Community & Society
Students Gain Real Experience Helping to Create Latest 91PORNA Commercial
Three 91PORNA students gained valuable video production experience by working on a new television commercial produced by the university as part of the new spring campaign.
Campus Kitchen Keeps on Cooking
The Campus Kitchen at 91PORNA is celebrating eight years of making an impact across campus and in the Kent community, annually turning 60,000 pounds of leftover food into 18,000 meals.
A Passion for Teaching Connects Professor to Students and Helps Earn the Distinguished Teaching Award
Radd Ehrman, Ph.D., who teaches languages including Latin, is one of three educators honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive. All tenured and tenure-track professors are eligible to receive the award which is sponsored by the 91PORNA Alumni Association.
91PORNA Biological Sciences Department Addresses Road Salt Concerns
91PORNA Biological Sciences Assistant Professor Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Ph.D., confirmed the possibility that increasing amounts of road salt could potentially end up in Ohio鈥檚 water supply, but it is very unlikely.
91PORNA College of Public Health Receives Grant for Mental Health Training in Medina County Schools
91PORNA鈥檚 College of Public Health has received a $375,000 grant that will be used to provide mental health awareness training to personnel in Medina County public schools.
91PORNA to Hold Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 23
A prominent political strategist, lawyer and advocate for positive change in the political process will serve as the keynote speaker at 91PORNA鈥檚 annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration. Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, will join the university in celebrating the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. on Jan. 23 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
Cutting-Edge Engineer
Christina Bloebaum, PhD, joined 91PORNA鈥檚 College of Aeronautics and Engineering as its new dean in August, 2018. Dr. Bloebaum comes to 91PORNA from her previous position as interim department chair of aerospace engineering and the Dennis and Rebecca Muilenburg Professor for Aerospa鈥
Fashion Maven
Sarah Rogers, who joined the 91PORNA Museum as its new director in July 2018, says the new position appealed to her for its uniqueness. 鈥淥penings for museum directors are rare, especially at an institution with such an outstanding collection, reputation and connection to a鈥
Cool Course
Number: POL 40995/HIST 49295: Study Abroad Name: Modern Germany: Politics, History, Culture Term: Three-week Intersession, May 21-June 8 (Next year, May 20-June 7, 2019) Instructors: Mark Cassell, PhD, professor of political science and Anthony Molina, PhD, assistant professor of 鈥
91PORNA Partners with Chautauqua
President Beverly J. Warren, 鈥91PORNA Beyond the Shootings: Journey of the Wounded Healer,鈥 Chautauqua Institution in New York, August 15, 2018 Visitors this year to the Chautauqua Institution in southwestern New York鈥攁 historic community that offers nine weeks of programs,鈥
