2010 News Release Archive

• Nursing Students Featured in Town Crier Lots of smiles and even some foot-stomping took place Dec. 8 at Humility House, 755 Ohltown Road in Austintown. It was a farewell party hosted by Kent State University nursing students who have been in clinical rotation at the facility.
  
  - Posted Dec. 29, 2010
• Kent State Salem to Pursue New Bachelor's Degree Kent State University at Salem is looking to bring a bachelor’s degree of insurance and risk management to the area. By engaging corporations and private individuals in an ongoing relationship, Kent State University Salem plans on implementing an insurance program in the spring of 2012.
  - Posted Dec. 15, 2010
• Members of the PTA and OTA Programs Spread Holiday Cheer With the holiday season quickly approaching, students from the Physical Therapist Assistant Technology and Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology programs wasted no time spreading holiday cheer.
  - Posted Dec. 13, 2010
• Rachael Esterly Wins One of President's Excellence Awards Rachael Esterly, lead IT user support analyst at Kent State University at East Liverpool and Salem received one of only 11 President’s Excellence Awards this week.
  - Posted Dec. 9, 2010
• Kent State Salem Community Choir's Holiday Concert Dec. 19 Free concert December 19 at 3 p.m. at the Kent State Salem City Center, located at 230 N. Lincoln Ave.
  - Posted Dec. 9, 2010
• Two New Salem Campus Faculty Present Research - Nov. 17th Kent State University is pleased to announce a program featuring the scholarship of two new Salem Campus faculty: Dr. Sarah Smiley and Dr. Andrew Pfrenger. The event will take place from 1 to 2:15pm on Wednesday, November 17th. 
  
  
  - Posted Nov. 10, 2010
• International Music Troupe to Come to East Liverpool International Music Troupe to Come to East Liverpool
  
  Mauvais Sort, a Quebec City folk-rock ensemble will perform at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 23 at Westgate Auditorium in East Liverpool, Ohio. The troupe, named Best Canadian Folk Ensemble of the year in 2006, has performed more than 600 shows in nine countries. Their fifth album, Droit Devant, has been recently released. Mauvais Sort creates world beat rhythms through the use of accordion, violin, guitar, bass, mandolin, drums, percussion and male and female vocals, producing a toe-tapping exercise in joie de vivre.
  Mauvais Sort is being brought to Northeastern Ohio and the East Liverpool area by the Ohio Arts Council’s International Music and Performing Arts in Communities Tour (IMPACT) that sponsors these free concerts to expose new audiences to art forms from around the world and to build new audiences for the arts.
  The East Liverpool stop is the final one on a tour that will play Columbus, Wilmington, Wapakoneta, and Cambridge during the month of November. In addition to sponsorship from the Ohio Arts Council, the concert is sponsored by the Ohio Alliance for Arts Education, Arts Midwest, and the National Endowment for the Arts. The local performance is also sponsored by Kent State University at East Liverpool; ABLE and Appalachian Cottage Industries; LEEP (Leading Economic and Educational Progress); Shining Reflections; East Liverpool Lions; and the East Liverpool-Wellsville NAACP.
  Westgate Middle School is located at 810 Eighth Street, East Liverpool, just off Routes 7 and 11. Tickets for the event are free, and the concert is open to the public. Contact Patti Swartz 330-397-5749 or pswartz@kent.edu for more information.
  
