The Kent State University at Ashtabula Library is one of three libraries in the Kent State system to receive a Library Services and Technology Act (LSTA) grant from the State Library of Ohio and the Institute of Museum and Library Services to fund “Celebrating Ohio Book Awards and Authors” on each campus. The grant totaled over $1,200 with no match required. In addition to Ashtabula, the Kent and Trumbull campus libraries were also awarded grants. Celebrating Ohio Book Awards and Authors is a collection of over 1,800 works from fiction, nonfiction and poetry. The Ashtabula project also c...

The School of Communication and Information congratulates its 2022-23 Scholarship recipients! A reception was held for students, donors and families on Friday, April 8. The following scholarships were awarded: Memorial Fund in Communication Studies: Lauren Donnella This scholarship is awarded to a student who exhibits strong scholarly effort and/or service. Rebecca and Alan Rubin Endowed Scholarship: Jenna Gilbreath This scholarship is awarded to a student who exhibits strong academic performance, motivation, character, ability, and potential. Dr. Dominic A. Infante Communication Schol...

“The direction of engineering technology and future success is in 3D printing and our goal is to drive internship and engineering experience in that area.” That comment comes from Ron Emery, business development director at ITEN Industries, who sought out Kent State University at Ashtabula and ultimately engineering senior lecturer Michael Czayka for a unique educational partnership across multiple Kent State campuses that could impact the plastics industry throughout the region. ITEN is a globally recognized leader in the manufacturing of thermoplastic and thermoset stamped, molded and ...

“The direction of engineering technology and future success is in 3D printing and our goal is to drive internship and engineering experience in that area.” That comment comes from Ron Emery, business development director at ITEN Industries, who sought out Kent State University at Ashtabula and ultimately engineering senior lecturer Michael Czayka for a unique educational partnership across multiple Kent State campuses that could impact the plastics industry throughout the region. ITEN is a globally recognized leader in the manufacturing of thermoplastic and thermoset stamped, molded and ...

Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, As we finish up the last few weeks of the 2022 Spring Semester, we remain heartened by the low number of COVID-19 cases on our campuses. Given the continued low case rates and our high vaccination rates, we want to let you know about changes we are making in our COVID-19 safety procedures for summer and fall.  As in the past, we will continue to rely on the recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), our state and local health departments and our own experts from the College of Public Health as...

Kent State student Stephen Stavnicky won the brass portion of Tuesday Musical's 2022 Annual Scholarship Competition, earning the $2,000 Arden J. Yockey Scholarship. He performed the first movement of Franz Joseph Haydn’s Trumpet Concerto in E-flat Major, the first movement of Sonata for Trumpet and Piano by Eric Ewazen, and “Intrada” by Otto Ketting. Stavnicky is in his final year of Trumpet Performance at Kent State studying under Amanda Bekeny. He performs and teaches in Northeast Ohio both as a trumpet player and a bass/baritone singer. He has worked with groups such as the Cleveland Win...

The School of Theatre and Dance welcomed alumni Margaret Peebles, B.F.A. Lighting, '14, as the guest lighting designer for the "Kent Dance Ensemble: No Permission Needed" concert, held in E. Turner Stump Theatre April 8-10, 2022.  In a special afternoon session Peebles presented and discussed the lighting for the Kent Dance Ensemble concert and her career in New York. Peebles is a New York City-based live entertainment and exhibition lighting designer. Her most recent work includes "Sometime Child" at Theater for the New City and "Right About Now" a...

Farid Fouad, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at Kent State University at East Liverpool, was awarded a three-year, $74,954 research grant as part of a subaward on a larger grant that his collaborators at Cleveland State University received.  It’s rare for a Kent State regional campus to acquire a research grant such as this, Fouad explained, especially from an organization like the National Institutes of Health (NIH). “I'm really excited to perform at this level and compete nationally with big research institutions and produce results that are attra...