Since its start over 20 years ago, the Women鈥檚 Center has been a place to gather in the community, discuss the topics of the day and find ways to create positive change. Today is no different. Although some issues have changed (and many have stayed the same), the Women鈥檚 Center remains a hub of education, advocacy and action around issues impacting women in our communities. With our recent move from the Carriage House to the Williamson House and the transition of leadership, we took this opportunity to focus on the most important issues impacting women today. Building off the foundati...
Since 2010, The Kent State University Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center serves as a safe space where individuals can explore their identities and foster connections with other members of the LGBTQ community and their allies. Additionally, the Center connects students to valuable University and community resources and provides students with meaningful involvement and leadership opportunities. Resources that the Center connects students to include: the QUEST mentorship program, the LGBTQ Library, the LGBTQ Emergency Fund, the LGBT studies minor, University cou...
Congratulations to Courtney Miller for receiving the Dr. Terry Kuhn Distinguished Undergraduate Advising Award. This annual award recognizes the outstanding contributions of an academic or faculty advisor that demonstrates a commitment to student success inside and outside of the classroom. A Distinguished Advisor is one who fosters an empowering advising relationship that models the National Academic Advising Associations鈥 Core Values as well as Kent State University鈥檚 Advising Guidelines. The award is sponsored by Academic Engagement and Degree Completion and University College. ...
DEI has spearheaded a series of initiatives designed to offer culturally and linguistically appropriate support to students, faculty and staff who identify as Latinx/Hispanic as well as those with a special interest in the richness of the culture. These initiatives center around the idea of collaboration and collective impact with the goal of strengthening the voice and sense of belonging of all students, faculty and staff, including those with an affinity to the Latinx/Hispanic culture. There are two distinct initiatives that are worth highlighting: The revitalization of the Hispanic Leade...
Outstanding faculty members, alumni and community members were recently acknowledged at Kent State University at Tuscarawas. During the Spring Awards Ceremony, two professors were acknowledged for their teaching excellence. Dr. Amanda Hayes received the 2017-2018 Full-Time Distinguished Teaching Award and Dr. Frank Scalambrino received the 2017-2018 Part-Time Distinguished Teaching Award. They were recognized for their enthusiasm and commitment to their profession, for possessing a comprehensive knowledge of their subject matter, for stimulating interest and understanding, and for effective or...
Beginning in the fall of 1968, the Office of Minority Affairs was created within the Human Relations Center to serve as a liaison with and provide consultative and special services to minority groups, students, and organizations. The overall goal of the Office of Minority Affairs was for the students they served to realize their full educational potential as noted by Dr. Wilson in April of 1970. The first person to head the office was Donald Thigpen, a political science student who also served as the co-chairman of Black United Students. Thigpen would graduate that December and continue as the...
Everyone plays a role in keeping Kent State University safe. Community members must increase peer support, safely disengage someone from an unhealthy situation, and positively influence others to act. Promoting bystander actions, building healthy relationships, and encouraging open communication make a difference. By challenging harmful behaviors, we can change the culture and redefine the norms.
Reclaiming your voice as a survivor and a bystander addresses the common feeling of helplessness. After recognizing the signs of violence comes the need to respond, but barriers can exist that bar individuals from intervening. Whether it鈥檚 understanding one鈥檚 hesitation in intervening or simply not knowing what to do or say, realizing these barriers and reclaiming your voice will create positive change. Kent State is committed to educating all students to realize what鈥檚 holding them back and empower them to take action.
Kent State University is committed to the prevention of sexual violence within our community. Recognizing potential issues is the first step to changing the culture. All members of the community will learn the warning signs of potential harm and identify behaviors that can lead to sexual assault, relationship violence, stalking, and more. Everyone must be aware of the university policy on gender/sexual harassment and options for reporting and support services.
The U.S. Department of State and the J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board are pleased to announce that Landon Hancock of Kent State University鈥檚 School of Peace and Conflict Studies has received a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Program award to the Republic of Korea in Peace Studies. Dr. Hancock will lecture and collaborate at Kyung Hee鈥檚 award-winning Graduate Institute of Peace Studies as a part of his project, 鈥淏uilding Bridges for Peace鈥, designed to increase collaboration and build bridges between Kent State and other peace studies programs worldwide. Dr. Hancock ...