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Alexandra Bangor dreams of the day when she moves to a big city to open her cosmetics/fashion line. Last month, Bangor took the first steps to turn her dreams into reality when she graduated from ������’s College of Communication and Information with a major in interpersonal communication and a minor in public communication. But an unexpected family event almost pushed back her career goals. “Toward the beginning of the semester, my father had a bad knee injury and was unable to work for about one month,” Bangor says. “He has a job where he works on commission and since he...

������ students, faculty and staff now have free, unlimited access to Lynda.com (Lynda.kent.edu), an online library of instructional videos that cover the latest software, online tools and even topics such as audio mixing, marketing, business and education. Access to Lynda.com was made possible in fall 2016 through a partnership between the Division of Information Services, University Libraries and the Office of Continuing and Distance Education. A LinkedIn company, Lynda.com offers more than 4,000 online courses taught by industry professionals in 12 categories, including...

Project AWARE Kent will be offering free Mental Health First Aid courses to ������ faculty, staff and students. The eight-hour course offers evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance-use disorders. Faculty and staff earn two hours of Beyond Compliance for completing the course. Students earn 1,500 FLASHperks. One in five adults suffer from mental illnesses in any given year. Many suffer alone. Following completion of the course, participants will be able to provide support for friends, family membe...

Deneen Penn, a sophomore at ������ at Trumbull, has been crowned Miss Ohio Collegiate America 2017. Penn, who is a business management major, advances to compete this summer for the title of Miss Collegiate America. At the pageant, which was held at Henri’s Cloud Nine store and Polaris Fashion Place mall in Columbus, Penn competed in three phases: interview, fun fashion and evening gown. During her interview, Penn presented her résumé, which included an array of accomplishments and community services. One of those experiences was Stomp Out Bullying, a campaign that allowed her...

Warmth, earnest enthusiasm and respect are just some of the words students use to describe Valerie Cubon-Bell, associate professor for the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry at ������ at Trumbull. As a professor, Cubon-Bell is known for creating a welcoming and comfortable environment for all students to learn and thrive. These reasons are why she is a recipient of the 2016 Outstanding Teaching Award (OTA). “There is no better feeling than to have received such a prestigious award from student nominations,” Cubon-Bell says. “I am here at Kent State Trumbull for my student...

At ������'s Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels. Much of this research is centered on advancing fuel cell technologies.         ...

The pond and surrounding greenery within the rolling hills of the campus of ������ at Stark is not the average water-retention pond. It’s a living, breathing, vital research tool that is having a major impact on the lives of Kent State Stark students, faculty and staff. Soon, it will have similar importance to K-12 students in the Akron-Canton area who are interested in studying and protecting the environment. Thanks to a $25,000 grant from Dominion Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Dominion Resources, Kent State Stark’s 17-acre Pond and Wetland Habitat/Wildlife Study Area...

Meet international student Tiago Delgado, a musician from Brazil who has had an incredible first year playing the clarinet as a master’s student in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at ������. After completing his Bachelor of Music degree at Minas Gerais Federal University in Brazil in 2012, Delgado moved to the United States to work toward his Performer Diploma at Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music, which he finished in 2015. Later that same year, he decided to further continue his musical studies at Kent State. Delgado’s journey as an accomplished musician be...