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White Coat Ceremony Kent Campus 2024

Second-year nursing students at Kent State received white coats in a ceremony marking their transition into the professional sequence of their program. 

University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy Program students

This summer, Kent State's College of Nursing welcomed high school students participating in the University Hospitals Future Nurse Academy program to campus for a tour and hands-on practice in our simulation labs. 

College of Podiatric Medicine White Coat Ceremony 2024

The white coat at Kent State’s College of Podiatric Medicine’s White Coat Ceremony is presented as a reminder of the professionalism required by students, in their studies at Kent State and later as they become podiatric physicians.

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine with Kent State President Todd Diacon

On the opening day of this year's Ohio State Fair, ºÚÁÏÍø treated fairgoers to experience hands-on healthcare and interact with the technology of space exploration.

Trumbull Veterinary Technology students

The Veterinary Technology Program offered at ºÚÁÏÍø's Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses prepares program graduates for successful careers in veterinary practices, animal hospitals and farms of all sizes.

College of Podiatric Medicine Spring 2024 Commencement


Ready to serve the community from the ground up, ºÚÁÏÍø’s College of Podiatric Medicine welcomed 88 new graduates in its spring Class of 2024.

Lecturer Sarah Bixler leading a nursing class

Kent State nursing students learn fundamental skills using sophisticated patient simulators and each other. 

Death doula Kacie Gikonyo

Kent State alumna and former nurse Kacie Gikonyo has founded the Death Doula Collective, a nationwide group for death doulas, and plans to establish her own death doula school in the Cleveland-Akron area to provide clinical hands-on training.

Nursing educators from Kent State and the University of Akron on the field at Dix Stadium

Educators from the nursing programs at ºÚÁÏÍø and The University of Akron were honored at last week's Kent State at Akron football game.

Some of the nurses in the Fall 2023 White Coat Ceremonies

ºÚÁÏÍø's College of Nursing held two White Coat Ceremonies on the Kent Campus last week.