McClain played three seasons with the Oakland Raiders before signing a one-year contract with Baltimore as a free agent on April

Kent State University In the News, May 16, 2013

  • River Day will kick off Friday in Kent

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Warm weather and sunny skies are expected to greet visitors to the Kent Environmental Council's annual Cuyahoga River Day festival on Friday and Saturday. Cathy Ricks, environmental educator for Kent Parks and Recreation Department and coordinator

  • Children's theatre 'It's a Sofa!' playing in Kent

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Standing Rock Cultural Arts and The New World Children's Theatre will present "It's a Sofa!," an original two-act play written by the students of The New World Children's Theatre. The play will be held at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 3 p.m. S

  • (VIDEO) Kent State Flashes - Reports: Kent State basketball adds Marquiez Lawrence to class of 2013

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Marion Franklin center Marquiez Lawrence, out of Columbus, has committed to play basketball at Kent State, according to Rivals.com's Corey Albertson. Lawrence, 6-foot-8, 200 pounds, is the first big man in the class of 2013 for coach Rob Senderof

  • Browns notebook: Josh Cribbs signs with Raiders

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Former Browns wide receiver and three-time Pro Bowl kick returner Josh Cribbs signed a one-year contract with the Oakland Raiders, J.R. Rickert, one of Cribbs’ agents, announced Wednesday via Twitter. So, as expected, Cribbs has officially moved o

  • Josh Cribbs signs with Oakland Raiders

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Cribbs becomes Oakland Raider Former Kent State star and Cleveland Browns Pro Bowler Josh Cribbs announced on Twitter on Wednesday that he will be playing for Oakland in 2013. Cribbs tweeted "I am blessed to have the opportunity to prove myself

  • Kent State men's golf team opens path to NCAA finals Thursday (Page)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Cracking the top five in the nation last season for the first time in the program's storied history left the Kent State men's golf team proud of its achievement, but hungry for more. The Golden Flashes will get their chance to qualify for another

  • Various design school students enroll for Supima contest (Schofield)

    Outlet: Fibre 2 Fashion

    As the annual Supima Design Competition approaches, Supima has announced school participation from Kent State, the Fashion Institute of Technology, the Rhode Island School of Design and the Savannah College of Art and Design. The students ready th

  • KSU-Stark offering direction for small business owners

    Outlet: Independent - Online, The

    The Ohio Small Business Development Center at Kent State University at Stark has developed a new orientation session for owners of businesses that have been operating for a year or more. Orientation II: Making Small Business Decisions Easier is sc

  • Kent State names chairman of committee to find president's successor

    Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business - Online

    Kent State University has named one of its trustees, Richard H. Marsh, to serve as chairman of the search committee to find a replacement for university president Lester A. Lefton. Dr. Lefton announced last month that he will retire effective July

  • Photo gallery: The changing face of Kent State and the city it calls home

    Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business - Online

    Kent State University and the city it calls home have changed dramatically since Lester Lefton took over as the university's president in the summer of 2006. On the university front, enrollment surged upward, fundraising hit all-time highs and rou

  • Hancock school board denies study request

    Outlet: Weirton Daily Times - Online, The

    NEW CUMBERLAND - University of Cincinnati researchers studying the health of East Liverpool area children say they'll still try to include Hancock County children even without the cooperation of the school district. On Monday, the Hancock County s

Kent State University In the News, May15, 2013

  • KSU’s annual student fashion show highlights the best of the best

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The Kent State University Fashion School recently presented the top performing senior design students’ work at “FS2: The Fashion School’s Annual Fashion Show.†The show featured 24 collections by senior designers, along with 10 other seniors’ in

  • Kent Jaycees donate to Freedom House

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The Kent Jaycees, in conjunction with Kent State University’s Department of Recreational Services, recently donated more than $300 to Freedom House, a shelter for homeless military veterans located in Kent. The donation was the proceeds of th

  • Small-business matchmaker event set for June 5-6

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Small companies may seek business with government entities and other contractors — ranging from Cleveland’s new Horseshoe Casino to the federal government’s General Services Administration — at the area’s eighth Matchmaker event, June 5-6 at Progress

  • AUDIO: The search for Kent State's new president is beginning

    Outlet: WKSU-FM

    Kent State University trustees say community, faculty and student input will be key in finding a replacement for Lester Lefton In The Region: The search for Kent State University’s next president is getting underway. The Board of Trustees is star

  • Kent State Formally Creates Presidential Residence (Lefton)

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    University agrees to lease house in River Bend neighborhood for $56,000 annually Kent State University has another element that may help in the search for the 12th president of Ohio's second largest university. The university's board of truste

  • Presidential Search Committee for Kent State Taking Shape

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Trustee board appoints chair for search group The search for the successor to Kent State University President Lester Lefton is starting to take shape, as Tuesday the university's board of trustees named the chair of the search committee. Richa

  • Kent State Trustees designate presidential home and leader to head search for Lefton's successor

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The home Kent State University President Lester Lefton built and has lived in since 2006 is now the official presidential home for the university. The KSU Board of Trustees approved a resolution declaring the home at 1501 Elizabeth Court the offic

  • Kent State begins process of finding next university president (Lefton)

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    KENT: Kent State University has taken the first steps to find a replacement for retiring President Lester Lefton. Trustees on Tuesday named fellow trustee Richard Marsh as chairman of the search committee. Marsh, a retired FirstEnergy Corp. exe

  • SportsNewest Kent State Women's Golf Coach Hails from Purdue (Robertson)

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Greg Robertson is the second head women's golf coach in the program's 15-year history. After 11 successful seasons coaching the Purdue women's golf team, Greg Robertson accepted the job to be the newest women's head golf coach at Kent State Unive

  • OSU again hosts college aviation's 'bowl game'

    Outlet: This Week Community News

    Ohio State University was ineligible to go to a college football bowl game following last year's undefeated season, but this past week the major "bowl game" of college aviation came to OSU. The Ohio State University Airport off West Case Road on t

  • Loyola Students' Anti-Bullying Campaign Wins University's Eighth National Bateman Competition Title

    Outlet: PRWeb - Online

    Students at Loyola University New Orleans leading an anti-bullying campaign took home the university's eighth national title in a public relations competition for college students—the Public Relations Student Society of America 2013 Bateman Case Stud

  • Loyola Students' Anti-Bullying Campaign Wins University's Eighth National Bateman Competition Title

    Outlet: Bio-Medicine

    New Orleans, LA (PRWEB) May 15, 2013 Students at Loyola University New Orleans leading an anti-bullying campaign took home the university's eighth national title in a public relations competition for college students—the Public Relations Student S

  • Early Registration Discounts for URISA's GIS in Public Health Conference

    Outlet: GISWeekly

    May 13, 2013 (Des Plaines, IL) -- The deadline for early registration discounts for URISA's Fourth GIS in Public Health Conference is fast approaching (May 15). The conference will take place at the Hyatt Regency in Miami, Florida, June 17-20, 2013.

  • Youngstown News, Relay for Life

    Outlet: Vindicator - Online

    Liberty The Liberty American Cancer Society Relay for Life is 6 p.m. Friday to 6 p.m. Saturday at Church Hill Park on state Route 193 just south of state Route 304. Activities during the 24-hour Relay include the Luminaria Ceremony, which takes

  • RIVERDAY '13 TO HIGHLIGHT IMPORTANCE OF CUYAHOGA:

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    THIS YEAR'S CELEBRATION WILL INCLUDE CLEANUPS, BIKE RIDES, ART, MUSIC The focus of RiverDay 2013 on Saturday will be the beauty and the benefits of the Cuyahoga River. The 23rd annual event features 26 events at 16 locations along the once-trou

Kent State University In the News, May 14, 2013

Kent State University In the News, May 13, 2013

  • Nine presidents of Ohio public universities paid above national median

    Outlet: Columbus Dispatch

    OSU’s Gee falls to third on 2011-12 list Most of the public university presidents in Ohio make more money than the national median salary for the job, according to a new survey The Chronicle of Higher Education released last night. The publicat

  • Ohio State’s Gee ranks third in U.S. for total pay

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee brought home the third-highest compensation of presidents at U.S. public universities in 2011-2012, a survey by the Chronicle of Higher Education shows. Gee’s total compensation was nearly $1.9 million

  • Public university president pay survey - Ohio State University's E. Gordon Gee again at the top

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    CLEVELAND, Ohio - As the cost of higher education increases, so do the salaries of the presidents of the nation's public universities, according to a newly released survey of compensation. Ohio State University President E. Gordon Gee remains the

  • Parents to Accept Degree for KSU Student Killed in Crash

    Outlet: WJW-TV

    KENT, Ohio — Family members of Joseph “JJ†Marino will accept his degree at Kent State University’s commencement Saturday. The Parma native was killed in a car crash in Alabama in March. Marino, 23, was a passenger in a 2001 Ford Escape that colli

  • King Kennedy Center gets a makeover sign

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The King Kennedy Center in Ravenna Township's McElrath neighborhood hasn't expanded the four walls of its building. But it's hard to tell after seeing how the interior space has been redesigned. Students from Kent State University partnered with s

  • Kent State Report: PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge will be settled on the baseball diamond

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge will be settled on the diamond. The all-sports competition between rivals Kent State and Akron is tied 7-7 after each team earned a point at the Mid-American Conference Track and Field Championships last Saturday, wit

  • Kent State track and field team earns fourth consecutive MAC championship

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Freshman Dior Delophont won two events on the final day of the 2013 Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships as the Kent State women's team won its fourth straight team title with 169 points Saturday at the University of Akron's

  • Kent State women's golfer Jennifer Ha qualifies for NCAA Championships

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    STANFORD, Calif. -- It wasn't until to the final hole of the day, more than five hours after completing her round, that Kent State sophomore Jennifer Ha learned that she advanced to the NCAA Championships. Ha set a KSU record in NCAA Regional comp

  • Akron men, KSU women win MAC track titles

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    The University of Akron men won the Mid-American Conference Outdoor Track and Field Championships on Saturday at Lee Jackson Field, holding off Kent State by 12 points. Winning events for the Zips were Shawn Barber in the pole vault with a jump of

  • Cuyahoga Community College's transparency is tardy, at best: editorial

    Outlet: Plain Dealer - Online

    The Ohio Supreme Court has been clear that the names and resumes of candidates seeking public positions are public information. In two separate cases in 1996, the cities of Cleveland and Cincinnati were ordered to make that information public. Yet

  • Jewell Cardwell: A strong assist for volunteer caregivers

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    HALO drive Big, beautiful bouquets to the HALO (Hope Always Lives On) Foundation of Akron, which recently organized and carried out a massive drive to help families still affected by Hurricane Sandy on the East Coast. This truly was an interg

  • World reach for Michael Jackson study

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Michael Jackson, "The King of Pop," has a fan base extending around the world, and Braheem Wahid, a Theodore Roosevelt High School graduate and Kent State University sociology major, is continuing his mission to study the common ground the pop star's

  • Cuyahoga Community College's transparency is tardy, at best: editorial

    Outlet: Cleveland Live

    The Ohio Supreme Court has been clear that the names and resumes of candidates seeking public positions are public information. In two separate cases in 1996, the cities of Cleveland and Cincinnati were ordered to make that information public. Ye

  • Indian Trail achieves status of International Baccalaureate World School

    Outlet: Stow Sentry

    The Stow-Munroe Falls Board of Education announces Indian Trail Elementary School has been named an International Baccalaureate (IB) World School, becoming one of only nine elementary schools in Ohio to be accepted into the prestigious international

  • Transplant inspires Strasburg woman to become nurse (Mott)

    Outlet: Times-Reporter - Online, The

    Nikole Poole, who was inspired to pursue nursing after undergoing a liver transplant at age 8, pauses before commencement ceremonies Friday at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, where she graduated with a nursing degree. After receiving a liver tr

  • Ravenna mother, daughter duo earn bachelor degrees together from Kent State University

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Whether corralling family for Sunday dinners in Ravenna or enjoying camping and biking trips in the summer as a group, celebrating time together has become an important and routine tradition for the Vairs. This weekend, however, Phyllis Vair and

  • Kent State is dripping with “sugar babiesâ€

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    One of our local universities appears to be on the cutting edge of a significant social trend. Romance is dead. The populace wants to brush aside all of those time-consuming social niceties and get right down to the bottom line. At least that

  • Who's 'On the Move' in the Cleveland area?

    Outlet: Plain Dealer - Online

    National Campus Leadership Council: Evan Gildenblatt was named to the steering committee for the group of more than 400 current and former student-body presidents, which connects students with policymakers to engage in a national dialogue about feder

  • Search continues for missing Taylor Robinson, Ashley Summers

    Outlet: WKYC-TV

    NORTHEAST OHIO -- The recent discovery of Amanda Berry, Gina DeJesus, and Michelle Knight has put the focus back on missing person's cases all over Ohio. In fact investigators with the FBI say dozens of tips have poured in this week for unsolved

  • Black Squirrels: The unofficial bushy-tailed mascot of Kent State.

    Outlet: DAILY KOS

    There's a Black Squirrel bus route, a Black Squirrel Festival, and Black Squirrel Radio. There's Black Squirrel bumper stickers. Part of Kent's new multi-million dollar downtown rebuilding project is called Acorn Alley. What's up with these critters?

