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Kent State’s Contributions to Neuroscience: Past, Present & Future
Make a Gift to the Scholarship Dean Stocker Retirement Announcement Dean Stocker Through the Years Photo Gallery ÂÌñÉç at Ashtabula and the Ashtabula Area College Committee, Inc. are establishing a scholarship fund to be endowed in celebration of Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D., and her historic leadership tenure on campus. The Susan J. Stocker Nursing Scholarship will support her two greatest passions by providing financial support for students in ÂÌñÉçAshtabula’s nursing program and ensuring her legacy will impact future generation...
Warren, OH (May 10, 2022) - As a child, Deanne Parr dreamed of one day becoming a nurse. And while a teenage pregnancy influenced her decision to drop out of high school, this Friday night – 14 years later, and now a mother of two – her dream will come true.
Parr’s success results from a long journey. Eight years ago, she completed her GED and moved to Champion to take care of her mom, Lourie. She had started a nursing program after obtaining her GED, but she acknowledges that it was challenging while caring for her new baby, Corbyn.
College of the Arts
After more than 30 years as the Costume Shop Supervisor for the School of Theatre and Dance and Porthouse Theatre, Robin Ruth will retire from ÂÌñÉç this summer. When you stop and think about all the students that have walked through the Costume Shop and the number of costumes that have graced the stages of ÂÌñÉç and Porthouse Theatre over the last 30 years, they all have one thing in common: Robin Ruth. As the Costume Shop Supervisor, Robin brought her costuming and wardrobe expertise to hundreds of theatre, dance, and fashion students at ÂÌñÉçand...
Taking Action to Protect the Planet
Jeffrey Hallam, Ph.D., FRSPH, professor of social and behavioral sciences and associate dean for research and global affairs of the ÂÌñÉç's College of Public Health, recently returned from a five-week visit to Brazil. Hallam joined the faculty of the Graduate Program in Health Sciences (PPGCS) of the Pontifical Catholic University of Paraná (PUCPR) as a visiting scholar and had a unique opportunity to work in the field fighting against leprosy. In the first part of his trip, Hallam joined a 12-day research expedition to the village of Santo Antonio do Prata, a former leprosy c...
Thanks to a new partnership between ÂÌñÉç and Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law, the College of Public Health will offer students a new pathway to earn a bachelor’s degree from ÂÌñÉç and a law degree from CSU in six years. Students in the Bachelor of Science in Public Health, Allied Health concentration, will have the possibility to enroll in the Juris Doctor program and complete both degrees in six years instead of seven. "The new 3+3 program will allow students to double count an entire year’s worth of coursework between their und...
U.S. News & World Report has ranked six ÂÌñÉç programs in the top 100 among public institutions in its 2023 edition of Best Graduate Schools. Among the top 100 public institution programs, ÂÌñÉçis recognized in the Best Nursing Schools: Master’s Programs, Best Education Schools, Best Mathematics Programs, Best Psychology Schools, Best Public Health Programs and Best Physics Schools rankings. ÂÌñÉçis also recognized in an additional five new national rankings, bringing the total of ÂÌñÉçprograms recognized in the U.S. News 2023 Best Graduate Schools ranking...
