Kent State Alumna Colleen Longshaw returns to Porthouse Theatre this summer to star as Sister Mary Hubert, head of the novices, to the Mother Superior in “Nunsense,” directed by former School Director Eric van Baars. Colleen's last performed at Porthouse Theatre during the summer of 2016 as Deloris in “Sister Act.” When asked about what brought her back to Porthouse Theatre, Colleen said “I love Porthouse. It feels like home to me. I don’t perform as often as I used to or as often as I’d like to but the opportunity to work with Eric Van Baars AND to return to the Porthouse stage was too ...

EHHS Featured Faculty – 10 Questions with Melanie KirinFeatured Faculty spotlights EHHS professors who share their background, experiences, interests, and advice for students.Melanie Kirin is a lecturer of Career Technical Teacher Education in the School of Teaching, Learning and Community Studies.  She also serves as an undergraduate advisor.What subject(s) do you teach?I teach in the Career Technical Teacher Education department helping to equip new Career Technical teachers for the amazing profession of being a “CTE” teacher. My students are outstanding and dedicated to teaching a...

 The Ohio Department of Education recently awarded Kent State University $1.2 million to support Choose Ohio First scholarships. This funding will support learners pursuing associate degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and expand options for students seeking two-year degrees at the University's Regional Campuses and its College of Applied and Technical Studies....

Under the direction of Kent State University College of Nursing alumna Jennifer (Sanner) Beauchamp, Ph.D., BSN ’96, RN, associate professor at Cizik School of Nursing at UTHealth Houston, R.Á.P.I.D.O., a groundbreaking and culturally relevant acronym was created to boost stroke awareness among Spanish-speaking Hispanic/Latino communities in the United States....

Kent State University College of Nursing is pleased to announce that three Kent State College of Nursing faculty members, Tracy Dodson, Ph.D., MSN, RN, Janet Reed, Ph.D., RN, CMSRN and Taryn Burhanna, MSN, APRN, NP-C, recently received the Platinum Teaching Recognition Award from Kent State University’s Center for Teaching and Learning.Tracy Dodson, Ph.D., MSN, RN, associate professor, and Janet Reed, Ph.D., RN, CMSRN, assistant professor, were honored with the award for their research titled Exploring Undergraduate Nursing Students’ Ineffective Communication Behaviors in Simulation.“Applying ...