Mental health issues are an increasing concern on college campuses across the country, with faculty and staff often a resource for students to turn to in difficult situations. In 2013, Step Up & Speak Out was created to assist university community members in understanding the resources available to assist distressed or disruptive individuals. To ensure convenient access, and provide the most up-to-date information, Step Up & Speak Out was recently integrated into the KSUMobile app. As a result, the stand-alone Step Up & Speak Out app has been discon...

Zhiqiang Molly Wang will join the Office of the Provost in August to serve as the 2021-2022 Provost's Fellow. The Provost's fellowship provides faculty members who have an interest in academic administration the chance to develop knowledge, skills, and experience as an administrator; to increase the understanding of the faculty about practices and procedures in academic administration; to extend and strengthen the administrative resources of the university; to assist in the development and implementation of projects in key areas; and to provide ongoing faculty involvement and input int...

The Cleveland Arts Prize awarded Mid-Career Awards to Kent State alumni Alice Ripley and Corrie Slawson. Slawson earned her MFA with a focus in painting from Kent State's School of Art and currently works as a part-time faculty member in painting and drawing for the school. Her work, focusing on "environmental and social equities", has been featured in museums in the U.S. and internationally. Headshots of Corrie Slawson (left) and Alice Ripley (right) Ripley is a Tony Award winning actress known for originating the role of Diana in "Next to Normal" and plays in her band RIPLEY. S...

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Zhiqiang Molly Wang Named 2021 - 2022 Provost's Fellow Zhiqiang Molly Wang will join the Office of the Provost in August to serve as the 2021-2022 Provost's Fellow. The Provost's fellowship provides faculty members who have an interest in academic administration the chance to develop knowledge, skills, and experience as an administrator; to increase the understanding of the faculty about practices and procedures in academic administration; to extend and strengthen the administrative resources of the university; to assist in the development and implementation of projects in ...

The Kent State University at Ashtabula community mourns the loss of former student and long-time benefactor John J. Cogan, Ph.D., who passed away August 15, 2021 at the age of 79 at his home in Bloomington, Minn. Dr. Cogan, who attended what was then called the Kent State Academic Center in Ashtabula from 1960-1962, was the first recipient of the Roger T. Beitler Distinguished Former Student Award in 1980.  He and his wife, Grace, established the Dr. John and Grace Cogan Endowed Scholarship in 2014 to provide educational opportunities to students in need. “We mourn the loss of our f...

The discussion around the role of influencers and misinformation is regularly occurring in social circles and academia. Clare Stacey, Ph. D., associate professor in the Department of Sociology & Criminology in the College of Arts and Sciences and Co-Director of the Healthy Communities Research Institute, was featured on the 21 News Podcast to share her insights on this topic. She was interviewed by Kent State broadcast journalism alumni and 21 WFMJ anchor Madison Tromler.  In the interview, Dr. Stacey discussed how misinformation spreads, why people believe it, and what c...

Shana Klein, Ph.D., assistant professor of art history in the School of Art has been awarded a 2021 New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award (ORSA) from Kent State University. The ORSAs recognize the hard work of junior faculty members who have been with Kent State for less than 10 years. Metin Eren, Ph.D. in the Department of Anthropology was also recognized with an award this year.  “Klein and Eren represent the breadth of scholarship occurring at Kent State,” Doug Delahanty, Interim Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs, explained. “The fact t...

Catherine Lentini, M.F.A. ’20 has curated an exhibition of paintings by Katie Butler, M.F.A. ‘21 for the 2021 SPRING/BREAK Art Show in New York City called HEARSAY:HERESY. The painting alumnae worked together to bring Butler’s “A Seat at the Table” solo exhibition to the space.  SPRING/BREAK Art Show NYC, an internationally recognized exhibition platform, will return to 625 Madison Avenue between 58th and 59th Streets for the second time with the exhibitions on view from September 8-13, 2021. More than 100 curators are bringing exhibitions to the city using these underused, aty...

Corrie Slawson, M.F.A. ’06 has been awarded the Cleveland Arts Prize for Mid-Career Artist in Visual Arts for 2021. She will receive her award at the 61st annual awards event at the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 13, 2021.  Five monetary prizes of $10,000 each are awarded to artists for Emerging, Mid-Career and Lifetime Acheivement categories for exemplary work in arts disciplines that include Design, Literature, Theatre & Dance, Music, and Visual Arts. Mid-Career Artist is awarded to two artists who have resided in Northeast Ohio and whose work has received both regional acclaim...