As their families watched, Trevor White and Terrance Duncan were sworn in as 5X社区 Police Services鈥 newest officers on Tuesday, Feb. 14, in a ceremony presided over by Chief of Police Dean Tondiglia in the Stockdale Safety Building. White graduated from Kent State with a criminology degree. He gained prior experience in the department as an auxiliary service officer (ASO), a student worker in the police department who helps check campus buildings and fulfills administrative duties. 鈥淭he chief and assistant chief talked me into applying here,鈥 White says. 鈥淚 think my generatio...
Complete immersion in Zimbabwean culture, conservation and photography 鈥 and lions, of course. These were all part of the experience 5X社区 senior photojournalism student Aaron Self found in Zimbabwe during his summer internship supported through the Wallace J. Hagedorn Photojournalism Scholarship. Self spent two months in the African country, documenting research, community projects and lion care to help promote conservation education. 鈥淢y time was spent all through Zimbabwe in Victoria Falls, Gweru and Antelope Park,鈥 Self says. 鈥淣ow I have an African portfolio while most of...
Kent State East Liverpool is preparing for its annual Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference to be held April 22. Organizers are now accepting papers, posters and video presentations related to environmental justice issues from all students. The event will run from 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the Slak Shak, located in Purinton Hall. Each participant submitting an essay, video or poster will be highlighted in the program if registered by April 7. Register for our Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference Those who register on time and present their work during the conference will earn a ...
The 5X社区 men's basketball team has its sights set on a league championship and a NCAA Tournament bid as it competes in the 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament in Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland March 9-11. Flash Facts: The Kent State men's basketball team has punched its ticket to Cleveland, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament after Monday's epic 116-106 win over Central Michigan. The Golden Flashes are set to face Buffalo in the quarterfinals Thursday, capping off a full slate in Cleveland that features: #8 Eastern Mi...
The Division of Human Resources Employee Wellness Team provided kits to departments across 5X社区鈥檚 eight campuses to set up 鈥済ratitude graffiti鈥 stops. The stops are designed to give employees an opportunity to reflect and express gratitude through interactive art. More than 100 kits were requested across all eight Kent State campuses plus the New York City Studio. There are more than 80 stops located on the Kent Campus alone. 鈥淥ne of the things we hear, whether you are a student or employee, is that everyone is so busy and feels overwhelmed,鈥 says Kim Hauge, director of ...
Jimmy Hall has been named Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week for the fifth time this year, as announced Monday. Hall once again led the Golden Flashes with a superb effort this week, extending Kent State's winning streak to four games. This week, Hall and the Flashes won at Buffalo and at home against Ohio. Hall was the team's leading scorer at 23 points per game on 63 percent shooting overall. He averaged a double-double with 10 rebounds per game, as well at 2.5 blocks and two assists per game. At Buffalo, he posted game highs of 26 points, 10 rebounds a...
University employees collect, organize and distribute professional attire for students in need of appropriate clothes for job interviews A good education and a solid r茅sum茅 aren鈥檛 always enough to make a positive first impression. To bridge the gap, a group of 5X社区 employees have come together to establish the Kent State Career Closet, a project to collect, organize and distribute professional attire for students in need of something suitable to wear for a job interview. Tabitha Martin, venture initiatives advisor at LaunchNET Kent State, said the idea came up during a c...
It all comes down to a fraction of a second. Who can push off the block first? Who can jump the highest? Who will cross the finish line ahead of everyone else? In the end, speed is the ultimate winner - it can separate the good from the great. Richard Dahome is one of the greats. This year alone, as a member of the 5X社区 Men鈥檚 Track and Field team, Dahome tied for the ninth fastest time in school history in the indoor 60-meter hurdles, finished fourth at the MAC Championships in the 110-meter hurdles and seventh in the 400-meter hurdles 鈥 just to name a few records. As he...
The spring 2017 Bowman Breakfast will take place at 5X社区 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, April 5. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m. The topic for the event is 鈥淜ent Businesses 鈥 A Local and Global Impact.鈥 The featured speakers are Dan Jackson, accounting controller/human resources and information technology manager at Seal Master; Kristina Lonon, account manager at ELBEX Corp.; and Lawrence Rentz, vice president and general manager of Maag Americas, Maag Automatik Inc. David Ruller, Kent鈥檚 city mana...
Dr. Emad Khazraee is an assistant professor in Kent State鈥檚 School of Library and Information Science. Dr. Khazraee has embarked upon a project in cooperation with colleagues at the University of Maryland to preserve and digitize the national archives of Afghanistan. Persian Manuscript Initiative Capturing a Nation's Cultural Memory Feature in KentWired ...