The School of Theatre and Dance continues its 2021-2022 season with a reimagined production of William Shakespeare's "Much Ado About Nothing," running April 22 – May 1, 2022 in Wright-Curtis Theatre.  Roe Green Visiting Director JaMeeka Holloway presents this new treatment of the classic Shakespearean comedy about love and misunderstanding. The "Much Ado About Nothing" production team includes assistant director and choreographer Jessie Cope Miller, assistant director Austin Verstreater, costume design by Victoria Mearini, lighting design by J...

Welcome back, Golden Flashes! We hope you had a relaxing and refreshing spring break and are ready to finish the semester off strong. March was full of exciting content! Take a look at some of our top posts. Instagram With warmer weather making an appearance, it’s no surprise that students are spending time basking in the sun! Our top post on Instagram features two students sitting in a hammock outside Taylor Hall enjoying the higher temperatures.          View this post on Instagram       &nbs...

The Leadership Tuscarawas Class of 2022 will present the results of their community projects at the Graduation Celebration on May 10. At the graduation celebration, 18 class members sponsored by small businesses, corporations, and non-profit organizations in Tuscarawas County, will be recognized for their achievements in the 10-month leadership development program. The class of 2021 will also be recognized (their graduation celebration was cancelled due to COVID). Each year, the Leadership Tuscarawas Signature Class is assigned community projects focused on making progress in Tuscarawas Cou...

April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month (SAAM), a national campaign that raises awareness and promotes education about sexual harassment, sexual violence, and how to prevent it.  Please join the Title IX Coordinator and special guests from the Office of the Ombuds, Compliance, EOAA, and the Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services to learn more about how to report, prevention education initiatives, and supportive resources. Register here: Title IX and special guest, The Center for Sexual Relationship Violence Support Services (SRVSS), Friday, April 15...

The Ohio Supercomputer Center (OSC) residential summer programs empower students to pursue STEM-related interests through high-impact learning experiences and immersive teamwork. In the two-week Summer Institute, rising 10-12th graders explore high performance computing, programming and visualization. In the week-long Young Women's Summer Institute, rising 7-8th grade girls learn STEM skills and scientific problem solving. Applications are due April 15 at osc.edu/summer. ...

Join Michael Kavulic, Ph.D., assistant vice president for Research Administration when he dives into understanding of a range of higher education areas, including research administration, governance, and technology. Developed in partnership between Human Resources Training & Development and Kent Engaged and Emerging Professionals (KEEP), Mentoring Mondays provides a way for Kent State employees to connect as mentor and mentee. Join KEEP over the lunch hour for round-table-style discussions with professionals in a variety of fields.  Why group mentoring? Group mentoring...

Each year, more than 30 million patients receive fluid resuscitation therapies for critical care scenarios like hemorrhaging, sepsis and burns. Underdosing resuscitation strategies are inefficient at saving lives, while overdosing regimens may lead to resuscitation injuries and hypothermia. Hossein Mirinejad, Ph.D., assistant professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, is hoping to help find the solution to dosing problems. The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Mirinejad a $200,000 grant to design a systematic approach for precision dosing in critical care.&nbs...

This year’s return of in-person events to commemorate the Kent State shootings will include the dedication of bronze markers placed on the spots where nine students were wounded by the Ohio National Guard during a student anti-war protest on May 4, 1970. Markers designating the locations of each of the four students killed – Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder – were installed in 1999. Since that time, a small group had been working to have similar markers placed for the wounded students: Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, Don...

This is a great question and an often-overlooked matter. Your life insurance beneficiary, as declared on the form you provided to the Benefits office, is the person who will receive the funds from your life insurance policy should you decease. Quite often, an employee may want to reassess their primary, and/or secondary beneficiary designee(s) over time. It’s a good idea to keep your beneficiary information current as you make other financial security decisions. Fortunately, updating your beneficiary is easy. You can download a new beneficiary designation form. Once completed and signed, yo...