Following a postponement forced by a severe thunderstorm on the previous Saturday, the 2016 Global Cup Soccer Tournament resumed on Saturday, September 24, with the semifinal and final rounds of play.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ at Trumbull announces its first-ever Homecoming King, Queen and Court. These six students will join other regional and Kent campus nominees to celebrate С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s 2016 Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1.
The Court consists of the following students:
The С»ÆƬÊÓƵ community mourns the loss of former university president Brage Golding, Ph.D. Golding was appointed С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s eighth president in 1977 and served in that role until his retirement in 1982. Golding was born in 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and doctorate in chemical engineering. He also served in the military during World War II. Prior serving as С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s president, Golding became the first president of then new Wright State University in 1966 and the fifth president of San Diego State University in 1972. “On behalf of the Kent Stat...
WHAT: С»ÆƬÊÓƵ will celebrate Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game against the Akron Zips that kicks off at 3:30 p.m. This year’s Homecoming will feature С»ÆƬÊÓƵ alumnus Josh Cribbs, ’10, as the Parade Grand Marshal. Homecoming 2016 also includes exciting changes and new events, including: New 10 a.m. parade time and watch location at the Rock along Main Street Welcome Home Party at 11 a.m. at the new Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement loc...
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ at Salem received financial support from Gem Young Insurance and Financial Services that establishes a new scholarship to support students pursuing degrees in the insurance studies program. The Gem Young Insurance Scholarship requires the recipient to be seeking a bachelor’s degree in insurance studies from С»ÆƬÊÓƵ, maintaining a 3.0 grade point average and be from Columbiana, Mahoning or Trumbull county. Gem Young is a family-owned, independent insurance agency that has served the Youngstown area since 1947. It offers auto, home, life and business ins...
Sam Olson is beginning her last year in the Veterinary Technology program at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ at Trumbull. In doing so, she has decided to make her final fall semester a memorable one. After seeing four one-week-old kittens who were dropped off at the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County, she decided to put her acquired skills into action. Olson completed paperwork to become a foster parent to the four kittens. She is essentially try to nurse the kittens to adoption age, which means around-the-clock care. Kittens require bottle-feeding every two-three hours. “I have always lo...
Jihyun Kim, Ph.D., associate professor at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's Fashion School, has been identified as one of the top researchers in fashion marketing, according to a new analysis of contributions to the field. Three of Kim's colleagues at the Fashion School — Jonghan Hyun, Ph.D., Kim Hahn, Ph.D., and Catherine Leslie, Ph.D. — studied academic publishing in fashion marketing over an 11-year period in order to identify the publications, researchers and institutions with the greatest impact. Their impartial review of authors with the most appearances in leading scholarly journals re...
The upcoming exhibition, ALLOY: From Art to Artifact, will include spoons made by current School of Art Lecturer in Jewelry/Metals/Enameling, Rachel Smith, current J/M/E undergrad, Larry Staats, and almuna from the J/M/E MFA program, Corey Ackelmire. The exhibition will on view from Oct. 7 through Nov. 5, 2016 at the Carbondale Arts' R2 Gallery in Carbondale, CO. ...
Assistant Professor in Foundations, Mahwish Chishty, is designing a central scenic element for the Company of Fools production of GROUNDED by award-winning playwright George Brant. The play will run Sept. 28-Oct. 13 at the Liberty Theatre in Hailey, Idaho. "I am delighted to be collaborating with Company of Fools' production team to design this scenic element for such a timely play as Grounded," said Ms. Chishty. "Bringing George Brant's vision to life, I have taken inspiration from the script to generate this symbolic rendering. Adding to this drama, I am also improvising by ta...
Assistant Professor in Foundations, Mahwish Chishty, will have a solo exhibition at the Imperial War Museum in London from October 19, 2016 through March 19, 2017. Chishty’s work combines silhouettes of military drones with decorative Pakistani folk art patterns to highlight the way in which the presence of foreign drones over Pakistan has become a feature of the physical, psychological and cultural environment of the country. ...
