Welcome to your Fall Drupal Newsletter - we've got a few updates for you:   Drupal's Editing Interface Is Changing Tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 26, you will notice that your editing screen, particularly as it relates to your home page, will look different. Your content sections will show as a collapsed view, like accordions. (Homepages and basic pages using BP Paragraphs will be affected). All of your information is still there - you’ll just need to click "Edit" to expand the paragraph in order to edit it. This will help simplify the editing process and make it easier to tell whe...

For its fourth consecutive year, the Kent State University Honors College is hosting “Career Conversations,” a series of alumni speaking events which take place throughout the fall semester. This year, the sessions are again taking place virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and brings current honors students together in conversation with Honors College and Kent State alumni from across the country.   Each individual session features multiple Kent State alumni panelists from similar industries, as a member of the Honors College staff interacts and asks questions during the virt...

“One of my strengths is being unwilling to leave any student behind,” says Sorina Ailiesei, Ph.D., an English Composition instructor at Kent State University Geauga Campus and the Twinsburg Academic Center. “I need to set them up for success in their writing, composing strategies, and critical thinking skills, which they need for all of their college courses. They have my full support.” This instructor committed to student success has been appointed to a full-time teaching position as an Assistant Professor in Kent State Geauga’s English Department for the 2021-22 academic year. Dr. Ailiese...

Dear Kent State University Students, This is a reminder to please register your COVID-19 vaccination status so the university may continue to enjoy a vibrant in-person experience during the 2021 Fall Semester – and you could win free tuition. Click here to be linked to the University Health Services website where you will find instructions on how to register with Med+Proctor, the company managing our COVID-19 vaccine registration. Once you register with Med+Proctor, you can upload your vaccine information. There is no charge to use this site. Med+Proctor will offer you the chance to buy ...

On Wednesday, Oct. 27, representatives from Kent State University and the city of Kent will hold a community meeting called “A Vision of a Village” to share information and answer questions about a new residential complex designed to integrate the city of Kent and Kent State, physically and programmatically.  The programmatic aspect of the project is initially focused on three themes: being positive for the natural environment, the social environment and the local economy.  The university is currently seeking a design/build developer for the project called “The Intergenera...

Last year, more than 140 volunteers in the Kent State campus community contacted over 3,800 first-year students to check-in and ask if they needed any assistance from the university in the Flashes Take Care of Flashes call campaign. Feedback from the students was positive and many said they appreciated the outreach from faculty and staff. This outcome has driven the university to host another campaign this fall. The campaign is scheduled to run from Nov. 2-12, but the university needs many faculty and staff volunteers to make it possible to call nearly 4,000 students. The university will...

Board of Trustees approves naming of Crawford Hall and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship The largest single gift in Kent State University history, by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, will complete the capital campaign to enable the construction of a new College of Business Administration building on the university’s Kent Campus. The Kent State Board of Trustees approved the construction of a new, state-of-the-art building on behalf of the college in a special meeting held Friday, Oct. 22. In recognition of the generosity of Ambassador Crawford and his family...

Akron-based artist and Kent State alumnus Don Drumm, ‘86, was featured in the Akron Beacon Journal for celebrating the 50th anniversary of Don Drumm Studios and Gallery while continuing to create new works regularly. Drumm has completed many pieces, some of which can be found on Bowling Green State University’s campus, the Akron Zoo, Akron’s I Promise School and in the homes of many. Using sand-cast aluminum to create his art, he has decades of experience using a foundry to create his artistic visions. In many of his works, Drumm finds inspiration from the sun, and its shape. "I wa...

Students from the Kent State East Liverpool physical therapist assistant program observed National PTA Month by making donations to the Banquet of Lisbon. The PTA students raised $500 through fundraisers this semester that was donated to help the Columbiana County campuses host the banquet on Oct. 25. The students also collected non-perishable food items that were donated to the Banquet of Lisbon. Each year, PTA students from the Kent East Liverpool campus find unique ways to increase awareness about their field, while raising funds for a cause chosen by the class. The Banquet of Lisbon i...