The symbolic “Blessing of the Hands" is part of the White Coat Ceremony that welcomes students in Kent State’s College of Nursing into the next phase of their educational sequence, which includes clinical rotations in area hospitals.   One of the key messages in the ceremony is that compassionate care must be the hallmark of their clinical practice.  Want to see one of YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your Kent State-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future Kent State Today post. Photos should be framed -horizontally- and...

Every weekend, Kent State University student Zoe Noel travels throughout northeast Ohio, filling the streets with the aroma of coffee and freshly made donuts.   For Noel, a junior marketing major, her love for the craft began as a young child baking with her grandmother. Combining her love for sweet treats with her dream of being an entrepreneur, Noel says she approached her parents one random day with the idea of a coffee and donut food truck.“My dad didn’t even blink, and he said, ‘let’s do it,’” Noel said.Using a play on her first name, she came up with Zonuts and Lattes, a food t...

Dear Kent State University Faculty and Staff,I write, reluctantly so, to share the news that Willis Walker, J.D., vice president and general counsel, retired on Jan. 31 after 25 years of outstanding service to Kent State.Over the course of his long tenure, Willis provided wise and steady counsel on myriad issues. I have deeply appreciated his leadership and support, and I am proud and honored to be his friend and colleague. I know that a similar level of gratitude is held by so many throughout our university community.With this departure, I have amended the title for David Ochmann, J.D., from ...