Timothy Johnson’s story is one of perseverance, tenacity and a fierce devotion to family.  It took Johnson 15 years – from the time he first stepped foot on the Kent State University at Stark Campus in 2008 until May 2023 – to earn an associate degree and a bachelor's degree in communications.  Johnson’s college education has been put on hold numerous times as the father of two children, Jeremiah, 13, and Brooklyn, 6, worked through custody and child support issues that at times required him to work two jobs.  Johnson said Kent State advisors, who knew he had been ...

Update: On June 6, Kent Police provided the following update:  Working in collaboration with Cuyahoga Falls Police Department, and an anonymous tip, Kent Police arrested and charged a 17-year-old suspect from Brimfield with Robbery.    Kent Police are seeking information about a man who robbed a local business May 27 leading to those on the Kent Campus being told to "shelter-in-place" for more than two hours. Kent Police released the following press release:  "The Kent Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that occurred in our city yesterday evenin...

We are thrilled to announce that Frances Brunner, junior fashion design student, has made it to the finals of the Redress Design Award 2023, the world’s largest sustainable fashion design competition. This Award challenges emerging designers to create value from waste and design toward a more sustainable, circular fashion for the future.   Frances’ sustainable collection is made using upcycling and reconstruction techniques and incorporates “Deniim”, an innovative textile she makes from shredded and felted scrap denim. Frances’ Redress Design Award collection, ‘It’s All Fluff’, ex...

For all the bells and whistles modern vehicles offer today, such as high-tech infotainment systems, Bluetooth connectivity and streaming services, there is one critical safety feature that today’s Teslas just can’t offer: AM radio. While AM radio may be seen as a seldom-used dinosaur in today’s world of multimedia entertainment options, it is still relied upon to relay critical emergency information – particularly in small towns and rural areas. According to a recent report from Spectrum News 1 Ohio, more than 45 million listeners count on AM radio each month for information ...

Two-time Kent State University alumnus Eli Kalil, who is finishing up his first year as a Presidential Management Fellow at Louis Stokes Cleveland Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center, said his degrees prepared him well for the field of healthcare administration. Kalil, 26, was selected from among more than 8,000 candidates nationally to serve as a presidential management fellow, a role created in 1977 by President Jimmy Carter as a leadership development program to groom future generations of leaders for federal administrative positions.  He will spend two years as a f...

FLA Professor Tara Hudson conducted research with two students that uses the Loss/Momentum Framework to identify common barriers encountered by Ohio students at various phases of their journeys to transfer from community colleges to four-year institutions. The study, which was funded by Ascendium Education Group, was featured in an article that recently appeared in Inside Higher Ed. Research reveals that the vast majority of first-year community college students have a desire to earn a bachelor’s degree. However, only about a third of those students actually transfer to a four-year ins...