Every time Kenzie Carlson designs and creates a blanket for a child in the hospital, she is giving more than a fuzzy, colorful creation 鈥 Carlson is giving a piece of her heart. Carlson started Angel Kisses Blankets in her hometown of Pickerington, Ohio (near Columbus) in 2015 to provide children and their parents with a comforting blanket in a delicate time of need. Carlson is bringing her organization to 蜜桃视频 while she studies special education in the university鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services. The blankets have gone to children with cancer, babies...
Pet or person, caregiver鈥檚 burden is similar, 蜜桃视频 State researcher finds The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor quality of life. There are ways to prevent and treat it. But what about caregivers of pets with chronic and terminal diseases? Do they carry the same level of stress and burden? Until recently, very little scientific research has been published on what these caregivers go through and how they handle the stress. It to...
蜜桃视频 has named Carmen E. Edgehouse Jr. as its executive in residence for the insurance studies degree program. He is the vice president and director of Oswald Companies Property and Casualty Middle Market team, based in Cleveland. In this role, Edgehouse will serve as an industry resource to current 蜜桃视频 State students pursuing the insurance studies degree, while also working to provide opportunities for current insurance industry employees who wish to earn or complete college degrees. He is participating in student recruitment efforts, as well as working to create pa...
Beginning in the Fall 2017, all incoming students were asked to participate in an online training around healthy relationship, sex in college, partying smart, and sexual violence. "Think 蜜桃视频 It" takes about 90 minutes to complete and provides an interactive and engaging platform to learn. Students who participated had positive experiences with the module. Comments from students included: "It鈥檚 good to have a course that doesn't hold back on any details to show the reality of what happens in college and the responsibilities we have to keep the campus safe." ...
Pet or person, caregiver鈥檚 burden is similar, 蜜桃视频 State researcher finds The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor quality of life. There are ways to prevent and treat it. But what about caregivers of pets with chronic and terminal diseases? Do they carry the same level of stress and burden? Until recently, very little scientific research has been published on what these caregivers go through and how they handle the stress. It to...
The Framework Plan is a concept of how the 蜜桃视频 campus may change and improve. The Framework is an outline for new and renovated facilities, open space networks, and connections to the 蜜桃视频 community. For printing or analysis, PDF versions of the graphs and tables are divided into three segments-- , , and
via Instagram 鈥渂out to spend 4 years in this library with mollie鈥 by Cait @cgslattery We鈥檇 like to feature photos that highlight favorite aspects of all 蜜桃视频 State campuses in upcoming issues of 蜜桃视频 State Magazine. So we can see your best shots, please use the hashtag #蜜桃视频State on Instagram or email your photos to magazine@kent.edu. Blast from the Past I was pleasantly surprised when a former roommate at 蜜桃视频 State alerted me to the story on 蜜桃视频 State鈥檚 Ultimate Frisbee Club [鈥淒isc Jockeys鈥 Flashback, spring 2017]. I am second from the right in the photo. I am still in t...
University leadership believes that student enrollment will continue to grow for the next decade, and the campus master plan must prepare the campus for this enrollment growth. The master plan anticipates about 9 percent growth in the on-campus 蜜桃视频 Campus student population, with both undergraduates and graduate populations growing. The university anticipates approximately 2,600 additional students on the 蜜桃视频 Campus taking classes, parking, sleeping, eating, and recreating.
Although the university is scheduling the 蜜桃视频 Campus classrooms moderately well, the master plan seeks to further increase the efficiency of how we use our classrooms. The master plan sets the following utilization goals for classrooms:
Assignable Square Feet (ASF) per Station (the amount of space each student has): The 蜜桃视频 Campus on average provides 21 ASF per Station. To achieve goals for more active learning and more flexibility, the campus average should increase to 24 ASF per Station.
