It’s no surprise that with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, Kent State University’s School of Fashion realized it had a huge job to replace the annual Fashion Show and invent and implement a memorable, interactive experience that would celebrate its senior designers and merchandising students. With much anticipation, the School of Fashion announced the refashioning of the 2020 Fashion Show into Fashion Show 2.0. This completely virtual extravaganza highlights the hard work of senior design and merchandising students, all of whom worked toward this moment throu...

We’re all doing our part by working and studying from home, exercising social distancing, and forgoing our regular routines to flatten the curve. But several individuals from the Kent State University Geauga Campus and Twinsburg Academic Center community have gone the extra mile by rolling up their sleeves and working with the front lines to combat the coronavirus. First, nursing faculty members and students are working in area hospitals during the COVID-19 crisis. Jessica Larubina, Lecturer for the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program, is working as a PRN at Hillcrest Hospital Clev...

The Employee Wellness website has a new look and feel better suited to highlight employee testimonials, wellness news, photos and more. The landing page offers more intuitive navigation of wellness resources and one-click access to frequently visited web pages, such as Be Well and IMPACT Solutions, the wellness calendar, ongoing events and Black Board Learn. The redesign also features dedicated call-to-action boxes so employees and supervisors can easily access Telework Information and Guidelines, Know Your Numbers health screenings, Virtual Gratitude Graffiti, Weight Watchers wor...

Building our resilience can help us learn to deal with life's challenges more effectively. Take advantage of the self-paced resiliency resources available to you and your family through the IMPACT Solutions Employee Assistance Program, including the Resilience Journey and the Resiliency Skills Training Series. Both offerings are available to all full and part time Kent State employees, plus dependents, household members and parents/parents-in-law. For full time, benefits eligible faculty and staff participating in the Wellness Your Way Rewards Program, these offerings are e...

For almost all of the students in the nursing and allied health programs at Kent State University at Ashtabula, their final semesters are spent in classrooms and clinical settings getting hands-on experience to prepare them for their professional careers. But for many this year, that hands-on experience has been as part of the front-line force in the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’ve been in the emergency department of our facility, and all other entrances have been closed except this one – we are literally the first line for all employees, patients and outside services,” said Robert Cogar, a second...

Due to the disruptions the coronavirus pandemic has caused across the state of Ohio, working remotely has increased as a means of practicing social distancing. Kent State University was one of the first Ohio colleges to move all classes online, causing surrounding businesses to do the same, like WKSU. “WKSU began planning for potential disruptions at the beginning of March,” WKSU News Director Andrew Meyer said. “Within two weeks, it became clear that WKSU would need to take action on those plans.” Since WKSU’s initial meeting, Meyer said that the WKSU program and operations depa...

On this campus, 50 years ago, a protest against the Vietnam War resulted in the death of four students. In all, 13 were shot by the Ohio National Guard. Nine were injured. One was paralyzed from the waist down. Although this is a story that is well known throughout the Kent community, it also had a significant impact on surrounding communities, and the nation as a whole. An 11-year-old boy, now known as Derf Backderf, was profoundly affected by the turn of events at Kent State University, and it challenged his perceptions of order, fairness, and safety. Years later Backderf, an accomplished a...