  - Posted Nov. 10, 2010
• Dr. Carole Barbato Honored at Awards Ceremony Dr. Carole Barbato, professor of communication studies at Kent State University at East Liverpool will be honored at an awards ceremony held by the Ohio Historical Society on Nov. 6.
  - Posted Nov. 9, 2010
• Dr. Motry Nominated for Distinguished Teaching Award Kent State University at Salem is proud to announce that Associate Professor Douglas Motry, Department of Chemistry, was one of only nine individuals nominated for Kent State University’s Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA).
  - Posted Nov. 8, 2010
• Professor Named a Finalist for Distinguished Teaching Award Chemistry and Biochemistry Professor Douglas Motry, of Kent State University at Salem, was named a finalist for the 2010 Distinguished Teaching Award.
  - Posted Nov. 1, 2010
• Free Health Clinic at Kent State Salem Nov. 4th Kent State University at Salem will offer a free health clinic on Nov. 4 from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. in the campus' main lobby. Kent State Salem is located at 2491 St. Rt. 45 S, in Salem. Free screenings include those for the ears, kidneys and blood pressure will be provided.
  - Posted Nov. 1, 2010
• Intellectual Property Protection Workshop - Register by Nov. 1st A one-hour, Intellectual Property Protection workshop is being offered by Kent State Salem Workforce Development and Continuing Studies at Kent Salem City Center, 230 North Lincoln Avenue (downtown Salem) in the second floor library on Wednesday, November 10 from 12:00 noon until 1:00 p.m.
  - Posted Oct. 21, 2010
• KSU at Salem Campus Library Book Sale - Oct. 28th & 29th Kent State University at Salem is holding a library book sale Thursday, Oct. 28th and Friday, Oct. 29th.
  - Posted Oct. 20, 2010
• Kent State East Liverpool Holds Video Contest - Editing Workshop Kent State University at East Liverpool is announcing its first annual video contest, which will run between Oct. 21 and Nov. 11.
  - Posted Oct. 13, 2010
• Symphonious Sunday Series Starts   Piano Concert Starts Kent State Salem’s Symphonious Sunday Series Jaramillo, Chaves-Hernandez and Aguilar play Bach, Berg, Beethoven, Liszt and Schumann.
  - Posted Oct. 11, 2010
• Kent State at Salem Welcomes Dr. Andrew Pfrenger Dr. Andrew Pfrenger is the newest member of Kent State Salem’s English faculty.
  - Posted Oct. 11, 2010
• MUSE Group Book Club - Next Discussion Oct. 20th The MUSE Group book club is gearing up for their fall series. The three books featured are: Little Brother, Then We Came to the End and Unaccustomed Earth.
  - Posted Oct. 6, 2010
• Kent State at Salem Welcomes Dr. Sarah Smiley Dr. Sarah Smiley was recently named Kent State University at Salem’s newest Assistant Professor of Geography.
  - Posted Oct. 6, 2010
• Environmental Club is Sponsoring a Movie Night October 11th Kent State University at East Liverpool’s Environmental Club will sponsor a movie night on Monday, Oct. 11th in Room 115 of the main building at 6 p.m.
  - Posted Oct. 6, 2010
• Kent State at East Liverpool Welcomes Dr. Haiyan Zhu Assistant Professor Dr. Haiyan Zhu is the newest Biology faculty member to join Kent State University at East Liverpool.
  - Posted Sep. 29, 2010
• Kent State University OTA Students Attend Conference in D.C. Kent State Occupational Therapy Assistant students attended the American Occupational Therapy Association’s (AOTA) 2010 Capitol Hill Day in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 20.
  - Posted Sep. 27, 2010
• Sealed Bids due October 4th for New Health and Sciences Wing Sealed bids are due Oct. 4th for Kent State University at Salem’s renovations for its new Health and Sciences Wing.
  - Posted Sep. 23, 2010
• Kent State Salem Welcomes Melissa Fucci Melissa Fucci is Kent State University at Salem's new choir director and music instructor.
  - Posted Sep. 13, 2010
• Kent State Salem Welcomes Caralisa Breidenbaugh Caralisa Breidenbaugh was recently hired as Kent State University at Salem’s newest Biological Sciences faculty.
  - Posted Sep. 13, 2010
• Crowds Come Out for Country Crush More than 200 people attended a free screening of Country Crush, a new documentary about the combine demolition derby at the Columbiana County Fair.
  - Posted Sep. 13, 2010
• Kent State at East Liverpool Nursing Students Volunteer Nursing students from the Kent State East Liverpool took more than 500 blood pressures in four hours while participating at the Ohio Nurses Association Blood Pressure Screening Booth located at the Canfield Fair.
  - Posted Sep. 13, 2010
• Corbisello and Santilli Join Kent State Salem's Nursing Faculty Teresa Santilli, MSN, CCRN and Andrea Dickinson Corbisello, MSN, RN are both Kent State University at Salem’s newest nursing faculty members. The two hires increase the campus’ strong nursing faculty, which spearheads its competitive and robust nursing program.
  - Posted Aug. 23, 2010
• McFadden Joins Kent State Columbiana County Campuses Timothy McFadden has joined the staff of Kent State University’s East Liverpool and Salem Campuses as the new academic program director for applied business technologies. In this role McFadden will oversee four associate degree programs: Accounting Technology, Business Technology, Computer Technology and Information Technology for Administrative Professionals. He will also oversee the Bachelor’s of Business Administration, which students can pursue in conjunction to one of the aforementioned associate degrees.
  
