Âé¶ą´«Ă˝

2024

Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Recipients

  • Babacar M'Baye, Ph.D. - Department of English 
  • Lique Coolen, Ph.D. - Department of Biological Sciences

New Faculty Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award Recipients

  • He Yin, Ph.D. - Department of Geography 
  • Taraneh Meshkani, Ph.D. - College of Architecture and Environmental Design

Excellence in Undergraduate Research Mentorship Award Recipients

Emmanuel Oriakhi David, Computer Science 26, Echoes of Home: A Journey of Growth and Belonging

As I pen this story, JhenĂ© Aiko's "Born Tired" loops in the background, a fitting soundtrack for a narrative penned during Black History Month and a testament to the journey of resilience and discovery I've embarked upon. Home, as Warsan Shire, a British-Somali poet suggests, “At the end of the day, it isn’t where I came from. Maybe home is somewhere I’m going and never have been before.” The idea of home not as a place of origin, but as a destination of becoming echoes my transition from Lagos, Nigeria, to Kent. This 18-month journey from fall 2022 has profoundly reshaped my notions of h...

Two pieces by Stephanie J. Woods, Black women with brightly patterned veils covering their faces, showing their hair

 Stephanie J. Woods, a multi-disciplinary artist renowned for celebrating her cultural heritage, has been selected as the 2024 Curlee Raven Holton & Raven Fine Art Editions Distinguished Art Fellow by the School of Art Collection and Galleries at Âé¶ą´«Ă˝.To learn more about the artist and their upcoming show, we sat down with Woods for a few questions. Your show “Stephanie J. Woods: The Genius of Play” will be on display at Âé¶ą´«Ă˝ this Fall. What inspired this body of work?The inspiration for The Genius of Play emerged from an experience I h...

2nd Lt. Vincent AhSam-Kreiter takes his oat of office as a commissioned officer in the US Air Force.

It took three years, a move from California to Ohio, and several other bumps in the road. Still, recent Âé¶ą´«Ă˝ graduate Vincent AhSam-Kreiter has achieved his goals of earning a bachelor’s degree, becoming a registered nurse and being a newly commissioned officer in the U.S. Air Force.AhSam-Kreiter, 33, a native of El Sobrante, California, graduated from the College of Nursing on Aug. 10, passed his state nursing board licensing exam on Aug. 27, and received his commission as a second lieutenant in the U.S. Air Force during a formal ceremony on Sept. 20, when Kent State Today wa...

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