Community Impact

×ÔοÊÓÆµ Experts Weigh in on Aftermath of East Palestine Train Derailment
×ÔοÊÓÆµ faculty members have been contacted by various media outlets to lend their expert opinions and insight as cleanup work, air monitoring, water testing and more continues following the Feb. 3 train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio.

Seven Campuses in Four Days
×ÔοÊÓÆµ administrators met with campus advisory boards on all seven of the university's Regional Campuses this week.

Quilts, Threads and Collage, Oh My! Alumna Showcases Skills at Local Art Studio
From the classroom to the art studio, Clare Murray Adams, B.S., '72; M.A., '76; and BFA, '93, has been exploring herself and her surroundings since 1977 when she made the switch from education to creation.

Fashion Merchandising Student Sold on Campus and Downtown Charm
From her perch in Rockwell Hall, where she takes classes as a fashion merchandising major, ×ÔοÊÓÆµ student Lucia Perry has a perfect view of the Lefton Esplanade leading to downtown Kent.

Award-Winning Dissertation Focuses on How Black Men Develop as Leaders
Michael Daniels, Ph.D., director of the E. Timothy Moore Student Multicultural Center, is recognized for outstanding dissertation research by receiving NASPA's Melvene D. Hardee Dissertation of the Year Award.

×ÔοÊÓÆµâ€™s Comedy Improv Troupe Entertains Audiences at Stand-Up Festival
Did you know ×ÔοÊÓÆµ has its own improvisation group? It does. What does the troupe do, you ask? Improv. ×ÔοÊÓÆµ. Everything.

Skating Through a Record Year
The Kent Skates ice rink in downtown Kent ends its season this weekend.

IN A FLASH: A Passion for Teaching
"Our nursing students are No. 1" is what Richard Zarzour, MSN, M.Ed., could be indicating in this photo as he leads a class of nursing students at ×ÔοÊÓÆµâ€™s Twinsburg Academic Center. Zarzour is a lecturer in the associate degree program for nursing at ×ÔοÊÓÆµ Uni…
×ÔοÊÓÆµ Alum's Mill Fire Photo on Cover of National Magazine
A fiery image, taken by photographer and ×ÔοÊÓÆµ alumnus Jerry Jividen at the December Star of the West mill fire in downtown Kent, is featured on the cover of a national firefighter magazine.

Now We’re Cooking with STEM
Engaging young students in cooking activities can promote lifelong learning in science and math.