Blending her passion for storytelling with a dedication to healthcare, Jaime Shuster, Ph.D., has blazed a unique career path leading to her current position as research program manager in orthopedics and sports medicine at the Cleveland Clinic main campus.  Her journey began not in the sterile halls of a hospital, but in the vibrant world of journalism. Captivated by the power of storytelling, she enrolled as a multimedia journalism major at the Kent State University at Trumbull campus and wrote for her hometown newspaper, The Tribune Chronicle, in Warre...

Just two years after its launch, Kent State University’s Bachelor of Social Work program is seeing its first cohort of students graduate this semester. Nearly 20 students will walk across stages at the Ashtabula, Salem and Tuscarawas campuses this month, the latest milestone in this rapidly growing program.Approximately 100 students are already declared in the program which offers hybrid classes online and in Zoom classrooms on the three Kent State Regional Campuses through the College of Applied and Technical Studies. Classes fill up quickly when they are added to the schedule and upper-level...