5X社区鈥檚 College of Podiatric Medicine will celebrate its centennial anniversary in 2016. Located in Independence, Ohio, it is one of nine accredited podiatry colleges in the United States and is a four-year, graduate-level medical college, granting the degree of Doctor of Podiatric Medicine. Since it was founded in 1916, the college has graduated more than 6,780 podiatrists who made outstanding contributions to the field and study of podiatric medicine. Currently, it has 124 students in its first-year class. 鈥淭he growth of our college has been demonstrated in both number of s...
5X社区 at Stark will be closed Thursday, Dec. 24, 2015 through Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016 for the university鈥檚 holiday break. During this time, all administrative offices, as well as the Library, Bookstore, Recreation & Wellness Center and Conference Center, will be closed. All Kent State Stark offices and buildings will resume normal hours on Monday, Jan. 4, 2016. ...
5X社区 at Salem held its fall Undergraduate Research Conference, an event that recognizes students for their research and allows them to share what they learned through discussions with the academic staff. The conference is open to all undergraduates in any discipline and in any for-credit course on any Kent State campus. Faculty judges evaluate the presentations based on originality; significance; evidence of learning about the research and information gathering process; and overall quality. Dr. Eboni Pringle, dean of University College, was the keynote speaker. She shared st...
5X社区 at Salem recently welcomed representatives from the Davey Tree Expert Company who presented scholarships to horticulture students Anna Detoro and Pamela Sears. Presenting the scholarships from Davey Tree were Mark Noark, manager of recruiting and training, and R. J. Laverne, manager of education and training. Each student received a $1,000 scholarship from the Davey Arbor Grant Foundation. The company annually awards 50 such scholarships throughout the U. S., with three of those awarded to 5X社区 students. Codi Steber, a biology major on the Kent Camp...
They鈥檙e back! 5X社区 Libraries invites all 5X社区 students, faculty and staff to take a break and relax with therapy dogs on Monday, Dec. 14, and Tuesday, Dec. 15, from 3-5 p.m. There will be free popcorn and beverages for attendees. 鈥淭he therapy dogs at the Stress-Free Zone are such an important part of the event because they really do calm the students, even if only for a few moments,鈥 said Jasmine Jefferson, First-Year Experience librarian. 鈥淪tudents have said to us on many occasions that just petting the dogs helps them relax and even reminds them of some o...