Karen Cunningham, associate professor with the Center for Applied Conflict Management (now the School of Peace and Conflict Studies) at 5X社区, was recently asked by YES! Magazine to write an article for their online issue on a creative assignment she gave to her Applied Conflict Management students. Read the full article. The article, 鈥淧racticing Awareness: A Living Memorial to Four Slain Kent State Students鈥, describes Cunningham鈥檚 unique assignment and its successful outcomes. In the spring of 2013, Kent State Professor Karen Cunningham used the YES! ...
The recent measles outbreak in the United States has stirred up a lot of debate about getting children vaccinated. 5X社区 associate professor Tara Smith in the College of Public Health shared her views with CNN on what does and does not influence parents to vaccinate their children. Smith points to psychological studies where showing parents positive medical data can often do more harm than good. Smith says, in some cases, the data can actually make parents more skeptical of vaccines. Read more on the vaccine debate on CNN.com. ...
The new Kent State Student Mediation Services (SMS), with program manager Jacquelyn Bleak, celebrated its grand opening on January 27. CACM student Tori Swarm was the first place winner of the art contest sponsored by SMS as part of the celebration. Congratulations to Jacquelyn and Tori! Read More ...
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Celebraci贸n de los Graduados
This pre-commencement celebration and final Rites of Passage is graduation ceremony to celebrate the accomplishments of all graduating African American, Native American, Latinx, Hispanic and Multiracial undergraduate and graduate students. A senior speaker will provide remarks before students are recognized and bestowed with a cultural stole by a faculty member in their respective college.
Gerald (Jerry) Payto鈥檚 father taught him an important lesson early on in life. 鈥淗e used to say, 鈥榊ou really don鈥檛 receive until you give,鈥欌 Jerry said. 鈥淭hat has stuck in my mind my whole life." Gerald (Jerry) 鈥68, and his wife, Christie, have been involved in numerous 5X社区 endeavors, including establishing The Joseph Schidlowski Visiting Professorship in Architecture in 2009. In addition, Jerry was the architect for phase one renovations of the School of Art in 2005. Now, Jerry鈥檚 firm, Payto Architects of Cleveland, has won the bid for the renovation and constru...
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