College of Communication & Information
Two teams from Kent State University placed among the top tier in the country, earning honorable mentions in the Public Relations Student Society of America’s (PRSSA) 2019 national case study competition. Students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) received recognition for the 2019 Bateman competition. Bateman is PRSSA’s annual case study competition. This year, teams were charged with creating a campaign that focused on diversity and inclusion in the communication profession. The Bateman competition received casebooks from 66 teams from across the country; 18, in...
A new and exciting experience was provided to the Kent State Regional Academic Center’s first year ADN (Associate of Applied Science in Nursing Degree) students. On Wednesday, May 1, 2019, the nursing students experienced a live surgical broadcast from University Hospitals Geneva Medical Center with Dr. A. Goel, MD, general surgeon, and his surgery team. Dr. Goel lead the interactive learning experience, which included observation of an endoscopic procedure, along with a virtual curriculum provided by the perioperative team of nurses and the nurse anesthetist. These types of learning opp...
In order to demonstrate their aviation prowess, Kent State University’s (KSU) Precision Flight Team will compete in the National Intercollegiate Flying Association (NIFA) 2019 SAFECON Competition May 13-May 18. This year’s event takes place at the KJVL – Southern Wisconsin Regional Airport in Janesville, WI. Four Kent State airplanes, two 172 and two 152 Cessna Aircraft will be used in the competition, which will be the final collegiate competition for five graduating College of Aeronautics and Engineering flight technology seniors. “It is really exciting to see the amount of time and ef...
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Operational policy regarding key and electronic access control
- Purpose statement. This policy provides for the issuance and accountability of all keys and access cards, which control access to university-owned, operated, or leased properties (collectively “university property”). University facilities management (UFM), through its lock shop, is responsible for the administration of this policy and for providing keys and building access cards to university faculty, staff and students for all university property.
Policy Effective Date:
May 18, 2025
Campus Community, We were contacted by the Ashtabula City Police Department shortly after 8 a.m. about reports of gunfire that occurred in the area of Westshore Drive, east of campus. Police requested area schools be place into secure mode, and we immediately placed the campus on lockdown via the campus emergency messaging system and Flash ALERTS notifications. Ashtabula police apprehended the suspect in Ashtabula Harbor without incident. At no time was the campus under direct threat and the lockdown was implemented as an abundance of precaution. The campus was on lockd...
Flash’s Food Pantry officially opened in April, serving as a resource for students on the Kent State University at East Liverpool campus who may need an occasional boost with putting food on their tables. Located on the basement floor of Purinton Hall, directly across the hall from the elevator, Flash’s Food Pantry is stocked with non-perishable food items, as well as personal hygiene products. The food pantry is open each Tuesday and Thursday, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Students are welcome to stop in during those hours and select needed items. There is no need for referral, nor do students need t...
Ronda McCaskey and Caitlyn Horvath are best friends who went through the nursing program together and graduated one year apart with Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degrees from Kent State University at Geauga. Now they are both intensive care nurses. But they also happen to be mother and daughter. For mom Ms. McCaskey, nursing was a life calling that got deferred by early marriage and raising a family; for daughter Ms. Horvath, nursing was an unexpected discovery made along the way. “For me, I had never considered being a nurse until I was donating plasma down at Ohio University,” M...
Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
From New York to Brazil, alumni across the globe joined together to make a difference in their communities on Saturday, April 27. This year, 860 participants logged 2,383 volunteer hours at 45 different service sites, making it the largest in the event's 11-year history. This favorite tradition provides opportunities for Kent State alumni, friends and family to give back by participating in local volunteer projects while strengthening ties with fellow Flashes. Freddie Lawson, ’00, volunteered with Metropolitan Ministries in Tampa, FL. The organization assists Tampa Bay resid...
Nearly a century ago, residents of the Greenwood homes district of Tulsa, Oklahoma, endured one of the darkest days in our country’s history. According to news reports, a single day of race riots in May 1921 ended with as many as 300 dead and 1,000 homes destroyed. J. Kavin Ross, an advocate for the research and review of the incident, will serve as keynote speaker for Kent State’s 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounde...