Kent State University's Undergraduate Student Government represents the undergraduate student body. On Oct. 25, student government welcomed members of Hillel and Students for Justice in Palestine for both student groups to present their concerns about the Israel-Hamas war in a respectful environment. One of the main conversation points among the students was a lack of response from student government. Students and members of both groups want to know where the organization stands concerning the Israel-Hamas war. Students for Justice in Palestine urged Undergraduate Student Governm...
MCLS was well represented at the annual Graduate College Awards Ceremony held at the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony on Monday evening, Oct 30th. Doctoral student Chuyi Zhang was honored for her prestigious University Fellowship for AY 23-24. Tasnim Al Naimi and Rania Othman (not pictured), also doctoral students in our Translation Studies program, were honored for their service to the university as Graduate College Fellows. We are privileged in MCLS to work with such promising young scholars. Congratulations! ...
For Jeffrey Osikiewicz, Ph.D., the teaching experience feels like a domino effect, one element leads to another to yet another. “If you come in as an instructor and you really like what you're doing, you enjoy the classroom. You enjoy the class and the students pick up on it,” Osikiewicz said. “They give it back to you. It goes for every classroom, and it makes for a beautiful experience.” Osikiewicz, associate professor of mathematical science at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, believes this teaching/domino effect creates a bond between him and his students. Osi...
November 1, 2023 Dear students, faculty and staff, I’m writing to share with you that an act of vandalism was recently discovered at our campus, and that the damage included a drawing of a racist symbol etched in a bathroom stall. We have no way of knowing when this incident occurred. What we do know is that vandalism, particularly when it involves hateful and racist words or symbols, and the people who carry it out, have no place in our values-based Kent State community, which includes kindness and respect in all we do. I want to thank those who noticed and r...
The College of Aeronautics and Engineering at Kent State University marked a significant milestone in drone technology on Wednesday, October 25th. Jake Rabinowitz, a senior unmanned aircraft systems flight operations (UAS) student, demonstrated the first fully autonomous flight of the Alta-X cargo drone, executing a hands-off operation from launch to landing. This groundbreaking flight took place with the Alta-X following a pre-planned course. Richard Hassler, Ed.D., assistant professor, and CAE student, Katie Horn, who also logged 0.5 hours of manual flight time on the Alta-X, observed t...
The following reflective essay was written by Lorene Martin, Bachelor of Science in Nursing program director at Kent State Salem and fulltime faculty member. In what has become somewhat of an annual pilgrimage, she organizes these trips to help expand her students’ view of discrepancies in our country’s healthcare system, as well as the extreme differences in social, economic and cultural opportunities among those living in the United States. As our society becomes increasingly more diverse every day, understanding cultural differences is an important skill for success in both the car...
“Rising Scholars is a great program for our local youth,” said Paul Dykshoorn, academic program director for Rising Scholars at Kent State Tuscarawas. “We mentor each student throughout their middle school and high school years. We teach them life lessons as well as help with issues going on at school.” ...