Materials Day will take place in the lower level -- in room 069 -- of the Integrated Science Building on Kent State University's Kent Campus. The street address is 1175 Lefton Esplanade, Kent, Ohio.
Parking locations near the building are noted below with red markers. Please use the Summit Street entrance indicated by the yellow arrow on the map below to enter the building.
Due to scheduling conflicts and end of term issues, we have cancelled the final event of the 2023 SPCS Spring Colloquia Series originally scheduled for this Thursday, April 27, 2023, with Drs. Ashley Nickels and Shemariah Arki. Hopefully, we will be able to offer this event at a later date. Thanks to everyone who supported and participated in our colloquium series this semester. ...
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Former Ohio Gov. Richard F. Celeste visited Kent State Tuesday for a signing featuring his new book, "In the Heart of It All, An Unvarnished Account of My Life in Public Service," in which, among other topics, he encourages young people to think about public service. According to Celeste, if young people build a constituency for change, they can make a difference. “I think young people today are not so interested in the political parties, but they are interested in the issues and how they affect their lives,” Celeste said. “It’s no accident that people are demonstrating outsi...
Katherine (Katie) McNamara Manning is currently pursuing her Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at Kent State University. She recently submitted her first manuscript for publication titled “Experimental calibration of trapping methods for addressing bias in arthropod biodiversity monitoring.” It is currently in review for publication. She has also shared her research through poster presentations and virtual talks at local, regional, and national conferences. Recent poster and virtual talks are titled “Trapping method impact on insect catch: Experimental calibration fo...
Michael Daniels, Ph.D., '22, director of Kent State University's E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center, received a national dissertation of the year award from the Student Affairs Administrators in Higher Education (NASPA) Foundation. Dr. Daniels’ dissertation is a constructivist grounded theory study on undergraduate Black men and how they develop their leader identity. The result of this study was a substantive theory and model on the leader identity development process of Black men. The Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year Award encourages ...
Olesia Pavlenko is currently pursuing a Master of Arts degree in Teaching English as a Second Language at Kent State University. She is a recipient of the 2021-2022 David B. Smith Scholarship and the National Federation of Modern Language Teachers Association (NFMLTA)/ National Council of Less Commonly Taught Languages (NCOLCTL) Graduate Students Research Support Award. Olesia’s research interests include second language acquisition, interaction, and game-based learning. Her career goals include becoming a professor and working in the area of Ap...
Kent State University at Salem recently held its annual awards ceremony, during which students were recognized for their academic excellence, scholastic achievements and service to the campus. Also, during the event, Flor “Shorty” and Elba Lillian Navarro received the 2023 Friends of the Campus award, the highest honor presented annually to non-students. The award recognizes community members and businesses that support increasing access to higher education in Salem and surrounding communities. The Navarros and the Kent State Salem Campus have a long-standing partnership that includes s...
