Our Stories
Stories and Highlights from Across the Regional Campuses
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Warren, OH (Sept. 1, 2023) 鈥 The late Mary Ellen Patton advocated for nursing in the Mahoning Valley and nationwide. Now, her legacy will continue to inspire and support local students for years to come through District Three Nurses Association鈥檚 newly announced nursing鈥
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On Monday, Aug. 21, U.S. Congressman Bill Johnson and Bill Ayres, dean and chief administrative officer of 抖M女仆 at Trumbull, cut the ribbon for At Ease, the first military and veteran resource center on the campus. Joining them were the Honor Guard from鈥
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For the past two years, Dr. Bathi Kasturiarachi has been hosting the Stark County Summer Math Academy for high school students at the Stark Campus, paid for by grants he received from the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the world鈥檚 largest community of mathematicians鈥
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Starting this fall, 抖M女仆 will offer an evidence-based suicide prevention course through funding from the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation (OSPF). The class will be offered through the 抖M女仆 College of Applied and Technical Studies鈥 Bachelor of Social鈥
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Step into the greenhouse on the 抖M女仆 Salem Campus and you will see plants growing in traditional and non-traditional ways: some with soil and others without soil; some in pots and others in high-tech growing systems.
Welcome to the world of hydroponics: a method of鈥
抖M女仆 Ashtabula student Breanna "Bre" Cole was named the Unviversity's 2023 Out & Proud Student Leader Award recipient at the 抖M女仆 Lavender Graduation ceremony in May. The award, sponsored by the 抖M女仆 LBGTQ+ Center, is given to an LGBTQ+鈥
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![Ashtabula Campus Commencement Speaker Courtney Johnson and her family](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/johnson-family-hero-banner-1500x600.jpg?VersionId=ttvq8Ri5N8UT4VZr.gVjWHBd2hPZNcAB)
Courtney Johnson journeyed from high school to a successful career to start a family, all while moving across the Southern United States and back to Ashtabula, Ohio. After she received her Bachelor of Technical and Applied Studies (BTAS) degree at the 抖M女仆 Ashtabula Spring鈥
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![Graduates at the Stark Campus Spring 2023 Commencement toss their caps into the air](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/ksu-rc-grads-spring-2023-stark-hero-1500x600.jpg?VersionId=QmTjnUNTCQX6foU.MBlOiQ0AE4YGD.vH)
Student speakers shared a common theme during 抖M女仆鈥檚 Regional Campus commencement ceremonies this spring: Support. The Ashtabula, Columbiana County (East Liverpool and Salem), Geauga (along with Twinsburg Academic Center), Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses鈥
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![鈥淓merging Technologies" at 抖M女仆 at Salem 鈥淓merging Technologies" at 抖M女仆 at Salem](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Kent-State-Salem-drone-for-HORT.jpg?VersionId=dh17gn9RwUHj4tZMF8F6M7vQ8egMH9Ay)
A new course offered to horticulture students at 抖M女仆 Salem could not be more appropriately named: 鈥淓merging Technologies.鈥 This class introduces students to new technologies that can potentially revolutionize the ways food is grown and produced, including drones, sensors鈥
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Julianne Agnone, 鈥21, is doing what she loves 鈥 teaching. But these days, it鈥檚 not only her students making the grade. Agnone, who teaches math to sixth graders at Lake Elementary, was recently named Lake Local鈥檚 Rookie Teacher of the Year and joins newcomer teachers from Stark鈥