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�鶹��ѡ President-elect Todd Diacon today announced the appointment of Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., to the role of interim senior vice president and provost, effective July 1. Dr. Tankersley fills the role most recently held by Dr. Diacon, who was selected in April by the Board of Trustees to become Kent State’s next president.Dr. Tankersley has been senior associate provost since 2015 and dean of graduate studies since 2016. She is a tenured professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services. In her current role, Dr. Tankersley oversees the institutional research...

An interdisciplinary team of �鶹��ѡstudents took second place nationwide for their efforts in creating a marketing campaign to reinvent the car buying process for Millennials and Gen Z. The competition, Effie Collegiate, is modeled after the professional competition of the same name, calling on the next generation’s advertising, marketing, design and communication students to work on real world business challenges. Subaru served as the client, sponsoring this year’s challenge, and hundreds of teams responded. The second-place team was made up of four students in the College of Commu...

When the site of the May 4, 1970 shootings on Kent State’s campus was designated a National Historic Landmark in 2016, it solidified the tragedy’s significance as a touchstone in U.S. history. But for the team of �鶹��ѡfaculty members who spearheaded the effort, the journey to that recognition was deeply personal. Four professors emeriti devoted themselves to the work of preserving the site and legacy of that day. Some were directly involved in the nomination for the National Historic Landmark designation. Others helped lay the foundation through work on projects that led to the nominati...

  A group of artists, educators and volunteers worked together to produce “We the People,” an outdoor art exhibit at �鶹��ѡ that pays tribute to refugees from around the world who have made Northeast Ohio their home.   The exhibit spanned the Lefton Esplanade throughout the spring showcasing large photographs of individuals who fled their home countries and now live in Northeast Ohio.   Dr. Françoise Massardier-Kenney, co-director of the Global Understanding Research Initiative (GURI) of Kent State, organized the project in collaboration with photographer...

Teaching Awards Presented at Spring Commencement Ceremony Deepraj Mukherjee, associate professor of economics (pictured center) and John Frank, finance professor at the Stark Campus, each received awards at the spring commencement ceremony. Read more. Faculty Spotlight on Dr. Renate W. Prescott, Associate Professor of English Life and learning are coexisting, vibrant partners for anyone seeking meaning, growth, and transformation. That’s why a classic liberal arts education is so precious to Dr. Renate W. Prescott, Associate Professor of English and Associate Editor of the AUR...

  �鶹��ѡ's outgoing President Beverly J. Warren recently presented the 2019 President’s Award of Distinction to Debbie Riggs of the East Liverpool Campus. The award recognizes a staff member who demonstrates outstanding achievements, service, leadership and dedication to �鶹��ѡin advancing the university’s strategic priorities and core values. Riggs began her career at �鶹��ѡin 1996 as the administrative assistant with the Physical Therapist Assistant program and, in 2007, she moved into the assistant dean’s office as an administrative assistant there, as ...

ASHTABULA, OHIO (JUNE 6, 2019) –  The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) had never selected a physical therapist assistant for its Education Leader Institute Fellowship – until now.  �鶹��ѡ Physical Therapist Assistant Technology Program Director Tiffany Kiphart, M.Ed., ATC, PTA, will be the first certified PTA to participate in the program beginning in July. “I’m honored and excited to be selected to participate in the Education Leader Institute program,” Kiphart said.  “This is an opportunity to expand my professional portfolio and leadership skil...