"The Human Cost of War": Our discussion on Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues this Wednesday at 5pm with a focus on the human cost of war. Part 3 will be on Zoom in collaboration with and featuring panel members from the University of Akron. https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83123135761     ...

Art education alumnus Stephen Tornero (B.A. '08, M.A. '15) was recently awarded the Stark County Art Educator of the Year Award for 2022. Tornero was one of five finalists in the Art Educator category and was honored during an awards ceremony at the Canton Symphony on March 5.  Presented jointly by the Canton Symphony, the Massillon Museum, and the Canton Museum of Art, the awards recognize public, private, and parochial art and music educators via nominations through the Stark County Educational Service Center and the Canton Symphony Orchestra. The awards seek to uphold educators w...

Stark County Alumni Chapter Black Squirrel Stroll

Are you nuts about Kent State? Join us for our Black Squirrel Stroll! This event will include a walking tour of downtown Canton, Kent State trivia, a black squirrel scavenger hunt and discounted Kent State themed drinks at downtown Canton establishments. Come out of your winter hibernation and join us!

The deadline to RSVP has passed. Please contact Stephanie Sweany with questions about the event. 

The BSN students who collected items for pediatric patients

  A group of nursing students from the Salem Campus decided to give a little more of themselves to the patients at Akron Children’s Hospital. The students are part of Diane Hill’s pediatric nursing class who completed clinical studies at the hospital. On their own, the students purchased and donated items such as sleepers, socks, underwear and other clothing items. “My pediatric students are just so caring,” Hill shared. “What a great give-back from these students.” Cutline A: The BSN students who collected items for pediatric patients include (front, from left) Katelyn Bailey, ...

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Bridging the field of early childhood literacy with child health and development, faculty member Elaine Thomas, MSN, RN, CNE, Senior Lecturer, is serving as co-investigator on a recently funded grant award to the Kent State University School of Information in partnership with the College of Nursing. Funded by a National Leadership Planning Grant for Libraries by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), Project SHIELD (Supporting Healthy Infant Early Learning and Development) will investigate optimal ways to support families with children, ages 0-24 months, with early brain developm...

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During the spring semester retreat on January 13, 2022, Kent State University College of Nursing faculty and staff added their voices to a new project entitled, Sacred Breath: Nurses Respond to Covid-19, presented by the Wick Poetry Center in collaboration with the Ohio Nurses Foundation (ONF). This project was born out of the increasing awareness at the beginning of the pandemic of the incredible distress healthcare workers face daily, especially those on the frontlines. The Wick Poetry Center worked through Susan Stocker, Ph.D., MSN, RN, Dean of the Ashtabula Campus of Kent State University ...

Kerry Myers, MSN, RN, Associate Lecturer in Nursing at Kent State University at Geauga, was nominated for the national 2021 DAISY Faculty Award and received an honorable mention for this honor during Kent State’s Fall BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) Convocation in December 2021. The DAISY Foundation developed this program to provide colleges and schools of nursing a national recognition program to show appreciation to faculty for their commitment and inspirational influence on their nursing students. Faculty members nominated for The DAISY Faculty Award are those who have made an impa...

"Loving Lampposts: Living Autistic" Screening and Panel Discussion with Director Todd Drezner

Celebrating Neurodiversity: Film Screening and Panel Dialogue featuring film director and guest speaker, Todd Drezner

Thursday, April 7, 2022, 5-7:30 p.m. / Kent Student Center Kiva


Kent State University’s Brain Health Research Institute; College of Education, Health and Human Services; and Autism Connections Kent student organization invite members and friends of the university community to come together during National Autism Awareness Month.

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