  • ‘Beauty' has new magic at KSU-Tusc

    Outlet: Times-Reporter - Online, The

    Had it not been for Matt West, Belle never would have been able to dance with her Beast in the Broadway adaptation of Disney's “Beauty and the Beast.†It's been nearly 20 years since the two first danced together on the stage of Broadway's Palace

  • Steep Child Care Costs Stress Families' Finances

    Outlet: Ledger - Online, The

    With child care costs on the rise, Casey and Jennifer Gray take their children, Ian, 3, and Cecelia, 1, to day care only two days a week. They often spend time with them in the park in Green, Ohio. Parents Casey and Jennifer Gray knew it would be

  • Kent State blanks Western Michigan behind Williams' complete game shutout

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Taylor Williams picked up his ninth win of the season in his third complete game victory as Kent State (28-21, 15-7) took advantage of Western Michigan's (15-33, 7-15) errors to win 3-0. Williams allowed only two hits in the g

  • Aquatics Programs

    Outlet: American Red Cross

    Water safety has been a primary focus of the Red Cross since 1914, and our courses reach every skill level and interest. Our courses are designed to make learning easier and to help you benefit from the latest research on instructional techniques. Wi

  • Riverday 2013: From Burning River to Earning River

    Outlet: Hudson Hub-Times - Online

    Friends of the Crooked River announce the line-up of events for the 23nd Annual RiverDay to be May 19. RiverDay aims to raise awareness among everyday citizens concerning the important role that a "free-flowing" Cuyahoga River plays in their every

  • Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition to present annual Celebrity Spelling Bee May 14

    Outlet: Times-Reporter - Online, The

    The Tuscarawas County Literacy Coalition (TCLC) will present the third annual Celebrity Spelling Bee at 6 p.m. on May 14 at the Kent State Tuscarawas Sciences and Advanced Technology Center, 330 University Drive NE, New Philadelphia. The celebrity

  • Project Lead the Way students display technical creativity

    Outlet: Times-Reporter - Online, The

    About 125 students from six school districts throughout Tuscarawas County presented their engineering projects Thursday at the fifth annual Project Lead the Way Community Showcase The event was held at Kent State University at Tuscarawas in New Ph

  • Nuisance Party Busted at Province at Kent: Police Blotter

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Kent Police broke up a nuisance party recently at The Province at Kent student apartments on South Lincoln Street. Anthony L. Vadini, II, 22, of 1503 Whitehall Blvd., was charged with permitting a nuisance party, an unclassified misdemeanor, a

Kent State University In the News, May 10, 2013

  • Bill Ayers’s Connection to Kent State is a Detonated Fellow Terrorist

    Outlet: Media Trackers Ohio

    Left-wing radical Terry Robbins, who died making explosives for Weather Underground, appears to be the strongest connection Kent State University shares with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, who played a starring role in last weekend’s commemoration of

  • Small business seminar May 21 at KSU Stark

    Outlet: Repository - Online, The

    JACKSON TWP. — The Small Business Development Center will host “Orientation II: Making Small Business Decisions Easier,†a new seminar for owners of businesses that have been operating for a year or more. The session will take place from 5 to 7 p

  • Kent State photographers receive numerous awards from Ohio News Photographers Association

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent State University student and staff photographers came away from the recent 2012 Ohio News Photographers Association awards ceremony with numerous trophies and prizes. Students Hannah Potes and Coty Giannelli won second and third place, respec

  • Project Lead the Way students display technical creativity

    Outlet: Times-Reporter - Online, The

    TIMES REPORTER PAT BURK n Mazen Dieb (L) and Josh Kaiser, both seventh graders from New Philadelphia's Welty Middle School, demonstrate a cupcake filler/decorator that they and classmates Alexander Brown and Mitchell Pipes built during the Project Le

  • KSU offering internships to math, science majors

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    KSU offering internships to math, science majors Published: May 10, 2013 4:00AM The Kent State University Robert Noyce Summer Internship Program is available to freshman and sophomore math or science majors. Noyce interns will be paid $450 per

  • KSU to host Kent Multimedia Workship June 7-9

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    KSU to host Kent Multimedia Workship June 7-9 Published: May 10, 2013 4:00AM Kent State University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host its second Kent Multimedia Workshop -- a three-day, hands-on video and photography multim

  • Cleveland theater auditions for May 10 and beyond

    Outlet: Plain Dealer - Online

    Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer By Mark Rapp, The Plain Dealer Audition list for May 10 and beyond Ashtabula Arts Center's Children's Choir. 2928 W. 13th St., Ashtabula. "The Starlights" seeking new members in grades 1-8 who are able to read and en

  • Social Media and the 'Miracle in Cleveland' (Moore)

    Outlet: WKYC-TV - Online

    (VIDEO) Folks are using social media in lots of ways regarding the 'Miracle in Cleveland.' To talk about more about this we welcomed Stefanie Moore, from the Kent State University school of journalism.

  • Kent State professor: Ariel Castro used information control to hold power over missing women (Lewis)

    Outlet: WEWS-TV - Online

    Kent State sociology professor studies kidnappings Dr. Jerry Lewis, Kent State University KENT, Ohio - A Kent State University professor said he believes the Cleveland man who allegedly held three women hostage for a decade used information con

  • CEO of SarahCare Senior Solutions is KSU-Stark commencement speaker

    Outlet: Independent - Online, The

    with Totally Local Yellow Pages Merle D. Griff, Ph.D., the founder and CEO of SarahCare Senior Solutions, is the scheduled speaker for the 2013 Spring Commencement Ceremony at Kent State University's Stark campus. The ceremony is slated for 7 p

  • CEO of SarahCare Senior Solutions is KSU-Stark commencement speaker

    Outlet: Repository - Online, The

    CEO of SarahCare Senior Solutions is KSU-Stark commencement speaker By Anonymous IndeOnline.com staff report Posted May 09, 2013 @ 09:39 AM JACKSON TWP. - Merle D. Griff, Ph.D., the founder and CEO of SarahCare Senior Solutions, i

  • Garden Club of Kent prepares for plant sale

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    Garden Club of Kent prepares for plant sale Published: May 9, 2013 4:00AM The Garden Club of Kent will hold its second annual Mother's Day Hanging Basket sale from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Ode to Joy, 480 Ravenna Road, Street

  • Kent State Sociology Professor Shares Thoughts on Ariel Castro (Lewis)

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    A Kent State University professor said he believes the Cleveland man who allegedly held three women hostage for a decade used information control to hold power over the young victims, reports our partner WEWS News Channel 5. Dr. Jerry Lewis, a so

  • ARTISTS SOUGHT TO CREATE LOGO FOR KIDS' MUSEUM

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Artists are needed to design a logo for a proposed Akron Children's Museum. So they are asking area artists to consider entering designs to an entry-fee-free contest for the logo. An Akron area group of young professionals, many of whom are parent

  • KENT STATE SCHOOL OF ART'S DOWNTOWN GALLERY PRESENTS 'CAPTURE: PHOTOGRAPHS BY DREW SMITH'

    Outlet: Federal News Service

    KENT, Ohio, May 9 -- Kent State University issued the following news release: The Kent State University School of Art's Downtown Gallery will present "Capture: Photographs by Drew Smith" from May 22 through June 15.The Downtown Gallery is located

  • KENT STATE UNIVERSITY BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING, MAY 14

    Outlet: Federal News Service

    KENT, Ohio, May 9 -- Kent State University issued the following news release: The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Tuesday, May 14.The Board will convene at 2 p.m.in the George Urban Board of Trus

Kent State University In the News, May 9, 2013

  • Walking Whale strolls into spotlight

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Rootstown: Every photographer in Northeast Ohio who wasn’t standing in front of Amanda Berry’s house on Wednesday was on the campus of Northeast Ohio Medical University. That would be four people. But still ... this was big. Let the record s

  • Kent State women's golf team opens West Regional play Thursday

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The Kent State women's golf team will compete in its 13th NCAA Regional beginning today when the Golden Flashes head to Stanford, Calif., for the 2013 NCAA West Regional at the Stanford Golf Course. Kent State seeks to advance to the NCAA Champion

  • Positive attitude from team leader Lauren Grimes guides Flashes into MAC Tournament

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    You will not hear a negative word emerge from her lips as the star senior centerfielder and her 2013 Mid-American Conference East Division champion Kent State softball teammates prepare to open the MAC Tournament tonight at Firestone Stadium in Akron

  • KSU women’s golf team overcomes midseason coaching change to advance to NCAA Regionals

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    The Kent State women’s golf team’s quest for an NCAA championship begins Thursday as the Golden Flashes tee off in the NCAA Tournament’s regional round, vying to make it out of the 24-team field at the Stanford Golf Course in California. The women

  • Mid-American Conference softball, track and field championships on the line in Akron this weekend

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's time to collect the hardware around the Mid-American Conference. The MAC softball championships are this weekend at Akron's Firestone Stadium, while the men's and women's track championships will be held at Akron's Lee Jack

  • NEOMED has whale of a mascot

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    It was a whale of an announcement. Northeast Ohio Medical University in Rootstown unveiled its first ever mascot. The winner, the Walking Whale, has its roots in research done at NEOMED about 20 years ago. Dr. Jay Gershen, NEOMED president, s

  • UA raises standards to avoid costly remedial work

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    University of Akron trustees unanimously approved a renewed effort to reduce the number of students taking remedial coursework that does not count toward a degree. The university wants to implement a new admissions formula that filters out first-y

  • North Carolina Fracking Options Leave Looming Questions About Wastewater

    Outlet: Huffington Post, The

    This piece comes to us courtesy of Stateline. Stateline is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news service of the Pew Charitable Trusts that provides daily reporting and analysis on trends in state policy. RALEIGH, N.C. — State Sen. Bob Rucho wants to unloc

  • 'CATS' proves to be popular in Geauga Lyric Theater Guild production in Chardon

    Outlet: Plain Dealer - Online

    CHARDON - Long before there were cute cat videos uploaded to youtube.com, there was “CATS,†the musical. Composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber and staged first in 1981, it is based on T.S. Eliot's 1931 engaging book of verse for children called “Old Pos

  • KSU commencement this Friday, Saturday

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    Spring 2013 commencement ceremonies for Kent State University are scheduled for Friday and Saturday. Across the university's eight-campus system, more than 4,450 students will graduate from Kent State this spring. All of the Kent Campus commenc

  • NEOMED forms new 'pipeline' with Miami

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    The Northeast Ohio Medical University now has a partner that is not in Northeast Ohio. NEOMED officially signed a "pipeline" program agreement with Miami University in Oxford Ohio. The campus, in the southwestern part of the state, will start prom

  • On Campus - Newcomerstown News

    Outlet: Newscomerstown News - Online

    Harding receives Doctor of Philosophy degree MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Mariann Harding of Newcomerstown, Ohio, received a Doctor of Philosophy degree (Ph.D.) in Nursing, focusing on research and education, from West Virginia University in Morgantown. 

  • North Carolina Carefully Weighs Fracking Options

    Outlet: Governing - Online

    State Sen. Bob Rucho wants to unlock North Carolina's oil and gas resources — and soon. It's hard to ignore the daily buzz about shale-rich states flush with cash, putting the U.S. on track to become the world's largest oil producer by decade's end.

  • Summer reading club registration to begin

    Outlet: Gateway News - Online

    Portage County District Library announces that summer reading club registration will begin May 29 at branch libraries. Plan to join fellow readers for all the fun as they "Dig Into Reading" this summer. Activities and events begin the week of June

  • Area companies, including Record Publishing Co., to co-sponsor job fair May 9

    Outlet: Gateway News - Online

    Several area employers will be on hand at a healthcare job fair May 9 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Northeast College of Medicine (NEOMED) Conference Center, 4209 State Route 44, in Rootstown. This free event will be open to the public. The healthcare i

  • Kent voters pass school levy

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    After months of lobbying by members of the Kent City School District, voters approved a four-year, 8.9-mill operating levy on Tuesday. The levy passed with 61 percent of voters for the proposal and 39 percent against. “On behalf of school board

  • As election day nears, Kent officials hope to keep steak of passing levies alive

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    KENT: With the primary election one day away, survey results and the Kent City Schools' longstanding reputation within the community has school officials hopeful that voters will approve the system's 8.9-mill levy. According to Superintendent Jose

  • Kent State Stark to hold its spring commencement ceremony on Friday

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    The Kent State University at Stark will hold its 2013 spring Commencement Ceremony at 7 p.m. on Friday at the Umstattd Performing Arts Hall in Canton. This year's speaker will be Merle D. Griff. She is the founder and CEO of SarahCare Senior Solut

Kent State University In the News May 8, 2013

  • Kent State Students Charged with Stealing from Kohl's: Police Blotter

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    All information is according to Stow Police and Stow Municipal Clerk of Courts. Arrest information does not indicate conviction. Two Kent women have been charged with stealing from the Stow Kohl's. Charmaine D. Gary, 19, of 1300 Petrarca Drive

  • Kent State University dedicates new May 4 Visitors Center (Lefton, Diacon, Davis, Boes)

    Outlet: News Leader

    Hundreds converged on the campus of Kent State University May 4, 2013, to reflect on the significance of May 4, 1970, and to honor the day's place in the annals of American history. This year's events marked the dedication of the university's new

  • Regional play sends Kent State men's golf team to Arkansas

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The Kent State men's golf team's 26th regional appearance will take them to Fayetteville, Ark. The Golden Flashes learned on Monday that they had received the No. 5 seed from within the 14-team field that will play for a shot to

