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Diane Petrella, Dean of the College of the Arts, is pleased to announce that Dr. Wendy K. Matthews has been appointed as Associate Dean of Undergraduate Programs and Assessment in the College of the Arts.  Dr. Matthews holds degrees from the Peabody Institute of The Johns Hopkins University, the University of Maryland-College Park, and George Mason University. Prior to joining the ��ñ��faculty, she led the music department at Northern Virginia Community College as Assistant Dean, developing new programs and growing student enrollment, served as Associate Professor ...

Logan and Stacey Eisenhart have been married for six years, and throughout almost their entire marriage, one or both of them have been studying nursing at ��ñ�� Twinsburg Academic Center. “It is stressful and requires good communication and prioritization. We have supported each other by being flexible and understanding with each other,” Logan Eisenhart said. “We make time for regular date nights. We keep our life goals discussions ongoing as motivation. We also give each other the time and space required for each of us to be successful in school.”  Logan Eisenhart sta...

��ñ�� has again been recognized as one of America’s Best-in-State Employers for 2022 by Forbes and market research company Statista. In Ohio, ��ñ��ranks No. 3 among the top 100 employers in Ohio, landing above such notable employers as Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Procter & Gamble in Cincinnati, University Hospitals and Cleveland Clinic, both located in Cleveland. This is the third consecutive year that ��ñ��has been named to the list that highlights America’s best employers. The 2022 ranking also marks Kent State’s highest placement to date on th...

��ñ��journalism Professor Jacqueline Marino spent her fall 2021 sabbatical learning the techniques of audio storytelling. While developing new skills, she reported on the rural doctor shortage in America for WKSU.The piece she produced, “The Rural Doctor Is In,” is now the winner of two national journalism awards:The Edward R. Murrow Award for Best News Documentary (small market division)First place in the Public Media Journalists Association (PMJA) Short Documentary category, Division BRead and Listen to the Story            &n...

��ñ��researchers, Ph.D. Candidate Jessica Song, Dr. Deric Kenne, and Dr. Kim Laurene have published their work titled "Referrals to Mental Health Services in Ohio: An Exploration of Time to First Referral After Completion of Mental Health First Aid Gatekeeper Training" in the Ohio Journal of Public Health. The research examines the impact of Mental Health First Aid (MHFA), a training course designed to teach people how to connect individuals in need of professional services to the appropriate resources, on the time to first referral. Results indicated the following "...

Foremost authority on LGBTQ+ higher education measures safety, inclusiveness and resources on campuses for LGBTQ+ students, faculty and staff For a third consecutive year, ��ñ�� has been selected as one the nation’s top universities for LGBTQ+ students for creating a safe, welcoming environment for students, faculty and staff, according to Campus Pride, a leading resource for LGBTQ+ leadership development, diversity inclusion and advocacy within higher education.  ��ñ��joins only one other Ohio university on the 2022 list of 40 four-year institutions named to C...

Design Innovation is excited to welcome Sarah McMahon as our new Outreach Program Officer! Sarah will develop and implement our 'un-course' program activities, including the DI HUB Orientation, DI collaborative workshops and other challenge-based events. Sarah is an artist and educator from Northeast Ohio who earned her MFA in Textiles from ��ñ�� School of Art, where she continued teaching in weaving and surface design. She has shown her work both regionally and nationally, receiving the Ohio Arts Council Individual Excellence Award in 2021. As a teaching artist, she ha...

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