The newly-formed Holistic Health Club will hold its next meeting on Friday, Dec. 19, at 12:30 p.m. in the art gallery, located on the second floor of the Mary Patterson Building. The group’s intent is to enrich and enlighten students, staff, faculty and the community about current wellness awareness. All students, staff and faculty are welcome to attend and/or become a member. There is a $5 initiation fee. This week’s meeting will focus on a membership drive for the spring semester; the weekly Super Soul Sunday community program; plans for upcoming trips to the Ohio Valley Herbal Product...
The Kent State Salem Communiversity Choir filled the City Center auditorium with music that helped put the audience members in a “Merry Mood” for the holidays during its annual concert. The choir is directed by Assistant Professor Mel Fucci and its members represent the local community, Kent Salem students and faculty. This year’s event was held in conjunction with grand re-opening of the The Creative Learning Center: Salem Storybook Museum Re-Created, which is located on the first floor of the City Center. During the program, Ginger Grilli of the Storybook Museum read the children's bo...
Kent State University at Trumbull hosted its first on-campus commencement ceremony in over 10 years on Thursday, Dec. 11 in the Classroom Building’s newly renovated auditorium. Kent State conferred 85 degrees, including 45 bachelor's degrees, 39 associate degrees and one master's degree. Todd Diacon, who serves as Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost of Kent State University, was the speaker for the ceremony. Diacon oversees all aspects of the academic enterprise, including the university’s seven regional campuses. Before coming to Kent State, Diacon ser...
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) inducted Kent State University’s Michele Ewing, APR, into its College of Fellows at the 2014 International Conference in Washington, D.C. Ewing is a public relations associate professor in Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) and a longtime resident of the Youngstown, Ohio, area. Ewing joins an elite group of 300 professionals who have dedicated more than 20 years of excellence to the public relations industry. Less than 2 percent of PRSA members are accepted into the College of Fellows. “I’m really ...