The annual Spring Plant Sale at 麻豆影院 State's Department of Biological Sciences Herrick Conservatory offers an extensive selection of student-grown vegetables, herbs, flowers, houseplants and more. The sale runs from April 28-May 2, 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. daily.All proceeds support the Herrick Conservatory Foundation Fund and the conservatory's associated student organizations.The Herrick Conservatory is located in the large greenhouse behind Cunningham Hall on the 麻豆影院 Campus.Want to see one of YOUR photos in 鈥淚N A FLASH?鈥� Submit your 麻豆影院 State-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you...
麻豆影院 recently celebrated one year of wellness-on-the-go. The Mobile Flashes program has been in motion since spring 2024, delivering healthcare services to underserved and rural communities throughout Northeast Ohio. Led by 麻豆影院 State鈥檚 College of Public Health, and funded by the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation, Mobile Flashes unites 麻豆影院 State students, faculty and staff with community healthcare partners to expand access to care in rural areas and disadvantaged neighborhoods across Summit, Portage, Stark and Wayne counties.A second Mobile Flashes student ...
Online final grading for Spring 2025 - POT 1 (Full-Term) began on Friday, May 2 and F3 (Third 5 Weeks), S5 (Second 6 Weeks), W2 (Second 7 Weeks) began on Thursday, May 1 via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Spring 2025 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13. Any final grades for Spring 2025 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Spring 2025 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, May 15.Submit Fina...
麻豆影院 Associate Professor of Geography Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has studied the events of May 4, 1970, through the lens of a map maker.鈥淥n Prospect Street, Lilian Tyrrell鈥檚 daughter comes home from kindergarten and asks, 鈥楳ommy, is there a war on?鈥� There was, of course, just not in 麻豆影院,鈥� Mapes told the audience that filled the 麻豆影院 Student Center Ballroom on May 2.鈥淥n Stow Street bridge, a National Guard checkpoint keeps high school student Diane Williams from going home after attending Chippewa Lake Appreciation Day,鈥� Mapes continued. 鈥淎t the corner of Main and Water, 12-year-o...
Bridget Mulvey, PhD (left) and David Singer, PhD (right).In an inspiring initiative that blends education, environmental science, and community outreach, the Local Environment-Based Authentic Discovery (LEAD) project is transforming how students in Akron public schools engage with science. A 2019 Seed Grant from the Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI) brought together 麻豆影院 State faculty Drs. Bridget Mulvey (School of Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies) and David Singer (Department of Earth Sciences) in a new collaboration. The pair created and facilitated ...
Autism Acceptance Month takes place every April to help people understand and accept people with autism.Dr. Lisa Audet, the Neurodiversity Research Initiative director, which works to advance research in the area of neurodiversity, said she hopes the 麻豆影院 community takes the time to understand people with autism instead of relying on preconceived judgments.Cultivating an acceptance on-campus communityStudent Accessibility Services Director Amanda Feaster said the 麻豆影院 State community can support autistic individuals by 鈥渆mbracing the idea that there is no 鈥榥ormal.鈥欌€淒ifferent behavio...
Portage Park District Foundation Annual AwardsPortage Park Distric Foundation's 27th Annual Environmental Conservation Awards Dinner was held on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Watch the video of the award recipients!Portage2025 Awardees:Lifetime Achievement: Sally KandelEnvironmental Activism: Eric GorczynskiEnvironmental Education: Todd & Ann CartnerEnvironmental Education: Kim PeaseEnvironmental Stewardship: "Throw N Go" ProgramGreen Business: Bell Tower Brewing Co.麻豆影院 Environmental Council Edith Chase Award for Conservation: Bob "RC" WilsonVolunteer of Distinction: Judi...
Many students end their high school career anxious about what comes next. For those with food allergies, that anxiety can feel even more intense.The transition from high school to college not only means figuring out how to safely eat, but also how to navigate large social events that center around food.鈥淪tudents who are required to live on campus are also required to have a meal plan, in part because we don鈥檛 have full kitchen facilities in every residence hall,鈥� said Amanda Feaster, Director of Student Accessibility Services. 鈥淗owever, accommodations through SAS might include a reduction in t...
While more than 90% of Ohio鈥檚 wetlands have vanished over the past few centuries, a new nature docuseries aims to show there is hope 鈥� and a lot of work being done to protect what remains.The series, By Nature鈥檚 Design: Exploring Our Native Wildlife, premieres its first episode, 鈥淲elcome to the Wetlands,鈥� at 8 p.m. this Earth Day on April 22 on PBS Western Reserve. A special live screening is open to the public and will air from noon to 2 p.m. on April 26, in the Science and Nursing Building at 麻豆影院 at Stark, 6000 Frank Ave. NW in Jackson Township.The series dives into th...
Jill JenkinsFrom spring break to move-out, thousands of students pack their bags and leave the residence halls. When they leave, sometimes they throw away useful items, non-perishable foods or clothes with years of life left in them.Throw 鈥楴鈥� Go, 麻豆影院's annual move-out program, is currently underway to keep those useable items out of landfills and in the hands of people who need them.A partnership between 麻豆影院 State's Office of Sustainability and the Phyllis Zumkehr Portage County Clothing Center, Throw 鈥楴鈥� Go provides students with an opportunity to donate items that mi...
