Classrooms & Research
The DI HUB houses a number of spaces dedicated to research and academic activities including the DI Theatre/Auditorium, DI Studio Classroom, Innovation Teaching Kitchen, Spark_Lab, and DI Gallery.
Collaboration across specialties: it’s part of what sets us apart as an entity of a state university and we love the perks and new research opportunities that it presents. Most recently, Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM) has had the opportunity to work with Jason Abounader, a student of Dr. Kwangtaek Kim in the College of Computer Science at Kent State University, and it’s winning competitions on an international scale. KSUCPM Senior Associate Dean Dr. Bryan Caldwell along with Assistant Dean of Clinical Education & Research Dr. Mark Hardy worked with Ja...
The 2023 Special Olympics of Ohio Summer Games took place June 23 - 25, and this year, KSUCPM students and faculty were onsite proudly serving the community and representing the state’s only podiatric medical school. Dr. Rachel Johnson, Associate Professor in the Division of Clinical Sciences, led several student volunteers ranging from 2nd to 4th years to The Ohio State University where they performed 250 foot screenings. Dr. Johnson volunteered her time as the Fit Feet Clinical Director for Ohio, a position that hasn’t been filled in many years. The students worked with Dr. Johnson ...
It’s hard to believe that it has already been five years of Alumni Reunion Weekend, wherein hundreds of podiatric medical physicians from around the country are welcomed to the beautiful Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM) campus in Independence, Ohio. Five years later, the mission of Alumni Reunion Weekend rings truer than ever - to bring the community together in support of student scholarships and raising the next generation of expert caretakers from KSUCPM. Each event held across the three day weekend has been thoughtfully crafted to provide the best value an...
REACTOR Shops & Labs
The Reactor Shops & Labs are a series of maker environments located inside the DI HUB that facilitate the Design Innovation Initiative’s conceptual modes of innovation, collaboration, and problem-solving.
BDMF Entrepreneur Suite
This suite in the DI HUB constitutes an entrepreneurship zone including LaunchNET, the i3 Lab, and the inspirationally situated Seminar Room overlooking the Spark_Lab and out onto the May 4 Commons.
Dear Members of the Kent State University Community, During my undergraduate years, I was a DJ for my college radio station. (You’re listening to KSWC, the Sound of the Mound in Winfield, Kansas.) As is the case everywhere, our studio featured a red blinking light to warn others outside the booth that someone was on air. As I write this year’s financial update, which is the fifth one of my presidency and the topic for this month’s Talking With Todd, that red blinking light signals something different for Kent State: the roiling financial waters ahead of us. I have explained in the past t...