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Ashtabula Campus Spring 2023 Nursing Alpha Delta Nu Inductees

Gamma Sigma Chapter Inducts new Alpha Delta Nu Members

Second-year nursing students Katie Cumberledge, Taylor Lamb-Kutz and Melissa Williamson were recently inducted as the newest class to the Gamm Sigma chapter of the Alpha Delta Nu nursing honor society at Kent State Ashtabula.
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Rising Scholars Students Partner With NASA

Rising Scholars students at the Columbiana campuses are partnering with NASA to create personal hygiene kits that astronauts may use during simulation training exercises. The goal is for each scholar to complete one hygiene kit.

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Professional Judgment Is ‘Driving Force’ in Army Nurse Program

Two Kent State Army Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) cadets, will be spending their summer immersed in an experience propelling them into a career with the Army.

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Roe Green, MA ’80, To Receive Honorary Degree

Kent State’s Board of Trustees will award Roe Green, MA ’80, a Doctor of Humane Letters honorary degree in recognition of her contributions to the university and her advocacy for the arts in Northeast Ohio, the nation and around the world.

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Lisbeth (Betsy) Justice, ’70, MA ’83, Ph.D. ’08

Betsy Justice, ’70, MA ’83, Ph.D. ’08, LSW, found her home in Kent and has dedicated her life to creating a strong, supportive community for all

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Betsy

Lisbeth (Betsy) Justice, ’70, MA ’83, Ph.D. ’08

Betsy Justice, ’70, MA ’83, Ph.D. ’08, LSW, found her home in Kent and has dedicated her life to creating a strong, supportive community for all

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Breaking Barriers for Parenting Students is Goal of Professor’s Research

Approximately 5.4 million students with dependent children are enrolled in postsecondary education. Those numbers are only expected to rise in the near future, as a too-often overlooked and underserved population increases. Ashtabula sociology associate professor Jessica Leveto, Ph.D., is focusing her research on the needs of those students as part of a fellowship with the Center for Teaching and Learning that culminates with a faculty workshop on April 21.

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Celebrating Women’s History Month at Kent State

This March, Kent State University is celebrating the 2023 Women’s History Month. The theme for 2023 is “Celebrating Women Who Tell Our Stories.”

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How Hospitality Management Is Weathering the Great Resignation

In early 2021, during the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, masses of employees across the country began resigning their jobs in record numbers, marking what is known as the “Great Resignation.” For students in Kent State's Hospitality and Event Management program, there’s a big opportunity to capitalize on an industry that is in the middle of a large shift in management. 

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Kent State’s Comedy Improv Troupe Entertains Audiences at Stand-Up Festival

Did you know Kent State has its own improvisation group? It does. What does the troupe do, you ask? Improv. About. Everything.

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