![A Kent State University student listens to a speaker during last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the university. A Kent State University student listens to a speaker during last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the university.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-MLK1.jpg?VersionId=_IwYL8YtSLRGNE0pP8fKR4t07BPktO3c&h=e6f36a9c&itok=IjVT1q3O)
Kent State University will hold its 16th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
News Briefs
![Robin Vande Zande, Ph.D., associate professor of art education at Kent State University, earned a Distinguished Teaching Award for extraordinary teaching in the classroom. Robin Vande Zande, Ph.D., associate professor of art education at Kent State University, earned a Distinguished Teaching Award for extraordinary teaching in the classroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-DTA1.jpg?VersionId=Y6WJXpCFcfiSZexRmiLc22ZbPrSGnnTz&h=e6f36a9c&itok=8lDBohi-)
A passion for education, a curious nature and need for empathy are the elements Robin Vande Zande, Ph.D., associate professor of art education at Kent State University, brings to the classroom.
![Kent State Ashtabula has announced a new partnership with Laurello Vineyards to expand the educational opportunities for students in its wine degree programs. Kent State Ashtabula has announced a new partnership with Laurello Vineyards to expand the educational opportunities for students in its wine degree programs.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video_3.jpg?VersionId=YToTlL.DWmexYi59zRRTHyfzSFSaQNTx&h=e6f36a9c&itok=x6ya6h0i)
Kent State University at Ashtabula is partnering with Laurello Vineyards to expand the educational opportunities for students in its wine degree programs.
![Carl Linder, a recent graduate from Kent State University at Stark who is also a military veteran, firefighter and EMT, overcame several obstacles on his path to graduation. Carl Linder, a recent graduate from Kent State University at Stark who is also a military veteran, firefighter and EMT, overcame several obstacles on his path to graduation.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Linder-MAIN.jpg?VersionId=oJ4KQacSy_HntneUon2pqvIeiGOikQMi&h=e6f36a9c&itok=nE7lkb4B)
The lower floor of Main Hall was familiar to Carl Linder, a military veteran, firefighter and EMT, before he ever enrolled at Kent State University at Stark.
![Kent State University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., accept an award at the Founders Gala held in November 2017 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Kent State University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., accept an award at the Founders Gala held in November 2017 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-Cartwright.jpg?VersionId=8.317_nyhFhC93bwhWxkiuJ4nTO49zpX&h=e6f36a9c&itok=9pSPtp3d)
Kent State University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., have made a $1 million estate gift that will create scholarships at Kent State to support students who wish to engage in the arts.
![Cheryl Slusarczyk Cheryl Slusarczyk](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/Slusarczyk%20Cheryl.jpg?VersionId=f54SkgKsNhn705SjuN_dI1zwUG5mYGJm)
New Face
cheryl Slusarczyk
Academic Program Coordinator
College of Education, Health and Human Services
Kent Campus
![Leah Subak Leah Subak](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article_thumbnail/Subak%20Leah.jpg?VersionId=F80iFVzcqIRPjorg0HjDJrRWiiMchhKy)
Familiar Face
leah subak
Staff Interpreter/Co-coordinator
Student Accessibility Services
Kent Campus
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