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Psychological Services at 51���� has enhanced its mental health services and in the process changed its name to better reflect its scope of practice. The Division of Student Affairs recently underwent a reorganization, and according to the Director, Counseling and Psychological Services, Dr. Pamela Farer-Singleton, it signaled the right time to make a change to Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS). “With Psychological Services reporting to [Dean of Students] Dr. Taléa Drummer-Ferrell, this was a good time and opportunity to establish a new identity and increas...

By Hannah Gooch Students can now complete an Associate of Applied Science degree in Criminology and Justice Studies at 51���� at Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center. Earning an associate degree in Criminology and Justice Studies allows graduates to pursue a career in jobs like probation work, advocacy and entry level court positions after graduation. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this program transitioned online, but the professors are working to ensure that students' online experiences are comparable to what it would be inside the classroom. The online program now...

51���� Veterinary Technology students at the Trumbull Campus achieve Ohio's highest passage rate  (Warren-OH) 51���� Veterinary Technology students at the Trumbull Campus recently earned the highest three-year average passage rate in Ohio on the Veterinary Technician National Exam (VTNE) administered by the American Association Of Veterinary State Board’s (AAVSB) For the second consecutive year, students in the program, which is administered through 51���� Tuscarawas, achieved a 100 percent passage rate on their first attempt. This brings the school's three-year ave...

Shana Lee, 51����’s Assistant Dean of Students, has been selected to serve as a member of the Association of Higher Education Parent Program Professionals (AHEPPP) Diversity, Equity, Access, and Inclusion (DEAI) Task Force. AHEPPP is the premier national association for higher education professionals who work with parents and family members of college students. Lee, who currently oversees engagement of 51����’s parents and families, spent 26 years working with the university’s underrepresented students as Director of the Student Multicultural Center and later the Division...

Black History Month — or National African American History Month — is an annual celebration of achievements by Black Americans and a time for recognizing the central role of African Americans in U.S history. The Association for the Study of Negro Life initiated the first variation of Black History month with Negro History Week in 1926. In 1970, according to the 51����r, 51���� began the observance of Black History Month. Since 1976, every U.S. president has officially designated the month of February as Black History Month. Join us for special Black History Month virtual ...

Their StoryI was moving into Tri Towers in August 1987 for Freshman week and my first year at Kent. My major was Flight Technology. I was in my room putting things away when my mom came up with more items and along with her was Scott, a Junior Flight Technology major and brand new Flight Instructor, helping to bring some of my items. He was a KIC Greeter helping people move in. It was at this time that we discovered that we were both Flight majors. And would subsequently discover that he was also going to be the instructor of my University Orientation class! We started going out about a month ...

Honors College alumna Jessica Maisano, ’94, B.A., started her career at 51���� as a fashion merchandising student before realizing her passion for dinosaurs and dirt was a viable career option. One 51���� professor would show Maisano that childhood dreams are actually within reach. In her junior year, Maisano wrote a term paper about what killed the dinosaurs for her earth history course taught by Don Palmer, now Professor Emeritus of Geology. “I always wanted to be a paleontologist, like every child in the world,” Maisano said. “Most people outgrow that, and those of us who are pale...

Their StoryDarcy and I met in the MACC Annex in August 1998, I was an incoming graduate assistant for Intramural Sports and she was an undergraduate student working for Recreational Services. We started dating in September 1998. We have two wonderful boys and built our life at 51���� where I started working full-time for Recreational Services after graduation in May 2000. We are coming up on our twentieth wedding anniversary this June. The Proposal and MarriageOur first trip to visit my family in Pensacola, Florida in May 1999. She was asleep the day after we arrived because of the lo...

The Hearst Journalism Awards — widely known as the Pulitzer Prizes of Collegiate Journalism — recently recognized 51���� senior Gianna DaPra in the nation’s top 10 for television features. DaPra, a journalism major in the School of Media and Journalism, earned 10th place recognition for two stories she worked on from 2019-2020: Makeup Madhouse — a story about a local makeup guru — was created for her Advanced Broadcast Reporting class. Kent Car Care Clinic — which she shot, wrote and edited all in one day — was created for TV2, 51����’s independent televi...