For students in any healthcare-related field of study, the hands-on learning that takes place in actual clinical settings is critical to their overall educational experience. For Mary Kenney and Paris Yanno, that experience was greatly enhanced because of six weeks spent in Nicaragua, applying what they learned as students. Kenney and Yanno each graduated this past summer from the occupational therapy assistant program on the East Liverpool Campus, but not before becoming part of the Jessie F. Richardson Foundation鈥檚 2017 Occupational Therapy Fieldwork Experience. They, along with six other s...
Lifelong Learning at Kent State University
Kent State University鈥檚 College of Business Administration has partnered with the Ohio Development Services Agency on behalf of the Ohio Small Business Development Center to deliver the Certified Business Advisor庐 (CBA) online certification program beginning fall 2017. The program, offered fully online, certifies business professionals through focused instruction at the graduate level in accounting/finance, marketing and human resource management. The Certified Business Advisor program was developed for business professionals who counsel and inform existing and aspiring entrepreneurs. Ac...
Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation and KeyBank Foundation among largest supporters Kent State University recently concluded its largest fundraising year in school history after securing $38.9 million in private support during Fiscal Year 2017. Among its highest priorities, the university focuses on raising funds to support scholarships and student-based programming, in alignment with the university strategic roadmap, which has a primary emphasis on putting students first in all aspects. 鈥淲e have a keen focus on enhancing the student experience at Kent State,鈥 said Kent State President Beve...
College of the Arts
The Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Gregory King, will welcome its second guest artist of the 2017-2018 season, Jess Pretty, the weekend of October 6. Pretty teaches classes in contemporaryTRAP, hip hop, and jazz funk. ContemporaryTRAPTeaching Real from Jessica Pretty on Vimeo. 快猫短视频 Jess Pretty: From Jess Pretty's website: "As a black female dancing body I am constantly investigating different methods of world-building so as to have a self created limitless potential for possibility within a society where my ...
Media Contact: James Lee Ohio EPA Director Craig W. Butler presented 18 Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Awards today at the Sustainability Conference in Columbus. Ohio鈥檚 E3 Program recognizes businesses, nonprofits and government agencies for going above and beyond compliance with requirements while demonstrating environmental excellence. This is the first year awarding our fourth level of recognition, Platinum Level, which recognizes organizations that have expanded their environmental programs beyond their own facility to make a positive impact on the surrounding community. ...
College of Communication & Information
The School of Communication Studies debuted its new and expanded space in Taylor Hall with a series of events for students, alumni, faculty and community members. More than 330 people attended! See more photos at https://www.flickr.com/鈥/kentcomms鈥/albums/72157687461025673. ...
Kent State School of Music Faculty Member Theodore Albrecht Awarded Prestigious Beethoven Medal in Baden, Austria
Theodore Albrecht, Ph.D., professor of musicology in Kent State University鈥檚 Hugh A. Glauser School of Music, has been awarded the Beethoven Medal in recognition of his musicological contributions to the study of composer Ludwig van Beethoven. Dr. Albrecht received the award during the International Beethoven-Days 2017 in Baden, Bad Voeslau and Vienna, an annual, weeklong music festival and conference held in Austria. The award was presented by festival director Eduard Melkus, violinist and conductor, on Aug. 27 at the House of Art in Baden. The certificate accompanying the medal reads "B...
Hurricane Relief Supply Drive OCT. 1 - 20, 2017 Take the opportunity to contribute to Kent State's Hurricane Relief Supply Drive by donating much-needed supplies to provide comfort and support to communities across the southern United States affected by recent hurricanes and subsequent floodwaters. Your contributions will go a long way toward making sure individuals and families get back on the road to recovery. The Geauga Campus in Burton and the Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg are participating in the Kent State University and Community Partners Hurricane Relief Supply Drive ...