FlashTalk is produced by Golden Flashes TV and airs weekly on Bally’s Sports Ohio/Great Lakes. Each episode features a variety of coaches and administrators while promoting the upcoming athletics calendar. The most recent edition features interviews with head baseball coach Jeff Duncan and women's golf coach Casey VanDamme. Watch it here: Flash Talk usually airs on Friday, with replays on Saturday and Sunday. The times sometimes vary because of the Cavs/Guardians. To view previous editions of Flash Talk and for the latest information about intercollegiate athletics, v...
Students with Kent State’s Upward Bound program and Akron's Firestone High School will have the opportunity to participate in a new pilot program on campus this summer that will use literature to increase college preparedness, civic engagement and a sense of belonging. The five-week course is being funded by a $15,000 Teagle Foundation Knowledge for Freedom Program grant. The lead professor is Mark Bracher, Ph.D., professor in the department of English and director...
College of Education, Health and Human Services
The CantonRep.com reports that EHHS grad Judy Pocock, BS ’61, Canton, OH, a founding member of the Plain Township Historical Society, has been named president of the group that got its start in 2005. Read the education grad's full story. --Photo courtesy CantonRep.com ...
College of Education, Health and Human Services
EHHS graduate Charles Leedy, BS ’59, MED ’66, Ph.D., ’75, Hammondsville, OH, is receiving the Friends of Kent State University at East Liverpool Award. Leedy earned a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Kent State in 1959; his masters in educational administration in 1966; and a doctorate degree in educational administration in 1975. Read more at the Reviewonline. ...
It may be hard to imagine what the Kent campus looked like 53 years ago. With the May 4 Augmented Reality Experience, students and community members can be transported into the past to experience historical flashbacks and engage with Kent State University’s previous generations. The May 4 Augmented Reality Experience provides students with the ability to visualize and form a connection with the events of May 4, 1970. The project team for this interdisciplinary project is led by current project director, Richard E. Ferdig, Ph.D., Summit Professor of Learning Technologies in the Colleg...
Kent State University at Salem recognized the academic achievements of several students during its annual Student Awards Ceremony, while also honoring the service of faculty, staff and a community partner. The awards and recipients are: Academic Awards Outstanding Student Teacher in the Field (Junior): Tabitha Hornof Outstanding Student Teacher in the Field (Senior): Kendra DeWitt Outstanding Student in Early Childhood Education: Rachel Gentile Outstanding Role Model of the Profession-Early Childhood Education: Zaviona Fountain Outstanding Student in Economics: Joanie Wood Outsta...
Congratulations! to Health and Physical Education majors Baylee DiCioccio and Addison Sharrow, co-captains of the Kent State cheerleading team that recently competed at the NCA college nationals in Daytona, Fla. Out of 28 teams, Kent State placed in the top five! The students credit some of their success to the support, motivation and mentoring they receive from faculty. They also encourage other students who may be considering participating in a sport or joining a club to do it. Read Baylee and Addison's blog post detailing their lives as students-athletes ...
Officials from Kent State University at Salem and Columbiana County Career and Technical Center recently signed an articulation agreement that provides opportunities for high school students to transition into the Salem Campus’s nursing program, beginning in the fall of 2024. This partnership is designed to be a bridge from CCCTC’s Health Academy program to the Kent State Salem’s Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program, from which students graduate as registered nurses. Beginning in the fall of 2024, students accepted into the CCCTC Health Academy program can earn college cre...