Dana Hansen, Ph.D., APRN, ACHPN, Amy Petrinec, Ph.D., RN, and Tracey Motter, DNP, RN, researchers from Kent State College of Nursing, along with Maureen Keeley, Ph.D., Texas State, have developed a website to offer information, support via blog participation and research opportunities for family caregivers of those touched by a serious or critical illness during the COVID-19 pandemic. Visit https://bit.ly/3fRWsw4 to learn more. All research is IRB approval from the Kent State University IRB.   The following research opportunities can be found on the website:   ...

"Get Your Gold On" with official Kent State Tuscarawas athletic gear during the Golden Eagles Team Shop Grand Opening!   The Team Shop is loaded with apparel for men, women, kids, toddlers and infants. Get your Golden Eagles T-shirts, sweatshirts, shorts, performance wear, polos, pullovers, jackets, pants, and jerseys. The shop also includes headwear, backpacks, stadium chairs, blankets and drinkware. Choose from popular designs and brands such as Under Armour, Nike, The North Face, New Era and more.   Access the Golden Eagles Team Shop at  http://sideline.bsnsp...

Nursing Faculty Selected by OADN To National Task Force Mariann Harding, Ph.D., Kent State University at Tuscarawas professor of nursing technology, has been appointed to the national Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) COVID-19 Task Force. Learn more. Geauga Professor Creates Virtual Architecture Camp To Engage Students During Pandemic Judson Kline, adjunct professor in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at the Geauga Campus, recently created the Virtual Kids’ Home Architecture Camp. Learn more. Webinar - Differentiating Dementias: Wh...

About 300 people attended the first in a series of virtual town halls as the Kent State University community addresses systemic racism by learning, listening and taking action as a collective. The 90-minute Zoom session, which was geared toward faculty and staff, was held on June 9. The meeting was co-chaired by Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., Kent State University’s interim vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, and chair and associate professor in the Department of Pan-African Studies, and Lamar R. Hylton, Ph.D., vice president for student affairs.  Near th...

Your Employee Wellness Team invites you to join our second challenge with Wellable, our newest wellness partner. Wellable provides an online challenge platform and device/app integration formerly found in our partnership with the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA). Many Kent State employees have already started using Wellable. Don't miss out on our next challenge, which will focus on physical and environmental Sustainability.  The simple goal of sustainability is to create and maintain an environment where humans and nature can exist in productive harmony. Although sustaina...

Mariann Harding, Ph.D., Kent State University at Tuscarawas professor of nursing technology, has been appointed to the national Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) COVID-19 Task Force. Learn more. ...

Kent State University at Geauga is pleased to announce a $20,000 award from the Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation toward a student emergency fund and technology advances.  The $20,000 grant will be split evenly between the two initiatives. Half of the award is earmarked for the installation of a Zoom Room at the Geauga Campus in Burton. This will include state-of-the-art technology that allows the institution to deliver synchronous and asynchronous courses to students. The remaining $10,000 will assist Kent State students residing in Lake and Geauga counties facing financ...

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, As we continue to listen, learn and navigate all that is happening in our communities, Kent State University is using town hall forums as meaningful ways to engage and to develop actionable steps to shape a better future for all of our community members. The next town hall session will focus on how to be an ally. This session will take place on June 18 at 5 p.m. You can access the meeting using on zoom using the link below: https://zoom.us/j/94147452790?pwd=VnFUb0F4bWpEVHJJdzQ3MFpITUhyUT09 Meeting password: 935851 Though there are several artic...