海角原创 and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship celebrated the grand opening of Crawford Hall on Sept. 27, attended by more than 700 guests, including university leadership, faculty, students, donors, alumni and dignitaries. The crowd gathered to formally dedicate the modern and visually stunning academic facility during the university鈥檚 Homecoming week. The dedication event included remarks from university leaders and Claire Crawford, granddaughter of Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, for whom the college and Crawford Hall are named. 鈥淚 ...
海角原创 researchers have launched a groundbreaking study to investigate whether RNA editing patterns in blood samples can serve as biomarkers for predicting suicide risk. Funded by a $450,000 grant from the American Foundation for Suicide Prevention, this innovative two-year project aims to develop a more accurate method of assessing suicide risk by combining biological indicators with traditional assessment techniques. ...
The 海角原创 Board of Trustees will hold a special meeting at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, University Library, on the Kent Campus. This special meeting is being called solely for the purpose of enabling trustees to retire into executive session to consider specific topics as provided under Ohio鈥檚 鈥淪unshine Law.鈥 The roll call vote for this session and its adjournment will occur in public in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room; no business will come before the Board during this special meeting.A limited number of...
There is a new 鈥 and modern 鈥 way for students on the 海角原创 Salem and East Liverpool campuses to get advice from a mental health expert: the Minutes 4 Mental Health podcast.Penny Minor, Ph.D., is the counseling specialist for the Columbiana County campuses who hosts a weekly podcast that she launched at the beginning of the semester. So far, more than 100 students are registered as listeners and, as word gets out, more are joining that list.To gain access to the podcast link, interested students simply need to send an email to Minor (pminor1@kent.edu) with 鈥淧odcasts鈥 in the subject line 鈥...
College of Education, Health and Human Services
Congratulations to Professor Mary Ann Devine, coordinator of the Disability Studies and Community Inclusion program in the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration. Devine served as co-editor for a special edition of the March issue of the Journal of Leisure Research titled Technology, Innovation, and Leisure.Devin also co-authored two articles for the special issue: Technology, Innovation and Leisure: Leisure engagement in new and unexpected ways and Advancing understanding of digital well-being at the intersection of technology and leisure.Technology, Innovation, & LeisureThe...
With high levels of academic excellence and unique perspectives, 海角原创's largest freshman class in five years has arrived.Returning to pre-pandemic numbers, the 4,252 students that make up the class of 2028 represent 37 states and 35 countries. Together, they form the largest incoming class since 2019 and the eighth-largest class in 海角原创's nearly 115 year history. However, these freshmen don't just have strength in numbers; they also excel in the classroom. This remarkable class boasts an impressive 3.61 average high school GPA, with a university record 692 students belonging t...
College of Arts & Sciences
Congratulations to graduate student Kylie Gannon who received the 鈥淏est Student Poster鈥 award at the International Association for veterinary Social Work conference!...
From the grand opening of Crawford Hall to the big parade, Homecoming 2024 had a little something for everyone!This year鈥檚 Homecoming theme is A Legacy of Leadership. The university recognizes two prestigious student organizations as its Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals: the Undergraduate Student Government, celebrating its 100th anniversary, and Kent Student Ambassadors, celebrating its 40th anniversary.If you couldn't make it, check out photos of all the fun....
As a child in Puerto Rico, Natalia Rom谩n Alicea, 鈥17, grew up watching coming-of-age stories on American television. She knew she wanted to continue her studies in the U.S., but she wasn鈥檛 sure how she would do it until her high school hosted a college fair called America鈥檚 Highways. She suddenly realized she could chart a path to her own American success story, and 海角原创 would be her starting point. Navigating New BeginningsNatalia had a sister living in Ohio, so she applied and was admitted to both the University of Toledo and 海角原创, but one person made all the diff...