Judges Determine Its Dish of Mughlai Chicken is Worthy of First Place in the Annual Culinary Competition Attendees vote Team Oman's Dish of Biryani with Chicken as "People Choice" Teams Brazil and Oman finish in second and third place respectively An audience of more than 700 Kent State students, faculty, staff and families packed the Kent Student Center Ballroom Thursday night, November 16, to sample and enjoy the culinary creations of six international cooking teams in the eighth annual International Cook-Off Competition. Three judges – which included Ricardo Sepulveda, Director...
Kent​ ​State University’s College​ ​of​ ​Arts​ ​and​ ​Sciences​ ​and​ ​Office​ ​of Global​ ​Education​ ​recently hosted​ ​the​ ​MISSION:​ ​LIFE​ ​VI​ ​international​ ​innovation​ ​competition,​ ​focused​ ​on bringing​ ​together​ ​interdisciplinary​ ​teams​ ​to​ ​address​ ​major​ ​world​ ​problems.​ ​The​ ​Kent​ ​State​ ​team, whose​ ​idea​ ​focused​ ​on​ ​diverting​ ​food​ ​waste​ ​from​ ​the​ ​landfill​ ​stream​ ​and​ ​converting​ ​it​ ​into electricity,​ ​won​ ​the​ ​people’s​ ​choice​ ​award​ ​after​ ​more than​ ​300​ ​people​ ​visited​ ​the​ ​three​ ​exhibits​ ​and voted​ ​for​ ​their​ ​fa...
By Sarah Heber Four Kent State University TRIO programs aimed at helping underrepresented student — the McNair Scholars Program and three Upward Bound programs — recently received federal grants that will fund them for the next five years. The programs are hosted through Kent State, though each has different audiences and objectives. The McNair Scholars Program, housed in University College, selects 27 students who are first-generation college students, underrepresented or who come from designated income families. In this program, students are put on track to go to graduate school and...
By April McClellan-Copeland Kent State University junior Stephanie Newton successfully juggles a tough schedule that includes taking classes in hospitality management, while raising four children and working several campus Dining Services’ jobs. It is no surprise that she does not have the resources to build the professional wardrobe needed to successfully interview for internships that will bring her closer to her dream of owning a restaurant. Fortunately, the Kent State Career Closet stepped up to fill the gap for Ms. Newton. The Career Closet collects, organi...