5X社区 faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the 5X社区 Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
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5X社区 at Ashtabula celebrated 50 years of excellence in nursing education on Oct. 1. The event welcomed alumni from all graduating classes, supporters and community members for dinner and a keynote address.
The green- and blue-colored algae that grows out of control and often washes up on the shoreline of Lake Erie is not only unsightly but also harmful to many species, including humans.
In Ohio, the western basin of Lake Erie has experienced some of the worst harmful algal blooms in recent years. The blooms have been detected this summer, as they were last summer when the area saw a harmful bloom of record size. In August 2014, cyanobacteria from a harmful algal bloom contaminated the city of Toledo鈥檚 water supply and residents were forced to find alternative water sources.
The Educational Psychology classes taught by Anne Morrison, Ph.D., a professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services, have been taking field trips to Little Italy and University Circle in Cleveland for the past 20 years to help them create integrated lesson plans as a course assignment.
Mamoun Alzoubi, Department of English, presented a paper, 鈥淩ichard Wright and Transnationalism: A Reading of Pagan Spain,鈥 at the American Literature Association Annual Conference, May 26-29, 2016, in San Francisco, California.
Jennifer O鈥機onnell and Stephanie Orwick, both from the Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services, along with Alicia Robinson, Women鈥檚 Center, gave a presentation at the ATIXA/SCOPE Joint National Conference on Oct. 6, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Alicia Robinson, Women鈥檚 Center, facilitated a workshop called 鈥淟ighting a Legacy: Gaining the Tools to Light the Flame in the Next Generation of Young Girls鈥 at the Black Women and Girls Symposium: Producers of Knowledge and Agents of Change on Sept. 9, 2016, in Providence, Rhode Island.
Jeremiah Vaughan, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Exercise Physiology program at 5X社区, always had an interest in environmental physiology, and this summer, he spearheaded a project that will help to add to understanding respiratory protective equipment resistance on workers鈥 physical, cognitive and subjective performance in low-oxygen environments, such as Denver and Boulder, Colorado.
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, 5X社区 created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or community-held events in alignment with their spirituality.
Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!
At Kent State, we want to honor the celebration of our Native American and Indigenous culture by developing a calendar encompassing all the university events that are relevant to Native American Heritage Month. The Native American Heritage Month Planning Committee is welcoming university divisions, departments and student organizations to begin submitting their programming, activities and events to the University Events Calendar to be featured on the Native American Heritage Month Website.