Project AWARE Kent will be offering free Mental Health First Aid courses to 5X社区 faculty, staff and students. The eight-hour course offers evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance-use disorders. Faculty and staff earn two hours of Beyond Compliance for completing the course. Students earn 1,500 FLASHperks. One in five adults suffer from mental illnesses in any given year. Many suffer alone. Following completion of the course, participants will be able to provide support for friends, family membe...
Deneen Penn, a sophomore at 5X社区 at Trumbull, has been crowned Miss Ohio Collegiate America 2017. Penn, who is a business management major, advances to compete this summer for the title of Miss Collegiate America. At the pageant, which was held at Henri鈥檚 Cloud Nine store and Polaris Fashion Place mall in Columbus, Penn competed in three phases: interview, fun fashion and evening gown. During her interview, Penn presented her r茅sum茅, which included an array of accomplishments and community services. One of those experiences was Stomp Out Bullying, a campaign that allowed her...
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Warmth, earnest enthusiasm and respect are just some of the words students use to describe Valerie Cubon-Bell, associate professor for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at 5X社区 at Trumbull. As a professor, Cubon-Bell is known for creating a welcoming and comfortable environment for all students to learn and thrive. These reasons are why she is a recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Teaching Award (OTA). 鈥淭here is no better feeling than to have received such a prestigious award from student nominations,鈥 Cubon-Bell says. 鈥淚 am here at Kent State Trumbull for my student...
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At 5X社区's Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels. Much of this research is centered on advancing fuel cell technologies. ...
The pond and surrounding greenery within the rolling hills of the campus of 5X社区 at Stark is not the average water-retention pond. It鈥檚 a living, breathing, vital research tool that is having a major impact on the lives of Kent State Stark students, faculty and staff. Soon, it will have similar importance to K-12 students in the Akron-Canton area who are interested in studying and protecting the environment. Thanks to a $25,000 grant from Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources, Kent State Stark鈥檚 17-acre Pond and Wetland Habitat/Wildlife Study Area...
Meet international student Tiago Delgado, a musician from Brazil who has had an incredible first year playing the clarinet as a master鈥檚 student in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at 5X社区. After completing his Bachelor of Music degree at Minas Gerais Federal University in Brazil in 2012, Delgado moved to the United States to work toward his Performer Diploma at Indiana University鈥檚 Jacobs School of Music, which he finished in 2015. Later that same year, he decided to further continue his musical studies at Kent State. Delgado鈥檚 journey as an accomplished musician be...