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Doubling Down: DNP and Ph.D. Collaboration at the College of Nursing
Both the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in nursing, established in the 1960s, and the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP), initiated in the ea
Turning a 3D-Design Hobby Into a Firetruck
A year before Timothy Griffin graduated from Kent State University at Tuscarawas in 2017 with an Associate of Applied Science in Mechanical Engineering Technology degree and a certificate in computer-aided design for manufacturing, a single phone call would launch his career and have him designing life-saving firetrucks before he graduated.
Kent State University College of Nursing to Launch Redesigned Ph.D. In Nursing Program
Kent State University’s College of Nursing will welcome its first nursing cohort into the revised Ph.D.
Tracy M. Dodson, MSN, RN, NAMED 2020 KENT STATE DAISY AWARD RECIPIENT
Kent State University College of Nursing lecturer Tracy M.
Three Undergraduate Nursing Students Selected to Present Research on Vaping for Virtual National Conference
2020 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Recipients
Kent State University has announced the recipients of the 2020 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards (ORSA). Sponsored by the University Research Council and the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, this award honors Kent State’s exceptional researchers and scholars.
Kent State Recognizes New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Winners
Kent State University has announced the recipients of the New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award. These awards recognize the hard work and dedication of faculty who have been at Kent State for 10 years or less and are sponsored by the University Research Council.
Kent State Celebrates Promotions and Tenure of 135 Faculty Members
Kent State University is marking the promotions and tenure of 135 faculty members during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Kent State Honors Employees Who Have Reached 20-Year Milestone
Kent State University has inducted 53 employees into its 20-Year Club Service Awards Program for 2020.
Kent State Researchers Find That College Students’ Alcohol Consumption Increases During Pandemic
While it's no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal Addictive Behaviors by the collaboration of William Lechner from the Department of Psychological Sciences and Deric Kenne from the College of Public Health. The pair sought to study the effects that a major stressor such as the pandemic could have on addictive behaviors and how vulnerabilities such as anxiety and depression played a part in the coping process of college students.
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Celebrating Homecoming—From Here, There, Anywhere!
Golden Flashes worldwide shared their blue and gold pride for Kent State’s fir
Ashley White-Stumpf's Sacrifice Featured in National Museum of the U.S. Army
Kent State alumna 1st Lt. Ashley White-Stump is featured along with other American heroes in the new National Museum of the United States Army, which just recently opened in Virginia.
Kent State Public Relations Student Organization and Alumni Win National Awards
Kent State’s Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA Kent) Chapter, along with two School of Media and Journalism (MDJ) alumnae, earned national recognition at the 2020 PRSSA Annual International Conference. Public relations alumna Jill Golden, won the highest individual award, the National Gold Key award, and alumna Carrie Kandes, APR, earned the Teahan Professional Adviser award.
Kent State’s Virtual Fall Commencement
Kent State will recognize the accomplishments of its Fall Class of 2020 graduates with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony. Students, faculty, staff, parents and friends are invited to tune into the virtual ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 11 a.m.
Alcohol Consumption Increases During Pandemic
While it's no secret that many college students drink alcohol, how COVID-19 affected these behaviors and patterns is the focus of recent research published in the journal Addictive Behaviors by the collaboration of William Lechner from the Department of Psychological Sciences and Deric Kenne from the College of Public Health. The pair sought to study the effects that a major stressor such as the pandemic could have on addictive behaviors and how vulnerabilities such as anxiety and depression played a part in the coping process of college students.
Upholding Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy for Change: Call for MLK Programming
In preparation for honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Kent State’s Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee is requesting that university divisions, departments and student organizations submit programming, activities and events (scheduled Jan. 25-Jan. 31, 2021) to the MLK Events Calendar by Friday, Dec. 4, 2020.
Golden Flashes Stay Unbeaten, Keep Wagon Wheel in Win Over Akron
America was watching as Kent State dominated Akron 69-35 to retain the coveted Wagon Wheel in the annual clash of football rivals at Dix Stadium.
ESPN carried the Nov. 17 game to a national prime time audience, which saw the Golden Flashes win their seventh straight game going back to last year while pushing their season record to 3-0.
ADVISORY: Kent State University Board of Trustees Meeting, Dec. 1
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Tuesday, Dec. 1, at 4 p.m.
Kent State Recognized Again for Sustainability Efforts
Through multiple organizations and collaborations on and off campus, Kent State University ended 2019 as a more sustainable campus. Those who contributed to sustainable efforts worked hard to reduce the university’s carbon footprint leading to the university being honored as a finalist for the 2020 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Achievement Award along with the 2019 Keep Ohio Beautiful award for Colleges and Universities.
Kent State’s Contributive Legacy to the Assessment of Psychopathology
The Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory, MMPI, is a standardized psychometric test that was first published by the University of Minnesota Press in 1943 and quickly became the gold standard for assessing psychopathology. Kent State University has played a key role throughout the history of this test and a Kent State faculty member led the revision for the recently published and updated 2020 MMPI-3.
Alumni Spotlight - Tanya Wenneman '15
Tanya Wenneman stumbled into finding her passion and now is doing work that helps to make the traveling she wants to do a little bit easier and safer!
The American Academy Celebrated Its First Commencement
A true milestone in the concept of international education, the American Academy celebrated its first Commencement in Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil, this year. The American Academy is a dual-enrollment program jointly operated by Kent State University and the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná. Fourteen of the students who first enrolled in the program when it launched in July 2018 were the first to graduate.
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Alumna’s Inaugural Poetry Book Dedicated to Women in Her Life
Alumna Pamela R. Anderson-Bartholet has a long history at Kent State, graduating from the university three times before working for Kent State. In August, she added a new feather to her cap when The Poetry Box published her first complete collection of poetry, “Just the Girls: A Kaleidoscope of Butterflies; A Drift of Honeybees” with the help of two other alumnae.
Alumna Making a Difference through Tracing COVID-19 Community Spread
Kent State Alumna Priya Midha, M.S. ‘20, is making a difference in Northeast Ohio, working to track COVID-19 to stop community spread and was recently featured in Akron Life Magazine.
Kent State University’s Giving Tuesday Brings Golden Flashes Community Together
Kent State launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 9 and highlighted a fundamental belief that “Flashes Take Care of Flashes.”
Kent State University’s Giving Tuesday Brings Golden Flashes Community Together
Kent State launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 9 and highlighted a fundamental belief that “Flashes Take Care of Flashes.”
Kent State University’s Giving Tuesday Brings Golden Flashes Community Together
Kent State launched its month-long celebration of philanthropy, Giving Tuesday, on Nov. 9 and highlighted a fundamental belief that “Flashes Take Care of Flashes.”
Peer-Based Academic Coaching Keeps Students On Track
Students struggling academically or with time management skills will have an additional, powerful resource in the form of a fellow student to coach them to success. The Academic Success Center’s Peer Academic Coaching Program at Kent State University is now available for all students.
Kent State University and City of Kent Co-sponsor COVID-19 Testing
As part of Kent State University’s ongoing strategy to help stop the spread of COVID-19, Kent State has partnered with the city of Kent to bring the Ohio Department of Health’s Pandemic Testing Team to campus from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 for an open testing event
Izzy Stewart: Getting out the College Vote in 2020
At just 19 years old, Kent State University sophomore Izzy Stewart has inspired hundreds of fellow students to exercise their right to vote. The public relations major has been inspired by those who have come before her here and is taking steps to create political change.