This year’s Honors College incoming freshmen class totaled 516 students, representing 22 states and three countries (Egypt, India and the U.S.). Many of these students reside on campus in the Honors Living-Learning Community, composed of Stopher and Johnson Halls, as well as Centennial Court B. In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, some students have also opted to participate in courses virtually this semester and have stayed at home for the Fall 2020 semester. This year’s freshmen class already promises to excel academically, boasting a cumulative unweighted GPA of 3.87 and a composite ACT score...
Here at the School of Fashion, we’ve got a student organization to suit everyone. You’ll find organizations that focus on the topics and social causes that matter to you, no matter which area of the fashion industry you’re passionate about. Find out more about our student organizations, and how you can get involved, by visiting their pages below.
Campus Drug Prevention highlighted the article put out by WKYC on a study led by William Lechner, Ph.D. and Deric Kenne, Ph.D. that focuses on the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the alcohol consumption of college students. To read more click here or follow the link below. https://www.campusdrugprevention.gov/news/college-students-drinking-more-alcohol-covid-19-kent-state-study ...
Kate Thompson is a critical care registered nurse at Cleveland Clinic Akron General Hospital on the front lines of COVID-19 patient care, a 2014 graduate of the Associate Degree in Nursing program at Kent State University at Tuscarawas, and a coronavirus patient who is currently in the fight of her life while spreading a message of virus protection and kindness on social media from her hospital bed. This marks day 33 of Thompson’s journey with the virus and day 13 as a patient at Cleveland Clinic Union Hospital, where she began her nursing career nearly seven years ago. Sparked by negative ...
Division of People, Culture and Belonging
Richard Feinberg, Anthropology, Authored a journal article People, Birds, Canoes, and Seafaring in the Pacific Islands, Český lid: Czech Journal of Ethnology, Jana Nosková, Volume 107, Issue 3, (2020): 231-246. ...
The College of Arts and Sciences thanks all of you who supported the university and our College's scholarship fund throughout our Giving Tuesday campaign. A message from President Diacon: Hello Golden Flash family — I’m here today to say thank you! Not only because so many of you gave when we asked, but because the generosity of the donations we received during this year’s Giving Tuesday campaign will undoubtedly change lives. Because of you, we can help our talented and hardworking students stay in school and stay on track to graduate. Our collective goal is to prepare, educate ...
Dane Paris, a junior biology pre-med student in Kent State University’s Honors College, has already left his mark at Kent State despite facing challenges along the way. His outstanding leadership has not gone unnoticed, and he credits the support he has gotten through Kent State for his growth and successes. As a first-generation college student, Paris experienced some obstacles along the way while transitioning from high school to college. “Especially going into the healthcare route, it was kind of a scary thing coming to college, but I just thought, ‘Okay, I’m moving onto the nex...
Donate to the fund! Thanks in large part to the generosity of students, staff, alumni and friends of the campus, Kent State University at Ashtabula raised over $17,000 in its #KSUGives #GivingTuesday 2020 fundraising campaign in support of the Rising Scholars program. “We are extremely grateful for the tremendous support from our campus, alumni and Ashtabula communities in reaching another Giving Tuesday goal,” said Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D. “The contributors are individuals who appreciate the impact education has had on their lives, the opportunit...