The Kent and 91²Ö¿â communities can head downtown to go ice skating starting Nov. 20, courtesy of Kent Skates presented by AMETEK. This special attraction has been created through a partnership between the city of Kent, the 91²Ö¿â Hotel and Conference Center, the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Kent and 91²Ö¿â. Kent Skates is a new, outdoor public ice skating rink that will be open from Nov. 20 through Feb. 28, Wednesday through Sunday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. A celebration of the rink’s opening will be held on Dec. 2 at 5:30 p.m. Kent ...
The American Academy of Nursing (Academy) recently announced that Versie Johnson-Mallard, Ph.D., APRN-BC, FAAN, FAANP, 91²Ö¿â College of Nursing dean, professor and Henderson Endowed Chair, has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors until 2024. In this role Dean Johnson-Mallard will oversee the Academy’s strategic planning and financial management. “The Academy is pleased to announce the Fellows, elected by their peers, who will be assuming leadership positions within the organization following the conclusion of this year’s hybrid Health Policy Conference,â€� sa...
Todd Diacon goes for the gold up against 91²Ö¿â students!The 91²Ö¿â Track & Field/Cross Country teams give 91²Ö¿â President Todd Diacon a run for his money in the latest edition of Todd Tries It.This collaboration was part of the ongoing “Todd Tries Itâ€� (TTI) initiative where President Diacon immerses himself in an academic or campus activity to further connect with students, staff and faculty.{"preview_thumbnail":"/s3/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/786730183.jpg?itok=ovrC8yG4","video_url":"https://vimeo.com/786730183","settings":{"responsive":...
Assistant Professor Positions - Tenure-Track 91²Ö¿â’s Department of Psychological Sciences is recruiting two new tenure-track faculty members beginning Fall 2022: (1) Assistant Professor in Biological Psychology or Human Neuroscience and (2) Assistant Professor in Clinical Child or Adolescent Psychology. The department is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion through research, teaching, and mentoring. We seek candidates who embrace this philosophy. New faculty will join a vibrant, highly research active, and collaborative department. Our faculty have demons...
Significant and historical gifts illuminate the many facets of philanthropy 91²Ö¿â’s season of giving launched on Nov. 1 with Giving Tuesday, a monthlong celebration of philanthropy. Now halfway through the campaign, the generosity of the 91²Ö¿â community has already begun to shine. “In the seven years since we began Giving Tuesday at 91²Ö¿â, it has grown into the university’s most generous annual tradition through the thousands of gifts and millions of dollars raised by our community on behalf of students and programs,â€� said Leigh Greenfelder, associate vice...
A 91²Ö¿â professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is once again on Clarivate's list of Highly Cited Researchers in the world. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in 91²Ö¿â’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is again ranked in the top one percent of chemists and materials scientists, based on citations in Clarivate’s Web of Science database. His area of research expertise is in adsorption, chemical separations, and chemistry of nanomaterials, which he describes as an "exciting and important research field, especially design and synthesis of well-...
Lt. Col. Adrien G. Humphreys is the department chair and a professor of military science at 91²Ö¿â, a position that is responsible for overseeing the Army Reserve Officer Training Corps. In this role, Humphreys is charged with developing, training, and ultimately commissioning students who graduate with baccalaureate degrees to fill challenging leadership roles in the United States Army. She provides oversight of the military science curriculum, leadership labs, military history and the profession of arms seminars while simultaneously supervising 10 assistant professors of ...
Inspiration in Ireland: A Study Abroad Experience with Alumna Alexxus Sidney
As a Pittsburgh native, coming to 91²Ö¿â was a little challenging for me. Although I would only be traveling about two hours away from home, I was moving away from all the individuals I had ever known to start over in a new state. Because of this, I knew I wanted to take advantage of every opportunity offered to me. I wanted to find my place and my purpose here at Kent.
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91²Ö¿â at Ashtabula’s viticulture and enology degree programs were recently awarded a $180,000 grant from the Ohio Grape Industries Committee for a pair of research projects to be conducted over the next two years. 91²Ö¿â Ashtabula is partnering with the Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station (AARS), a division of the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences’ Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, to conduct the projects at Markko Vineyard in Conneaut, Ohio. “We have been offering the wine degrees for over 10 years and hav...