Information Session on October 22 The College Credit Plus program is designed to allow college-ready students, grades 7-12 who qualify for college admission, the opportunity to earn high school and college credit. College Credit Plus can include courses offered on a college campus, online, or at the high school for which credit is awarded from the college. Students seeking admission into the College Credit Plus program must demonstrate college readiness by meeting Kent State’s remediation-free standards. 91Թ at Stark determines college readiness by using ACT or SAT...
David Hassler, director of the Wick Poetry Center, and Mindy Farmer, director of the May 4 Visitors Center lead a writing and discussion workshop on overcoming trauma through creative writing. The workshop took place in the May Prentice House and approximately 20 community members attended. ...
Admit it. We have all used our smartphones at inappropriate and inopportune times: while driving, during family meals, in the bathroom or even the bedroom. We are a society glued to our phones, but when is it considered out of our control? According to researchers at 91Թ, the answer depends on the user. Jian Li, Ph.D., Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., all from Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, surveyed 516 college students. They asked the students about daily smartphone use, including inappropriate times such as in class, while...
Organizing prescription medications in a traditional pill dispenser is not effective enough when patients are taking up to 20 different drugs seven to nine times a day. Not taking the medication at the right time or taking too much results in 700,000 emergency room visits a year, 325,000 hospitalizations and 125,000 deaths. “It’s a trillion dollar problem to deal with medication nonadherence,” said Joel Hughes, Kent State associate psychology professor and director of the Applied Psychology Center at 91Թ. “A lot of people can be helped if we can get a vast majo...
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Game Day Challenge: Stadium Waste Reduction & Recycling Competition
is a national competition between colleges and universities to promote waste reduction and recycling at home football and basketball games. Schools track and report waste and recycling data that is used for Game Day Challenge.
A 91Թ study, commissioned by WKYC-TV (the NBC affiliate in Cleveland owned by TEGNA), found that 58 percent of registered voters would support allowing adults in Ohio to legally possess small amounts of marijuana for personal use. The results are plus-or-minus 4 percent and offer a glimpse into what Ohio voters are weighing with Issues 2 and 3, both on the Nov. 3 ballot. Issue 2 would prohibit using the Ohio Constitution to grant a monopoly, oligopoly or cartel for their exclusive financial benefit or to establish a preferential tax status, while Issue 3 would legalize mar...
CFO and COO from Wright State to lead Kent State’s Division of Business and Finance Following a national search, 91Թ has selected Mark M. Polatajko, Ph.D., CPA, as its new senior vice president for finance and administration. Polatajko comes to Kent State from Wright 91Թ, where he has served as vice president for business and finance/chief financial officer and chief operating officer. He joins Kent State on Jan. 1, 2016. Polatajko will lead Kent State’s Division of Business and Finance that includes budget, financial reporting, facilities planning and operatio...
91Թ at East Liverpool recognized the academic achievements of several students during its annual scholarship reception. Dr. Stephen Nameth, dean of the Kent State Columbiana County campuses, welcomed the students, their families, donors and faculty members, while emphasizing the important role each relationship plays in measuring success at a university. “Earning a college degree and being a successful student takes a great deal of support from family and friends,” he said. “Tonight, we see the results of hard work, dedication and that strong support. Each award and rec...
Students in the honors program on the Kent State Salem Campus are collecting Halloween costumes as part of Operation Scare, an effort to help area families celebrate the seasonal holiday in more affordable ways. Justin Ward, a sophomore student majoring in finance on the Salem Campus, is a driving force behind Operation Scare and is busy setting up collection and distribution sites throughout Columbiana County. Currently, collection sites include the Kent State Salem Campus on St. Route 45; Paradise Sun Tanning Salon and J.C.’s Barber Shop in Wellsville; State Street Tattoo, Salem Commun...