  • Kent State softball's Emma Johnson named MAC Pitcher of the Year

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent State sophomore pitcher Emma Johnson was recognized on Tuesday as the best pitcher inside the Mid-American Conference. The right-hander was named the Pitcher of the Year and also was selected to the All-MAC's First Team in a release made by the

  • On the record - May 7

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Softball Kent State sophomore Emma Johnson was named the 2013 Mid-American Conference Pitcher of the Year and was selected to the All-MAC first team Tuesday. Johnson, who was honored with her fourth MAC East Division Pitcher of the Week award M

  • Kent State adopts 'road warrior' mindset for NCAA regional in Arkansas: NE Ohio Golf Insider (Page)

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Winning never gets old and no one knows it better than Herb Page. Page's Kent State team won its 18th Mid-American Conference championship on Sunday and earned a fifth seed in the NCAA regional, one step away from the national

  • Area companies, including Record Publishing Co., to co-sponsor job fair May 9

    Outlet: Hudson Hub-Times - Online

    Several area employers will be on hand at a healthcare job fair May 9 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Northeast College of Medicine (NEOMED) Conference Center. This free event will be open to the public. The healthcare industry continues to hire more work

Kent State University In the News, May 7, 2013

  • Roadwork set at Main, Lincoln streets in Kent

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    As part of the Kent State University Esplanade Project, work is to be performed at the manhole at the intersection of Lincoln and Main streets today. Work will begin at 8 a.m. and is expected to be completed by 1 p.m. There will be a pol

  • UN to Review Whether the FBI Killed the Kids at Kent State

    Outlet: Huffington Post, The

    Gwen Ifell and Oliver Stone were at Kent State this weekend to commemorate the May 4, 1970 shootings at the university that claimed four lives and wounded nine people. The celebrities will share their thoughts on what happened 43 years ago as the uni

  • Kent State University remembers May 4, 1970, 43 years later

    Outlet: Twinsburg Bulletin

    About 200 people came together at Kent State University's Blanket Hill May 4 to reflect on the 43rd anniversary of the anti-war protests and riots that escalated into a military takeover of KSU and shooting by the Ohio National Guard, leaving four st

  • An education at Kent State

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Each commemoration of May 4, 1970, must begin with the four who died, Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder. Imagine all that each might have experienced the past 43 years, and the weight of that day on the Kent State U

  • Cuyahoga Community College names finalists for president (Smith)

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Alex Johnson, former president of Cuyahoga Community College's Metropolitan Campus, and Lars Hafner, a former embattled president of a Florida community college, are the two finalists for Tri-C president. The college released t

  • It's important to find the correct mix with other cultures (Mayo)

    Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business

    Business tactics and casual conversation that work here might not internationally There's a cultural lesson to be found in peanut butter. Americans love it, but that sentiment is not universal outside our borders. So when Vitamix creates recipe bo

  • Flashes headed to Arkansas

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    The Kent State men’s golf team will play in its 26th NCAA Regional later this month in Fayetteville, Ark. The Golden Flashes, champions of the Mid-American Conference, are seeded fifth in the 14-team region. The regional will be played from May 28 to

  • Ohio public institutions consider creating adjunct referral system (Diacon)

    Outlet: InsideHigherEd.com

    Trading Adjuncts Public institutions in northeastern Ohio, squeezed by upcoming guidelines that will limit how many credit hours their adjuncts can teach, are encouraging departments in the same disciplines to share the names and qualifications of

  • Twinsburg Schools Receive State Grant For Reading Program

    Outlet: Twinsburg Patch

    Twinsburg School received a $174,000 grant to pay for most of a summer reading program to help with the third-grade reading guarantee. Twinsburg Schools has received a state grant worth $174,000 to pay for most a reading program that will help the

  • Nursing degrees tops for 2012 grads

    Outlet: Fremont News Messenger - Online

    Schools working to turn degrees to careers Degrees and Certificates Awarded Discipline Area201210-year change5-year change1-year change Arts & Humanities16,02440.8%22.0%6.8% Engineering9,05344.8%25.5%6.4% Natural Science & Mathematics8

  • Nursing degrees tops for 2012 grads

    Outlet: Zanesville Times Recorder - Online

    Schools working to turn degrees to careers Degrees and Certificates Awarded Discipline Area201210-year change5-year change1-year change Arts & Humanities16,02440.8%22.0%6.8% Engineering9,05344.8%25.5%6.4% Natural Science & Mathematics8

  • Ohio Controlling Board releases $1 million improvements at Kent State

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    COLUMBUS - The state Controlling Board released $1 million-plus Monday for improvement projects at Kent State University campuses in Portage County and beyond. More than $422,000 will go toward piping and ceiling replacements at the Kent building

  • Nursing degrees dominated 2012

    Outlet: Newark Advocate - Online

    Schools working to target degrees to jobs Degrees and Certificates Awarded Discipline Area201210-year change5-year change1-year change Arts & Humanities16,02440.8%22.0%6.8% Engineering9,05344.8%25.5%6.4% Natural Science & Mathematics8,

  • Healthcare job fair in Rootstown May 9

    Outlet: Cuyahoga Falls News-Press - Online

    Several area employers will be on hand at a healthcare job fair May 9 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Northeast College of Medicine (NEOMED) Conference Center, 4209 State Route 44, in Rootstown. This free event will be open to the public. The healthcare i

  • Kent State Professor Develops Modern Voting Method (Datta)

    Outlet: WJW-TV - Online

    KENT, Ohio – A local college professor hopes to dramatically change the way everyone in the United States votes. Dr. Pratim Datta of Kent State University has developed a new program he calls VARS, for Voter Identification and Recommender System.

Kent State University In the News, May 6, 2013

  • NEW LOOK FOR A NEW ERA

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent State breaks ground for Field House addition as first part of larger project Kent State University coaches and athletes joined various administrators and donors for a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday morning, celebrating the construction

  • KSU launches $60M campaign: Athletic department raising funds for scholarships, facility improvements

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The Kent State University Athletic Department publicly launched its $60 million “Building Champions†initiative during its 2nd Annual Athletics Scholarship Auction, held Friday night on the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center’s parquet flo

  • War protests end in deadly violence at Kent State

    Outlet: Tennessean, The

    “Four dead in Ohio … Four dead in Ohio …†Recorded on May 21 by Crosby, Stills Nash & Young, it was a raw, haunting lyric that captured the shock and anger of many young Americans as they reacted to the horrible events of May 4, 1970, when soldier

  • Personal Remembrances of the Kent State Shootings, 43 Years Later

    Outlet: Slate.com

    Click here to see photos: http://www.slate.com/blogs/behold/2013/05/04/may_4_1970_the_kent_state_university_shootings_told_through_pictures_photos.html Mary Ann Vecchio screams as she kneels over the body of fellow student Jeffrey Miller during a

  • AUDIO: Dean Kahler: visitors' Center helps him move past May 4, 1970

    Outlet: WKSU-FM

    Dean Kahler, among the most severely wounded of the 13 Kent State students shot by the National Guard on May 4, 1970, tours the new May 4th Visitors' Center being dedicated this weekend. The May 4 Visitors’ Center is being dedicated Saturday, 43 y

  • VIDEO CENTER: Kent State May 4 Visitors Center information (Mansfield)

    Outlet: WKYC-TV

    Click here to view video: http://www.wkyc.com/video/default.aspx?bctid=2352591835001&odyssey=mod%7Cnewswell%7Ctext%7CFRONTPAGE%7Cfeatured Kent State University will hold its 43rd annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place fro

  • Video Vault: Protests, pain and graduations following shootings at Kent State on May 4, 1970

    Outlet: WEWS-TV

    Click here for video: http://www.newsnet5.com/dpp/news/news_archives/Video-Vault-Protests-pain-and-graduations-following-shootings-at-Kent-State-on-May-4-1970 CLEVELAND - When protestors clashed with Ohio National Guardsmen on May 4, 1970, the af

  • Kent State University remembers May 4, 1970, 43 years later

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    About 200 people came together at Kent State University's Blanket Hill Saturday to reflect on the 43rd anniversary of the anti-war protests and riots that escalated into a military takeover of KSU and shooting by the Ohio National Guard, leaving four

  • Liquid crystals lead Kent Displays to new product (Yokoyama, McGimpsey)

    Outlet: Repository, The

    KENT — A firm touch lets one know what the flexible black pieces of plastic can do. Liquid crystals sandwiched between sheets of plastic react and leave a mark. You can write a word, figure a math problem or draw a picture. Kent Displays is tur

  • University's Language Department Gets $400,000 Grant

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Because of a program launched by President George W. Bush, Kent State University's summer foreign language programs just got a major financial boost. http://o3.aolcdn.com/dims-shared/dims3/PATCH/resize/273x203/http://hss-prod.hss.aol.com/hss/stora

  • UPDATE: Missing teenager's mother says she's at a loss.

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    The last time that Carmilla Robinson saw or heard from her daughter was Friday night. She had dropped Taylor Robinson, 19, off at a home on Kipling Street, where her daughter was working as a home health aide. When the mother went to pick her up a

  • May 2: Universities respond to mandates limiting adjunct hours

    Outlet: Times-Reporter - Online, The

    Five area universities employ more than 2,500 adjuncts - many of whom are facing cuts in work hours.    When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, goes into effect in January 2014, employers, including u

  • Director Oliver Stone remembers KSU

    Outlet: WCPO-TV - Online

    KSU: Director Oliver Stone helps commemorate 43rd anniversary of the Kent State University shootings KENT, Ohio - Talking about the Kent State University shootings, Film Director Oliver Stone along with PBS Anchor Gwen Ifill, helped dedicate the M

  • Crowds reflect on significance of May 4 at KSU (Davis, Diacon)

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    Hundreds converged on the campus of Kent State University Saturday to reflect on the significance of May 4, 1970, and to honor the day's place in the annals of American history. This year's events marked the dedication of the university's new May

  • A somber day of remembrance

    Outlet: WJW-TV

    A somber day of remembrance on saturday at market 43 years to the day that four students were shot and killed by a national guard troops at kent state. A protest against the vietnam war had turned suddenly violent.ns keep nobody ever expected anybody

  • Nursing degrees tops for 2012 grads

    Outlet: Coshocton Tribune - Online

    Total 98,517 38.3 percent 21.9 percent 8.3 percent Source: Degrees and Certificates Awarded by Ohio Public Institutions, Fiscal Years 2003 to 2012 More As college students are handed their diplomas, thousands will head into the w

  • EDITORIAL: Our Time Is Now Kent State. Get Out And Vote.

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    On November 7, Portage County residents (including Kent State Students) will have the opportunity to once again vote in the upcoming primary election. So why does it feel like nobody really cares? Rewind seven months or so and you couldn't even st

  • Ayers Defends Weather Underground at Kent St.

    Outlet: Ledger - Online, The

    KENT, Ohio | Bill Ayers says people can't equate the bombings that he and others in the Weather Underground did 40 or so years ago with the April 15 twin bombings during the Boston Marathon that killed three people. Ayers, a keynote speaker at Sat

  • Bill Ayers defends Weather Underground bombings

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Bill Ayers says people can't equate the bombings that he and others in the Weather Underground did 40 or so years ago with the April 15 twin bombings in Boston that killed three people. Ayers, a keynote speaker at Saturday's annual May 4 commemora

  • Oh baby, Ohio

    Outlet: Impolitic, The

    [photo via Kent State 1970] A lot of scary things happened at the 60s protests. People were killed more than once, in many places, but for some reason the deaths of the Kent State Four always felt the most tragic. Maybe it's because those kids

  • Director Oliver Stone remembers KSU

    Outlet: WEWS-TV - Online

    KSU: Director Oliver Stone helps commemorate 43rd anniversary of the Kent State University shootings Talking about the Kent State University shootings, Film Director Oliver Stone along with PBS Anchor Gwen Ifill helped dedicate the May 4 Visitors

  • 43 years ago, kent state was surrounded

    Outlet: WOIO-TV

    >>> 43 years ago, kent state was surrounded by ohio national guardsmen. They opened fire without warning, killing students and injuring protesters. On this may 4, a new way to remember the victims of the shooting. On this day in 1970, it started pret

  • Today marks 43 years since national guardsmen opened fire

    Outlet: WEWS-TV

    >>> Today marks 43 years since national guardsmen opened fire, killing four students at kent state university marking a pivotal time in the country's history. Some special guests came to dedicated a visitors' centers that honors the students. Stephan

  • Kent State University May 4 shootings remembered 43 years later

    Outlet: Plain Dealer - Online

    Participants in Kent State University's 43rd May 4th commemoration sit on the grass under sunny skies on the Kent State Commons Saturday, listening to speakers reflect on the shooting of 13 students by Ohio National Guardsmen, that claimed four lives

  • 43 Years Later: Witnesses Reflect on Kent Shootings

    Outlet: WJW-TV - Online

    KENT, Ohio — The 43rd anniversary of the shootings at Kent State Saturday became a time not only to remember, but also to look ahead. The May 4, 1970 events left four students dead — Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer, and William Schr

  • Stone on May 4 Film: 'I Can't Make Them All'

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Acclaimed director, creator of "The Untold History of the United States" hedges answer on question of May 4 movie. Director Oliver Stone speaks about his documentary series "The Untold History of the United States." http://o1.aolcdn.com/dims-sh

