The state of Ohio and the Ohio Department of Higher Education announced Monday, April 5, that Kent State University has been awarded Choose Ohio First grants totaling $3.5 million to support students in the critical fields of science (including health professions), technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Among the 57 Ohio colleges and universities selected as the new Choose Ohio First award recipients through a competitive process, Kent State received the fourth largest total award amount, which includes the largest single Fiscal Year 2021 award of all the awardees. The Choose...
The 2021 Kent State East Liverpool Earth Day Environmental Justice Virtual Conference will be held this Saturday via a remote format with the theme “Rethinking Food: Equity, Plant-based Consumption and Alternatives.” The conference will be held via a remote format, using Zoom, from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. It is open to the public and registration is required. The keynote speaker is Professor Denise Harrison an expert in several areas including intersectionality; crossroads of race; class and gender; first wave feminist and suffragist; black women writers; food sourcing; food and su...
May 10 - June 6. Register by May 4 Looking to incorporate more plant-based meals into your diet? This month-long challenge is designed to educate on the benefits of following a plant-based diet without eliminating all animal-based foods. Participants are encouraged to eat at least one plant-based meal a day. To qualify, the meal must be at least 50 percent vegetables or fruit, and have one serving of plant-based protein (the meal doesn't need to be completely vegan). Participants will be eligible to win ra...
The College of Education, Health and Human Services and the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education recently welcomed 19 Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement scholars from Eastern Europe and Central Asia to Kent State. The international educators are taking part in a high-impact, hybrid in-person and virtual experience focused on teaching and learning in media literacy in K-12. The scholars are partnering with local teachers from Aurora, Kenston, Hudson, Stow-Munro Falls, and Streetsboro to share teaching and learning experiences and promote global-minde...
In February, the Kent State Columbiana County campuses hosted the fifth annual County Classic basketball game between the East Liverpool and Salem high school boys’ teams. As part of this event, the local Kent State campuses awarded $500 scholarships to two students from each of the high schools. Donald Bean, assistant director of Enrollment Management and Student Services at Kent State East Liverpool, recently presented certificates to Brady Fredritz and Olivia Baumgarner, senior scholarship recipients at East Liverpool High School. Fredritz plans to study education and Baum...
Virtual Music Technology Preview, Turn your passion into your profession. Discover a career in music production and audio recording. Kent State University at Stark offers a complete four-year curriculum in music technology. This program is accredited by the National Association of Schools of Music and is only offered at Kent State Stark. Spend some time with us to learn more about the music technology program! During our virtual Music Technology Preview, Friday, April 23, 3 - 5 p.m., you can be part of the following activities: Review the admissions and advising process,...
Dirk Remley has been with Kent State University since 1990. Remley graduated from Bowling Green State University with a Bachelor of Arts in English Literature. He continued his studies at Bowling Green State University by earning his Masters of Arts in English Literature. He then completed his Ph.D. in rhetoric and composition from Kent State University.Prior to becoming a professor at Kent State University, Remley worked in retail at a department store following his graduation from college. He then worked in public relations during his graduate studies at Bowling Green State Univer...
UPDATED 4/20/21: The Kent Fire Department has canceled the prairie burn originally scheduled for April 21 and has rescheduled it for April 28. The below article has been updated accordingly. --------------- The protected prairie surrounding Kent State University’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center will be burned on Wednesday, April 28, starting around 9 a.m. to allow for new growth during the summer season. The city of Kent Fire Department will conduct the controlled burning of the prairie, which has been a yearly practice since 2004. The prairie burn on April 28&nbs...
Columbiana, East Liverpool Campuses Award Scholarships to Local Students In February, the Kent State Columbiana County campuses hosted the fifth annual County Classic basketball game between the East Liverpool and Salem high school boys’ teams. As part of this event, the local Kent State campuses awarded $500 scholarships to two students from each of the high schools. Donald Bean, assistant director of Enrollment Management and Student Services at Kent State East Liverpool, recently presented certificates to Brady Fredritz and Olivia Baumgarner, senior scholarship recipients at...
Every May, Kent State University at Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center celebrates Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Heritage Month. This year, the observance is weighted by current Asian-American animosity fueled by misinformation and xenophobia. As the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic are associated with countries in Asia, the racial language and the acts of hate and violence against those of Asian descent have intensified. Kent State Geauga stands in solidarity with Asian-Americans to celebrate their heritage and to help dissolve the hate rooted in misinformation. Two profess...