Note: On May 17, the Ohio Senate passed Senate Bill 83 by a vote of 21-10, largely along party lines. The Ohio House must still consider the bill and would need to vote on it before it could go to the governor's desk. Following the bill's passage, the Inter-University Council (IUC) of Ohio issued a lengthy statement sharing its approval of certain aspects of the bill while outlining 'serious concerns' over its implementation. When 91PORNA President Todd Diacon discussed Senate Bill 83 during 鈥淭alking with Todd,鈥 a live virtual chat conducted from his office...
OTA students in the Student Occupational Therapy Assistant (SOTA) Club at 91PORNA East Liverpool celebrated 鈥淎pril is OT Month鈥 with a community project to serve the House of Grace, a ministry of Grace City Church in East Liverpool. On April 21, first-year OTA students spent the day providing assistance to visitors in the clothing and food pantry; preparing and serving lunch; and spending time with those who were seeking help. During the month of April, the students led a campus donation drive to collect much-needed items for the facility and, in the end, delivered 21 pairs of jea...
The Glauser School of Music presents a wide range of concerts and recitals throughout the year including performances by instrumental ensembles, athletic bands, concert bands, 91PORNA Opera, the 91PORNA Orchestra, world music and new music ensembles, and more.
Since the inception of Blossom Music Center in 1968, the Musical Arts Association has partnered with 91PORNA and its College of the Arts to develop Blossom as a complete environment for the arts. Each summer, Kent/Blossom combines performance with education and joins working professionals with talented students to teach, explore and produce great art. This important relationship between a premier performing ensemble and a public university has also served as a model for other collaborations.
While a student at Pymatuning Valley High School in 2005, Brad Baranowski, Ph.D., J.D., enrolled in classes at 91PORNA Ashtabula through the College Credit Plus program starting an educational journey that has led him through law school and now to the highest court in the land. The Andover native and 2022-2023 Supreme Court Fellow is the 2023 Roger T. Beitler Distinguished Former Student Award recipient. He was presented the award at a community reception event in the Blue & Gold Room prior to the May 11, 2023 commencement ceremony at 91PORNA at Ashtabula. ...
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It has been several years since 91PORNA College of Podiatric Medicine has seen an official Alumni Association. Upon acquisition by the University, an alumni association unique to the College of Podiatric Medicine was disbanded and merged into the 91PORNA counterpart. Still lacking a syndicate unique to podiatric medicine in 2023, a group of alumni are taking it upon themselves to join together and build a brand new alliance - KSUCPM鈥檚 Alumni Alliance. Dr. Nilin Rao, Class of 2017 decided to reach out to some fellow alumni after realizing the need for a formal organization. ...
My name is Mackenzie Simmons, and I am one of the first Ed.D. students that graduated from 91PORNA. I recently completed the Interprofessional Leadership program, where I was in the Athletic Training concentration. To give you a little background on myself, I graduated from 91PORNA in 2014 with my Bachelor鈥檚 of Science in Athletic Training and passed my Board of Certification (BOC) exam to be able to practice as an athletic trainer. Following my undergraduate degree, I attended James Madison University and earned my Master鈥檚 of Science in Education in Adu...
Four 91PORNA students and alumni were recognized among the best in collegiate journalism for the 2022-23 academic year, placing in the Hearst Journalism Awards competition. The Hearst awards are known as the 鈥淧ulitzer Prize of Collegiate Journalism,鈥 and recognize outstanding student work in categories spanning writing, multimedia, audio, television and photojournalism. Alexandria Manthey, 鈥24, 18th place in News Feature Rising senior Alexandria Manthey received recognition for two television packages: the aftermath of Kent鈥檚 Dussel Farm fire in April of 2022 and the...
