Lori Holcepl felt the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic deeply when she was laid off from her job recently. As a single mother of two, Holcepl relied on her paycheck to support her family. “Since the pandemic began, I have feared we would lose our home and everything we have,” Holcepl said. “With my children home from school, I also have to make sure they have the internet they need for their schoolwork, plus extra food and toiletries since we’re home all day now.” Being aware that Kent State offers an emergency grant fund for students affected by COVID-19, the Ken...

Lori Holcepl felt the financial impact of the COVID-19 pandemic deeply when she was laid off from her job recently. As a single mother of two, Holcepl relied on her paycheck to support her family. “Since the pandemic began, I have feared we would lose our home and everything we have,” Holcepl said. “With my children home from school, I also have to make sure they have the internet they need for their schoolwork, plus extra food and toiletries since we’re home all day now.” Being aware that Kent State University offers an emergency grant fund for students affected by the COVID-19 pandemic...

Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication will be known as the School of Media and Journalism, effective July 1, 2020. The university’s Board of Trustees approved the name change at its meeting June 3, 2020. The School’s four undergraduate majors — advertising, digital media production, journalism and public relations — will remain the same. The School also offers a Master of Arts degree in Journalism and Mass Communication. “Media” is one word that encompasses all of the School’s programs. High schoolers surveyed associated the word “media” with news, apps, social me...

Though the KSUCPM Class of 2020 may not be able to walk across a stage at graduation, or stand close to their classmates as they recite the Podiatric Physician's Oath due to the outbreak of COVID-19, they certainly have a lot to celebrate. This spring, the Class of 2020 received news that 100% of their class achieved residency placement! We would like to wish the graduates well as they continue on to these new adventures in residency training this summer! Though unable to host a traditional graduation ceremony, KSUCPM was able to to hold a virtual commencement, which can be viewed at h...

Dear Campus Communities, This time last year, I don’t think any of us could have predicted precisely how tumultuous 2020 would be for our world, our country, our community, and our families. I have been so impressed—and inspired—by the strength I have seen from all of you in adapting to ever-changing circumstances.  We are witnessing the realities of how racism and discrimination have gripped our nation for far too long. The struggle for transformation is difficult, but I am confident we have faculty and staff who are all too aware of how necessary change may be. As mentioned within...

Aging and undermaintained infrastructure in the United States, combined with changing climate over the coming decades, is setting the stage for more dam disasters like the one that struck Midland, Michigan, last week. More than 91,000 dams dot the nation—and roughly 15,500 of them could cause fatalities if they failed, according to the National Inventory of Dams. Most of these dams were built... Read the rest of the National Geographic article ...

CPM Faculty and Staff Celebrate 20 or More Years Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (CPM) has only existed in its current form for eight years. Formerly known as the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, it was acquired by Kent State University in 2012, which has afforded students and employees an array of new opportunities and resources. While our alumni may still be warming up to the idea of being a Golden Flash, or may not recognize the CPM campus in Independence, many of them have formed lasting connections to the nineteen unique individuals that have worked for th...

Kent State University student-athletes conquered the unprecedented challenge of completing the final months of the spring term via remote classes by posting the highest term grade point average (3.563) in athletics department history. All 17 programs posted a term GPA of 3.1 or better with 14 setting a new term record. A record 75 student-athletes were named to the President’s List with a perfect 4.0 GPA. A total of 292 student-athletes (69%) finished the term with a 3.4 or better. Following the record-breaking semester in the classroom, the Golden Flashes now boast the highest cumulativ...

Kent State University at Salem is offering scholarships that provide free tuition for a qualified student’s first year while seeking an associate of applied science degree in horticulture technology. The scholarships are made possible through the Eugene W. and Betty Haupt-The Davey Tree Expert Company endowment. To qualify, a student must be a new freshman; with a 2.0 grade point average; a completed FAFSA form; and declare horticulture technology as his/her major.   The scholarships are funded through an endowment established by the late Eugene Haupt, an executive with The Davey Tree...

We would like to congratulate former CPIP student Greta Babakhanova, Director of AMLCI and CPIP Professor Torsten Hegmann, and CPIP Professor Oleg Lavrentovich for being the recipients of the ILCS Honors and Awards 2020.  Former student Greta Babakhanova recieved the Glenn H. Brown prize for her outstanding work on nematic elastomer coatings demonstrating the ability to program different surface profiles to the elastomer coating via its nematic director. It highlights general principles underlying this design mechanism by directly relating surface topography to the bend and s...