Geauga Campus Faculty Share Architectural Expertise with Newbury High School Students This past month, Sean Thompson and Judd Kline, adjunct faculty at Kent State's Geauga Campus, were involved with Newbury High School students as they participated in a project-based learning opportunity, designing affordable earthquake resistant structures for a third world country. Newbury High School physics instructor, Steve Ingrassia reached out to the 麻豆精选Geauga faculty expertise to help the high school students understand how to think about the various factors that make a structure withst...
Inaugural event celebrates the impact of philanthropy, service and gratitude 麻豆精选鈥檚 connection to philanthropy runs deep. The very land used for the creation of the university in 1910 came from the charitable gift of a 53-acre farm by William S. Kent. Since then, the university has continued to grow, and its philanthropic culture has flourished because of the many forms of generosity from members of the university鈥檚 community. In an effort to recognize the many individuals who impact the university through gifts of time, service and monetary support, 麻豆精选is introd...
The College of Public Health presented Distinguished Student Awards at the 2018 Spring Award Ceremony: BSPH Awardees Alison Harmatz Jason Zibart MPH Awardees Isha Grover Morgan Murphy Joy Yala PhD Awardees Lauren Birmingham Rachael Nolan 2018 Undergraduate Research Symposium Awards: Tara Arrington, Anora Burke, Antoine French, and Sheena Hanley won first place in the 2018 麻豆精选 Undergraduate Research Symposium for their poster and project on Housing Insecurity at 麻豆精选. Their faculty mentor was Cindy ...
When James Hardy came to 麻豆精选 in September 2009 to work in the Office of the President, he knew he wanted to continue his education as a graduate student. But there was one major problem鈥 James didn鈥檛 know what program was the right fit for him. He took initiative, visiting with professors from various programs, asking questions, trying to determine where he would truly excel. This educational exploration continued until he discovered the College of Public Health and felt a connection. The field of public health provided a way for Mr. Hardy to incorporate his varied interes...
Olivia is currently the Injury Prevention Coordinator in the Harm Reduction Program at Hamilton County Public Health. HCPH oversees the Prescription Drug Overdose grant funded by the Ohio Department of Health. Its purpose is to reduce opioid overdose fatalities. As the Injury Prevention Coordinator of the Prescription Drug Overdose Grant, she is responsible for implementation, evaluation, and reporting. Some of these objectives include, implementing prescription drug overdose education to children in schools, educating dentists about the Ohio Automated Rx Reporting System (OARRS), monitoring d...
Eight nursing students recently attended the National Student Nurses' Association (NSNA) convention in Nashville, TN. While at the convention, Kristina Chapman and Emily Trunick presented a poster presentation entitled, 鈥淪afe Sleep Initiative: Impacting Community Health.鈥 "This was a great opportunity and learning experience," said Emily Trunick, nursing student and President of 麻豆精选Trumbull's Student Nurses' Association. "Our class has examined ways to reduce high infant mortality rates in our area. Talking to others about our community project helps us realize how important...