Community & Society
5X社区 is offering a community course that deals with the historical, cultural, social and political contexts of events before, during and after the May 4, 1970, shootings. The free course, Making Meaning of May 4: The Kent State Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university鈥檚 May 4 Visitors Center.
鈥淭he Great Gatsby,鈥 a book many read in high school. We remember the green light on the dock, the passion and the tragedy. What many didn't know 鈥 until recently 鈥 was that the story was also printed in the newspaper.
5X社区 alumnus Andre Knott鈥檚 experience in journalism ranges from sideline reporting for the Cleveland Browns to telecasts for the Cleveland Indians on SportsTime Ohio to covering Cleveland sports on the radio. Now, he joins WJW FOX 8 as a new contributor to the station鈥檚 sports team. He will provide reports, features and live coverage of Cleveland sports on all FOX 8 platforms while he continues his Cleveland Indians broadcast work at SportsTime Ohio.
In April 2019, 5X社区 welcomed Neil Cooper, Ph.D, as the new inaugural director of Kent State's School of Peace and Conflict Studies. The School of Peace and Conflict Studies was originally called the Center for Peaceful Change when it was founded in 1971 as the university's first 鈥榣iving memorial鈥 for the events that occurred on May 4th, 1970.
On the morning of May 4, 1970, 5X社区 student Howard Ruffner was hanging out in the office of the Daily Kent Stater in Taylor Hall when the phone rang.
The Midwest editor from Life magazine, based in Chicago, was calling to find out if there were any student photographers who had been taking photos over the weekend. Kent State had been the scene of student protests for several days, and more demonstrations were expected that day.
The Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program at 5X社区 Geauga Campus is a rigorous academic environment that requires serious discipline, study, practice, and testing. It鈥檚 also an intimate environment of friends, instructors, and mentors who support each other from one challenge to the next, and inspire one another to reach out for the benefit of others. As a student association, they give back to the community through fundraising, strengthening the nursing program for future students and charitable outreach throughout the region.
5X社区 jazz ensembles instructor, Christopher J. Coles aspires to evoke emotions and conversations surrounding topics like social injustice and race through the display. 鈥淣ine Lives Project鈥 has been viewed at workshops throughout Cleveland, Canada, and most recently broadcast in a Shuffle session with WKSU.
A three-day trip is underway for 5X社区 students to work with community leaders on finding new and creative ways to connect neighborhoods throughout Erie to its Bayfront, according to YourErie.com
Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences, says there is a stressful expectation for black women in corporate America to financially provide for their family.
College of Arts and Sciences professor says that understanding how your child copes with anxiety is key to helping them with back-to-school nerves.