A group of college recruiters who have contributed to Kent State University’s high enrollment of international students from India are on campus this week to experience the university firsthand.While they routinely direct students to Kent State, none of the six guests have previously visited the university. The Office of Global Education arranged the trip to familiarize the recruiters with the campus and give them a more in-depth knowledge of the programs available.Kent State Today was on hand when the group met with college deans to learn more about the majors and areas of study available at ...

On a recent episode of "What's the Big Idea," Deric Kenne, Ph.D., Director of the Center for Public Policy and Health rode along through campus with Kent State University President, Todd Diacon, and introduced the Northeast Ohio Tri-County Prevention Infrastructure Project (Tri-C Project), the Center's latest development in substance abuse prevention.The Tri-C project’s goal is to develop an infrastructure to monitor substance use and detect emerging trends in Geauga, Lake, and Portage counties so that prevention agencies can use the data to guide their efforts.The Center and the College of Pu...

As I reflect on the achievements of the past and the exciting opportunities that lie before us in the Center for Public Policy and Health (CPPH), I am filled with pride and anticipation.Over the past several years, we have promoted and supported mental health not only at Kent State University, but also in our communities throughout northeast Ohio. Thanks to the Garret Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention grant, more than 11,000 Kent State students, faculty, and staff participated in mental health awareness trainings (MHATs). We also have partnered with organizations and agencies acro...

Imagine sitting in a 360-degree theatre-in-the-round classroom. Brand new chairs face inward where the instructor stands on a small, elevated platform with a podium. The upper part of the room’s curved wall glows with projected images from the classroom computer. Crystal-clear sounds delight the ears of the students. This is what it’s like to sit in the James R. Unger Global Forum, one of the many amazing new spaces in the brand-new Crawford Hall.When Kent State University Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship students went back for the fall semester, they were not just ...