Julian Grimes, a Kent State junior, is president of Black United Students (BUS) and is working to keep the organization thriving. BUS is one of Kent State’s oldest student organizations and is credited for starting the formal observance of Black History Month in 1970, six years before it received an official federal designation. It is a large legacy for any student to carry forward, and Julian is keenly aware of the historic magnitude of BUS at Kent State and the responsibility on his shoulders.“I tell people Kent State is an amazing school,” he said, noting how, as a predominantly White unive...

This article appeared in the March 10 edition of the Canton Repository. Written by Patricia Faulhaber. Photos by Julie Vennitti Botos. Kent State University at Stark assistant professor Alicia Pieper teaches in the Human Development and Family Science department. She taught for several years in the Canton Local School District and then started teaching at Kent State University in the 1969-70 school year.“My first year at Kent included the May 4th shooting in 1970, which made an interesting introduction to university teaching," she said. "In the 1960s there were not a lot of career choices...

Shane Reese, a junior finance major from Pittsburgh, PA., found a network of support and a community of caring at Kent State that surrounded him after his mother passed away during his freshman year. As a result, Shane became a resilient leader who is committed to giving back.Following the loss of his mother, he was inspired to make each day count and make an impact in his community. “Her loss is probably my biggest motivation. Because life is too short to hold grudges, it’s too short to not do something, to not make an impact,” Shane said. “A lot of people asked me why I didn’t take a gap sem...

As the calendar inches ever closer to spring, Kent State University students and community residents are gearing up for the variety of warm-weather outdoor activities available in the region, including kayaking, biking, hiking and more.Kent students and residents will gain even better access to outdoor recreation and travel, thanks to a new hike and bike trail that was approved by Kent City Council members on March 6.According to a report from The Portager, the proposed Lake Rockwell Trail is intended to serve as a “nonmotorized connection” offering access between parks, residential neighborho...

Laura J. Newsome, PhD, ACSM-CEP, RCEP, EIM, FCEPA, and president of the Clinical Exercise Physiology Association (CEPA), recently announced that EHHS Health Sciences graduate assistant Brittany Smith, '24, MS, ACSM-CEP, recently won the Early Investigators Award at the Annual CEPA conference in February."The review committee noted that there were many great presentations but Brittany's talk, titled, 'Patient-Specific Adaptive Dynamic Cycling is Associated with Improved PD Symptoms,' rose to the top," said Newsome. You can read Brittany's abstract in the Journal of Clinical Exercise Physio...