KIMBERLEE MEDICINE HORN JACKSON NAMED TO NATIONAL RESEARCH TEAM WITH NATIVE AMERICAN BOARDING SCHOOL HEALING COALITION On October 11, the United States commemorated national Indigenous Peoples' Day simultaneously with Columbus Day. Since the 1990s, Indigenous Peoples' Day has been on the rise as an alternative to Columbus Day, which Native Americans have protested for honoring a man who enabled their colonization and forced assimilation. Over the years, a growing number of cities and states have adopted Indigenous Peoples' Day. This year, President Joe Biden has proclaimed Octobe...
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They say what doesnāt kill you makes you stronger and while this may not be an accurate statement in a literal sense, it is oftentimes the explanation used to justify adversity, rejection and misfortune. Resilience is the ability to adapt to new situations and ever changing environments and resilient individuals more easily navigate professional and personal uncertainties. Shannon Navy, Ph.D., assistant professor of Science Education, and Lisa Borgerding, Ph.D., professor of Science Education, both in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, understand the impor...
Images from a collection curated by the Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ at Ashtabula library and Open Access Kent State (OAKS) will be included in a documentary covering the fight for womenās suffrage in Ohio that will air regionally this month and statewide in March 2022. Several photos from the āAn Evening with Judge Florence Allenā collection will be featured in āLet Ohio Women Voteā which will air Monday, Nov. 15, on two PBS stations in Southwest Ohio ā WCET PBS in Cincinnati and ThinkTV PBS in Dayton. The program will be available to all public television stations in Ohio in March for Womenās Hi...
Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ held its annual Veterans Day Commemoration in person at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 10, at Risman Plaza on the Kent Campus. Risman Plaza is located in front of the Kent Student Center. The program, titled āHonoring All Those Who Serve,ā included a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from Kent Stateās Army ROTC and Air Force ROTC programs on the Student Green at Risman Plaza; Tim Coyne, senior business manager for Kent Stateās Division of Student Affairs, serving as bugler; the national anthem performed by Kent Stateās Army and Air Force ROTC programs;...
The School of Fashion congratulates senior B.A. Fashion Design major Dalimar Solis Ortiz who was recently selected by the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) as a finalist in the Re:Generation Innovation Scholar Award competition, sponsored by Swarovski Foundation. Solis Ortiz, a native of Puerto Rico, was also a finalist in the CFDA's Liz Claiborne Design Impactful Futures competition. Solis Ortiz's collection, Preciosa, reflects her home of Puerto Rico and is inspired by the architecture and buildings of Viejo San Juan. "My design approach focuses on inclusi...
Julia Hallgren didnāt know the student in front of her. She didnāt need to. āThe student closed the door after they said they felt suicidal, (so) I knew I had to do something,ā Hallgren said. Hallgren immediately contacted Āé¶¹¹ū¶³ Police, who are trained to support students in crisis and who immediately responded, potentially saving the studentās life. For Hallgren, a freshman studying Human Development and Family Studies, the scene was all too familiar. āUnfortunately, this isn't the first time I had to do something like this but knowing that I ...