  • A somber day in Northeast Ohio

    Outlet: WYTV-TV

    A somber day in Northeast Ohio...as people remember the lives lost 43- years ago on the campus of Kent State University. Students protesting the Vietnam War were fired upon by the Ohio National Guard May 4th, 19-70. Four students died, and nine other

  • Kent State May 4 Visitors Center information

    Outlet: WKYC-TV - Online

    Kent State University will hold its 43rd annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place from May 2-5. The annual commemoration provides an avenue for the university community to come together to remember those lost and injured durin

  • Community service, sacrifice are hallmarks of Clinton, Ohio woman's 7,000-mile cycling trip

    Outlet: WEWS-TV - Online

    Florida-San Diego-Seattle ride began in January SANTA MONICA, Calif. - Challenges abound when cycling across the country, but one challenge Ashley Haynes didn't foresee,was being “T-boned†by a deer. “Yes, the deer hit me; I didn't hit the deer

  • May 4 Visitors Center Dedicated by PBS News Anchor, Hollywood Director (Vincent)

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Renowned journalist Gwen Ifill, director Oliver Stone visit Kent State for 43rd commemoration of May 4, 1970 shootings People stand in line waiting to tour the new May 4 Visitors Center, which chronicles the events of May 4, 1970 on the campus of

  • First Book on Kent State Shootings Re-Released Still Accurate, Still Relevant, Authors Say

    Outlet: PR.com - Online

    The first book about the May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State University is now available as an ebook after being out of print for 40 years. The book is published by Gray & Company, Cleveland, Ohio. [PR.com]

  • Guide to May 4 Shootings Commemoration

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Find links to stories and websites with information about this weekend's events Visitors walk near Taylor Hall and the May 4 memorial during commemoration of the 41st anniversary of the Kent State shootings on May 4, 2011. http://kent.patch.com

  • Kent State: May 4, 1970

    Outlet: Big Education APE

    Kent State mike simpson at Big Education Ape - 56 minutes ago *Kent State Survivors Seek New Probe Of 1970 Shootings* [image: Kent_state_massacre] Kent State, 40 years on: the shredding of constitutional liberty still goes on | Comment is free

  • Acquitted Guardsman who fired on students dies at 67

    Outlet: Vindicator - Online

    Larry Shafer, a longtime public servant for the city of Ravenna who was a guardsman at Kent State University during the 1970 deadly shootings, died Friday, his family said. He was 67. Shafer's death came a day before the 43rd anniversary of the gu

  • Kent state university Undergrads can be certified as Enterprise Architects (Baer; Walker)

    Outlet: Vindicator - Online

    Through a unique arrangement between Kent State University and the Enterprise Architecture Center Of Excellence, undergraduate students can earn certification as Enterprise Architects. The first group of students earned the enterprise architect ce

  • Health care job fair is Thursday at the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine in Rootstown

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    Several area employers in the health care industry will be on hand at a job fair from 2 to 6 p.m. Thursday in the conference center at the Northeast Ohio College of Medicine in Rootstown. The event is free. Companies such as Robinson Memorial Hosp

  • Guardsman at 1970 Kent St. protest dies

    Outlet: Journal Gazette - Online, The

    RAVENNA, Ohio – Larry Shafer, a longtime public servant for the city of Ravenna who was a guardsman at Kent State University during the 1970 deadly shootings, died Friday, his family said. He was 67. Shafer’s death came a day before the 43rd anniv

  • Former Ravenna fire chief dies; served as guardsman at Kent State

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    RAVENNA: Larry Shafer, a longtime Ravenna public servant who was a guardsman at Kent State University during the 1970 deadly shootings, died Friday, his family said. He was 67. Shafer's death came a day before the 43rd anniversary of the campus

  • VARIOUS WEEKEND EVENTS FOCUS ON 43RD COMMEMORATION OF MAY 4, 1970

    Outlet: Gateway News - Online

    Kent State University is hosting a variety of events and speakers today through in conjunction with the 43rd commemoration of the events of May 4, 1970. Programs between Friday and Sunday include various panels with guest speakers, the dedication

  • BLOG: Photography: Today in photo history – 1970: National Guard kills four at Kent State

    Outlet: Dallas Morning News

    Mary Ann Vecchio gestures and screams as she kneels by the body of a student lying face down on the campus of Kent State University, Kent, Ohio on May 4, 1970. National Guardsmen had fired into a crowd of demonstrators, killing four. The photo earned

  • Weather Underground co-founder doesn't see group's bombings as like Boston Marathon attack

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    KENT, Ohio _ Bill Ayers says people can't equate the bombings that he and others in the Weather Underground did 40 or so years ago with the April 15 twin bombings during the Boston Marathon that killed three people. Ayers, a keynote speaker at Sat

  • 43rd anniversary of Kent State University shootings

    Outlet: WKYC-TV - Online

    Saturday marks the 43rd anniversary of the Kent State University shootings. Four students were killed and nine others were wounded when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on demonstrators. One of the victims who was paralyzed by gunfire spoke

  • EDITORIAL: Kent State University May 4 Visitors Center dedicated to 1970 shooting is a sign of healing

    Outlet: Plain Dealer - Online

    A display inside the May 4 Visitors Center at Kent State University Forty-three years after Ohio National Guard soldiers opened fire on unarmed students during a Vietnam War protest at Kent State University, killing four, the healing continues --

  • History that can't be forgotten

    Outlet: Minnesota Public Radio - Online

    I learn something new every time I read through the Today's Document Tumblr page published by the National Archives. Sometimes it's stuff that I learn that I guess I wish I hadn't. I felt that way reading a recently posted document on the Kent Sta

  • The Kent State shootings were a turning point for the Vietnam War

    Outlet: Newstalk

    On the anniversary of the protests we look at how 13 seconds can shape politics In 1970 the Vietnam War was at a height and student protests were spreading across the US. On May 4th the Ohio National Guard opened fire on the protesting students

  • The Abram Five: Oliver Stone speaking in Kent

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    1) Oliver Stone, 7:30-9 p.m. Saturday, University Auditorium at Cartwright Hall, Kent State University, free, www.kent.edu/may4 , www.m4tf.org Love him or hate him, director Oliver Stone is seldom boring. As part of Kent State's May 4 Commemoratio

  • Upgrades in safety, technology and transportation tops wish list for Cuyahoga Falls in levy talks

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    CUYAHOGA FALLS: Cuyahoga Falls voters are being asked to say "yes" Tuesday to a five year, 3-mill levy that will raise more than $11 million to upgrade schools. Dr. Todd Nichols, superintendent, said over half of the money will be spent in three a

  • Call for Action: Driving Vacation Secrets (Armour)

    Outlet: WJW-TV - Online

    Are we there yet? It's probably the most popular question asked of moms and dads as the whole family sets out on a long vacation drive. Luke Armour said he's more prepared to answer that question than ever before thanks to a new app called WAZE. 

  • An assistant professor of hot online tactics (Armour)

    Outlet: WJW-TV

    At Kent State University, an assistant professor of hon online tactics. >> I'm always on the lookout. For applications. And tools. That will help me make my drive easier. >> Ways is part navigation. Part social media. That luke presses into service w

  • Never Forget

    Outlet: Times Leader - Online

    MAY 4, 1970 will be a day that will always be painfully etched in Ohio history. On that fateful day, bloodshed spilled on the campus of Kent State University. Kent State students were protesting the Vietnam War, not uncommon on colleges through

  • Kent State program makes paid internships available to freshman, sophomore math or science majors

    Outlet: Hudson Hub-Times - Online

    Kent State program makes paid internships available to freshman, sophomore math or science majors The Kent State University Robert Noyce Summer Internship Program is available to freshman and sophomore math or science majors. Noyce interns will be

  • Oliver Stone coming to Kent State's campus to help dedicate May 4 Visitors Center (Davis)

    Outlet: WEWS-TV - Online

    KENT, Ohio - Friday, May 4, marks the 43rd anniversary of the Kent State shootings. This year, the university invited Hollywood filmmaker Oliver Stone to campus to help dedicate the school's May 4th Visitors Center. The center, located in Taylo

  • KSU: May 4 Visitors Center to be dedicated

    Outlet: WTAM-AM - Online

    (Kent) - Kent State University will hold its 43rd annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, this weekend with events taking place starting Friday evening. The annual commemoration provides an avenue for the university community to come together to reme

  • May 4 commemoration

    Outlet: WNIR-FM - Online

    Kent State University is hosting a variety of events and speakers this weekend in conjunction with the 43rd commemoration of the events of May 4, 1970. Programs between Friday and Sunday include various panels with guest speakers, the annual candleli

  • KSU: May 4 Visitors Center to be dedicated

    Outlet: WMMS-FM - Online

    (Kent) - Kent State University will hold its 43rd annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, this weekend with events taking place starting Friday evening. The annual commemoration provides an avenue for the university community to come together to reme

  • Cleveland theater auditions for May 3 and beyond

    Outlet: Plain Dealer - Online

    Audition list for May 3 and beyond Nightingale Opera Theatre. Kent State University's Music and Speech Building, Room E205, 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent. Seeking singers (bass, tenor, baritone, mezzo-soprano, soprano) for Jules Massenet's "Werther" (i

  • Finally doing right thing at Kent

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    MINISTER OF CULTURE They were the best of times – but scary, too. I will always love Kent State University because it's where I met some of my dearest, most cherished life-long friends. But the deaths of four kids by Ohio National Guard rifles

  • KENT STATE'S SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM AND MASS COMMUNICATION TO HOST SECOND KENT MULTIMEDIA WORKSHOP, JUNE 6-8

    Outlet: Federal News Service

    KENT, Ohio, May 3 -- Kent State University issued the following news release: Kent State University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host its second Kent Multimedia Workshop - a three-day, hands-on video and photography multimedi

  • Ohio city leader dies, was guardsman at Kent State

    Outlet: Associated Press (AP) - Online (United States)

    RAVENNA, Ohio_A longtime public servant for the city of Ravenna (rih-VEHN'-uh) in Ohio who was a guardsman at Kent State University during the 1970 deadly shootings has died. Family members confirmed that Larry Shafer (shay'-fur) died Friday morni

  • Opening of KSU's May 4 center to feature Oliver Stone

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    Oliver Stone — whose films from the 1980s and '90s often tell tales of the 1960s and '70s — will speak Saturday at the dedication of the May 4 Visitors Center at Kent State University. The center is an interactive exhibit in Taylor Hall on campus

  • Related events for commemoration

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    Several events are planned for Kent State University's 43rd annual commemoration of May 4, 1970. The events provide an opportunity for the university and public to remember those who died and were wounded during the shootings on campus. “May 4th V

Kent State University In the News, May 3, 2013

Kent State University In the News, May 2, 2013

  • Universities respond to mandates limiting adjunct hours (Evans, Mansfield)

    Outlet: Repository, The

    CANTON — Five area universities employ more than 2,500 adjuncts — many of whom are facing cuts in work hours. When the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, more commonly known as Obamacare, goes into effect in January 2014, employers, in

  • Fashion week will start today in Kent

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Bring out your intellectual side or the fashionista within you this weekend for Kent's open poetry reading and fashion week. Kent Fashion Week Are you caught up on all the new spring fashion trends? If not, check out Kent's Fashion Week, a stud

  • 'May 4 Voices' to premiere in Kent on Thursday (May 2) (Hassler)

    Outlet: Aurora Advocate

    Kent Historical Society President Sandy Halem launched the Kent State Shootings Oral History Project more than 23 years ago to give voice to individuals impacted by the events of May 4, 1970, at the university. Thursday, locals will have an opport

  • 'May 4th Voices' Movie to Premiere at Kent Stage Thursday (Hassler)

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Filmed version of play adapted from oral histories to be broadcast locally on Western Reserve Media television The voices of Kentites who experienced the May 4, 1970 shootings on the Kent State University campus and its encompassing turmoil will

  • Television showings to follow 'May 4th Voices: Kent State, 1970' premiere

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    "May 4th Voices: Kent State, 1970," a film inspired by more than 100 first-person narratives collected through the Kent State Shootings Oral History Project, premieres at a free screening 7 p.m. tonight at the Kent Stage, 175 E. Main St. The film

  • On the record - May 1

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Baseball • Kent State University took a 9-8 victory over Youngstown State (13-32) after coming back from deficits of 5-1 and 8-3 on the road Wednesday. Pinch runner Troy Summers stole second, reached third on an error and scored the tying run on

  • "Joseph O'Sickey: The Art of Life" to premiere on Western Reserve PBS

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    documentary on renowned local artist Joseph O'Sickey of Twin Lakes titled "Joseph O'Sickey: The Art of Life" premieres on Western Reserve PBS (WNEO 49.1) at 9 p.m. May 3. O'Sickey, 94, is a celebrated painter and recipient of the 2013 Ohio Govern

  • Art notes

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Thursday Joseph O’Sickey — A major new retrospective exhibit, Unifying Art, Life and Love, reviewing the work of Kent artist Joseph O’Sickey, will open at the Canton Museum of Art, 1001 Market Ave. N., and will remain on view through July 21. The

