Kent State Magazine: Fall 2017
ON THE COVER:
Sky High Dreams: Kent State is charting a course for young women to pursue careers in aeronautics. Read more about women in aeronautics.
Photo: Melanie Nesteruk ’18
Features
Humanizing the Heroin Crisisby Emelia Sherin, as told to Jan Senn
Fed up with hometown friends battling with—and dying from—heroin addiction, sophomore public relations major Emelia Sherin decided to interview 50 people involved in the opioid epidemic to see what she could learn. She and a classmate turned those stories and experiences into a play that connects with audiences on an emotional level and educates them on how to help during this nationwide crisis.
by Erin Peterson
Kent State’s flight program is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. We profile five female alumni who have found their place in the sky, and take a look at how the College of Aeronautics and Engineering is enabling young women and girls to pursue aeronautics-related careers.
Continuing Threadsby Laura Billings Coleman
Art professor Janice Lessman-Moss has built her career—and Kent State’s Textile Arts Program—by bringing the ancient art of weaving into the 21st century. Using traditional techniques and computer technology, she’s introduced mystery and randomness to digital weaving.
A Weighty Concernby Michael Blanding
We present a roundup of findings on childhood obesity from Kent State experts in a variety of disciplines who are researching its causes, treatment and prevention.
The Sweet Lifeby Justin Glanville
The honey Brent Wesley, BBA ’04, sells is sweet, but so is the sense of community he’s fostered and the connections he’s forged by turning empty lots in Akron into apiaries—and by expanding his business with men’s personal care products.
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President Beverly Warren on finding your passion and purpose.
Learning to Connect | A Look Back | Live and Learn | One University Commencement | Golden Year | Cool Course | Notes from the Margins
World Music Instruments: Selections from the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music Ethnomusicology Program's collection
Jon Jivan, BS '08 | Connecting Alumni Worldwide | Celebrating 50 Years of Distinguished Teaching | Class Notes | In Memory
Building on Firsts: Looking back at Kent State's first Commencement ceremony on July 29, 1914
Regis Louis Coustillac '18, of Mentor, Ohio, shares his poem, "Altar Boy at the Grand Tetons."