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The inaugural 91�ֿ� Columbiana County Volleyball Classic took place Oct. 7, when the Salem Quakers hosted the East Liverpool Potters for a full night of volleyball action. The evening featured freshman, JV and varsity games between the cross-county rivals, with Salem High School winning all contests. In a hard-fought varsity match, Salem High School defeated East Liverpool High School, earning the right to keep the traveling winner’s plaque for the first year.  Flash helped entertain the players and fans, tossing t-shirts into the stands and interacting with all.  A highli...

So you are in charge of your student organization’s social media presence. That’s awesome! It’s no secret that when used correctly, social media is a great tool for reaching the people who care about your organization. But, how do you make the most out of those accounts?  Kristan Dolan, the assistant director for marketing in the Center for Student Involvement provides some insight that student organizations can use to up their game on social media and receive even more digital engagement and involvement with their groups!  Dolan suggests that organizations tag @CSIKent on T...

The 91�ֿ� Brain Health Research Institute announces the following Pilot Grant 2019 award winners: John Gunstad (KSU Psychol), Lindsay Scott (UH), Rachel Ostrand (IBM) Using automated speech analysis to predict cognitive decline and future Alzheimer’s disease William Lechner (KSU Psychol), Amit Anand (CCF) Optimizing treatment for cognitive deficits in substance use disorders: testing new methods to individualize treatment and examining mediating neural pathways Lique Coolen (KSU Biol), Margot Damaser (CCF) Dopamine D3 agonists: developing treatme...

As we approach the 2020 presidential election, college campuses have become charged with energy from the differences throughout the student body. Channel 5 News asked 91�ֿ� College Republicans, “what’s it like being a Republican on a college campus right now?” As one 91�ֿ� College Republican put it: “Believe it or not, it’s really not as bad as it seems.” “We just really want people to have an opinion and be informed,” 91�ֿ� College Republican Rachel Walker, public relations major, told Channel 5 News. 91�ֿ�'s College Republicans said their most civilized debates a...

 KENT, Ohio – The 91�ֿ� College of Business Administration announces Electric Components International (ECI) President and CEO David Webster ’85 as the featured Fall 2019 Michael D. Solomon Entrepreneurship Speaker. Webster will speak on “Building a Global Business.” ECI, headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, employs more than 20,000 people with locations now spanning over 15 countries in North America, South America, Europe, Africa and Asia. The event will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 29 at the 91�ֿ� Hotel and Conference Center. The event is free and open to...

The School of Theatre and Dance’s Design, Technology and Production program has been selected by On Stage Blog as one of the top 30 programs for the 2019-2020 academic year. In the 91�ֿ� ranking, On Stage highlights faculty member Jakyung Seo, associate professor of lighting design, whose credits include Steppenwolf and Congo Square Theatre (Chicago), Eye to Soul (NYC), CATCO (Columbus), Porthouse Theatre, and Lodestone Theatre (LA). The Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) Design, Technology and Production program prepares students for careers as professional theatre designer...

91�ֿ� is offering a community course that deals with the historical, cultural, social and political contexts of events before, during and after the May 4, 1970, shootings. The free course, Making Meaning of May 4: The 91�ֿ� Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university’s May 4 Visitors Center. The three-session course will be taught by 91�ֿ� Professor Emerita Laura Davis, Ph.D., a co-creator of the May 4 Visitors Center and May 4 Walking Tour, and Amoaba Gooden, Ph.D., chair of 91�ֿ�’s Department of Pan-African Studies....