  • Distinguished author to speak at Truman State University graduation

    Outlet: KTVO-TV - Online

    Paul L. Gaston, III, Trustees Professor at Kent State University in Ohio, will serve as the May 2013 Commencement speaker for Truman State University. At Kent State University Gaston teaches graduate seminars in English literature and higher educa

  • On With The Show

    Outlet: Gateway News - Online

    MISCELLANEOUS ACTIVITIES Currently: "Undress: Shaping Fashion and Private Life," "Life, Thoughts & Garments: Linda Ohrn-McDaniel Recent Works," "Resist: A World of Resist Dye Techniques," "Fandemonium" and "Fashion Timeline," the Kent State Museum

Kent State University In the News, May 1, 2013

  • PARTA parking deck opens for public in Kent

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Finding a parking space in downtown Kent got a little bit easier Tuesday with the opening of the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority's Kent Central Gateway parking deck at South DePeyster and Erie streets. "It's great to finally be open

  • PARTA Deck Opens for Parking Downtown

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Drivers will be able to park free through May With little public fanfare, the 365 public parking spaces in PARTA's Kent Central Gateway transit center opened downtown Tuesday. The bus transfer and commercial spaces in the deck have yet to open

  • Celebrating working-class style on International Workers' Day, from Marie Antoinette to hip-hop (Druesedow)

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    High unemployment. Tattered factories. A strapped working class. It's tough out there for the workingman and -woman. As we celebrate International Workers' Day, a significant day in U.S. labor history, "May Day" sounds more like a desperate c

  • A Step Up for an Architecture Program

    Outlet: Competitions

    Kent State University’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design Serving the needs of students is one thing. Making a strong architectural statement as a program’s add-on is sure to bring lots of national attention to any educational insti

  • Kent State women's golf team headed to NCAA West Regional

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    One day after capturing its 15th consecutive Mid-American Conference championship, the Kent State women's golf team learned it will head to the West Regional for the 2013 NCAA Women's Golf Championship, which the NCAA announced on Monday. The Gold

  • Fore questions with ... Kent State sophomore and MAC champ Jennifer Ha

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A quick four golf questions with Kent State sophomore Jennifer Ha, who led the Flashes to the women's golf program's 15th consecutive Mid-American Conference championship on Sunday at Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio, by fin

  • Panic case at KSU is resolved, man guilty

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Discharged fire extinguisher while visiting a friend A New York man who caused the evacuation of Kent State University’s Prentice Hall in March by discharging a fire extinguisher in the residence hall has been fined, ordered to perform comm

  • A welcome addition to Kent: More parking

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    OPENING OF PARTA DECK Another sign of progress in downtown area The opening of a parking deck may not be as exciting as the opening of another retail block or a glitzy new hotel, but when the first cars made their way into the Kent Central

  • 'May 4th Voices’ premieres in Kent (Hassler)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent Historical Society President Sandy Halem launched the Kent State Shootings Oral History Project more than 23 years ago to give voice to individuals impacted by the events of May 4, 1970, at the university. Film inspiried by project colle

  • Kent Rotarians show off skills- Learning how-to

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    It is indeed possible to perform Brahms’ “Hungarian Dances,†with a turkey baster filled with water, Kent Rotarians learned Tuesday as Brad Bolton, a retired engineer turned professional musician, demonstrated with his wife, Christie Anderson

  • Keys To Managing Severe Onychomycosis

    Outlet: Podiatry Today - Online

    Author(s): Myron Bodman, DPM Gupta and Simpson report that device-based therapeutic options for onychomycosis are expanding more rapidly than pharmacotherapy. Photodynamic therapy, iontophoresis and laser therapy have shown positive initial res

  • New views of Kent from atop the Kent Central Gateway

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    The parking deck portion of the Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority's Kent Central Gateway is officially open to the public as of Tuesday morning. The roof level parking gives access to new views of downtown Kent and Kent State Universi

  • KSU students to visit Dominican

    Outlet: Star-Beacon - Online

    Kent State University at Ashtabula nursing students will be traveling to the Dominican Republic in May for an experiential learning opportunity that is the culmination of the "Professional Nursing with a Global Perspective" course being taught this s

  • Athena Awards 2013: Roxia Boykin

    Outlet: Inside Business Magazine (Northeast Ohio) - Online

    With a focus on patient advocacy, Roxia Boykin works to promote and protect quality medical care for greater Akron's most vulnerable population. Roxia Boykin's patient just couldn't get comfortable. He'd been on her hospital floor for more than

  • Shaker High School to host screening of Kent State film 'May 4 Voices'

    Outlet: Plain Dealer - Online

    Shaker Heights High School will hold a public screening and discussion May 9 of the film “May 4 Voices: Kent State, 1970.â€

  • Community Message Board

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Downtown Kent's new electronic community message board is up and running at the corner of South Water Street and Haymaker Parkway on Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2013. http://kent.patch.com/blog_posts/kent-2033/media_attachments/edit?upload_started=1367339875

  • Colleges prepare students for new jobs in oil and gas

    Outlet: Repository - Online, The

    For years, Ohioans have been waiting for the full force of the oil and gas boom while they watched as exploration of the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations took off in Pennsylvania. In preparation, area colleges and universities have started offeri

Kent State University In the News, April 30, 2013

  • Poets to share works at Wick's 12th annual 'Giving Voice' event (Hassler, Robinson)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Paraphrasing the words of American poet Robert Bly, David Hassler, director of Kent State's University's Wick Poetry Center, noted a poem is not completed until it's heard. On Wednesday, scores of local writers of all ages will complete their own

  • Police Tried, Succeeded in Diminishing Kent State's Annual College Fest

    Outlet: Scene

    After police in Kent tried to nip College Fest, the annual riotous Kent State spring bash, in the bud, festivities on Kent's College Ave. occurred with no significant police activity. University media relations called it a "peaceful night." "Pena

  • Going undrafted not as bad as it seems for Kent State's Josh Kline

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Not being selected in the NFL Draft may ultimately turn out to be a blessing for Josh Kline. Kent State's All-Mid-American Conference left guard was considered a strong candidate to be taken in the late rounds of the draft on Saturday, but was pas

  • On the record - April 29

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Patriots sign KSU’s Kline Former Kent State offensive lineman Josh Kline signed a free-agent contract with the Patriots Saturday night, not long after the conclusion of the NFL Draft. “[New England] contacted me, saying they were one of the te

  • KSU women are champs

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    The Kent State women’s golf team won its 15th straight Mid-American Conference championship, at Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio. The Golden Flashes overcame rainy conditions to win by 28 strokes over Eastern Michigan and Toledo. KSU’s Jennife

  • 43rd Commemoration of May 4 Set at Kent State (Hassler)

    Outlet: Youngstown Business Journal

    KENT, Ohio -- Kent State University will hold its 43rd annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events scheduled for Thursday through Sunday. The annual observance of the deaths of four students at the hands of the Ohio National Guard brings the uni

  • Book explores state's constitutional history

    Outlet: West Virginia Public Broadcasting - Online

    West Virginia's sesquicentennial will be celebrated through a variety of activities, but an Eastern Panhandle historian is marking the occasion by publishing a book that contains 40 years worth of research on the state's founding. John Stealey, Sh

Kent State University In the News, April 29, 2013

  • Kent State's Modern and Classical Language Department receives $400,000 in grants (Baer)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent State University professors Brian Baer and Theresa Minick of the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies have been awarded nearly $400,000 in grants to fund the 2013 Foreign Language Student Academy and the Teacher Leadership Academy

  • Darth Vader, Gwen Ifill, 'The Big Wedding,' 'The Good Wife' and Bruce Springsteen make Pop 10

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    View full sizeA book of interviews with Bruce Springsteen, "Springsteen on Springsteen," is a fresh look at his long career. Danny Clinch 1. DADDY DARK LORD Illustrator Jeffrey Brown's book "Vader's Little Princess" is a follow-up to his best-se

  • Kent State Honors Yeohlee Teng

    Outlet: Women's Wear Daily

    KENT HONORS YEOHLEE: Kent State University will induct Yeohlee Teng into its Fashion School Hall of Fame Saturday. After moving to New York from Malaysia to study fashion at the Parsons School of Design, the designer started her own signature label i

  • 'May 4th Voices' play on Channel 49, and other TV highlights for the week

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    Syfy's "Warehouse 13," starring Canton native Eddie McClintock, returns with new episodes. Syfy Weekly TV highlights "Game of Thrones" (9 p.m. Sunday, HBO): Tyrion (Peter Dinklage) learns the cost of weddings. "Mad Men" (10 p.m. Sunday, A

  • Bright Spots: April 26, 2013

    Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business

    Here's the latest installment of a weekly web feature that highlights positive developments in the Northeast Ohio business community. Evan Gildenblatt, a Kent State University senior from Cincinnati majoring in applied conflict management and exec

  • United Way of Portage County wraps of 2012 campaign; raised $1.08M

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The United Way of Portage County raised $1,075,000 for its 2012 campaign. The money raised fell short of the $1,125,000 goal, but agency officials were encouraged. "We're moving back in a positive direction" said Steve Kleiber, UW president and CE

  • Kent State football coach Paul Haynes speaks at United Way dinner

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent State first-year head football coach Paul Haynes served as guest speaker at the United Way of Portage County 2012 Campaign Finale, held Friday night at The Rusty Nail in Kent. Before introducing Haynes to the crowd of about 150, Matt French o

  • Kent State Field House Locker Room Project Breaks Ground Friday

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    The Field House locker room will provide a new facility for soccer, softball, field hockey, men’s and women’s track and cross country. In this facility, there will be a locker room, lounge area and satellite training space for athletes. Friday mo

  • Jets draft Kent State OL Winters in third round

    Outlet: Wall Street Journal

    FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — The New York Jets have selected versatile Kent State offensive lineman Brian Winters in the third round of the NFL draft. Winters, who is 6-foot-4 and 310 pounds, started at left tackle for the Golden Flashes but is expected t

  • Kent State's Josh Kline signs priority free agent contract with New England Patriots

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent State offensive guard Josh Kline signed with the New England Patriots just hours after the 2013 Draft ended as a “priority free agent,†according to a text message received from Kline Saturday night. Kline, a 6-foot-3, 310-pound lineman from

  • Kent State star Brian Winters ready to make mark with New York Jets

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    It took the New York Jets only minutes to inject Brian Winters into the middle of their six-headed quarterback controversy. After taking Kent State's star offensive lineman in the third round of the 2013 NFL Draft with the 72nd overall pick on Fri

  • New York Jets draft Kent State offensive lineman Brian Winters in third round

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent State offensive lineman Brian Winters was selected by the New York Jets in the third round of the NFL Draft on Friday night. He was the 72nd overall selection. Winters, who is a Hudson High School graduate, is a 6-foot-5, 318-pounder that pla

  • Strong showing for Kent State track & field at 119th Penn Relays

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The Kent State track & field teams produced a strong effort against stellar competition at the 119th Penn Relays, one of the most prestigious events of the collegiate season. Sophomore Matthias Tayala headlined the final day on Saturday for the Go

  • Kent State women's golf team wins 15th consecutive MAC championship

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Some day the Kent State women's golf team's incredible run of Mid-American Conference championships will come to an end. But sometimes you wonder. The Golden Flashes seemed as vulnerable as ever this season, entering the 2013 MAC Championships

  • Former KSU standout Brian Winters relieved to be chosen in NFL Draft

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    KENT: With the stress of the NFL Draft nearly 24 hours behind him, Brian Winters finally came out of hiding Saturday. A day after holing up in a Cleveland hotel until he was selected by the New York Jets in the third round (72nd overall) of the NF

  • Kent State left tackle Brian Winters selected in third round of NFL draft by New York Jets

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Brian Winters had been laying low. So low, most local media, a handful of Kent State officials and even some of Winters’ former teammates hadn’t been able to get ahold of him despite leaving countless messages. But Winters (Hudson High School)

  • On the Record — April 28

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    The Kent State women’s golf team won its 15th consecutive Mid-American Conference Championship on Sunday as they shot a 909 for the weekend, 28 shots better than second-place Eastern Michigan at the Longaberger Country Club in Nashport, Ohio. Jenn

  • OSU's Johnathan Hankins, Cincinnati's Travis Kelce and Kent's Brian Winters picked in NFL Draft

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    Columbus -- They were the words Johnathan Hankins had been waiting to hear, delivered by New York Giants Director of College Scouting Marc Ross on Friday night. The Ohio State junior defensive tackle had fallen from a projected first-round pick s

  • Joseph O'Sickey: The Art of Life

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    A documentary about Kent artist Joseph O'Sickey will premiere on Western Reserve PBS (WEAO 49.1) on Friday, May 3, at 9 p.m. The production showcases the remarkable life of the 94-year-old artist, who will receive the 2013 Ohio Governor’s Award for t

  • Teacher/Shakerite Advisor Selected As Reynolds Fellow

    Outlet: Shaker Heights Patch

    Natalie Sekicky will participate in an the intensive two-week program covers topics ranging from reporting to ethics to scholastic press freedom. Natalie Sekicky -- an english teacher at Shaker Height High School, as well as the advisor on the stu

  • Researchers at Kent State University Discuss Findings in Neuroscience

    Outlet: Pain & Central Nervous System Week

    2013 APR 29 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Pain & Central Nervous System Week -- Investigators publish new report on Neuroscience. According to news reporting from Kent, Ohio, by NewsRx journalists, research stated, "The brain me

