The Ashtabula Foundation has awarded Kent State University at Ashtabula a grant totaling $142,850 to upgrade equipment for two allied health programs. “I am grateful to the Ashtabula Foundation for their generous support of our students,” said Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer. “The grant will allow us to purchase state of the art equipment that will better prepare our students for the real-world clinical experience.” The Radiologic Technology and Respiratory Therapy programs will receive substantial equipment upgrades with the grant. Among the improvements a...

The CCI course Media and Movements explores social movements of our time through storytelling, strategy and advocacy. In this semester’s seminar, themed “Building a Better World,” students were required to select a specific human rights or human dignity issue that impacts their Kent State peers and then reimagine a better future based on primary and secondary research.  Here's a look at the issues our students examined and the engagement events they planned for the campus community: Reproductive Justice The concept of reproductive rights is often reduced to abortion and birth control...

Sheren Farag Laying Groundwork to Grow Program, Green Industry Leaders Sheren Farag, Ph.D., has spent years researching how crops, plants, trees and vegetation grow. She is also passionate about teaching and designing agricultural and horticultural curriculum for college students. And she is open to innovation and new technology. With that combined expertise, Farag is now focused on her new role as program director and assistant professor of the horticulture technology program on the Kent State Salem Campus. “My main goal is to see the horticulture technology program growing and devel...

Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff,  So you may plan for a healthy and engaging spring semester, we want to share our protocols for keeping the Kent State community safe next year. Our guidelines follow the best science-based advice available from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), our state and local health departments and the experts from our College of Public Health. Our strategy for maintaining a healthy campus community amid COVID-19 will be very similar to this semester. Face coverings still will be required inside all our buildings...

The Kent State University alumni family grew by more than 2,400 new graduates as the university held its fall commencement. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2021 were recognized with in-person commencement ceremonies and a virtual commencement ceremony for all colleges and degrees on Dec. 17-18. All of the commencement ceremonies were livestreamed at www.kent.edu/commencement. In total, 2,430 degrees were conferred this fall, consisting of 573 associate degrees, 1,497 bachelor’s degrees, 314 master’s degrees, 44 doctoral degrees and two educational specialist degrees. More ...

Kent State University’s Twinsburg Academic Campus (TAC) does not make decisions in a vacuum. The regional campus’ climate of collaboration and commitment as a source for social good is embodied in its advisory board, whose members are dynamic leaders from the community. Recently, two new members representing local business and education were appointed to the advisory board: Angelo Carcioppolo, Certified Financial Planner at Skylight Financial Group; and Mike Roberto, Aurora Local Schools Superintendent. The TAC Advisory Board consists of a total of 15 engaged community members, each...