Dr. David Dees, dean of Kent State University at Salem, announced those students named to the Spring 2021 President’s and Dean’s lists. To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the Salem Campus.  The students and their hometowns are: President’s List Alliance: Shelby Dennis   Boardman: Jessica...

When Dr. Vincent Hetherington was invited to participate in a discussion during the virtual meeting of the International Federation of Podiatrists (FIP) AGM on June 19th, he never suspected that there was an underlying reason for his attendance; Heidi Corcoran, the current President of the FIP, honored Dr. Hetherington with a Lifetime Achievement Award. In fact, it was the President herself that gave a personal nomination for the award, which was followed by a unanimous approval by the FIP board. "Vince was the founding member of our Academy of Podiatric Medical Educators," Heidi tells us, "Hi...

Our content during the month of June featured scenic sunrises and sunsets, news of our new scholarship programs and announcements about the Fall 2021 semester. Let’s see what posts were most popular with the Golden Flashes this month!    Instagram Our top-performing post this past month featured the partial annular eclipse on an early morning! With the Moon traveling between the Earth and the Sun, viewers got to witness what is called the “ring of fire.” This phenomenon created a beautiful sunrise and led the post to a total of 1,619 likes!     ...

Please see the following announcement on behalf of Melody Tankersly, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Provost. I am pleased to announce that Dr. 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 u...

Grace Irvin-Dillard of Bedford, Ohio, who graduated from Kent State University in May 2021 with a degree in entrepreneurship, has already built a successful business from the ground up while still a student. During her time in the College of Business Administration at Kent State, Irvin-Dillard created Touched By Grace (TBG) Body Care, which she continues to grow after graduation.  Irvin-Dillard and her business were recently featured by Spectrum News. Watch the story. TBG Body Care offers all-natural, clean beauty and skincare products with an emphasis on sustainability. “When you get ...

The Business Leadership Training (BLT) is a partnership between Kent State Twinsburg Academic Center and the Twinsburg and Nordonia Hills Chambers of Commerce. The BLT bi-monthly programming is free and open to the public. The fourth program of 2021 is titled “Selling for Connectedness - The New Sales Reality for High Performance” and is scheduled via Zoom on Thursday, July 22, from noon – 1 PM. Andy (Drew) Carlton, an experienced sales expert with 25 years in the field, will cover the mindset shifts and power skills you’ll need to transform from old sales thinking to the new realities of s...

Richard Feinberg, Anthropology, presented "Shared Governance, Political Posturing, and Structural Contradictions" at the AAUP Conference on Shared Governance during a virtual meeting on June 16, 2021.  ...

Richard Feinberg, Anthropology, presented "Why Does Anthropology Study Others?" at the Central States Anthropological Society during a virtual meeting on April 25, 2021.        ...

Join one of the most skillful and down-to-earth mindfulness coaches, Daron Larson, for Mindful Monday on July 12. Daron shares doable, challenging and liberating ways to practice mindfulness during these sessions. Develop attentional skills that lead to feeling more at home in the messiness of real life, and learn to savor pleasant moments more and fight less with the unpleasant ones.   The July 12 Mindful Mondays session will take place from 8:30 - 9 a.m. and is open to all full- and part-time employees. For those participati...