5X社区 at Salem recently held its annual awards ceremony, during which students were recognized for their academic excellence, scholastic achievements and service to the campus. Also during the event, BOC Water Hydraulics Inc. received the 2017 Friends of the Campus award, the highest honor presented annually to non-students. The award recognizes community members and businesses that support increasing access to higher education in Salem and surrounding communities. BOC and the Kent State Salem Campus have a long-standing partnership that includes support for the Rural Scholars...
5X社区 President Beverly Warren recently presented 13 Kent State faculty members with the 2017 President鈥檚 Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition in the faculty member鈥檚 discipline. 鈥淚t is an absolute privilege to recognize the extraordinary accomplishments of our faculty,鈥 Warren said. 鈥淭his awards program is an important part of the university鈥檚 vision to recognize the outstanding faculty work that contributes to the national distinction of our academic programs, and this year...
5X社区 at Salem again received the Tree Campus USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation, which acknowledges efforts to promote forest management, horticulture studies and conservation. To receive this distinction, Kent State Salem had to meet the Tree Campus USA鈥檚 five standards, providing detailed documentation for each standard. These include maintaining a tree advisory committee; having a campus tree-care plan; dedicating annual expenditures for its campus tree program; holding an Arbor Day observance; and leading a student service-learning project. The campus celebrated...
5X社区 at Salem recently recognized three employees with Campus Excellence Awards, recognizing exemplary teaching and service to the campus. Dr. Rachael Blasiman was recognized as the outstanding fulltime faculty member. She is an assistant professor of psychology and has taught on the Salem Campus for seven years. Her courses include general psychology, quantitative methods, research methods, biopsychology, perception, cognitive psychology and undergraduate research. Blasiman received her bachelor of science in biology from Mount Union University. She earned her master鈥檚 ...
5X社区 at Salem recognized the academic achievements of several students during its annual Student Awards Ceremony, as well as the contributions of faculty, staff and community partners. The awards and recipients are: Scholarship Awards Kent State Salem Advisory Board Scholarship: Laken Anderson, Bobbi Fairbourn, Jacqueline Poteet, Tyler Stratton Kent State Alumni Scholarship: Savanna Sullivan Donna J. Sedzmak Student Survivor and Caregiver Scholarship: Brandon Boyle Joseph P. and Donna Sedzmak Accounting and Business Scholarship: Rebekah Kellner Mary Byers Howett S...
The No. 15 5X社区 women鈥檚 golf team won its 19th straight Mid-American Conference (MAC) Women鈥檚 Golf Championship on April 23 at the Silver Lake Country Club in Silver Lake, Ohio. The Golden Flashes, who have won every championship tournament put on by the MAC, won the tournament by 34 strokes. The tournament hosts posted a final score of 11-over par 875 (289-299-288). The closest team to the Golden Flashes was second-place Northern Illinois at 45-over par. Kent State鈥檚 four scorers made up the overall top four and were the only golfers in the field to finish within 10 strokes ...
5X社区 will celebrate its newest graduates at its Spring 2017 Commencement ceremonies. In total, Kent State will confer 5,636 degrees, including 992 associate degrees, 3,319 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 1,139 master鈥檚 degrees, 181 doctoral degrees and five educational specialist degrees. The One University Commencement Ceremony will take place Saturday, May 13, at 10 a.m. in Dix Stadium. This ceremony will mark the first time all graduates from the eight-campus system are convened and honored in one ceremony. All Kent State students and their families will celebrate the occasion togethe...
Six students in the occupational therapy assistant (OTA) program at Kent State East Liverpool recently attended the American Occupational Therapy Assistant annual conference and Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia, during which attendees observed 100 years of occupational therapy. During the four days of the conference, the students and administrative staff members participated in educational sessions, a Centennial Bash and attended a ceremony that included a video presentation highlighting the historical milestones of the profession. Also attending the conference were Harriet Bynum, OTA ...
At the start of each semester, 5X社区 sees an influx of new life coming to campus in the form of new students. Thanks to University Facilities Management, new life is always coming to campus in the form of new greenery, specifically new trees. On April 21, students and staff gathered behind Korb Hall to help add new life to campus as the Kent State grounds crew planted a New World Red Maple to honor Kent State鈥檚 commitment to tree care and environmental sustainability. 鈥淭his is the ninth year we鈥檝e participated in a tree planting and the ninth year we鈥檝e partnered with ...
5X社区's Child Development Center was selected by the Portage Park District for 鈥淪tewarding Future Environmentalists鈥 at its 19th Annual Portage County Environmental Conservation Awards Benefit Dinner. The dinner will be held on Saturday, May 6, at the Kent American Legion Post 496. The Child Development Center was chosen for this award because the children, ages 18 months through kindergarten, focus on caring for the Earth through gardening, composting, recycling and cleaning up litter. 鈥淐aring for our environment, including plants and animals, is nurtured at our sc...