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BSN Students Head West to Learn Cultural Humility

In the southwest corner of South Dakota, on the Nebraska border and at the southern end of the Badlands, sits the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. It is home to the Ogalala Lakota Nation.

This fall, faculty and students from the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program at Kent State Salem traveled to the reservation in what has become an almost annual excursion. The COVID-19 pandemic put a halt to the trips over the last three years, which made this return visit quite significant for members of the group.

Exceeding Expectations in Film and Production

Before he graduated in December 2022, digital media production alumnus Sam Teyssier had already racked up some impressive credits: He’d worked on television shows including “American Rust” and “A League of Their Own” (among others), as well as Sundance Film Festival’s Audience Award winner “Cha Cha Real Smooth.” These experiences — which he began seeking out in his hometown of Pittsburgh during the summer of 2021 — have prepared him for post-graduation life.

Facilities Maintenance Training Program Grows Our Own Employees for Skilled Positions

Kent State is tapping in to its talent pool of workers already employed by the university to meet the shortages of skilled maintenance workers.

My Brother's Keeper

When Junior Giovanni Santiago's parents said they weren't comfortable sending him all the way to Ohio from Puerto Rico, he needed an advocate to step forward in order to continue his college basketball dreams.  His brother, Luis, answered the call. 

IN A FLASH: A Warm Welcome at The SMC

Director Michael Daniels and his staff welcomed students back to campus last week at a mixer event at the

Mentoring While Teaching Is the Perfect Match

The combination of passing on a love of Earth science while acting as a mentor for students is a perfect match for Eric Taylor, associate professor in the Department of Earth Sciences at Kent State University at Stark.  

Senior Says "Oui, Oui!" to Education Abroad

Gilman Scholarship allows Kent State senior to enjoy an immersive semester in France. 

Five Focus-Friendly Places to Study on Campus

With the new semester already in full swing, cracking open a textbook is more important than ever. It can be hard to focus in your room or even in an apartment with ample distractions. Need a new place to study? Here are five focus-friendly places for you.

Best of the Best: Kent State Among 2023 Best Online Programs

U.S. News & World Report has named five Kent State programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2023.

Artists' Reception on Jan. 26 for “Race and Democracy: A Photovoice Project”

On Thursday, January 26 the Growing Democracy Project will host an artists’ reception in the Uumbaji Gallery in Oscar Ritchie Hall at Ken

Kent State Prepared Journalism Alumna for Wide-Ranging Career — Today, She Gives Back

Laura Gordon, '87, had such a fulfilling experience as a Kent State University student, that she now gives back so that others may find their way to the types of relationships and encounters that helped set her on her path. “I think it’s really important to give back when you’ve experienced such valuable support so it’s always been really important to me to be part of that,” she said.

After 20 Years as an Entrepreneur, Alumna Returns to News Industry as a CEO

In March 2021, Lacy Starling, '02, got a call from a community organization in northern Kentucky looking for a CEO for a start-up news organization. They knew Starling only for her business background; after earning her Bachelor of Science in journalism from Kent State University, she went on to earn her M.B.A. For 20 years, she had been an entrepreneur.