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The Ohio State Highway Patrol identified the body of a man who hung himself on Kent State's Trumbull Campus as 55-year-old English professor Michael Rick Smith, as reported by the Warren Tribune Chronicle. The campus cleaning staff found Smith's body early Sunday night hanging from a belt tied to a tree. (4) comments
Many changes are taking place on campus this summer: the demolition of Terrace Hall, the renovation of Franklin Hall and general building maintenance and clean-up. But perhaps one of the most anticipated changes took place right in the center of campus. The Honors College officially moved to the new Stopher and Johnson halls. (0) comments
With the rebirth of Johnson and Stopher halls, the Honors Community Council will have a venue in which to pursue a new set of opportunities. The group was started last January by Honors admissions coordinator Carolyn Sampson. She sent out applications and selected seven freshmen. (0) comments
For more than 20 years, the All Campus Programming Board has brought musical acts such as Incubus, Counting Crows, Bob Dylan and The Roots and comedians such as Dane Cook and DL Hughley to campus. But during the past year, the group has received a heavy amount of criticism from students who were disappointed in the lack of big-name artists who have previously visited Kent State. (0) comments
If a proposed amendment to Ohio's constitution is passed Nov. 7, the high school class of 2021 could go to Kent State for considerably less than what current students are paying. The amendment, which is named Ohio Learn and Earn, would provide scholarship funds for all Ohio college students through revenue made from slot machines. (0) comments
Death, hospitalization, fever, headache and a stiff neck are just some of the results of the disease meningitis, said Rose Ferraro, a nurse in the immunization section of the Portage County Health Department. Meningitis, in basic terms, is an infection of the brain and spinal cord fluids that also involves sepsis, a blood infection. (0) comments
A revised Introduction to Gerontology course will connect college students and adults ages 65 and older during the fall semester. Older adults are invited to participate in lively small-group discussions with students enrolled in the course, with the hope of bridging some of the generation gap. (0) comments
Local entrepreneurs may not think to look to Kent State students for business advice. But because of the College of Business Administration's Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, maybe they should. The entrepreneurial center offers a minor, a series of speakers and events, a learning community and an entrepreneurial lab. (0) comments
The telehealth field will soon expand with the help of a Kent State associate professor who specializes in evaluation of hearing problems through telehealth technology. Growing up in Wyoming, Mark Krumm, associate professor in the School of Pathology and Audiology, said there were a lot of rural areas with a shortage of healthcare providers. (0) comments
The Music and Speech Building is yet another structure on campus set for renovations. The Office of the University Architect is looking for architects and engineers to design the renovation, said Mike Bruder, assistant director for the office of the University Architect. (1) comment
The Kent State Library will extend its late-night hours for students this fall. For the last six weeks of the semester, the library will be open until 3 a.m. Sunday through Thursday, said Robert Gray, head of circulation. Before, the library only had extended hours for finals week. (0) comments
Despite the high demand across the country for registered nurses, students looking for a nursing career are still facing challenges in the field. Registered nurses are the top occupation in terms of job growth through 2012, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. (0) comments
Light is bending physics in a new direction. The Air Force Office of Scientific Research issued a $5.5 million grant last April to Kent State and six other institutions as a part of its Multidisciplinary University Research Initiative - a five-year-project that provides funding for research groups from different disciplines working for a common objective. (0) comments
Four new members were recently announced to the Kent State University Alumni Association National Board of Directors. The Kent State graduates will act as volunteers to represent the alumni population and to govern the Alumni Association. One faculty member was also named faculty representative on the board. (0) comments
The Office of the University Architect announced the following closings due to construction : n Terrace Drive at the Main Street intersection will be reduced to one lane until Wednesday, Aug. 9. n Starting that same day, Midway Drive at the Main Street intersection will be reduced to one lane until Wednesday, Aug. (0) comments