Thanks in large part to the generosity of students, staff, alumni and friends of the campus, Kent State University at Ashtabula surpassed its feature fund #KSUgives Giving Tuesday fundraising goal of $10,000, raising over $18,000 for the Susan J. Stocker Nursing Scholarship. Thanks to an enthusiastic month-long effort by the on-campus community of students, faculty and staff, the campaign met its listed goal before a considerable donation from an anonymous benefactor on the final day helped push the final tally to almost twice the desired amount, coming in at $18,375. The gift total include...

A NEW Special Topics Course is available for the Spring 2023 Semester. Introduction to Public Mental Health is a 100% online, 7-week course.  Due in large part to the COVID-19 pandemic, the public has experienced soaring rates of anxiety, depression, and substance use. The impact has been so significant and far-reaching that many have warned of an impending “mental health pandemic.” Understanding mental health as a public health issue can better equip communities to better serve those experiencing distress. Introduction to Public Mental Health provides a broad understanding of menta...

Misinformation has permeated conversations across all walks of life. And in the Taylor Hall Gallery at Kent State University this winter, visitors can see misinformation exposed in a new, visually interesting way. It’s all thanks to a collaboration between Associate Professors Sanda Katila of Visual Communication Design and J.D. Ponder of Communication Studies, who both explored misinformation with their classes during the Fall 2022 semester. Design students in Katila’s class, Glyphix Research Laboratory, studied the intersection of language, image and lies while researching a specific i...

Two Kent State University graduates are making strides to eliminate gender roles and stereotypes with their graphic novel titled “Play Like A Girl.” David Wilson '09, adjunct professor of Illustration, Design and Graphic Narrative at Kent State, and his wife, Misty Wilson '15, a graduate of the Masters of Arts Teaching program at Kent State, are the couple behind this powerful story.  The graphic novel chronicles Misty’s seventh-grade experience being the only girl on her town’s football team and showcases the challenges she faced.  “I really felt I had a stor...