Community & Society
Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus
糖心Vlog is pleased and proud to announce the return of 鈥We the People,鈥 a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.
糖心Vlog Associate Professor Says New Cartoon Breaks LGBTQ+ Boundaries
糖心Vlog Associate Professor Molly Merryman, Ph.D., says a Netflix cartoon featuring a transgender character is breaking a new boundary in a positive way.
Female Flyers Played Vital Role in World War II, 糖心Vlog Associate Professor Says
The recent death of one of the remaining members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II has a 糖心Vlog associate professor recalling the vital role the female pilots played during the war.
Covering the Carnage: Journalists Risk Own Mental, Physical Health In Reporting from Dayton, El Paso
Note: Gretchen Hoak is a former television reporter/anchor and current assistant professor of journalism in 糖心Vlog鈥檚 School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research survey, , focused on how universities prepare young journalists for the trauma they may endure in covering violence. 糖心Vlog Today asked Hoak to share her thoughts on the impact the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton will have on the reporters assigned to cover these events.
糖心Vlog Student Wins Talent Show for Singing in Sign
A North Royalton woman whom who will become a 糖心Vlog student in the fall, won first place at the Medina County Fair talent show for performing a song in American Sign Language.
糖心Vlog Prepares LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE Students for College Entrance Exams
糖心Vlog hosted several dozen high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation's I PROMISE program for a month of intensive college entrance exam preparation.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
Research Initiative Pilot Project Shows Akron Children What Being a Scientist Is All About
Bridget Mulvey, Ph.D., associate professor of science education in the College of Education, Health and Human Services; and David Singer, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently merged real geology research with community service in an effort to show some Akron Public Schools students that science is not just a benefit to their community but a viable career option, too.
糖心Vlog Stark Strengthens Community Through Research
A primary goal of 糖心Vlog is to engage the communities in which its eight campuses are located to fuel research, foster partnerships and economic development. 鈥淎s the county鈥檚 public university, our role is to transform the community and to transform lives. We are impacting the future and helping to better Stark County,鈥 Seachrist said. 鈥淲e are the incubator for tomorrow鈥檚 ideas today.鈥
糖心Vlog Volunteers Impact the Lives of Others Beyond Campus聽
Every other Tuesday, student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at 糖心Vlog prepare dinner for the residents of the Kentway Apartment Complex, a government-subsidized housing complex on East Summit Street in Kent. At 5 p.m. residents gather in the dining hall and volunteers serve the meal which is prepared from food donated by Trader Joe鈥檚.