Kent State University at Ashtabula Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D., was presented with the Marta K. Stone Excellence in Leadership Award from LEADERship Ashtabula County at the organization’s annual meeting that was held Aug. 1.  The Leadership in Excellence Award recognizes community leaders who demonstrate a unique ability to guide and inspire others, which in turn contributes to the growth of the community. “A leader is someone who exemplifies every characteristic: ethics, values – they stand behind what they are going to do,” says Laura E. Jones, LE...

Perhaps the most surprising thing about Kent State University student Carrie Esser is that she is not an art major. The 21-year-old from North Royalton has gained a reputation for her makeup and body-painting business, Makeup Madhouse, which has an Instagram following of more than 13,500. Ms. Esser started her senior year this fall majoring in entrepreneurship in Kent State’s College of Business Administration. She is used to the surprised looks that she gets when she explains that she is not studying art.   Ms. Esser loves to paint, but art is a talent she already cultivated on her ...

Center staff conducted a webinar focused on shared local public health services in Ohio. It was provided on August 28th, 2018 and was hosted by Ohio State's Center for Public Health Practice. The webinar was an outgrowth of the Accreditation Support Project managed by OSU and through which the Center has provided support in the area of shared services.   The webinar was intended to familiarize participants with recent work completed by the Center surrounding collaboration among local health departments in Ohio, including a discussion of the key challenges and benefits associated with ...

They arrived one by one to applause, cheers and a marching band.   Not the typical welcome to a student’s first day of high school, but these freshmen were not just showing up for classes. They were entering their first day in their school’s new College and Career Academies program.     In all, more than 200 freshmen at Akron’s Firestone High School are now part of an educational partnership between the Akron Public Schools and Kent State University. Having cheerleaders, faculty and band members celebrate each student as they entered the front doors set the tone...

It's time for the Departmental Picnic once again!  Faculty, staff, students, alumni, family, and friends are all invited to join us! The picnic will be held at Plum Creek Park, Pavilion #1 (Kent), beginning at 1:00 pm on Saturday, September 29th.  The main dish - as well as the paper products - will all be provided by the department, and the remainder of the picnic will be potluck. If you're interested in attending, please fill out the form at www.kent.edu/chemistry/picnic and let us know what you would like to eat, how many are in your party (including yourself), and what...