University News
Kent State Women’s Center Celebrates Silver Anniversary
With the celebration of Women’s History Month in March, it seemed fitting that the Kent State Women’s Center would officially kick off its 25th anniversary, continuing throughout 2021.
WKSU Reflects on Past Year
The year 2020 presented many challenges requiring major changes and adjustments for organizations everywhere. Instead of going the traditional route with an annual report for 2020, WKSU explored this past year with “2020: A Year in Review,” celebrating its 70th anniversary, highlighting its adjustments due to the COVID-19 pandemic and covering major historical events.
Buzz Starner ’67 leaves lasting legacy supporting Senior Nursing Students
Buzz Starner ’67 was a Golden Flash through and through. As the second-generation in his family to attend Kent State, and having met the love of his live Marilyn Starner ‘71 on campus, Kent State held a very special place in his heart. Wanting to stay connected with the university after graduation, …
Alumna Uses Social Media Influence to Share COVID story, Provide Encouragement to Others
Just before the start of the pandemic, alumna Jasmine Jones, BSN ‘17, RN, a med-surg nurse at a large hospital system in the greater Indianapolis area, was not in a good mental place. Pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl, Jones had just learned her daughter would be born with Heterotaxy syndrome, w…Nurses on Boards Provide a Unique Perspective
Nurses should be everywhere decisions are being made, advocates Kimberly Cleveland, JD, MSN, RN, C-MBC, Kent State University College of Nursing lecturer, who currently serves as the Chair-Elect on the Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) Board of Directors. Cleveland has had the opportunity to sit on …
The Hannah and Jan Kirkland Memorial Scholarship
The Hannah and Jan Kirkland Memorial Scholarship provides tuition relief to nursing students from Columbiana county. The scholarship was created by Sally Kirkland to honor the lives of her late daughter Jan, and her late granddaughter Hannah. This generous scholarship will provide students with the …Health Care at Home: Telehealth Research and Practice by Dr. Lisa Onesko, DNP, APRN-BC
Infrequently practiced just one year ago, the seemingly overnight implementation of telehealth (healthcare offered to patients remotely) during the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the nature of primary care delivery. An Associate Professor for the Kent State University College of Nursing and Director …
Graduating Senior Shares experience Adapting to Nursing School Changes During the Pandemic
Will Grayson, who will graduate with his Bachelor of Science in Nursing in May 2021, was in his pediatric rotation at the hospital when his clinical group learned Kent State University would transition to remote learning last spring. Grayson said the switch to online courses was not overly stressful…
Kent State to Hold Virtual May 4 Commemoration, Honor Wounded Students
In keeping with the commitment to honor and remember the events of May 4, 1970, Kent State University will hold a virtual May 4 51st Commemoration this year. The virtual commemoration will feature a video premiering at noon on Tuesday, May 4, that focuses on the nine wounded students: Alan Canfora, John Cleary, Thomas Grace, Dean Kahler, Joseph Lewis, Donald Mackenzie, James Russell, Robert Stamps and Douglas Wrentmore.
Kent State Board of Trustees Establishes Two New Research Institutes
The Kent State University Board of Trustees approved the establishment of two new institutes – the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute and the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute – during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held March 10.