  • Tribeca: 'Big Joy' Filmmakers Celebrate the Life of Artist James Broughton (Q&A)

    Outlet: Hollywood Reporter - Online

    Big Joy: The Adventures of James Broughton Using rare, archival footage and interviews with Broughton's friends and family, co-directors Stephen Silha and Eric Slade explore the life of one of the most influential artists to come out of the San Fr

  • KSU offensive lineman Kline signed as a free agent with Patriots, day after Winters drafted

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    Former Kent State offensive lineman Josh Kline signed with the New England Patriots as a priority free agent not long after the 2013 NFL Draft was completed Saturday evening. The previous day, Kline's former teammate and Flashes left tackle Brian

  • Colleges prepare students for new jobs in oil and gas

    Outlet: Independent - Online, The

    For years, Ohioans have been waiting for the full force of the oil and gas boom while they watched as exploration of the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations took off in Pennsylvania. In preparation, area colleges and universities have started offeri

  • Area jobs available for disabled students

    Outlet: East Liverpool Review - Online

    EAST LIVERPOOL - A disability does not have to become a roadblock to success. That was the message shared this week at the 10th annual East Liverpool High School Employer Appreciation Banquet held at United Brethren in Christ Church to honor those

  • Colleges prepare students for new jobs in oil and gas

    Outlet: Times-Reporter - Online, The

    For years, Ohioans have been waiting for the full force of the oil and gas boom while they watched as exploration of the Marcellus and Utica Shale formations took off in Pennsylvania. In preparation, area colleges and universities have started offeri

  • Water concerns saturate debate over shale drilling (Lutz)

    Outlet: Times-Reporter - Online, The

    Fleets of water trucks roll down state Route 644 to fill their tanks at the pond in the middle of this southwestern Columbiana County village. It takes millions of gallons to hydraulically fracture, or frack, a horizontal shale well, and multiple

  • PARTA's Kent Central Gateway parking deck to open Tuesday morning

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    At 7 a.m. Tuesday, the parking deck portion of the Kent Central Gateway project will open, and parking will be free -- at least for a few weeks. All 365 parking spaces in the five-level deck will be available, according to officials of the Portage

  • On with the show Hudson High grad crisscrosses the country in production of 'Hair'

    Outlet: Hudson Hub-Times - Online

    What does a talented young thing do when opportunity knocks? Actually, these days, opportunity calls on your cell phone and wants an answer right away. And when you are a smart young thing, you drop everything, pack your bags and head to New York.

  • Book talk: ‘Life's What Happens;' ‘Piscazzi's Pizza'

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    College routine goes awry in 'Life's What Happens' "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans" is the John Lennon quote that inspired Life's What Happens, the title of a new book by Bob Kat, the name Kent State University al

  • The To-Do List — week of April 28

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    The To-Do List — week of April 28 April 26,2013 10:47 PM GMT "Voices" sneak preview A video production of the play May 4th Voices will get a free sneak preview at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Kent Stage and then be televised by WNEO/WEAO (Channels 45

  • BLOG: Kent State Golden Flashes: KSU offensive lineman Kline signed as a free agent with Patriots, day after Winters drafted

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    April 28--Former Kent State offensive lineman Josh Kline signed with the New England Patriots as a priority free agent not long after the 2013 NFL Draft was completed Saturday evening. The previous day, Kline's former teammate and Flashes left tac

  • Opportunities for college credit surging for current high school students (Dunnivan)

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Right now, 85 Akron high school students are taking Stark State College courses. For free. At their regular high school. And they are far from alone. A surging number of high school students from around the state are snapping up the chanc

  • Hyland Software was named Tech Company of the Year: Business notebook

    Outlet: Plain Dealer - Online

    HONORS Hyland Software was named Tech Company of the Year by the Northeast Ohio Software Association at the seventh annual Best of Tech Awards. Four other local tech firms won top awards that recognize leadership, innovative products and exciting

  • New citizens extol virtues of US at naturalization ceremony

    Outlet: Repository - Online, The

    Yago Gonzalez stood up at Friday's naturalization ceremony and imparted a message to the high school students in the audience. Gonzalez, who is from Guatemala, was part of a group of new American citizens in Stark County. The ceremony was part of

  • KSU maintains accreditation (Spake)

    Outlet: Vindicator - Online

    Kent State University has maintained its accounting accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. Founded in 1916, AACSB International is the longest-serving global accrediting body for business schools that offer und

  • May 4th Voices: Kent State

    Outlet: Shaker Heights Patch

    “May 4th Voices: Kent State, 1970†is a new film based on eyewitness testimony that recounts the tragic events of the day when National Guardsmen fired on Kent State students protesting U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War More than 40 years have p

  • Kent Fashion Week set May 2, 3 &4 at 157 Lounge

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    The second annual Kent Fashion Week will be held from 6 to 10 p.m. May 2, 3 and 4 at 157 Lounge, 157 S. Water St., Kent. This event is a student-run presentation featuring the thesis collections of graduating seniors from the Fashion Design Progra

  • New citizens extol virtues of US at naturalization ceremony

    Outlet: Independent - Online, The

    Yago Gonzalez stood up at Friday's naturalization ceremony and imparted a message to the high school students in the audience. Gonzalez, who is from Guatemala, was part of a group of new American citizens in Stark County. The ceremony was part of La

  • Universities should specialize

    Outlet: Columbus Dispatch

    A debate about the value of a liberal-arts education is past due ("Major debate," Dispatch article, Monday). It's inexplicable to me why the cost of a college education has so consistently outstripped inflation for so many years. (Well, it would be i

  • Orchid Ensemble's Eastern Dreams

    Outlet: Exclaim! - Online

    A Juno nomination in 2005 and a seemingly endless amount of touring has proven there is a sizable demand for Orchid Ensemble's take on classical Chinese music. Their latest album, Life Death Tears Dream, flexes both their skilled musicianship and des

  • U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Ohio (April 26)

    Outlet: TMCnet.com

    April 26 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Ohio. *** Kent State University Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 26 -- Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, has been assigned a patent (8,427,615) developed by John L. West,

  • KSU LT Brian Winters drafted by the NY Jets in 3rd round of the NFL draft

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    Brian Winters had been lying low. So low, most local media, a handful of Kent State officials and even some of Winters' former offensive lineman teammates hadn't been able to get a hold of him despite leaving countless messages. But Winters (Hu

  • Bateman team ranks nationally

    Outlet: Loyola Maroon

    Loyola's Bateman team will present its “Stand Up, Reach Out†anti-bullying campaign on May 10 in the national finals for this year's Bateman competition. The Public Relations Student Society of America chose the three finalists from a field of 68

  • Design school recruiting creative high school students for summer camp

    Outlet: Beachwood Patch

    The Inspire Camp concludes with a show of student work and a reception for parents, friends and family. A mother, pictured here, views her student's work from the camp. http://beachwood.patch.com/announcements/design-school-recruiting-creative-hig

  • Design school recruiting creative high school students for summer camp

    Outlet: Avon-Avon Lake Patch

    new The Inspire Camp concludes with a show of student work and a reception for parents, friends and family. A mother, pictured here, views her student's work from the camp. http://avon-oh.patch.com/announcements/design-school-recruiting-creativ

  • Secret to new parents' mental health may be agreement on parenting style

    Outlet: Edmonton Journal - Online, The

    CHELTENHAM, ENGLAND – MARCH 15: Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge and Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, will soon be new parents. And a new study suggests their perceived cohesion on parenting style could affect their transition. Although there's n

  • Agreeing is good for you - Study sheds light on parenting style, health

    Outlet: Province - Online, The

    Although there's no crystal ball for parenting success, a groundbreaking study has found that new moms' and dads' well-being can be predicted by their perceived similarities - or differences - when it comes to managing baby. Researchers from Kent

  • Rebuilding Together improving homes

    Outlet: Leader Publications - Online

    Greater Cuyahoga Valley volunteers helped spruce up the Springfield home of Helen Stollings May 5, 2012, during the annual event. The volunteers were Summit County employees. GREATER AKRON — Rebuilding Together Greater Cuyahoga Valley, an affiliat

  • KENT STATE STUDENTS EARN ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT CERTIFICATION IN THE SCHOOL OF DIGITAL SCIENCES (Walker)

    Outlet: Federal News Service

    Through a unique arrangement between Kent State University and the Enterprise Architecture Center Of Excellence (EACOE), undergraduate students can now earn certification as Enterprise Architects.The first group of students earned the enterprise arch

  • LONG-SERVING FACULTY MEMBER YOOST AWARDED FOR WORK WITH KENT STATE HONORS STUDENTS (Yoost)

    Outlet: Federal News Service

    Kent State University College of Nursing faculty member Barbara L.Yoost, MSN, RN, CNS, CNE, ANEF, received the Distinguished Honors Faculty Award for 2013 for her work with nursing honors students. "I was shocked and humbled to have been named the

Kent State University In the News, April 26, 2013

  • OUR VIEW: Kent's Eco-friendly initiatives should be applauded

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    An effort announced by both Kent City Manager Dave Ruller and City Service Director Gene Roberts that are eco-friendly and have save the city "a ton" of money is good news for the taxpayer and the environment, too. The program utilized federal

  • Shaker Heights High School Screening Film On Kent State Shootings

    Outlet: Shaker Heights Patch

    “May 4th Voices: Kent State, 1970†is a new film based on eyewitness testimony that recounts the tragic events of the day when National Guardsmen fired on Kent State students protesting U.S. involvement in the Vietnam War More than 50 years have

  • Kent State women's golf team goes for 15th straight MAC title

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The Kent State women’s golf team begins postseason play today, when the Golden Flashes look to defend their team title at the 2013 Mid-American Conference Women’s Golf Championship at Longaberger Golf Club in Nashport, Ohio. Since the tournament’s

  • Kent State May Act on Tuition Next Month (Lefton)

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    State cap on tuition increases expected to be 2 percent The Kent State Library in summer of 2012. http://kent.patch.com/articles/kent-state-may-act-on-tuition-next-month/media_attachments/edit?upload_started=1366914139 Students at Kent State

  • ACROSS OUR COMMUNITIES: Researcher will appear at open house at KSU East Liverpool

    Outlet: Salem News - Online

    EAST LIVERPOOL - The University of Cincinnati and Kent State-sponsored Communities Actively Researching Exposure Study (CARES) will hold an open house on April 29, featuring a meet and greet with University of Cincinnati researcher Dr. Erin Haynes, t

  • Kent State Honors Yeohlee Teng

    Outlet: Women's Wear Daily - Online

    KENT HONORS YEOHLEE: Kent State University will induct Yeohlee Teng into its Fashion School Hall of Fame Saturday. After moving to New York from Malaysia to study fashion at the Parsons School of Design, the designer started her own signature label i

  • Agreeing is good for you; Study sheds light on parenting style, health

    Outlet: Province, The

    Although there's no crystal ball for parenting success, a groundbreaking study has found that new moms' and dads' well-being can be predicted by their perceived similarities - or differences - when it comes to managing baby. Researchers from Kent

  • Research Data from Kent State University Update Understanding of Addiction Research

    Outlet: NewsRx.com

    2013 APR 26 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Health & Medicine Week -- A new study on Addiction Research is now available. According to news reporting out of Kent, Ohio, by NewsRx editors, research stated, "Brief interventions enco

  • Looking for something to do? Look here

    Outlet: Times-Reporter - Online, The

    NEW PHILADELPHIA The Tuscarawas Philharmonic introduced the May Festival in 2012 as a way to unite fine arts programs in schools with local arts organizations, demonstrating the great wealth of talent in the Tuscarawas Valley and the link between art

  • A self-guided planner for team-building

    Outlet: ALA

    CHICAGO -With library staffing levels and services cut to the bone, creating a team that communicates well and functions smoothly is more important than ever. Building on the model of her bestselling book " Be a Great Boss: One Year to Success ," Ca

  • Kent State students to host fashion show on April 27

    Outlet: Fibre 2 Fashion

    Kent State University's Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising will celebrate its 30th anniversary during the 2013 Fashion School Fashion Show, “FS2†on Saturday, April 27, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. at the E. Turner

  • Pilots of the World Train in Cessna Aircraft

    Outlet: Airport Business

    FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany, April 25, 2013  —  Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, continues to supply the dominant four-seat airplane of choice for flight training schools around the world. The majority of qualified pilots fly

  • 'Sponsored' homework pitched to schools

    Outlet: TMCnet.com

    BROOKSVILLE, Apr 24, 2013 (Hernando Today - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- Michael Zelin believes he has an online system that could boost student performance in Hernando County through commercial incentives, and incentivize bu

  • Crooked River Adventures Announces Opening Date (Herpy)

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    It's official — Kent's livery will open in a few weeks on Cuyahoga River Day. Kayaks are lined up along the Cuyahoga River at John Brown Tannery Park on Saturday in preparation for a Crooked River Adventures staff training trip to Water Works Park

  • Kent State novel is finalist in 2013 Best Indie Book ward for 2013 for general fiction

    Outlet: PRLog

    Author to provide free eBook copies between May 2nd and May 6th Life Award Tile PRLog (Press Release) - Apr. 25, 2013 - AUSTIN, Texas -- Award winning author Bob Kat, was named a finalist in the Best Indie Wards of 2013 in the general fiction c

  • Secrets of happy parenting (Mickelson)

