Kerry Myers, MSN, RN, Associate Lecturer in Nursing at Kent State University at Geauga, was nominated for the national 2021 DAISY Faculty Award and received an honorable mention for this honor during Kent State’s Fall BSN (Bachelor of Science in Nursing) Convocation in December 2021. The DAISY Foundation developed this program to provide colleges and schools of nursing a national recognition program to show appreciation to faculty for their commitment and inspirational influence on their nursing students. Faculty members nominated for The DAISY Faculty Award are those who have made an impa...

Wow, 2020 was rough! Not only did it affect our everyday way of life and how we manage contagious viruses, but it also put our educational system on notice that we need to be flexible and able to change up our teaching methods on a dime. Luckily for nurses, flexibility is our middle name, and we can embrace new modalities both in our bedside practice as well as in our classrooms. We saw this happen in the early days of the pandemic. Nurse educators put their heads together to create meaningful assignments to fill the gap created by the loss of clinical practice for students. Some were better...

The Business Factory Coworking Hub, a vision that began over a year ago, is now open to the public. The Coworking Hub, located in the Kent State University at Tuscarawas Tolloty Incubator Center, was inspired by a desire to support entrepreneurs and startup businesses in the Tuscarawas Valley. This project was a collaboration of the Tuscarawas Economic Development Corporation, Kent State Tuscarawas, The Business Factory Board and Lauren International.   The Coworking Hub is a flexible working space that doesn’t require a long-term lease allowing for cost savings and convenience for sma...

Paddington Gets in a Jam will delight audiences of all ages at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas on Saturday, April 2 at 1:00 p.m. The perfect show for children, or nostalgic adults, this original slapstick comedy has the audience giggling from Paddington’s silly antics. Paddington Gets in a Jam is not only a bundle of joy and entertainment, but manages to warm the hearts of both children and adults. If you’re looking for a fun time with the children in your life, do everyone a favor and see Paddington Gets in a Jam! For over 60 years, British-born writer M...

The School of Peace and Conflict Studies and the Department of History invite you to a seminar on:   Monday, March 14, 2022: 11:00am – 1:00pm: “Guns: Culture, Economy and Regulation in the Age of Empire” This seminar examines the ways in which questions of political economy, race, colonialism and the standard of civilization influenced the processes and practices of gun innovation, production and transfer in the 18th and 19th centuries.   Location: Murphy Auditorium,  Kent State Fashion Museum   Reception to Follow: KSU Museum Lobby   Speakers...

Kent State University is aware of a video posted by a member of the men's basketball team. The behavior in the video does not reflect the core values of Kent State, nor does it live up to the standards we expect of our student-athletes. We are reviewing this matter and appropriate action will be taken, which may include the suspension of players. We expect all members of our Kent State community to act in accordance with our values, and behavior to the contrary will not be tolerated. ...