Senior nursing students at Kent State University's Trumbull Campus joined the Trumbull County Combined Health District and Warren City Health District staff today to test their ability to respond to an anthrax attack. According to Erin Heckman, director of nursing at the Trumbull County Combined Health District, the simulation traced a dispersal of anthrax into the community, and the response required treating community members as quickly and efficiently as possible.   "This was our first live Point of Distribution (POD) drill in five years, and it went well," Heckman said. “The...

Sarah Bihn B.A. '21; M.L.I.S. '22 once thought she'd graduate from college, get a nice quiet job in the back room of a library doing cataloging and she'd be set. Instead, she's out front on the floor as the children's librarian doing a variety of tasks, one of the most public being children's story time – including different voices for the characters and even singing. We sat down with her to learn how she took center stage at the Boston Public Library.CCI: How did you come to the iSchool?Sarah Bihn:  I have a little bit of a unique case. I started working in libraries when I was 17 as a s...

UPDATED 5/2/24: The locations of the May 3 events at 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. have been updated to the Schwebel Room on the third floor of the Kent Student Center. On May 3-4, 2024, Kent State University will hold its annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine others and sparking a turning point in American history.   Through looking back, Kent State also looks ahead with awareness of the many ways in which the legacy of Ma...

Check out some of the many amazing concerts and events at the Glauser School of Music this April!The third annual Athletic Band Showcase combines elements of the Marching Golden Flashes and Flasher Brass into a one-night display of Golden Flash spirit. The concert will be taking place on April 5 at 7 p.m. in the MAC Center.Join us on April 6 at 3 p.m. for the Chorale Spring Concerts in Ludwig Recital Hall. A flagship choral ensemble, the KSU Chorale is made up of singers from all majors. This group works to perfect choral literature spanning Renaissance music to cutting-edge works by many of t...