Bucking dismal health trends in the Buckeye State, Kent State University Geauga formed the Wellness Student Organization during fall semester 2018. This initiative stemmed from the “Kent State of Wellness” (KSoW), a university-wide effort to promote eight key areas of wellness: alcohol and other drug use, mental health, nutrition, physical activity, preventive care, safety, sexual health, and smoking and tobacco use.

A newly-formed advisory board is serving as the eyes and ears of the Twinsburg community so that Kent State University's Regional Academic Center can better serve students in their quest for career advancement and lifelong learning opportunities through higher education.

Anyone who has taken an anatomy and physiology course understands how challenging all of the required memorization can be. However, according to Daniela Popescu, M.D., Ph.D., “I always encourage my students to be enthusiastic about learning new things, to understand the rationale behind various complex physiological mechanisms, and to find the beauty in the complexity of the anatomy and physiology of the human body.”

As children, we are shaped by our environment. Positive and negative experiences can have lasting impacts on our lives. For Kent State University student Ryann Doherty, her childhood adversity fueled her passion for justice and hope and led her to the criminology and justice studies major.