With military flanking the Kiva building entryway and flags lining the Risman Plaza lawn, the community gathered in the Kiva auditorium for Kent State University’s annual Veteran’s Day Commemoration on Nov. 8, 2018. The event, which began at 11:11 a.m. in honor of Veteran’s Day month and date, featured Kent State’s ROTC members with the presentation of the colors, and Momentum student acapella group singing the national anthem as the audience stood at attention. Renee Romine, director for training and organizational development, introduced the event. Ms. Romine is a veteran herself, previous...
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Kent State University employees will receive their new Medical Mutual of Ohio insurance ID cards during the second and third week of December. Faculty and staff with questions regarding their benefit plans for 2019 may contact the University Benefits Office at 672-3107 or benefits@kent.edu. ...
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Peter C. Kratcoski, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology at the Tuscarawas Campus, edited the book "Fraud and Corruption: Major Types, Prevention and Control," 1st Edition, Springer International Publishers, 2018. ...
Kent State University's College of Nursing has been granted 10 years accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education for its baccalaureate and master’s degree programs as well as the Doctor of Nursing Practice (D.N.P.) program and the postgraduate APRN certificate program. The accreditation extends to Dec. 31, 2028. “The excellence in education and the hard work of the faculty and staff of Kent State College of Nursing have enabled us to receive the maximum CCNE accreditation of 10 years,” says College of Nursing Dean Barbara Broome, Ph.D., RN, FAAN. “I continue to be imp...
The opioid epidemic has been a predominant issue in Cuyahoga, Summit, Trumbull and Mahoning counties and still affects other major areas in Northeast Ohio. When planners for the Poynter KSU Media Ethics Workshop finalized the opioid epidemic as this year’s theme, the thought of having a free Narcan training session was at the top of the wish list. The 14th annual Poynter KSU Media Ethics Workshop addressed ethics issues involving the coverage of opioids at a daylong program on Thursday, Sept. 20. The workshop, titled Opioids: Ethics Emergency?, featured a keynote discussion with the three l...
Sustainability improvements and increased weather observations are the focuses of two new grants the Kent State University Airport received this year to purchase one of their top wish-list items and replace another. The airport received a Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) grant of $309,375 for a weather observation system reporting station and a $51,399 grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for new ground equipment. The automated weather observation system (AWOS) senses wind speed, gusts and direction in degrees of the compass, temperature, dew point, altimeter settings...