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STEM Professors Receive NSF ADVANCE Grant to Explore Impact of Gender and Other Factors on Workload of STEM Faculty

“Who is Counted and What Counts: Tracking Women’s Engagement in Low-Prestige/High-Workload Service Activities at 51����” will examine whether faculty members with underrepresented and/or historically excluded intersecting gender and racial/ethnic identities (IGREs) perform more high-workload, low-prestige service work than their faculty peers.

KSU Museum Announces New Exhibition ‘As the World Weds: Global Wedding Traditions’

KENT, OH –

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Distance Learning Comes to 51���� Normal College

In 1922, 51����’s first president, John McGilvrey, introduced what could be considered the great-grandmother of our current distance-learning programs at 51����: correspondence courses. 

Five 51���� Experimental Archaeology Graduates Earn Full Rides to Grad Schools

Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you. For Anna Mika of Parma, Ohio, who started as a geology major her freshman year at 51���� and switched to anthropology the following year, that spark came in 2017 while taking an anthropology course called North America’s Ice Aged Hunters, taught by Metin I. Eren, Ph.D., associate professor and director of archaeology in the College of Arts and Sciences. She said that course changed her perspective on everything.  

51���� Helps Students Who Left College Without a Degree to Settle Their Debt and Continue Their Education

51���� is excited to be a part of the Ohio College Comeback Compact, an innovative program to help students who left college with debt but without a degree to continue their education. 51���� is collaborating with seven public colleges and universities in Northeast Ohio to reach out to these students and provide a path back to higher education while reducing or eliminating their debt.

Soldier-Turned-Police Officer Draws on his Past for Debut Novel Featuring Crime-Solving Veteran

When he’s not working to keep the Kent Campus safe, police officer Vance Voyles can be found in the classroom where he works as an adjunct professor teaching Story for Film for the digital media production major in the School of Media and Journalism within the College of Communication and Information. 

Engineering Professor Wins Farris Family Award for Pursuing Research Into Clean Energy Fuels

Dhruba Panthi, Ph.D., assistant professor of Engineering Technology at 51���� at Tuscarawas, is this year’s winner of the Farris Family Innovation Award. His research focuses on hydrogen fuel because its only byproduct is water, which is harmless to the environment, unlike other fuels that result in carbon dioxide emissions that pose a great environmental threat.

"Dear Vaccine" Features Poetry, Presidents and Passion

51���� President Todd Diacon and others shared poems written for the recent publication “,” at the book’s release party this spring. His poem is part of a much larger, global community poem that highlights different viewpoints on the worldwide pandemic.  

100 YEARS AGO AT KENT STATE: Jazz Age Brings Changes to Student Culture at 51����

"Roaring 20's" Bring New Styles and Social Rules. Women, in keeping with the fashions of the time, were wearing shorter skirts, bobbing their hair, wearing makeup, along with other sweeping changes.

Former NBA Player Inspires Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology Students

Even those who perform at the highest levels of talent struggle with challenges that change the way they live. Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, a former NBA player, spoke to a 51���� Speech Pathology class via Zoom to address the difficulties living with stuttering as an adult and professional athlete. 

Five 51���� Experimental Archaeology Graduates Earn Full-Rides to Grad Schools

Sometimes it just takes a small spark to ignite a fire within you.

51����’s College of Nursing Redesignated a Center of Excellence by National League for Nursing

For the third consecutive term, the National League for Nursing (NLN) has designated 51����’s College of Nursing as a Center of Excellence in the category of Advancing the Science of Nursing Education. This new cycle of designation will extend from 2022-2026.

Darice Polo - Seeds of Colonialism: Ohio Forces in Puerto Rico

51���� Researcher Develops Hybrid Fuel Cell Battery/Capacitor

Yanhai Du, Ph.D., College of Aeronautics and Engineering professor, has been working with

Alexander Evans, BBA ’14, BS ’14, MBA ’15, M.GISc ’19

After more than two years of a global pandemic, most everyone knows what an epidemiologist does. Alexander (Alex) Evans, BBA ’14, BS ’14, MBA ’15, M.GISc ’19, an epidemiologist at Franklin County Public Health, spent the first 18 months of the pandemic on call, working seven-day, 60-hour weeks on its COVID-19 response. This experience was shared by many epidemiologists, and with tireless work, came burnout.
 

51����’s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement Wins 19 Marketing and Communications Awards

51����’s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement launched the university’s most ambitious fundraising campaign, called Forever Brighter, last October, creating communications and fundraising materials that share the remarkable impact of alumni engagement and donor philanthropy on the university. The division has earned 19 marketing and communications awards from multiple competitions. 

