Community & Society
100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: 1922-1923’s Faculty Roster Includes Many Names Familiar Today
After decades of dedications, the list of buildings names on campus reads like a faculty roster from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Normal College in 1922-23.
Hit Me With Your Best Shot
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø's DeWeese Health Center is offering three flu shot clinics for students, faculty, and staff to get protected for the 2023-2024 flu season on Sept. 8, Sept. 15 and Sept. 26.
Capturing the Power of the Cleveland Air Show
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø staffer Michael Gershe captured the power of the Cleveland National Air Show this weekend with his photography.
'I feel that I can really offer that empathy'
Graduating senior Delia Brennan applies she learns in the classroom to help survivors of trauma and promote activism in her community.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Public Health Faculty Awarded Grant to Prepare Teachers and School Personnel to Connect Students With Mental Health Resources
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s Center for Public Policy and Health in the College of Public Health was recently awarded $600,000 in grant funding to support the Northeast Ohio Mental Health Awareness Training, a collaborative project that will train teachers and relevant school personnel to connect children and youth in a school setting to appropriate mental health resources.
‘Represented and Proud’
This week began the annual photo shoot for the Flashes of Pride Poster, which features the faces, names, sexual identity and majors of some of ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s LGBTQ+ community and allies.
10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later
The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown.
Learn the Signs of an Overdose and How to Help
The ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø Kent Campus will be one of four locations offering free Narcan education from the Kent Health Department on Aug. 31. To help raise awareness about overdoses in Portage County, Open United Recovery (OUR) Place, the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County, Kent Health Department and Brightview Kent Addiction Center will distribute free resources and educational materials.
IN A FLASH: White Coats and Big Smiles
The Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremony marked nursing students' transition to professional nursing classes.
¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø and University Hospitals Awarded $4 Million Grant to Develop an LPN-to-BSN Pathway, Further Nursing Education and Careers
Faculty researchers from ¾ÅÓÎÓéÀÖ¹ÙÍø’s College of Nursing recently received nearly $4 million in grant funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop an LPN-to-BSN pathway called the LPN Education Advancement Program (LEAP). The program will provide licensed practical nurses at University Hospitals the opportunity to increase their skill set by removing barriers that may have prevented them from furthering their education.