The Kent State University alumni family will grow by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university holds its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies will take place Friday, Dec. 14, and Saturday, Dec. 15, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State will confer 2,158 degrees, consisting of 1,667 bachelor’s degrees, 430 master’s degrees, 55 doctoral degrees and six educational specialist degrees. Across the university’s eight-campus system, 2,891 students will graduate from Kent State this fall, including those receiving assoc...
Kent State University at Tuscarawas was recognized once again on the floor of the State House of Representatives with partners of the Multi-County Advanced Manufacturing Corridor initiative. The Advanced Manufacturing Corridor initiative was recently honored for being one of the Ohio Economic Development Association’s workforce projects of the year. “Thanks to Representative Al Landis and Senator Jay Hottinger for their tremendous support,” said Brad Bielski, dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State Tuscarawas. “We are honored to be one of the OEDA workforc...
The Tuscarawas County Economic Development Corp. was recently established to help businesses expand or locate in the county. The initiative will serve as a one-stop location for economic development. Brad Bielski, dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State Tuscarawas, is serving as chairman of the board of directors. Tuscarawas County commissioners began forming the idea of the corporation two years ago after receiving a report from Site Selection magazine with recommendations benefiting economic development. One of the recommendations was to formulate a single point of contact ...
The Kent State University Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president. Kent State President Beverly J. Warren announced in October that she will leave the role at the end of her term on July 1, 2019, after five years of exemplary service. President Warren has led the university to many major milestones and spearheaded the creation of A Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State and the $1 billion Gateway Master Plan, which set the stage for the university’s future success. The Board holds the statutor...
As children, we are shaped by our environment. Positive and negative experiences can have lasting impacts on our lives. For Kent State University student Ryann Doherty, her childhood adversity fueled her passion for justice and hope and led her to the criminology and justice studies major. Doherty did not follow the typical high-school-to-college-to-career route. Instead, she worked as a bartender and waited for the opportunity to return to school. But a passion was burning inside her, sparked by her early years. In her thirties, Doherty’s financial situation changed for the better and pave...
The Kent State East Liverpool Campus held its seventh annual Culture Fair to showcase students’ research about Native American cultures through posters, papers and videos. The fair included a display of arrowheads and flint tools; several books and publications; food; dreamcatchers; and music. According to Dr. Lydia Rose, associate professor of sociology, the Indigenous people in North and South America come from many different tribes and clans. “Each group has different traditions, religions and languages,” she noted. “Many of the tribes within the United States experienced historical tra...
More Extremes In A Changing Climate: An Interview With Cameron Lee Ph.D. Cameron Lee, Ph.D., discusses with local NPR station, WKSU, the effects of a changing climate. In the ten minute interview Dr. Lee explains how we should expect to see greater extremes in light of a globally changing climate. You can access the article and interview at the following link: http://www.wksu.org/post/more-extremes-changing-climate-interview-cameron-lee-phd?fbclid=IwAR1GT_2SdODcdFIS9piC1e9rKLLWZ8TDBSTnLPWZy1uzzMYI_PnDGJMSE4U#stream/0 WKSU is Kent State University’s award-winning ...
A Kent State University fashion student used her passion for design to turn an Akron woman’s collection of 1,500 Netflix envelopes into a dress masterpiece. Akron resident Joanna Wilson had collected the iconic red Netflix DVD sleeves for 13 years and wanted to transform her collection into a dress. “I imagine it would be great with this water-resistant paper to make something wearable,” Ms. Wilson said in a WKYC-TV interview. In May, Ms. Wilson shared her vision and collection with WKYC in hopes to connect with someone who was up for the challenge of transforming the envelopes. Enter Alys...