Sandra Janashak Cadena Selected to be Inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing

The Academy is pleased to announce that Sandra Janashak Cadena, PhD, APRN, PMHCSN, CNE, has been selected to be a Fellow of the Am

51���� Receives $1.5 Million in Choose Ohio First Scholarships for STEM Students

51���� has been awarded $1.5 million from the state of Ohio for the Choose Ohio First program that supports students in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).

51���� Freshman Receives Gold Medal Recognition at The National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships

First-year advertising major and marketing minor, Isabelle Collyer, recently won a gold medal at the 2022 National Collegiate Taekwondo Championships (NCTA).

51���� Partnership with Portage County Agency Saves More than Half a Million Pounds of Residence Hall Castoffs from Landfill

Workers from the Portage County non-profit organization recently arrived at 51����’s Kent Campus to collect one of the most prized castoffs from university residence halls: bicycles.

51����’s American Academy Graduates Its First Brazilian Student

Alvacir Wesley Kalatai Alberti of Imbituva, Brazil, is the first student to graduate from the American Academy, a dual-enrollment program offered jointly at 51���� and the Pontifical Catholic University of Parana, located in Curitiba, Parana, Brazil.

Where on the Web? Find Plans With the University Events Calendar

How does the 51���� community find out what events are happening on campus? Where do you go to find your weekend plans? "Where On the Web?" is an ongoing series that introduces possibly unfamiliar pages and features on the 51���� website that students, faculty and staff should know about. One informative section of the website is the Events Calendar which can be used by anyone and features events from all eight 51���� campuses.

51���� High-Power Rocket Team Competes for the First Time in Spaceport America Cup

(Dedicated Team Members + Mentorship) * Data, Trial, and Error / Perseverance = Success   

Recent Grad Earns First Place Nationally for Online Videography Feature

Recent 51���� journalism graduate Kelly Krabill’s online broadcast feature on urban farming recently was named the National Winner by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ).

Students Aim to Make 51���� ‘Most Refugee-Welcoming Campus in America’

Turmoil from recent wars and tragedies causes millions to be displaced from their homes every year. This year is no exception with the intensifying conflict in Ukraine, forcing millions of refugees to find safety elsewhere. Not only do these refugees need shelter, but they also need education and the opportunity to have new life experiences in different countries. 

Awards & Achievements – Summer 2022

Please join us in congratulating the following individuals on their recent recognitions, publications, presentations, and awards.

Honoring Our Retired Faculty

For countless years, our faculty members have been enriching the lives of College of Nursing students.

Health Policy Experts Release New Edition of Innovative Nursing Textbook

Nurse leaders offer new content and policy solutions for the challenges faced across healthcare 

Springer Publishing and t

51����’s College of Nursing Awarded $225,000 Grant From Peg’s Foundation

51����’s College of Nursing was recently awarded a three-year $225,000 grant from Peg’s Foundation, formerly the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation, a private grant-making foundation that supports mental health programs in Northeast Ohio.

Using Discussion Boards and Video Assignments to Engage Students in Stress Relief Activities

All nursing students have seen and likely re-posted the memes – pages and pages of humorous jokes - poking fun at the life of nursing stu

Expanding Scholarship Access

With the new academic year quickly approaching, there have never been more opportunities for College of Nursing students to receive schol

Distinguished Fellowships Opportunities: Loretta Aller and Taryn Burhanna Win Competitive Awards

A tribute to both their ongoing scholarship and service to the College of Nursing, Loretta Aller, Ph.D., MSN, RN, CHSE, and Taryn Burhanna, MSN, APRN, NP-C, received competitive fellowship awards by the internationally recognized International Nursing Association for Clinical and Simulation Learning (INACSL) and the nationally recognized SOURCE Service-Learning Academy, respectively.

Min-Ho Kim, Ph. D. and Woo-Yang Kim, Ph. D. Awarded for Research in Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments

Min-Ho Kim, Ph.D., associate professor of Biological Sciences, and

American Education Research Association Awards 51���� Professor for Outstanding Research

Christa Porter, Ph.D., assistant professor of higher education administration in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, was awarded the Review of Research Award by the American Education Research Association (AERA) for her research article, “Understanding Influences of Development on Black Women’s Success in U.S. Colleges: A Synthesis of Literature."

10 Questions With Wendy Patton, Director of the Columbus Program in State Issues

As the director of the 51���� Columbus Program in State Issues, Wendy Patton sets students up for valuable experience and future success in public policy. A 35-year career in state and local government – including 15 years with Policy Matters Ohio – prepared Patton to teach about public policy and state government in Ohio. She’s looking forward to helping students find career interests that can make a difference on the local, state and federal level. Learn more about Patton’s experience that led her to this role as she answers these 10 questions.