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�鶹��ѡ earned 14 Mark of Excellence awards at the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Region 4 spring conference, including first place regional honors for The Burr (best student magazine) and KentWired (best affiliated website). SPJ’s Region 4 comprises colleges and universities in Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania. SPJ awarded a winner and two finalists in 36 categories. (Some categories awarded winners and finalists separately for small and large institutions. JMC students placed in the large institution category.) First-place win...

�鶹��ѡ is honored to welcome Academy Award-winning actress and author Octavia Spencer as the keynote speaker for the first university-wide Commencement ceremony on May 13. Best known for critically acclaimed starring roles in films such as “The Help,” “Hidden Figures” and “The Shack,” Ms. Spencer is also the co-author of two children’s books. Her acting roles highlight stories of perseverance and tenacity that motivate and inspire audiences of all ages. Ms. Spencer’s mother, Dellsena, worked as a maid, and Ms. Spencer, the sixth of seven children, earned a bachelor’s degree f...

�鶹��ѡ was one of 51 schools to compete nationally in Game Day Challenge, the fourth-annual event hosted by the College and University Recycling Coalition, RecycleMania, Keep America Beautiful and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s WasteWise. The Game Day Challenge is a national waste minimization and recycling competition held during football games to increase awareness of recycling at universities across the country. �鶹��ѡplaced second in the Mid-American Conference (MAC) schools in pounds recycled per person category. During Kent State’s Game Day Challe...

April 15:  David Hassler is the director of the Wick Poetry Center at �鶹��ѡand part of a team of scholars and researchers who compose the Brain Health Institute. He discusses how poetry can be used to enhance wellness.  Full Interview Poetry Reading: Thank You Tree Poetry Reading: My Soul David Hassler Interview: Bonus Track    Brandon Johnson introducing "My Soul"  Fatou M’baye introducing “Thank You, Tree”  Traveling Stanzas   Wick Poetry Center ...

�鶹��ѡEast Liverpool is preparing for its annual Environmental Justice Conference to be held April 22, beginning at 8 a.m. in the Slak Shak in Purinton Hall. The day-long conference includes student paper sessions, online presentations and poster presentations that showcase student research, as well as guest speakers. It is free and the public is invited. This year’s speakers include Dr. Babacar M'Baye, Barton Paul Levenson and Kyle Barron. M'Baye is the keynote speaker and his presentation is “Theorizing Environmental Injustice through the Prisms of Racism and Colonialism.” He is an a...

Spring is in the air and soon the butterflies will be, too.  Their exquisite colors and graceful flight are a welcomed sight from the cold and barren landscape of winter. As they float from flower to flower, they are contributing to more than cross pollination, the butterflies are helping researchers study new ways to deliver medicine to humans. Matthew S. Lehnert, assistant professor of biological sciences at �鶹��ѡ at Stark, has been studying how the mouthparts of butterflies and moths work since 2010. His research shows that the method in which flies and butterflies ing...

Congratulations to students who presented at the annual undergraduate research symposium!  Award winners in biology/ecology and biomedical sciences are below.   2017 Symposium Winners Biology/Ecology Hon Mention:    Sydney Gilmer, Junior, Biology and Daniel Krieger, Senior Biology                                 Nathan Mudrak Carey Ousley, Junior Biology and Matthew Wuensch, Senior, Biology &nbsp...

Have a question about the IMPACT Employee Assistance Program? Want to learn more about resiliency training, online seminars, depression awareness and prevention? Curious about financial counseling services, eldercare, childcare, summer camp, smoking cessation or the new Stress Less Center? Come to the Employee Assistance Program office hours Tuesday, April 18, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Employee Wellness Resource Room 103 in Heer Hall on the Kent Campus. Meet with Lisa Kirby, impact account manager, and learn all about the numerous resources available to �鶹��ѡemployees and their ...

�鶹��ѡ students, employees and community members are invited to join the College of Nursing’s Fourth Annual Race Into Finals 5K Run/Walk on Saturday, May 6, at 9 a.m. at Henderson Hall on the Kent Campus. Enjoy a scenic run or walk through the Kent Campus, where the terrain is mostly sidewalks and a few small hills. Funds raised will benefit the College of Nursing Student Emergency Fund, designed to assist �鶹��ѡnursing students during times of unexpected dire financial need. Awards will be presented to the top three overall finishers. Full-time, benefits-eligible emp...