Have you ever imagined walking to class on the very streets where Michelangelo once traveled, or wanted to gaze at the Swiss Alps outside your classroom window before taking a study break at a local caf茅? The dream of studying overseas starts on the second floor of the Kent Student Center for the Education Abroad Expo on Thursday, Sept. 15, from 11:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. Students will learn about the various study abroad programs, financial resources available, and the steps needed to get their plans underway. The expo enables students to meet with representatives from Kent State colleges, off...
Faculty members and students from the nursing program at Kent State East Liverpool volunteered during the recent Canfield Fair by conducting free blood pressure screenings at a booth sponsored by the Ohio Nurses Association, District Three, in the fair鈥檚 Medical Building. The volunteer effort was initiated and organized by Angela Douglass, senior lecturer of nursing on the East Liverpool campus, assisted by Robin Mermer, lecturer. The students are enrolled in the associate degree in nursing program. Douglass noted that the East Liverpool students teamed up with nursing students from the ...
The upper study area of the Paul Blair Memorial Library is now known as the Lang Learning Loft, recognizing the Rachel Boyce Lang Charitable Trust and its financial contribution to the Kent State East Liverpool Campus. The repurposed space is now equipped with technology and furnishings that allow students to study in groups or to prepare group presentations, as well as areas that are designed for individual study and tutoring. 鈥淭echnology has changed the way students are taught and how they learn. Their study is more electronic and it is more social,鈥 noted Dr. Susan Rossi, assistant dean...
University to hold Sept. 7 event to celebrate achievement At the start of the 2016 academic year, Kent State University becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus. Kent State restructured Prentice Caf茅 after administrators noticed that the number of students arriving on campus with gluten intolerance was rising each year. The new dining facility will meet the ever-increasing demand for gluten-free foods. An estimated 3 million Americans suffer from celiac disease, a genetic autoimmune disorder that affects the digestive process. W...