This Kent State University College of Public Health virtual Interprofessional Education (IPE) session for graduate students in public health and health sciences will feature presentations and discussions with professionals from public health, exercise science and senior services working together to help older adults prevent and manage physical inactivity-related morbidity in community and congregate living settings. Attendance at both sessions is required to receive credit for the MPH IPE requirement:
When Achante Pascute stepped to the podium as Kent State University at Trumbull’s student commencement speaker in May, she shared a story of determination, sacrifice and the power of having someone believe in you.A first-generation student, nontraditional graduate and woman of color, Pascute earned her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree summa cum laude, graduating at the top of her class after navigating years of financial challenges and living in an aging camper with her husband, Jesse Pasek.Now, just months after graduation, she is beginning the next chapter of that journey as an operatin...
CAPS' Living with Loss is a support group for students who have experienced the death of a loved one. It offers a caring space to connect with other students who understand what it's like to lose someone. The group can provide a sense of community, help you feel less isolated, and encourage healing through compassion and support. It's always your choice how much you share. Whether your loss happened recently or years ago, you are welcome.
You don’t need to sign up – simply drop in!
This is the last meeting of the Fall 2026 semester.
CAPS' Living with Loss is a support group for students who have experienced the death of a loved one. It offers a caring space to connect with other students who understand what it's like to lose someone. The group can provide a sense of community, help you feel less isolated, and encourage healing through compassion and support. It's always your choice how much you share. Whether your loss happened recently or years ago, you are welcome.
Meetings are held weekly on Wednesdays from 2-3 pm at CAPS. You don’t need to sign up – simply drop in!
Winter Coat and Clothing Drive: from November 2 through January 26 *(closed winter break). Kent State University will be collecting new, clean, or gently used items for all ages including winter clothing, and coats, hats, gloves and scarves. Large boxes with Winter Coat and Clothing Drive signs are located at the buildings listed.
Two Kent State Regional Campus faculty members were selected as recipients of this year’s Glenn Frank Distinguished Teaching Award: Angela Douglass from the East Liverpool Campus and Mary Russell from the Trumbull Campus.Co-sponsored by the Kent State Alumni Association and the University Teaching Council, the Glenn Frank Distinguished Teaching Award is the university’s most prestigious honor in teaching. The award is presented annually to part- and full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching in the classroom and devotion to touching the lives of students. Along with...
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Professor Oğuzhan Yılmaz, known to us as Ozi, joined the Center this summer as a visiting Aggarwal Blackburn Scholar. A professor and vice dean at Erzincan Binali Yıldırım University in Türkiye, he studies children’s literature and Turkish education. While he was here he worked with both summer programs and collaborated with Amanda on conference proposals. We asked him about the visit and what comes next.Oğuzhan Yılmaz at the Kent State University gateway this summer.Q What is one moment from your time at Kent that has stayed with you? What stayed with me most was the feeling of bei...
