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Nursing White Coat Ceremony 2025

IN A FLASH: Caring Hands

The White Coat Ceremony marks the beginning of a nursing students clnical rotation and reinforces their commitment to compassionate care. 

Tags: Community Impact, Health care, Kent State University College of Nursing, Community & Society

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Nursing students at Kent State University at Stark

IN A FLASH: With Care and Caring

Kent State University’s Nursing Simulation Labs use sophisticated manikins to help students learn to provide proper care – and caring – for patients of all ages. 

Tags: Kent State University at Stark, College of Nursing, Health care, Community Impact

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White Coat Ceremony Kent Campus 2024

IN A FLASH: Donning their White Coats

Second-year nursing students at Kent State received white coats in a ceremony marking their transition into the professional sequence of their program. 

Tags: College of Nursing, Health care, Nationally Distinctive, Community Impact, Community & Society

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University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy Program students

IN A FLASH: Future Nurses Visit Campus

This summer, Kent State's College of Nursing welcomed high school students participating in the University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy program to campus for a tour and hands-on practice in our simulation labs. 

Tags: Health care, Kent State University College of Nursing, Community Impact, Community & Society, University Hospitals, High School Students

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College of Podiatric Medicine White Coat Ceremony 2024

IN A FLASH: Their First White Coats

The white coat at Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony is presented as a reminder of the professionalism required by students, in their studies at Kent State and later as they become podiatric physicians.

Tags: Health care, College of Podiatric Medicine, Community Impact, Community & Society

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine with Kent State President Todd Diacon

Kent State Shines at the Ohio State Fair

On the opening day of this year's Ohio State Fair, Kent State University treated fairgoers to experience hands-on healthcare and interact with the technology of space exploration.

Tags: Research & Science, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, Kent State University College of Nursing, Health care, Community & Society, Community Impact, Government Relations, Governor DeWine, Lieutenant Governor Husted

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Trumbull Veterinary Technology students

IN A FLASH: Helping Creatures Great and Small

The Veterinary Technology Program offered at Kent State University's Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses prepares program graduates for successful careers in veterinary practices, animal hospitals and farms of all sizes.

Tags: Research & Science, Health care, Veterinary Technology, Kent State University at Trumbull, Tuscarawas Campus, Community Impact, Nationally Distinctive, Community & Society

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College of Podiatric Medicine Spring 2024 Commencement

IN A FLASH: Putting Their Best Foot Forward


Ready to serve the community from the ground up, Kent State University’s College of Podiatric Medicine welcomed 88 new graduates in its spring Class of 2024.

Tags: College of Podiatric Medicine, Community Impact, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Commencement, Spring Commencement, Health care

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Lecturer Sarah Bixler leading a nursing class

IN A FLASH: Learning the Ins and Outs of Patient Care

Kent State nursing students learn fundamental skills using sophisticated patient simulators and each other. 

Tags: Kent State University College of Nursing, Community Impact, Health care, Community & Society, Nationally Distinctive, Research & Science

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Death doula Kacie Gikonyo

How Covid Created a New Career Path for Kacie Gikonyo

Kent State alumna and former nurse Kacie Gikonyo has founded the Death Doula Collective, a nationwide group for death doulas, and plans to establish her own death doula school in the Cleveland-Akron area to provide clinical hands-on training.

Tags: Health care, College of Nursing, Community Impact, Profiles

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