COVID-19

J.R. Campbell, executive director of Kent State University’s Design Innovation Initiative, tries on a face shield produced by the Kent State team.

Kent State’s Design Innovation Initiative Cultivates Creative Partnerships to Battle COVID-19

Members of Kent State University’s Design Innovation Initiative are forging creative collaborations with local and regional organizations and funders as they work toward the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for first responders battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: Community & Society , Design Innovation , COVID-19 , Success Story

Alumni and Giving

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Cleveland Foundation Grant Provides Opportune Funding for Kent State Geauga

Kent State University at Geauga is pleased to announce a $20,000 award from the Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation toward a student emergency fund and technology advances. The $20,000 grant will be split evenly between the two initiatives.

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BSN graduate Bailey Hill smiling in NYC subway

Kent State Geauga Campus BSN Program Graduate to Serve as Nurse in New York City Hospital to Help Combat COVID-19

Kent State University Geauga Campus Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program 2018 graduate Bailey Hill has been selected by The Cleveland Clinic as a nurse who will spend the next four weeks at New York Presbyterian Hospital—an area in the COVID hot zone with a shortage of nurses. When Bail…

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Head Football Coach Sean Lewis on the field.

Flashes of Inspiration: Coach Sean Lewis Promotes 'Can Do' Attitude

Today’s Flashes of Inspiration comes from Kent State University Football’s Head Coach Sean Lewis, who delivers a pep talk about how to make it through uncertain, challenging times.

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Kent State Golden Flashes Women's Golf Team and Coach Lisa Strom

Flashes of Inspiration: Women's Golf Head Coach Offers Pep Talk

Today’s Flashes of Inspiration comes from Lisa Strom, Kent State University’s head women’s golf coach, who offers a pep talk to all in the university community struggling under the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Tags: University News , Video , Student Life , COVID-19

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Flashes of Inspiration: During a Pandemic We Can Celebrate Nature

Today’s Flashes of Inspiration features David Hassler, director of Kent State’s Wick Poetry Center, who is sharing the poem, “Thank You, Tree.”
 

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Political Science Professor Advocates for Public Banking

In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United States would benefit from a public banking system, says Mark K. Cassell, Kent State University professor of political science.

Tags: University News , Community & Society , COVID-19

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Nurses Brittany Bryte and Tony Koch, both graduates of the Kent State Salem nursing program, worked on COVID floors in a New York City hospital during the pandemic.

Salem Nursing Grads Served in NYC Hospital COVID-19 Units

When storms approach, most people heed the warnings by seeking the safety of shelter and waiting for the winds and rain to pass. There are many, however, whose jobs require them to respond and run into the storm’s path to help others.

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Patrick Tomaswick meets with one of his heroes, Kent State Police Officer Joe Knotek

All for Patrick! Kent State Police Surprise Toddler Crime Fighter

Patrick Tomaswick wants to be a police officer, but not just any member of law enforcement. He wants to be a Kent State University police officer.

Tags: University News , Child Development Center , Department of Public Safety , COVID-19 , Success Story , Police Services

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