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Ever since she can remember, 14-year-old Jada Howard has wanted to be a veterinarian. Recently, she started on a path at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Stark that will help make her dream come true. The self-assured, analytical rising sophomore at Canton McKinley High School, along with 32 of her classmates, attended the inaugural Bulldog Flash Academic Institute, a partnership between ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Stark and Canton City Schools. The program is geared to help underserved students who may lack the necessary resources and make them college-ready. The institute focuses on study skills, time management,...

The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. Such stress is linked to depression, anxiety and poor quality of life. Ways exist to prevent and treat it. But what about caregivers of pets with chronic and terminal diseases? Do they carry the same level of stress and burden? Until recently, very little scientific research has been published on what these caregivers go through and how they handle the stress. It took Mary Beth Spitznagel, Ph.D., a clinical neuropsychologist and assoc...

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a fifth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity has selected ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ as a recipient of the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. The annual HEED Award is a national honor that recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. As a recipient of this award, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ will be featured in INSI...

Each year on Oct. 1, universities nationwide are required to disseminate a summary of reported crimes on or near campus. The Annual Security Reports for all ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ campuses outline three-year statistics on several different crimes from motor vehicle theft and weapons violations to drug violations and sexual assault. ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ continues to be one of the nation’s safest campuses. In June 2017, the Kent Campus was named the 11th Safest Campus in the Nation and the safest campus in Ohio by the Council for Home Safety and Security. The university remains firmly committed to the h...

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s College of Business Administration has partnered with the Ohio Development Services Agency on behalf of the Ohio Small Business Development Center to deliver the Certified Business Advisor® (CBA) online certification program beginning fall 2017. The program, offered fully online, certifies business professionals through focused instruction at the graduate level in accounting/finance, marketing and human resource management. The Certified Business Advisor program was developed for business professionals who counsel and inform existing and aspiring entrepreneurs. Ac...

You are not alone. Depression and anxiety do not need to be masked. The 23rd annual National Depression Screening Day at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ will be held Thursday, Oct. 5, at several ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ locations. Events are open to all students, faculty and staff, as well as the larger community. Kent Campus: Thursday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the second floor mezzanine of the Kent Student Center ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Stark: Thursday, Oct. 5, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Herbert W. Hoover Foundation Counseling Center, Lower Level, Campus Center ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Trumbull: ...

ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ and the Office of Sustainability kicked off Campus Sustainability Month with the Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour, a self-guided tour through different sites around Kent and Portage County, on Oct. 1. The tour included a stop in downtown Kent at the Kent Clean Transportation Cruise-In, an event that featured alternative fuel vehicles (electric vehicles and hybrid models) and highlighted local transportation options available to everyone.   Additionally, Jerry T. Fiala, mayor of Kent and president of Kent City Council, has declared October 2017 as Sustainability Mo...