Student Involvement

Interested in getting involved in a health-related student organization at Kent State University? If so, contact one of the staff members in the Office of Health Promotion about the student organizations noted below.

Active Minds

Advisor:
Sharon Briggs, Health Educator, Office of Health Promotion

Description:
Active Minds is a peer education student organization focusing on providing awareness, education, and advocacy for mental health on the Kent State University campus. There are approximately 15 members; eight members serve on the executive board. All campus chapters adhere to Active Minds, Inc. national mission and to reduce the stigma associated with mental health issues and strives to empower students to succeed in their academic endeavors and in their lives... more info

If you would like to join the Active Minds student organization or find out more about this group, please contact Sharon Briggs at (330) 672-8267 or via e-mail.

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Advisor:
Scott Dotterer, Coordinator, Office of Health Promotion

Description:
LifeShare Community Blood Services is a community-focused nonprofit organization committed to providing safe and adequate blood and blood component supply for patient healthcare in Northeast Ohio. University Health Services sponsors LifeShare blood drives at the Kent State University Main Campus. A $500 Kent State student scholarship is created by LifeShare for every 35 units of blood collected during the academic year. LifeShare Club members focus their efforts on advertising blood drives, hosting donor recruitment-outreach/resource tables and organizing the annual LifeShare Scholarship Recognition Awards Dinner. Six club members represent the executive board.

If you would like to join the Share Life student organization or find out more about this group, please contact Scott Dotterer at (330) 672-8266 or via e-mail.

Face AIDS –  

Advisor:Scott Dotterer, Coordinator, Office of Health Promotion Officers: Alexandra Hill (President), Ashley Taylor (Vice President), Courtney Holman (Fundraising), Allison Willcox (Events), Katherine Poinski (Education) 

Description:Face AIDS is a national organization that is dedicated to fighting AIDS in . There are over 150 Face AIDS chapters at schools across the These chapters are organized by students with the goal of raising awareness of HIV/AIDS in . Moreover, they coordinate fundraising campaigns by selling beaded pins made by HIV-positive patients in and those bearing the responsibility of caring for HIV-positive family members or an AIDS orphan. These funds, matched by private donors, are given to Partners In Health (PIH). With this financial assistance, PIH, a non-profit organization, is able to provide free HIV treatment, comprehensive health care, counseling, and health education to Rwandans in need. Face AIDS at also facilitates educational programs and co-sponsors events that address HIV prevention to students on campus. There are approximately 12 chapter members with six of these students representing the executive board. 

If you would like to join the student organization or find out more about the group, please contact Alexandra Hill, President of this organization via e-mail or Scott Dotterer at (330) 672-8266 or via e-mail.

National Face AIDS website: www.faceaids.org.Kent State Face AIDS website: www.faceaids.org/kentstate