Ohio, like many states, suffers from a teacher shortage, especially in early childhood education and special education. The Buckeye State also is in need of more school psychologists, analysts say. It’s fortunate, then, that the United States Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs just awarded a million-dollar grant to two Kent State University researchers to train teachers and school psychologists in those fields. Dr. Ching-I Chen and Dr. Kizzy Albritton, assistant professors in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in Kent State’s Colle...
What could be better to reduce end-of-semester stress than petting a dog? How about petting multiple dogs and digitally dunking with LeBron through esports? This year’s Stress-Free Zone, which is from 3-5 p.m. on Dec. 9 and 10, will be hosted on the first floor of University Library. Cynthia Williams, director of marketing, communications and public relations for Kent State University Libraries, said that therapy dogs will be at the Stress-Free Zone this year as well as a plethora of snacks and a collaboration with Kent State Esports. Maria Hawkins, Kent State Esports coordinator, sa...
On October 18, 2019, the College of Education, Health and Human Services inducted it's tenth class of recipients into its prestigious Hall of Fame. Hosted at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center, the event celebrated the achievements of EHHS alumni with their families, friends, and former KSU faculty members. This year's recipients included: Centennial Alumni Award Dr. Mark Levine, M.Ed. ‘73 Distinguished Alumni Award Michael E. Rogers, Ph.D. ‘96 Recent Alumni Award Chris Vogliano, MS ‘12 Diversity Alumni Award Tammy James, Ph.D. ‘94 International Alumni Awa...
Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
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Throughout the fall semester, students from the Business Consulting and Practicum course developed marketing strategies to increase awareness for Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley and Someplace Safe.
Students employed researching and marketing skills to strengthen brands and social media presence. Detailed reports included step-by-step guides and video tutorials for using social media accounts.
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
Windy Cole, KSUCPM Wound Research Dept, authored an online journal article, "A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of a Hypothermically Stored Amniotic Membrane for use in Diabetic Foot Ulcers," in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, Laura Dormer, (2019). ...
*For media planning purposes, Kent State University is providing this monthly email that outlines all planned events for the upcoming month related to the 50th commemoration of May 4. For the latest updates on events, visit www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50/event-schedule. May 4: Looking Through the Looking Glass – Opening Reception (Dec. 3, 4 p.m., University Library, Room 312) Highly Visual: The opening reception of May 4: Through the Looking Glass, an immersive and interactive exhibition that seeks to open up new spaces for thinking and feeling the profound legacies of May 4, 1970, will take ...
Researchers at Kent State University were featured on Spectrum News 1 discussing the development and implementation of their drug prevention infrastructure for three Ohio counties. According to Spectrum News 1, Ohio is leading the nation when it comes to opioid-related deaths. In 2017, Ohio came in second for the most drug overdoses. Researchers at Kent State University are teaming up to tackle this problem. Through a $1.5 million grant, Kent State researchers Deric Kenne, associate professor in the College of Public Health and Ruoming Jin, professor in the Department of Computer S...
Kent State University constitutional law professor, Chris Banks, Ph.D., recaps the impeachment inquiry hearings from Nov. 19 with WKYC lead anchor Russ Mitchell. Banks teaches undergraduate and graduate courses ranging from American Politics to law, justice and society. His undergraduate instruction includes teaching courses on constitutional law, civil rights and liberties, the judicial process, American political theory, and American politics. Before receiving his doctorate, he practiced law in civil and criminal litigation. He said in his interview with WKYC that he does n...