Kent State University is movin’ on up – one move at a time! Kent State employees are incorporating fitness into their workday, engaging more in physical activities and other aspects of well-being, and taking charge of their health. After three years of competing in the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) National On the Move Workplace Challenge, TEAM KENT STATE finished in the top 10 in the Large Employer category, placing eighth overall. “Our employees’ passion to excel in this competition continues to grow and has a direct correlation with our final placement on the leaderboard,” says Kim...

Kent State University at Ashtabula alumnae Maraget "Peggy" Blood recently was honored at the American Society of Artifical Organs (ASAIO) Conference in Washington, D.C., with the VAD Coordinator Leadership Award.  The 1981 nursing graduate was nominated by three different individuals to the award, which recognizes an individual for decades of work with a life-sustaining device for heart failure, being an expert in their field and being a leader among nurses, physicians, and surgeons.  From The Star Beacon | Conneaut Graduate Received Nursing Award WASHINGTON...

Beauty, brains, poise and talent were on full display at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, Ohio, on June 16 where Kent State University student Matti-Lynn Chrisman bested 19 other beauty queens to win the crown and title of Miss Ohio 2018.   Ms. Chrisman follows in the footsteps of former Kent State students Heather Wells and Sarah Hider who also won the Miss Ohio competition in 2013 and 2015, respectively.   “I was overjoyed when my name was called,” says Ms. Chrisman from Cambridge, Ohio. “Years and years of hard work finally came together and paid off. I couldn't feel my h...

Kent Blossom Art Intensives are a series of two-week studio art intensives conducted each summer since 1968 at Kent State University by resident School of Art faculty and an exciting array of visiting artists.     ...

Virginia Dressler, University Libraries, presented “Moving Towards Compliance: Small Steps for Project Managers to Incorporate Accessibility Standards and Practices Into Existing Digital Production Workflows” at the Digital Conversion Interest Group (ALCTS PARS), American Library Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 23, 2018.   ...

Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives, authored “Moving Toward a Reparative Archive: A Roadmap for a Holistic Approach to Disrupting Homogenous Histories in Academic Repositories and Creating Inclusive Spaces for Marginalized Voices” in Journal Contemporary Archival Studies, Michael Lotstein (Ed.)., Vol. 5, Issue 6 (2018): 1-19. Summary: In 2013, Kent State University’s Department of Special Collections and Archives launched the Black Campus Movement (BCM) Collection Development project to acknowledge the imperfection of past collection d...