Kent State University students in the Advanced Television News Producing class have spent the semester learning the stories of middle school students at Cleveland’s Daniel E. Morgan School and within the Hough community. Now, as the semester concludes, they are telling those stories on a larger stage. The class, taught by Thor Wasbotten, professor in Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, is made up of juniors and seniors studying journalism and digital media production. The class spent several days in Daniel E. Morgan School and in the Hough neighborhood throughout the s...
Kent State University at East Liverpool’s Wall of Fame committee announces that Kathrine Giffin is the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award, James A. Locke III and Keith E. Locke are being honored with the Friends of Kent State University at East Liverpool Award. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes Kent State graduates for their professional accomplishments and community involvement, while the Friends of Kent State University at East Liverpool Award honors individuals who work tirelessly to improve the community and support the university’s mission to provide quality educ...
Finally – after six full years of comprehensive, structured, enlightening and often rigorous educational experiences – 16 area high school seniors participating in the Kent State University’s Rural Scholars Program are graduating. To mark this milestone, a celebration was held on the Salem Campus to recognize those students who have completed the program. Recognized were: Dalton Ash of Southern Local High School Jacob Baker of Crestview High School Johnathon (Jon) Black of Crestview High School Lanay Brentley of East Liverpool High School Morgan Briand of Lisbon David Anderson...
Nearly five decades have passed since Ohio National Guardsmen fired into a gathering of protesting students on the campus of Kent State University, killing four, wounding nine and impacting generations. This international tragedy has never lost its relevance. Whether embraced or criticized, it is a living and breathing chapter in Kent State’s past, present and future. Individuals from around the world, from the young to the elderly, from numerous disciplines and backgrounds, have sought more information about the events that surround that fateful day. Through a grant...
As the sun made a rare, warm April appearance, a crowd gathered in the shade outside Kent State University’s Rockwell Hall to remember Taylor Pifer. One-by-one, Ms. Pifer’s friends stepped up to the microphone remembering how their kind and outgoing friend would say hi to complete strangers; how she could never hold a grudge; how she loved fashion and Dunkin Donuts. Ms. Pifer’s life was cut unexpectedly short in June of 2017. To keep her memory alive, her friends, Nicole Barrett, Samantha Jaras and Erica Mohler, wanted to create a space on campus for people to visit when they were missing h...
Depression is the leading cause of ill health and disability worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 300 million people are currently living with depression. Even in high-income countries, nearly 50 percent of people with depression do not get treatment. Depression, like other affective disorders including anxiety and stress disorders, often manifests following stressful life events. Although there are many services such as interventions, diagnostics and treatments available in the United States, mental health practitioners find it quite difficult to address the...
Can't make it to the Writing Commons? No problem! We are coming to you! With five satellite locationds across campus, open February 10 through April 28, help is close at hand. Our main location on the fourth floor of the University Library remains open seven days a week for scheduled sessions or walk-ins. Student Multicultural Center Second floor Student Center, room 206, next to the Campus Tours Center Monday through Thursday, 1 – 3PM Eastway Center Fireplace Lounge Ground floor, below the Eastway Cafe, across from the Eastway Del...
Kent State University's Regional Academic Center inducted five nursing students into the Alpha Delta Nu Gamma Chapter Nursing Honor Society at a ceremony on Thursday, April 26. OADN (Organization for Associate Degree of Nursing) recognizes academic excellence of all ADN students, encourages the pursuit of advance degrees and life-long learning and participates in the recruitment of qualified individuals into the nursing profession. Congratulations to our student honorees on your achievement! Jaclyn Brown Logan Eisenhart Robert Payne Chanel Seawrigh...
PLEASE NOTE: The noon commemoration will take place at the Kent Student Center Ballroom due to weather. Also, the 3:30 p.m. dedication of the National Historic Landmark has been moved indoors to the Kent Student Center Kiva. ————— A portion of Kent State University’s Kent Campus has taken its place alongside the nation’s most significant historic locations, joining such sites as the Grand Canyon National Park, Pearl Harbor and the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama. Those 17 acres represent the location of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers an...