    Outlet: Ottawa Citizen - Online, The

    Being in agreement is key, study finds As the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge expect their first baby, a study out of Kent State University in Ohio finds that greater agreement on parenting style is linked with better mental health for both men and

Kent State University In the News, April 25, 2013

  • Transnational Studies Lecture

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent State University’s Department of Pan-African S tudies will host the Transnational Studies Lecture, “Corruption in Africa: Bad Institutions and Military Rule and Religion†by Prof. Nicole Bissessar at noon April 26 in Oscar Ritchie Hall. T

  • KACC presents meet-and-greet with Kent State football coach Paul Haynes

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The Kent Area Chamber of Commerce will present its Meet Coach H a y n e s S p r i n g Game Preview today at 5 p.m. at Water Street Tavern in Kent, featuring firstyear Golden Flashes football coach Paul Haynes. “This is the Chamber’s way

  • Final concert of series set Saturday

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The final concert of the 2012-13 Kent State University New Music Series will be presented at 8 p.m. Saturday in the Carl F.W. Ludwig Recital Hall at the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music on the Kent State University campus. Admission will be fr

  • Secret to new parents’ mental health may be agreement on parenting style (Mickelson)

    Outlet: Gazette, The

    Although there’s no crystal ball for parenting success, a groundbreaking study has found that new moms’ and dads’ well-being can be predicted by their perceived similarities – or differences – when it comes to managing baby. Researchers from Kent

  • AUDIO: Former state senator tapped to head Ohio's university system

    Outlet: WKSU-FM

    John Carey hopes to better align college with job availability in Ohio Gov. John Kasich has tapped former Ohio lawmaker John Carey to head the state’s public university system. StateImpact Ohio’s Ida Lieszkovszky reports on the new chancellor of t

  • Kent State's Fashion School celebrates 30th anniversary and spring fashion show (Schofield-Tomschin)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent State University's Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising will celebrate its 30th anniversary during the 2013 fashion school's annual spring fashion show, "FS2" Saturday. Each year the fashion design st

  • Free preview screening of "May 4th Voices"

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    This broadcast production of "May 4th Voices" presents David Hassler's play with an all-Kent State University student cast directed by Katherine Burke. The play is composed of first-person narratives about the May 4, 1970, tragedy, taken from the Ken

  • Kent State May Act on Tuition Next Month (Lefton)

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    State cap on tuition increases expected to be 2 percent Students at Kent State University may see another increase in tuition starting in the fall. For two years running, the Kent State Board of Trustees has voted to raise tuition each fall at

  • VIDEO: NFL Draft's stressful wait is almost over for Kent State's Brian Winters (Haynes)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    For Brian Winters, the work is over and the wait is on. Kent State's mammoth left tackle spent three months after last season ended proving his worth to NFL scouts and is now waiting not-so-patiently for the 2013 NFL Draft to unfold beginning with

  • MAGNET helps YSU impact manufacturing

    Outlet: Jambar, Youngstown State University - Online

    Youngstown State University announced a partnership with the Manufacturing Advocacy & Growth Network on Wednesday. On Wednesday morning, members of MAGNET met with YSU President Cynthia Anderson and professors from the College of Science, Technolo

  • Health linked to cohesive parenting; New study (Mickelson)

    Outlet: National Post

    A groundbreaking study has found that the well-being of new moms and dads can be predicted by their perceived similarities - or differences - when it comes to bringing up baby. researchers from Kent State university in Ohio report that greater agr

  • Mental health improves if parents agree on child rearing (Mickelson)

    Outlet: Calgary Herald, The

    Although there's no crystal ball for parenting success, a groundbreaking study has found that new moms' and dads' well-being can be predicted by their perceived similarities - or differences - when it comes to managing baby. Researchers from Kent

  • New parents may benefit when styles click; Study explores mental health, raising baby (Mickelson)

    Outlet: Edmonton Journal, The

    Although there's no crystal ball for parenting success, a groundbreaking study has found that new moms' and dads' well-being can be predicted by their perceived similarities - or differences - when it comes to managing their baby. Researchers from

  • Kent State to Host its First Job Fair Focused Exclusively on Communication, Media and Design Professions

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    The College of Communication and Information (CCI) is hosting its first job fair exclusively focused on juniors and seniors seeking internships and entry-level jobs in the communication, design and media industries. CCI's JobExpo2013 will be held on

  • The Week in Live Music

    Outlet: Free Times - Online

    Archives The Week in Live Music Wednesday DJ Scrilla - If Kanye West is the college dropout, DJ Scrilla's the big man on campus. An aspiring rapper from Cleveland Heights, Ohio, Scrilla (née Chris Harris) enrolled at Kent State University and p

  • VERO BEACH MUSEUM OF ART

    Outlet: TCPalm.com

    There's more than one reason why Katharine Hepburn's an American legend. The most honored actress in the history of American film, with 12 Academy Award nominations and four Academy Awards for Best Actress, Hepburn's also a cultural icon influenci

  • Geauga Consumer Connection Show Offers Consumer Favorites

    Outlet: Weekly Villager - Online

    Middlefield -  Consumers can indulge in two of their favorite hobbies at the Geauga Consumer Connection show: eating and shopping. And all for FREE. This popular show, scheduled for Wednesday, May 8 from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. at the Middlefield Market on

  • Kent State to Host its First Job Fair Focused Exclusively on Communication, Media and Design Professions

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    The College of Communication and Information (CCI) at Kent State University is hosting its first job fair exclusively focused on juniors and seniors seeking internships and entry-level jobs in the communication, design and media industries. CCI's Job

  • Arts Beat: Blueberry Pancakes and the Illusional Device

    Outlet: Times-Reporter - Online, The

    Illusional may not be an actual word but it is used in the title of an exhibition conceived by seven students in Professor Jack McWhorter's Painting IV class at the Stark Campus of Kent State University. This is the first time that the Tuscarawas Cou

  • A nod to diversity: West Elementary students celebrate their differences

    Outlet: Newark Advocate - Online

    Licking Heights West elementary promotes cultural awareness during its annual Cultural Diversity Week. As part of the week-long event, each hallway reflects a different continent. Here, a hallway is decorated with an African theme. / Chad Klimack/The

  • Lefton to leave KSU

    Outlet: Gateway News - Online

    Kent State University President Lester Lefton announced April 17 that he will retire from KSU at the end of his contract July 1, 2014. "The moment seems just right for the university, for me and for my family to begin the next chapter of my life,"

  • Crestwood's Randi Lyle becomes first female to win CRA Gold Cup

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    Crestwood's Randi Lyle becomes first female to win CRA Gold Cup Special to the Record-Courier Published: April 24, 2013 4:00AM Special to the Record-Courier Crestwood High School junior Randi Lyle recently became the first female to ever win

  • Prom gowns, suits available Thursday

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    The Phyllis Zumkehr County Clothing Center in Ravenna will have free prom gowns and suits available from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday for high school students planning on attending the prom. There also will be a style show with students from Alpha Xi Delta o

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  • (AUDIO) Exercise Protects Against Memory Loss

    Outlet: ideastream.org

    Looking for some motivation to hit the gym or take the stairs? How about this: physical activity can not only prevent memory loss but it could reverse it too. That's the topic of our Tuesday Checkup. Ideastream's Anne Glausser spoke with Reporter Eve

  • Kent State prepares search for new college president

    Outlet: Review - Online, The

    Kent State University is beginning its preparations to find a new college president, according to the Record-Courier. Kent State President Lester Lefton announced his 2014 retirement April 17. A Kent State spokesman said the search is in its in

  • (AUDIO) The prairies burn at Kent State (on purpose) (White)

    Outlet: WKSU-FM

    You don’t often see an Ohio college campus on fire but that’s what it looked like at Kent State University today. Smoke and flames were leaping into the air near the main campus Recreation and Wellness Center. Firefighters were using flares to set t

  • Students Determined To Do Serious Reporting (Idsvoog)

    Outlet: TVNewsCheck

    At Ohio's Kent State University, the students are rising up against local TV news they consider “pretty sad†with reporting that only scratches the surface of issues and an abundance of fluff. They are producing investigative reports on subjects they

  • ON THE RECORD

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    Kent State University Senior Trisha Krewson was named to the Academic All-Mid-American Conference Team on Monday. Krewson, a guard on the women’s basketball team, will graduate this spring with a 3.99 cumulative grade-point average. Krewson plans

  • Firefighters burn field at Kent State

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The University Prairie Grass Reserve behind Kent State University’s Student Recreation and Wellness Center was set ablaze by the Kent Fire Department Tuesday morning. The annual Prairie Burn is done for maintenance of the field of tall grass, and h

  • Lefton to leave KSU (Lefton, Diacon)

    Outlet: Hudson Hub-Times - Online

    Kent State University President Lester Lefton announced April 17 that he will retire from KSU at the end of his contract July 1, 2014. "The moment seems just right for the university, for me and for my family to begin the next chapter of my life,"

  • Exercise can sometimes reverse memory loss, study finds (Gunstad, Spitznagel)

    Outlet: Plain Dealer - Online

    CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The sooner you start exercising, the more you might remember. A recent study by the Department of Psychology at Kent State University shows that physical activity and exercise play a crucial role in actually reversing some memor

  • Kent State Horticulture Club presents Horticultural Awareness Day

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    Kent State Horticulture Club Presents Horticultural Awareness Day Thursday, April 25, 2013 Demonstrations and presentations are as follows: Tree Preservation Cabling & Bracing 9:00-11:30 presented by the Arboriculture class Arborist Cl

  • Stow-Monroe Falls school board recognizes success in school district

    Outlet: The Akron Beacon Journal

    STOW: The Stow-Monroe Falls High Schools school board meeting was filled with praise on Monday night as various programs and staff were recognized for achievements in the district. One such program was the International Leadership in Education pro

  • Design school recruiting creative high school students for summer camp

    Outlet: Stow Patch

    The School of Visual Communication Design (VCD) is sponsoring its second summer creative camp, known as the Inspire Creative Camp, for 14-19-year-old students from June 16-21 at Kent State University. Students who are incoming freshmen at Kent State

  • Design school recruiting creative high school students for summer camp

    Outlet: Cuyahoga Falls Patch

    The School of Visual Communication Design (VCD) is sponsoring its second summer creative camp, known as the Inspire Creative Camp, for 14-19-year-old students from June 16-21 at Kent State University. Students who are incoming freshmen at Kent State

Kent State University In the News, April 23, 2013

  • The Week: April 15-21, 2013 4:30 am, April 22, 2013 - The big story

    Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business

    Lester Lefton announced he will retire next summer as president of Kent State University — a post the 66-year-old Boston native has held since 2006. Dr. Lefton, who has presided over the university during an era of marked growth, said in a message to

  • Ask the Experts: Should Small Business Owners Seek Venture Capital Financing?

    Outlet: Card Hub.com

    The Great Recession has reinvigorated America’s entrepreneurial spirit. As the job market soured during the housing market crisis and ensuing economic swoon, business creation rates soared to record heights. We averaged fewer than 29 new start-ups

  • KSU spring football: Senior cornerback Darius Polk honors best friend Norman Wolfe Jr. with number change (Haynes)

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    KENT: Darius Polk had three reasons for changing his jersey number this season during his fifth and final year as a cornerback at Kent State. Polk used to wear No. 1. But another popular player for Kent State also wears the number — the versatile

  • Going Places: April 22-26, 2013 - JOB CHANGES

    Outlet: Crain's Cleveland Business

    KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Mark Altieri to full-time professor, department of accounting.

