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Chapter Spotlight: Greater Cleveland Alumni Chapter

Kent State Trumbull’s Nursing Students Launch ‘Walk and Talk with a Nurse’ Program

The Student Nurses Association is putting its best foot forward, hoping to promote healthy lifestyles in the Mahoning Valley with the new program at the Niles Wellness Center, which encourages members to talk and ask questions about health and activity.

Kent State Selects Kenneth Burhanna as New Dean of University Libraries

Following a national search, ������ has named alumnus Kenneth Burhanna as the new dean of University Libraries, effective March 1, 2019.

Yoshi Hakutani, Department of English

Yoshi Hakutani, Department of English, authored, Jack Kerouac and the Traditions of Classic and Modern Haiku, (Lanham, Boulder, New York, London: Lexington Books / Rowman & Littlefield), (2019), xxviii, 194 pp

Peter C. Kratcoski, Sociology & Criminology

Peter C. Kratcoski, Sociology & Criminology, edited a book, Fraud and Corruption: Major Types, Prevention, and Control, 1st Edition, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer) Peter C. Kratcoski and Maxmilian Edelbacher, (2018), 301.

Kent State Geauga Receives Lead Gift for Nursing Program

A lead gift of $50,000 from a generous local foundation was recently granted to help the program purchase advanced equipment that helps facilitate premier training. However, $72,000 in individual and corporate/institutional donations are now being sought to help fully fund the simulation equipment for Geauga County’s only institution of higher learning.

Kent State Names Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., Inaugural Director of Brain Health Research Institute

Michael N. Lehman, Ph.D., a leader in the field of neuroendocrinology and circadian rhythms, is the newly appointed director of ������’s Brain Health Research Institute.

Aerospace Engineering Student Named Brooke Owens Fellow

Sydney Bihn is on track to be the first female graduate of ������’s aerospace engineering program, and now, she has been selected as one of only 38 women to be a Brooke Owens Fellow.

Video: Anthropology Professor Examines Serial Killer Sketches

Linda Spurlock, Ph.D., spoke to WJW Fox 8 News Cleveland about the recently released victim portraits drawn by Samuel Little, a confessed serial killer from Lorain, Ohio.

State of Mind: Larry Pollock Kent State of Wellness Summit Seeks to Advance Mental Health, Hope and Awareness

The 2019 Larry Pollock Kent State of Wellness Summit will take place on Wednesday, April 3, from 5-8 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom with the theme “State of Mind: Creating a Community of Health, Hope and Awareness.”

MEDIA ADVISORY: Kent State Will Introduce the Inaugural Director of Its Brain Health Research Institute

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Kent State Student Travels to Honduras to Provide Hearing Aids

Many people travel for relaxation, some travel for work, but Erica Dovin traveled to help give the gift of hearing to impaired children. Ms. Dovin, a sophomore speech pathology and audiology major, received a rare opportunity to travel to Honduras to provide much needed assistance while gaining valuable experience at the same time.