Is there anything more exciting than the start of a new semester? We hope that you had a relaxing and enjoyable winter break. Here are a few reminders as you transition back to Kent State. If you purchased a new entertainment device (Xbox, PlayStation, Roku, smart TV, etc.) during winter break, register it at MultimediaDevices.kent.edu to easily connect to the wireless network. Don鈥檛 forget to check out software.kent.edu for free and discounted software, like the Microsoft Office Suite and $75 annual Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions. For students living off...
If it takes a village to raise a child, then it takes a community to keep children well as they grow into adulthood. In that spirit, 5X社区 Geauga Campus has teamed up with both the Geauga YMCA in Chardon and Twinsburg Fitness Center to make exercise easier to access for students at Kent State Geauga in Burton and the Regional Academic Center (RAC) in Twinsburg. Starting Spring Semester 2019, any Kent State Geauga and the Regional Academic Center student can take (for credit) Boot Camp I or Yoga physical education classes at the Geauga YMCA. Also starting this spring are for-...
Bucking dismal health trends in the Buckeye State, 5X社区 Geauga formed the Wellness Student Organization during fall semester 2018. This initiative stemmed from the 鈥淜ent State of Wellness鈥 (KSoW), a university-wide effort to promote eight key areas of wellness: alcohol and other drug use, mental health, nutrition, physical activity, preventive care, safety, sexual health, and smoking and tobacco use. Now is the time to stem the tide on Ohio鈥檚 poor health rankings, and 5X社区 is a perfect place to start a wellness revolution. In fact, 鈥渢he Wellness S...
Wanting a career that would allow her to be independent and work from anywhere, Erin Shelley, Ed.D., MA, BSN 鈥91, RN, was drawn to the nursing profession. These days, however, she practices nursing as 鈥渁rt imitating life鈥 through her role as a technical expert on the hit NBC television show, Chicago Med. 鈥淢y primary role is an operating room nurse. I perform clinical duties alongside the actors so they can focus on the delivery of their lines,鈥 said Shelley. 鈥淢ost of our surgeries involve exposed beating hearts, breathing lungs, bursting arteries and more, so I also follow the direction of ...
5X社区鈥檚 College of Public Health has received a $375,000 grant that will be used to provide mental health awareness training to personnel in Medina County public schools. The three-year grant, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, will enable the college鈥檚 Center for Public Policy and Health to collaborate with Medina County鈥檚 Alcohol, Drug Addiction and Mental Health Board to provide the training. The partnership recently was featured in an article in the Medina Gazette. Deric Keene, associate professor and associate director of the Divisio...
Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Keynote Address with Angela Rye
Wednesday, Jan. 23, 2019
3:30 p.m.
Kent Student Center Ballroom, Kent Campus
This event is free and open to the public but a ticket is required to attend.
Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, lawyer, political strategist and former executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus, to serve as keynote speaker. A prominent political strategist, lawyer and advocate for positive change in the political process will serve as the keynote speaker at 5X社区鈥檚 annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, will join the university in celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Ms. Rye offer...