  • KSU readying search for Lefton’s successor (Mansfield)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The time has come for Kent State University to begin the process of finding a successor to President Lester Lefton, who last week announced he will retire in July 2014. “The good news is that Dr. Lefton has provided the board with ample noti

  • Earth Day at Kent State at Stark

    Outlet: North Neighbor News - Online

    Kent State University at Stark commemorates Earth Day 2013 on Sunday, April 21 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. with events to raise awareness of environmental responsibility and appreciation for natural resources. The event will take place at the campus cent

  • Kent Earns 'Town-Gown' Award (Lefton)

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    International Town-Gown Association bestows inaugural honor on city, university Kent City Manager Dave Ruller, left, Kent Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lori Wemhoff and Kent State President Lester Lefton during the spring 2013 Bowman

  • Forever in love

    Outlet: San Antonio Express-News - Online

    Then: Ruth Paul and Tony Weissgarber were students at Kent State University in 1949 when this photo was taken. They married in 1952. Now: Tony retired from the Air Force as a lieutenant colonel in 1971. While Ruth worked as a Realtor, Tony ran a s

  • Kent State Grad Student Studying Economic Devastation in Youngstown

    Outlet: WYTV-TV

    How does the blight in Youngstown communities that have been compare with devastated by tornadoes or hurricanes? That's the basis of a project currently being researched by a Kent State doctoral student. Here's Gerry Ricciutti. Kent State grad studen

  • Kent State Grad Student Studying Economic Devastation in Youngstown

    Outlet: WYFX-TV

    A Kent State graduate student is hoping to earn a doctorare by studying what's happening in different Youngstown neighborhoods. Gerry Ricciutti spoke with her about the project...and has more. Jennifer Burrell came to know about Youngstown and its ne

  • Kent State Grad Student Studying Economic Devastation in Youngstown

    Outlet: WKBN-TV

    we'll tell you why a student from Kent State is spending her time studying different neighborhoods in the city of Youngstown... And we'll have an update to what looked like an animal cruelty case, but turned out to be something else. 27 First News at

  • Fashion Show: Kent State's 'FS2'

    Outlet: Capital Style (Columbus) - Online

    Kent State University's annual fashion show, “FS2,†is this Saturday, April 27, at 1 p.m. and 6 p.m. in the E. Turner Stump Theatre in the Music and Speech Building. Twenty-five design students will present their collections at the show, which mar

  • Keys To Managing Severe Onychomycosis

    Outlet: Podiatry Today - Online

    Start Page: 46 26. Elewski BE, Ghannoum MA, Mayser P, et al. Efficacy, safety and tolerability of topical terbinafine nail solution in patients with mild-to-moderate toenail onychomycosis: results from three randomized studies using double-blind v

  • Law Day Panel Discussion set for Wednesday in Massillon

    Outlet: Independent - Online, The

    The Stark County Bar Association and municipal court officials are presenting its annual Law Day Panel Discussion, “Realizing The Dream: Equality for All†to the general public, senior citizens and students at 1:15 p.m., Wednesday, in municipal court

  • Astronaut Col. Eileen Collins to speak Tuesday at KSU at Stark

    Outlet: Independent - Online, The

    with Totally Local Yellow Pages Astronaut and shuttle commander Col. Eileen Collins is the featured speaker at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, in the Timken Great Hall at Kent State University at Stark, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. In 1995, Collins became the first

  • Law Day Panel Discussion set for Wednesday in Massillon

    Outlet: Repository - Online, The

    MASSILLON - The Stark County Bar Association and municipal court officials are presenting its annual Law Day Panel Discussion, "Realizing The Dream: Equality for All" to the general public, senior citizens and students at 1:15 p.m., Wednesday, in mun

  • Armed Robbery Reported Near Kent State University

    Outlet: Kent Patch

    Police are looking for two male suspects, reports our news partner at WEWS Channel 5. http://kent.patch.com/articles/armed-robbery-reported-near-kent-state-university/media_attachments/edit?upload_started=1366638094 Kent State University issued

  • Earth Day on Kent State at Stark campus draws local families

    Outlet: Independent - Online, The

    JACKSON TWP. - It was all fun and games with some education thrown in at Kent State University Stark Campus' annual Earth Day Celebration. The free family event held near the campus' Wetlands Research area Sunday afternoon featured educational ac

  • GET OUT! Environmental events celebrate Earth Day

    Outlet: Independent - Online, The

    EVENT HIGHLIGHTS • Kent State University at Stark will honor the environment with its Earth Day Celebration from 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday. The event will include children's activities, such as face painting, a mock fossil dig, games, a three-legged rac

  • Fracking to be topic of Rotary Club meeting

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    The Rotary Club of Mantua is sponsoring a series of speakers whose subjects have centered around the current issue of fracking in Ohio. The goal is to educate the audience, with differing viewpoints being presented. On March 26, Dr. Alan Coogan, a re

  • Fashion Show at Kent State

    Outlet: WKYC-TV

    If you've ever wondered where some of the greatest fashions come from. Kent state university is down the road. They're hosting their annual fashion show this weekend. >> Joining us to talk about the passes and the wonder show is and gail and sherry a

  • Kent State issues alert after armed robbery at Circle K near campus

    Outlet: WEWS-TV - Online

    KENT, Ohio - Kent State University issued an alert early Monday morning after an armed robbery near campus. According to Kent police, two men entered the Circle K on Main Street just before 3 a.m., showed a handgun and demanded cash. The school

  • Kent State Issues Warning After Robbery

    Outlet: WJW-TV - Online

    KENT, Ohio - Kent State University officials on Monday issued an alert to students after an early morning robbery at a store near campus. It happened at around 3 a.m. at the Circle K on Main Street, across from White Hall. Kent police say two m

  • BLOG: Varsity Letters: Roundup: Hoover's Luke Grandjean, Buchtel's Tymeon Ollison get offers

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    April 22--Kent State reportedly offered North Canton Hoover junior wide receiver/safety Luke Grandjean, according to Scout.com. Grandjean, who is 6 feet 3 and 185 pounds, is also receiving interest from Cincinnati, Akron and Columbia, according to th

  • Kent State Golden Flashes: KSU players and new coaching staff have settled in during final week of spring practice

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    April 22--Back in December, many of the Flashes players felt like their world have been turned upside down with the announcement that second-year coach Darrell Hazell was taking a handful of his assistants and moving on to coach at Purdue. But now

Kent State University In the News, April 22, 2013

  • ALONG THE WAY Many laid groundwork for Kent revival

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    The Kent downtown rejuvenation of the last few years has been spectacular. Its prime movers, KSU President Lester Lefton, philanthropist Ron Burbick, City Manager David Ruller and Kent City Council, Ron Pizzuti, Congressman Tim Ryan and PARTA an

  • Kent State Sports Report: Golden Flashes have some work to do to win Wagon Wheel Challenge (Nielsen, Geis)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent State has some work to do this spring in order to capture the PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge for the second consecutive season. The PNC Wagon Wheel Challenge pits the Golden Flashes against arch-rival Akron in an all-sports competition. Kent State

  • Longtime Kent State superfan Hank Dunckel receives personalized MAC championship ring (Haynes)

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    You could argue that no man has seen more bad football in his lifetime than Hank Dunckel. Since becoming a mainstay at Kent State football practices in 1974, Dunckel witnessed 32 losing seasons on the gridiron, but kept coming back for more. Du

  • Defense dominates in Kent State jersey scrimmage; Haynes sets out for physical, running mentality (Haynes)

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    KENT: Kent State’s offense against defense “jersey scrimmage†was Saturday morning, with the winner getting to wear the home blue jerseys during practice and drills for another year. Aside from it being the first time this spring the offense and

  • Kent State lineman Josh Klein hopes to hear name in NFL Draft

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    CLEVELAND, Ohio --As usual, the NFL Draft pickings are slim this season out of the Mid-American Conference, but to quote the late Spencer Tracy, "what's there is choice." The possibility is there for Central Michigan offensive tackle Eric Fisher

  • Kent State issues advisory after overnight armed robbery

    Outlet: WKYC-TV

    KENT -- Students at Kent State University woke up Monday to an advisory from school officials about an armed robbery that happened overnight near the main campus. According to the KSU warning, which was posted online and sent out as an emergency t

  • TEWELL: A Self-Evident Lie (2013)

    Outlet: Civil War Monitor, The

    A Self-Evident Lie: Southern Slavery and the Threat to American Freedom by Jeremy J. Tewell. Kent State University Press, 2013. Cloth, ISBN: 1606351451. $45.00. Posted: 4/17/2013 Reviewed By: Barbara Gannon Ironically, the falsehood discussed

  • 'Who's Your Mama?' festival, business expo set in Kent today

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Despite expected cooler temperatures, two events in Kent today should bring out the community. The Kent Business and Community Expo will take place from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Theodore Roosevelt High School and the "Who's Your Mama?" block party wil

  • Police issue alert after armed robbery near KSU campus

    Outlet: 19 Action News at 5:30 AM - WOIO-TV

    KENT, OH (WOIO) - Kent City Police are issuing a warning after an armed robbery near the KSU campus. 19 Action News has learned two men armed with guns held up the Circle K on Main Street across from White Hall around 3 a.m. Monday. The suspec

  • Kent State Issues Warning After Robbery

    Outlet: Fox 8 Morning News - WJW-TV

    KENT, Ohio — Kent State University officials on Monday issued an alert to students after an early morning robbery at a store near campus. It happened at around 3 a.m. at the Circle K on Main Street, across from White Hall. Kent police say two m

  • (VIDEO) Kent State issues alert after armed robbery at Circle K near campus

    Outlet: WEWS-TV

    KENT, Ohio - Kent State University issued an alert early Monday morning after an armed robbery near campus. According to Kent police, two men entered the Circle K on Main Street just before 3 a.m., showed a handgun and demanded cash. The school

  • Kent State students moved by Wiesel’s message of hope

    Outlet: Cleveland Jewish News

    Kent State University students said they were moved and inspired by Holocaust survivor Elie Wiesel’s message of hope when he spoke April 11 at the KSU Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. Susan Reisman, a sophomore from Beachwood, was one of

  • OUR VIEW: Lefton's leadership transformed Kent State

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Lester Lefton's bold,visionary leadership has transformed Kent State University during his tenure as president. Enrollment is at an all-time high, construction activity has changed the face of the campus, new academic initiatives have been launched,

  • Rock the Runway Fashion Show, competition held at Kent State University

    Outlet: Record-Courier

    Kent State University students showcased their fashion designs recently at Kent Student Center Programming's ninth annual Rock the Runway fashion show. Ginette Norvelus and Michelle Milfort, both of North Lauderdale, Fla., not only were the Judges

  • Beachwood native Akilah Porter wins award at Kent State University

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    KENT -- Beachwood native Akilah Porter, a senior news major at Kent State University, was awarded a Robert G. McGruder Award earlier this month for her Uhuru article “The Missing Link,†which explored the cultural difference between an African-Americ

  • Plain Dealer Travel Photo Contest winners chosen (Zake)

    Outlet: Plain Dealer

    You don't have to travel far to take a terrific travel photo. Four out of 13 winning images in the sixth annual Plain Dealer Travel Photo Contest were taken in Northeast Ohio, including three in downtown Cleveland. The rest of the top pictures sp

  • Regional news briefs - April 22

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal, The

    KENT Town-hall event KENT: State Rep. Kathleen Clyde, D-Kent, will hold a town-hall meeting on “Higher Education, College Affordability & Ohio’s Budget†at 6 tonight. The event will be in Room 316 of the Kent State University Student Center

  • Charity events — week of April 22

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    Saturday Kent State University 2013 Fashion School Fashion Show - 1 and 6 p.m., E. Turner Stump Theatre, Music and Speech Building, 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent State University. The School of Fashion Design and Merchandising celebrates its 30th anniv

  • Earth Day on Kent Stark campus draws local families

    Outlet: Suburbanite - Online, The

    Alex Lisauskas, 5, shows his dad, Jon, the fossils he dug up at Kent State University Stark Campus' annual Earth Day event Sunday. It was all fun and games with some education thrown in at Kent State University Stark Campus' annual Earth Day Celeb

  • Earth Day on Kent Stark campus draws local families

    Outlet: Repository - Online, The

    It was all fun and games with some education thrown in at Kent State University Stark Campus' annual Earth Day Celebration. The free family event held near the campus' Wetlands Research area Sunday afternoon featured educational activities and dem

  • Kent State University at Stark hosts Earth Day celebration on Sunday

    Outlet: The Akron Beacon Journal

    The Kent State University at Stark will celebrate Earth Day on Sunday. The event, which will take place from 1 to 4 p.m., is free and open to the public. This family-friendly day will include children's activities such as face painting, mock fossi

  • Kent State University Fashion Show set April 27 at Kent's E. Turner Stump Theatre

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    Kent State University's Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising will celebrate its 30th anniversary during the 2013 Fashion School Fashion Show, "FS2." The show will take place at 1 and 6 p.m. April 27 at the E.

  • Local trainer hopes to support Boston injured at local venues (Beverley)

    Outlet: Hudson Hub-Times - Online

    A marathon runner is raising funds and awareness for the runners affected by the bombings at the Boston Marathon with a run scheduled for 9 a.m. April 28 at Sand Run Metro Park's towpath trail at 1350 Sand Run Parkway in Akron. Kirsten Beverley, a

  • Kent State president to retire in 2014 (Lefton)

    Outlet: Columbus Dispatch - Online

    KENT, Ohio (AP) — Kent State University's president plans to retire next year. Lester Lefton, 66, made the announcement on Wednesday, effective July 1, 2014. He became Kent State's president in 2006. “The moment just seems right for the univers

  • Celebrations — April 21

    Outlet: Akron Beacon Journal - Online, The

    Education Evan Gildenblatt, a Kent State senior from Cincinnati majoring in applied conflict management, was selected to serve on the 2013 Steering Committee for the National Campus Leadership Council, which is composed of more than 400 current an

  • Sister to Sister program gets girls thinking about college (Brown)

    Outlet: Star-Beacon - Online

    PARTICIPANTS IN the Sister-to-Sister program sponsored by Zonta International, ACCESS and Kent State University-Ashtabula toured the campus following a morning of break-out sessions. The event was held Thursday at the university campus. The annua

  • First read: New books from psychotic lawyers to not-so-psychotic lawyers

    Outlet: Daily Record - Online, The

    A college friend of ours recently wrote to us, invoking a phrase that was quoted at our college graduation, many moons ago: “And who shall say — whatever disenchantment follows — that we ever forget magic; or that we can ever betray, on this leaden e

  • Girl Scouts 'reach out' to female professionals

    Outlet: Record-Courier - Online

    Junior Girl Scout Troop No. 442 of Crestwood Intermediate School recently hosted a panel discussion to earn their "reach out" award. The requirements for the "reach out" award included having the troop explore the roles available to women and girl

  • Annual barbershop chorus show April 27

    Outlet: Times-Reporter - Online, The

    NEW PHILADELPHIA  Old songs, new songs and songs that will have your tapping your toes will be on the program when the Schoenbrunn Valley Barbershop Chorus presents its 38th annual show. This year's show, to be presented at 3 p.m. April 27 at the 

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