The Center is implementing a program evaluation of the GAR Foundation's new effort to support early childhood education. The Foundation's STARS: Supporting Teachers and Ready Students Program, and Kent State's planned evaluation were recently the focus of an Akron Beacon Journal editorial. Dr. Peter Leahy is conducting the evaluation. The editorial can be found through the link below:https://www.beaconjournal.com/story/opinion/columns/2019/02/23/shooting-for-stars-in-akron/5828276007/ ...
Nursing students at Kent State Trumbull are putting their best foot forward, hoping to promote healthy lifestyles in the Mahoning Valley. Members of Kent State Trumbull’s Student Nurses Association (SNA) recently launched the ”Walk and Talk with a Nurse” program at the Niles Wellness Center. From 9-11 a.m. on the second and fourth Monday of every month, students will join members of the Wellness Center to participate in a variety of physical activities. During the activities, members are encouraged to talk and ask questions about health and activity. “We think it is so important that we ...
Following a national search, Kent State University has named alumnus Kenneth Burhanna as the new dean of University Libraries, effective March 1, 2019. University Libraries supports the study and research needs of Kent State students, faculty, staff, alumni and local communities across the university system. Mr. Burhanna has served as interim dean of Universities Libraries since the retirement of its previous dean, James Bracken, Ph.D., on July 1, 2017. “In Ken Burhanna, we have hired an award-winning author whose growing national reputation for excellence was confirmed recently by competit...
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Yoshi Hakutani, Department of English, authored, Jack Kerouac and the Traditions of Classic and Modern Haiku, (Lanham, Boulder, New York, London: Lexington Books / Rowman & Littlefield), (2019), xxviii, 194 pp. ...
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
Peter C. Kratcoski, Sociology & Criminology, edited a book, Fraud and Corruption: Major Types, Prevention, and Control, 1st Edition, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer) Peter C. Kratcoski and Maxmilian Edelbacher, (2018), 301. Chapters pertain to various types of fraud and corruption found in the corporate sector, healthcare sector, insurance industry, political and government sector and public service agencies. ...
The nursing program at Kent State University’s Geauga campus needs community support to continue producing top-trained nurses for understaffed medical facilities throughout northeast Ohio. A lead gift of $50,000 from a generous local foundation was recently granted to help the program purchase advanced equipment that helps facilitate premier training. However, $72,000 in individual and corporate/institutional donations are now being sought to help fully fund the simulation equipment for Geauga County’s only institution of higher learning. While nearly half (44%) of northeast Ohio’s nurse...
An excellent education is a major building block for a better future and a great career. But a college degree is only part of the puzzle. A great resume, online access to job opportunities, and effective interviewing skills all help students to leverage their academic strengths and previous work experiences to land that dream job. Thanks to a new partnership between Kent State University Geauga and the OhioMeansJobs Geauga County Center in Chardon, the quality and quantity of employment and training resources for the local workforce have been greatly enhanced. According to their new agreeme...