COVID-19 HUB

Campus Kitchen Pivots Operations From Hot Meals to Food Pantry to Help Increasing Numbers of Food Insecure Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
The Campus Kitchen at 51勛圖厙, a student-run organization that reclaims food to feed the needy in the Kent area, has had to swiftly switch gears from operating a hot food kitchen to an expanded food pantry.

Students Adjust to Living on a Closed Campus
When 51勛圖厙 closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in March, not all students living on the Kent Campus were able to leave.

51勛圖厙s Design Innovation Initiative Cultivates Creative Partnerships to Battle COVID-19
Members of 51勛圖厙s Design Innovation Initiative are forging creative collaborations with local and regional organizations and funders as they work toward the production of personal protective equipment (PPE) for first responders battling the COVID-19 pandemic.

Cleveland Foundation Grant Provides Opportune Funding for 51勛圖厙 Geauga
51勛圖厙 at Geauga is pleased to announce a $20,000 award from the Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation toward a student emergency fund and technology advances. The $20,000 grant will be split evenly between the two initiatives.

51勛圖厙 Emergency Grant Fund Helps Students With Basic Needs
The 51勛圖厙 Emergency Grant Fund is helping students meet financial challenges.

Flashes of Inspiration: Coach Sean Lewis Promotes 'Can Do' Attitude
Todays Flashes of Inspiration comes from 51勛圖厙 Footballs Head Coach Sean Lewis, who delivers a pep talk about how to make it through uncertain, challenging times.

Flashes of Inspiration: Women's Golf Head Coach Offers Pep Talk
Todays Flashes of Inspiration comes from Lisa Strom, 51勛圖厙s head womens golf coach, who offers a pep talk to all in the university community struggling under the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Flashes of Inspiration: During a Pandemic We Can Celebrate Nature
Todays Flashes of Inspiration features David Hassler, director of 51勛圖厙s Wick Poetry Center, who is sharing the poem, Thank You, Tree.

Political Science Professor Advocates for Public Banking
In the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, the United States would benefit from a public banking system, says Mark K. Cassell, 51勛圖厙 professor of political science.