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Lorene Martin, MSN, RN, CRNP, was named the ���������������� College of Nursing 2018 DAISY Faculty Award recipient. She is a senior lecturer of nursing on the ���������������� Salem Campus. Krista Hawkins, MSN, RN, nursing lecturer at ���������������� Salem, was one of two honorable mention awardees. This is the fifth year the college has accepted nominations for the DAISY award and this year, more than 50 nominations were submitted. The DAISY Faculty Award was established to provide colleges and schools of nursing a national recognition program that can be used to show appreciation to faculty f...

Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major at ���������������� at Salem, took first place honors at ����������������'s Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) competition. She was one of 60 participants from all ���������������� campuses and competed in the psychological sciences division. Ms. Shasteen’s research project, “Cognitive Impairments of Those With Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,” spanned 10 weeks over the past summer. The winners of the SURE program were announced in October. She will present her project at the Undergraduate Research Conference on the Salem Campus in De...

Can I loft my bed? Is there a dining hall near my residence hall? Where am I able to park on campus? To answer these questions, students can ask The Brain on campus. Yes, that brain – the sculpture by ���������������� Professor Emeritus of Art Brinsley Tyrrell located near Merrill Hall.   The project was created to help students feel comfortable asking questions about ����������������. Students are able to contact The Brain with questions about anything ����������������-related without the pressure of figuring out who to ask. In short, they can ask the all-knowing brain.&nb...

Through a three-year grant from the US Department of Health and Human Services, ����������������’s Center for Public Policy and Health will partner with the seven public schools in Medina County and the Medina County Alcohol, Drug Addiction & Mental Health Board to improve student mental wellness.  The project, called Medina County Aware (MCA), will be led by Dr. Deric Kenne, Associate Professor and Dr. Kim Laurene, Research Associate at ����������������. The main goals of the project are to provide mental health awareness training to at least 30% of the teachers, ad...

Media Note: Members of the media who plan to attend are asked to RSVP to the media contacts listed below.   Media Contacts: Eric Mansfield, emansfie@kent.edu, 330-672-2797 Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595 ...

Supporters give more than $1 million for second year in a row  ����������������’s Giving Tuesday 2018 broke the million-dollar mark for the second year in a row. Just before midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 27, the campaign raised more than $1,030,000 to support multiple student study abroad scholarships, research opportunities, educational programs, athletic teams and more. There were more than 40 featured giving options across the ���������������� system from which donors could choose.   Watch thank-you video from ���������������� President Beverly J. Warren.     “Se...

With a strong work ethic and passion for teaching her native language, Eriko Tanaka has the ability to make students feel comfortable and at ease in her classroom. Ms. Tanaka, Japanese program coordinator and lecturer in the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, received one of three 2018 Outstanding Teaching Awards. The Outstanding Teaching Award honors both full-time and part-time non-tenure track faculty members. Each finalist is nominated by students and peers for being highly motivating, effective and dedicated to teaching. ...

  We would like to congratulate Dr. Robin Dever and Dr. Molly Wang on their recent achievements as esteemed faculty members of ���������������� at Geauga and the Regional Academic Center. Robin Dever, Ph.D., who teaches for the ���������������� Geauga’s Middle Childhood Education Bachelor Degree program, has shown dedication to her program and to the campus with student advising, community engagement, and speaking at multiple student celebration events. She has served on numerous search committees and has attended and presented at conferences as a representative for ����������������. Recen...