A client who embodies the phrase "sharing is caring."  Audrey Ernst is an entrepreneur focused on the sweet things in life. Her passion for baking and sharing are what inspired her business, Audrey’s Baked Creations LLC, and since starting in 2019 she has grown a very authentic and successful brand. We got the chance to hear more about Audrey’s experiences as an entrepreneur, the lessons she’s learned along the way, and how LaunchNET’s microgrants helped boost her confidence.   5 Things You Need to Know About Audrey: Made custom cake pops for LaunchNET’s 10 year anniv...

Hi, Drupalites, You or a designee are formally invited to a D7 to D9 Migration Validation session that will be hosted by UCM next week. We encourage our more experienced Drupalites to participate. Our newer editors may not be familiar enough with site content to participate. Please use your discretion when considering whether to sign up. For quality assurance and to identify idiosyncrasies, this is your opportunity to compare content from the current d7 environment to content in the new D9 environment. We have five time slots, each with 25 seats. See the available times and dates...

More than 100 participants, including local high school students, students of all majors from Kent State and Akron and community members, gathered at the University of Akron on October 11 for the Ohio Debate Commission’s Day Of Public Discourse. The “Day of Public Discourse Program for Faculty and Students: Debates as a Pathway to Civic Participation and Public-Spirited Professions” brought together audience members in journalism, communication and political science fields to discuss the importance of debates and help students embrace their civic duty as the newest generation of voters. The ...

Conference Presentation Supplemental Information Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 2022, Boston, MA, USA Additional details appear on this page Use of qualitative research conventions to improve the accuracy of machine learning for detecting substance-use associated content in Twitter Abstract  Researchers have embraced the potential for social media microblogs, including Twitter, to provide real time glimpses into patterns in behaviors of concern including substance use and have explored effective use of natural langu...

The Kent State men's basketball team did not disappoint in tonight's season opener against Northern Kentucky. The Golden Flashes took down the Norse 79-57 in Truist Arena.  The Golden Flashes are now 2-0 in program history against the Norse. Flashes senior Miyrine Thomas proved to be an enormous contribution in his first game with Kent State. Thomas helped extend the first-half lead with his 8 points, going 4-4 in field goals. Despite foul troubles, Thomas and the Flashes continued to play strong and sturdy with a team total of 11 rebounds creating a 35-29 lead over the Norse...

Kent State University is celebrating its first-generation students this week with a series of events and programs to spotlight and encourage current students who will be the first in their families to earn a bachelor’s degree.  The purpose of the week is to increase campus awareness and engagement of students, alumni, staff and faculty who are first-generation, and to promote resources, programs and services that support first-generation student success.  The university will celebrate students, staff, faculty and advocates for their accomplishments and support of first-generation s...

Linda Hoeptner-Poling, Ph.D., associate professor of art education at Kent State University, received the 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award on October 21, 2022. Linda Hoeptner-Poling, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art Education at Kent State University, is past-president of the NAEA Women’s Caucus, Distinguished Fellow of the Ohio Art Education Association, a HERS Institute Alumni (class of 2018), a Brain Health Research Institute member at Kent State University, the 2018 Ohio Art Education Association Ohio Art Teacher of the Year Awardee, and the 2021 National Art Education Association Wom...

The quarterly publication of Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA), TRIAD, featured writings by Kent State University’s School of Music faculty member, Dr. Rachael Fleischaker, and a doctoral student, Lisa Heinrich. Dr. Rachael Fleischaker is an adjunct professor of Music Education at Kent State University’s School of Music. She earned her B.M.E. from the College of Wooster, as well as her M.Ed. and Ph.D. from Kent State University. Over her teaching career, she has taught undergraduate courses at institutions including Baldwin Wallace University, the College of Wooster, and The Ohio Stat...