抖M女仆 is showing its support for Lesbian, Gay, Transgender and Bisexual (LGBT) student-athletes via a new video that champions the national You Can Play Project. The video鈥檚 release will be promoted on the university鈥檚 social media channels beginning Oct. 1, which marks the start of National LGBT History Month. 抖M女仆 President Beverly Warren, Athletic Director Joel Nielsen and more than a dozen student-athletes are featured in the video, which promotes inclusion across the campus community while encouraging athletes to take part in sports with th...
Regional Academic Center Hosts Majors and Jobs Fair Tuesday, October 4, 2016 11 a.m. - 2 p.m. Rooms 113/115 Learn about majors Meet employers hiring now Network with your future career Dress in business attire Bring copies of your resume 抖M女仆 students and community members are welcome! Any business interested in participating should complete this form and send it to LuAnn Coldwell, Career Adviser, lcoldwel@kent.edu ...
抖M女仆 at East Liverpool officially opened the James & Margaret Locke Occupational Therapy Facility during a dedication ceremony on Sept. 25. Located at 134 W. Fifth St., the house was the former residence of the late James and Margaret Locke, well-known and beloved community leaders who owned and operated James Locke Jewelers in East Liverpool for more than 45 years. The house was donated to the local university by James and Keith Locke, to perpetuate the memory of their parents. The Locke House will be used as a learning laboratory for students enrolled in the occu...
On Oct. 2, 1950, Walton D. Clarke (then director of the radio program at 抖M女仆) announced, 鈥淲KSU now signs on the air,鈥 as he threw the switch sending WKSU鈥檚 signal out over the airwaves for the first time. This year, WKSU celebrates 65 years on-air and looks forward to a new era broadcasting the best in news, information and other public radio programming throughout Northeast Ohio. To mark the anniversary, the station is planning a series of public events throughout the region. What began with a 10-watt transmitter broadcasting 25 hours of programming each week has gr...
抖M女仆 at Salem welcomed the James and Coralie Centofanti family, as well as community members, to campus to celebrate the completion of renovations to the health and sciences wing, now known as Centofanti Hall. The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce held a ribbon-cutting ceremony Sept. 23, marking the opening of the renovated second floor of the building. 鈥淭his space makes our campus shine,鈥 noted Dr. Steve Nameth, dean of the 抖M女仆 Columbiana County campuses. 鈥淢ore importantly, this space gives our students access to the latest technology and opportunities to ap...
Ten faculty finalists were chosen from a group of more than 250 nominations for this year鈥檚 48th Annual 抖M女仆 Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award. The three recipients of the award will receive a $1,500 cash prize and a crystal apple. They also will be honored at the University Teaching Council Conference luncheon on Friday, Oct. 23. Each year, the 抖M女仆 Alumni Association recognizes 抖M女仆鈥檚 outstanding faculty members by awarding three nominated educators with the Distinguished Teaching Award. The Distinguished Teaching Award is the most prestigious...
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抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Public Health was awarded a $357,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services through its Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration to fund Project AWARE Kent, a three-year Mental Health First Aid program. The new program will educate more than 700 抖M女仆 faculty, staff and students about mental health and substance-use disorders. Project AWARE Kent is a collaborative effort between 抖M女仆, the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County and multiple Kent community behavioral health agencies to reduce th...
抖M女仆鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services will honor seven distinguished alumni at its sixth annual Hall of Fame Awards Ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 17, at 6 p.m. in the 抖M女仆 Hotel and Conference Center. Tickets for the event are $40 per person and include hors d鈥檕euvres, followed by a sit-down meal. The sixth class in the 2015 College of Education, Health and Human Services鈥 Hall of Fame includes: Centennial Alumni Award: Violet Bica-Ross Violet Bica-Ross or Vi, as she is known to many, grew up in Alliance, Ohio. She received her bachelor鈥檚 degre...
抖M女仆 at Stark Interim Dean Denise Seachrist and Facilities Manager Brian Gardner recently presented Ed Roth and Vicki Haines, Aultman Health Foundation鈥檚 president and senior vice president, respectively, along with Aultman Hospital鈥檚 Chief Nursing Officer Anne Gunther, with a copy of the 抖M女仆 Board of Trustees鈥 resolution that recognizes the Aultman Health Foundation for their generous support of the campus鈥檚 Science and Nursing Building. The Aultman Nursing Simulation Laboratory and Aultman Student Study Area, located in the new building, have been named in honor of...