Kent State staff members with questions about the upcoming fall semester were able to talk with university leaders Aug. 19 via a virtual town hall on Zoom. Many questions focused on the university's response to COVID-19 and testing requirements as students, faculty and staff return to campus. Panelists for the town hall included: Manfred van Dulmen, Ph.D., chair, Pandemic Leadership Committee, associate provost for academic affairs and dean of the Division of Graduate Studies Julie Volcheck, M.S., assistant vice president for student affairs and director of University H...
In June 2021, Kent State University reinstated the four-week Florence Summer Institute program after more than a year of travel bans due to the COVID-19 pandemic.Thirty-two eager KSU students, many first-time flyers, headed to Cleveland Hopkins Airport where they would begin their trip to Florence. However, they encountered a fair share of obstacles along the way: passport verification, entry forms, exit forms, vaccination cards, COVID-19 testing, long lines and security checks.However, they met yet another challenge as they arrived at the Delta gate in Cleveland. They discovered they wo...
We welcome Assistant Professor Shana Klein of the KSU School of Art to present a virtual talk highlighting the content in her recently published book: “The Fruits of Empire: Art, Food, and the Politics of Race in the Age of American Expansion.” Klein studies food in the decades after the Civil War, when Americans consumed an unprecedented amount of fruit due to advancements in refrigeration and transportation.
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...
Meet Maia Amato: the newest member of the Wellsville Village Council. She also is a senior at Kent State University, preparing to graduate with a bachelor’s degree in business administration. She earned an associate degree in business from Kent State in December 2020, taking classes on the East Liverpool and Salem campuses. Following the recent death of Wellsville Mayor Nancy Murray, a shuffling of council positions occurred, creating a vacancy. Amato expressed interest in the position and was unanimously selected by council members to fill the seat formerly held by Randy Allmon, who assumed...
