What started with an interaction on X (formally Twitter) soon led to an opportunity of a lifetime—a chance to conduct oceanographic research alongside some of the industry’s most seasoned scientists and scholars. Originally from Puerto Rico, Tatiana Fernandez-Perez is a third-year Kent State University Ph.D. candidate in applied geology researching paleoceanography and biogeochemistry. After completing her bachelor’s degree from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez, Fernandez-Perez was seeking out a variety of different programs and advisors to advance her studies. Then, she connecte...

 Kent State Alumna Colleen Longshaw returns to Porthouse Theatre this summer to star as Sister Mary Hubert, head of the novices, to the Mother Superior in “Nunsense,” directed by former School Director Eric van Baars. Colleen's last performed at Porthouse Theatre during the summer of 2016 as Deloris in “Sister Act.” When asked about what brought her back to Porthouse Theatre, Colleen said “I love Porthouse. It feels like home to me. I don’t perform as often as I used to or as often as I’d like to but the opportunity to work with Eric Van Baars AND to return to the Porthouse stage was too ...

EHHS Featured Faculty – 10 Questions with Melanie KirinFeatured Faculty spotlights EHHS professors who share their background, experiences, interests, and advice for students.Melanie Kirin is a lecturer of Career Technical Teacher Education in the School of Teaching, Learning and Community Studies.  She also serves as an undergraduate advisor.What subject(s) do you teach?I teach in the Career Technical Teacher Education department helping to equip new Career Technical teachers for the amazing profession of being a “CTE” teacher. My students are outstanding and dedicated to teaching a...