While the Williamson House was scheduled to be torn down during the first phase of the Kent State master plan, the Women’s Center is thrilled to share that the Williamson House will remain and the Women’s Center, Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services and the Office of Diversity and Inclusion Leadership are staying in this historic community space. The Williamson House has been part of the Kent State community since it was donated by the origi-nal owner, Portage County Common Pleas Judge Carl. H. Curtiss in 1944, and the house served as the President’s house and held the ...
Each Kent State TRIO Upward Bound Program received a 4.25% increase this year. This increase will be used to augment educational opportunities and diminish social, academic, cultural and socio-economic barriers for our participants seeking entrance into and success in post-secondary education. Additionally, our team was awarded two supplemental coding grants providing students with a rigorous software development boot camp to foster basic, intermediate and advanced skills. Educational opportunities were abound in December when our three Upward Bound programs joined forces to host a Mi...
The Student Multicultural Center’s (SMC) 50th Anniversary celebration is well under way! We have made plans to celebrate, honor and commemorate the 50th Anniversary throughout the entire 2018-19 Academic Year. Following our kick-off celebration in September, we have held monthly events including a historical museum co-sponsored with Black United Students who is also celebrating 50 years, a dance workshop, and made enhancements to our fall 2018 Karamu Ya Wahitimu/Celebración de los Graduados cultural pre-commencement celebration. We will have similar enhancements to our spring 2019 Karamu celeb...
This year was a busy and productive year for the LGBTQ Student Center. In 2018, The Center had nearly 6,000 contacts, coordinated 82 programs and events, and facilitated 70 training sessions; training nearly 1,700 individuals. We also hosted our largest and most successful Rainbow Run, which helped to raise nearly $4,000 for the LGBTQ Emergency Fund. We also raised over $11,000 in the Giving Tuesday campaign, which helped generate enough funds to help 22 LGBTQ+ students who are in financial crisis. Additionally, we worked with 25 student interns, who received trained and professional dev...
“Creativity, perseverance, hard work, and love for science can lead to discovery and unveil parts of the unknown.” With these words, Daniela Popescu, M.D., Ph.D., distills her approach to neuroscience research and her teaching style as Assistant Professor in the Biological Sciences department at the KSU-Geauga. With a background in the medical and neuroscience fields, she has both an M.D. degree and a Ph.D. degree in Pharmacology. Since 2014, she has been collaborating with three notable scientists on a breakthrough research project to study the role of vitamin K during remyelination, the...
The faculty, staff and students of Kent State University at Ashtabula wish you a wonderful holiday season and a Happy New Year! In celebration of the holiday season, all campus offices will be closed Dec. 22 - Jan. 1. ...
For nearly a decade, Blackboard Learn has served as the university’s Learning Management System (LMS), enabling faculty and students to share online course content, assignments and exams. Changes to the overall online environment and university policy have made a review of the university’s LMS necessary, in order to deliver an exceptional faculty and student experience. A Request for Proposal (RFP) search committee was recently formed, comprised of faculty members, instructional designers and educational technologists. As a subcommittee of the University Council on Technology (UCT), the two...
On November 30, the Kent State University Library hosted the Girls4Steam hackathon-style event, which brought together over 80 local high school students. The purpose of the annual event is to “inspire young women to be creators of technological innovations—not just consumers of technology—who use technology as a creative tool to build solutions for problems people face in their daily lives.” The students were presented with technology training and then tasked with a design innovation challenge to collaboratively create their own unique product, such as a game, website, app, or circuit project...
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On December 17, 2018, Kent State University Police Academy Commanders and Cadets from class BAS 18-020 gathered together last night to receive their awards and certificates. Class BAS 18-020 was one of the largest classes to date with 38 cadets and 100% passing of the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission Physical Fitness Final Assessment. Awards received were in the following categories, Successful Completion, Perfect Attendance, High Score on the State of Ohio written exam and Class President. https://www.flickr.com/photos/133971482@N02/sets/72157703297295461...