Community & Society
Creating Dreamers and Doers: Jasmine Long and Sharon Ware
Jasmine Long and Sharon Ware grew up in different neighborhoods, but their connection transcends residential blocks. Broken barriers now build the dreams to change their communities for the better.
Mental Illness Visualized Through Create Awareness Art Exhibit
Several 51³Ô¹ÏÍø departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students, faculty and staff with mental illness.
Mental Illness Visualized Through Create Awareness Art Exhibit
Several 51³Ô¹ÏÍø departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students, faculty and staff with mental illness.
Best Buddies Brings 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and Kent Closer Together
Best Buddies is an international nonprofit designed to foster real-life friendships between students and those in nearby communities with intellectual or developmental disabilities and is just one example of the ways that 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and the city of Kent are supporting each other. The organization is back at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø thanks to 51³Ô¹ÏÍø senior Katie Mapus.
Corporate University Releases Wage and Benefits Survey Results
A lack of skilled labor is one of the top hiring challenges that businesses in Stark and Wayne counties face, according to the results of a wage and benefits survey conducted by the Corporate University at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø at Stark. More than 120 area companies completed the online survey, which was conducted in 2018.
51³Ô¹ÏÍø Alumna Gains National Attention During Women’s History Month
51³Ô¹ÏÍø has always been a place where breaking down barriers and changing the norm are encouraged and alumna Julia Montgomery Walsh serves as proof. Her work in business and finance was featured recently on Bloomberg’s list of women who broke barriers in business over the last 150 years.
Walls Community Garden Lauded as Outstanding New Service Initiative
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Community Engaged Learning Initiative selected the Walls Community Garden for its Outstanding New Service Initiative award. The garden was selected for the award for understanding the needs of the community and making a positive impact on 51³Ô¹ÏÍø, Walls Elementary School, where the garden is located, and the city of Kent.
Kent Cultural Fair Brings The World to Local Third-Graders
Early childhood education majors at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø helped create a Cultural Fair for third-graders of Kent City Schools. The event, held in the Kent Roosevelt gymnasium, included stations and activities for students to learn about different countries and cultures such as learning a traditional Persian dance.
Student Hero Pulls Driver From Wind-Blown Semi
Jacob Thompson, a 51³Ô¹ÏÍø sophomore aeronautics and engineering major, was braving the harsh February winds during his regular commute back to the Kent Campus from his Coast Guard drill training in Port Clinton, Ohio, when tragedy struck a semi and Mr. Thompson sprang into action.
Spring 2019 Bowman Breakfast Focuses on Economic Sustainability of Downtown Kent
For more than 55 years, leaders from 51³Ô¹ÏÍø and the city of Kent have met over breakfast to foster successful collaboration between the university and the city.