Banner image: Kent State students view a mural honoring community leaders outside of the Margaret Walker Center in Jackson, MS. Photo provided by the Margaret Walker Center. Every year, Kent State University’s Office of Community Engaged Learning plans Alternative Spring Break trips that offer opportunities for student learning and enrichment. The trips are designed to expose students to social justice and cultural issues through direct service, community engagement, reflection and cultural activities. For 2025, one of the trip options was a six-day/five-night tour through histo...

 Kent State University at Tuscarawas recognized outstanding students, faculty, staff and community members during the Spring Awards Ceremony on Fri., April 11, at the Performing Arts Center. Nearly 300 family and friends were on hand as over 50 students were recognized for their academic achievement. Several awards – including the Distinguished Teaching Award – were also presented.Each year, the Tuscarawas County University Foundation recognizes one part-time faculty member and one full-time faculty member with the Distinguished Teaching Award, one of the highest honors presented to a fac...

 Thomas Brewer, Ph.D., M.Jur., CHC, is a mentor, researcher, founding member of the College of Public Health and the winner of the 2025 Distinguished Honors Alumni award. The Distinguished Honors Alumni award recognizes alumni who have served the Honors College and facilitated increased opportunities for Honors College students. Brewer was honored at the 39th annual Senior Honors Reception on Thurs., April 17, 2025, in the Kent State University Student Center Ballroom.Brewer grew up in East Sparta, Ohio. After graduating from high school, he joined the Army and served in active duty ...

Senior psychology major Olivia Rice received the E. Ted Bunn Student Excellence Award for Best Poster at the recent Association for University Regional Campuses of Ohio (AURCO) annual conference at the Ohio University Chillicothe Campus. Her poster showcased her research project titled “Undergraduate Student Benefits: Research Within Community Outreach.” Rice explained that her research focused on determining if undergraduate students find it beneficial to participate in community outreach research. She began her research with other Kent students through a class project led by Rachael Bla...

She’s still a junior, but Treasure Reynolds already knows that her future involves a career in which she will be a helper.  A psychology major on the East Liverpool Campus, Reynolds is the perfect example of how being involved and seeking opportunities can benefit any student. She explained that while meeting with her academic advisor, she asked about possible internships that could help launch her career after graduation.That inquiry led her to being offered a position as a care management entity (CME) intern with OhioRise through the Jefferson County Educational Service Center in S...

Just three years ago, Emily Ellyson was graduating from United High School and already planning to study radiologic technology at Kent State Salem. This year, she is graduating from Kent State Salem with that degree in hand and ready to put her skills to use.Before becoming a college student, Ellyson said that she knew she wanted to work in healthcare in some capacity and, after job shadowing technicians in a nearby hospital radiology department, she found her calling.“I found the field interesting and felt it was something that I thought I’d enjoy,” she said, “and I absolutely love it!  ...