  
  - Posted Sep. 1, 2010
• Local Kent State Campuses Again See Increase Kent State University at East Liverpool and Salem’s student enrollment climbed 503 students from the first day last year.
  - Posted Aug. 31, 2010
• Commencement is Family Affair Terry Hutson, Kent State East Liverpool and Salem’s nursing academic advisor, along with her daughter, Liz, graduated together this summer at Kent State University’s commencement ceremony.
  - Posted Aug. 26, 2010
• EGCC and KSU Bring New Opportunities to Eastern Ohio Eastern Gateway Community College and Kent State University are bringing new opportunities to Eastern Ohio.
  - Posted Aug. 26, 2010
• PBS Screening of Country Crush Slated for September 1st A free screening of Country Crush, a new documentary about the combine demolition derby at the Columbiana County Fair, will be held on Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 7 p.m. at Kent State University Salem City Center Campus. Country Crush is the story of the wacky, weird combine demolition derby, a sport where giant old combines face off in a battle of metal-bending prowess.
  - Posted Aug. 16, 2010
• College for Kids 2010 More than 75 kids attended a variety of classes in this summer's College for Kids, which was put on through the office of workforce development and continuing studies at Kent State East Liverpool and Salem.
  - Posted Aug. 9, 2010
• First Annual Northern Ohio Insurance Education Summit Held The Office of Insurance and Financial Development (OIFD) is co-sponsoring an Insurance Education Summit with Kent State University at Salem Wednesday, August 18 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. The event will be conveniently located near I-77 at the Kent State University at Stark University Center. 
  - Posted Aug. 3, 2010
• Salem Community Foundation Grant Applications Now Available Applications are now being accepted for Salem Community Foundation scholarships. All students residing in Salem City or Perry Township who are attending Kent State Salem and are pursuing their first associate or bachelor’s degree are eligible for the award.
  - Posted Aug. 3, 2010
• Kent State Salem Students Beautify Campus, Courthouse Students at Kent State University at Salem saved tax payers more than $20,000 when reconstructing the front entryway of the campus during their summer classes. Participants of the landscape construction class improved the main entryway aesthetically while also increasing the visibility of entrance and exit, which will improve safety.
  - Posted Aug. 2, 2010
• Assistant Nursing Professor Focuses on New Mentoring Program Assistant Nursing Professor Lorene Martin recently won one of Kent State University’s Summer Teaching Awards. Martin, who teaches at Kent State University at Salem, is spending the summer developing a student mentoring program known as "Students Helping Students: A Student Nurse Mentoring Program”
  - Posted Jul. 20, 2010
• CPR Classes Available for $25.00 Kent State University at East Liverpool is offering CPR classes, specifically those students in occupational therapy, physical therapy and nursing. The cost is $25 for the four-hour session. Pre-registration and payment is required. The public is welcome to attend, too, as long as space is available.
  - Posted Jul. 19, 2010
• KSU at Salem Students Finalists for Mathematical Award Kent State University at Salem Sophomores Jennifer A. Huzyak and Timothy M. Montgomery were recently selected as finalists for the Kathleen Wolf Award. The annual award is given out by Kent State University’s Department of Mathematical Science.
  - Posted Jul. 14, 2010
• Real-World Experience Junior Horticulture student Paul Snyder took his classroom knowledge to the next level when creating a landscape design for the new addition at Beaver Creek Wildlife Education Center. 
  - Posted Jul. 1, 2010
• Nursing Excellence Nursing classes are not known to be easy. However, through determination and a great support system, recent Kent State University at Salem graduate Alana Ward earned the highest grade point average (GPA) in this year’s class of nurses earning their bachelor’s degree.
  - Posted Jun. 22, 2010
• Campus Bookstores Closing for Inventory June 24 - July 6th The Campus Bookstores at East Liverpool and Salem will be closed for inventory Thursday, June 24th - Tuesday July 6th.
  - Posted Jun. 21, 2010
• Upper Parking Lot will be CLOSED June 16th, 17th, & 18th Upper Parking Lot (P8) will beCLOSED June 16th, 17th, & 18th at Kent State University at East Liverpool.
  - Posted Jun. 14, 2010
• Kent State Student Sets Eyes on 2012 Paralympics Kent State Salem student Chelsi Figley isn’t your typical college student. Blonde and sparkly eyed, she is focused not only on receiving her certificate in medical billing and coding this August, but more importantly, achieving a place on the 2012 Paralympic Games in London. To do so, Figley will first need to compete in the International Paralympic Committee’s (IPC) Powerlifting World Championships July 25-31 in Kudar Lumpur, Malaysia. Though Figley will try to lift and hold 170 pounds for the event, she is shouldering the cost of the competition herself.
  
  - Posted Jun. 1, 2010
• Swimmer Mimi Hughes stopped at Kent State at East Liverpool On her way through East Liverpool via the Ohio River, internationally known swimmer Mimi Hughes stopped at Kent State East Liverpool to speak with students, staff and area residents about her goal of swimming the length of the Ohio River.
  - Posted May. 25, 2010
• Kent State at East Liverpool and Salem Graduation Ceremonies Director and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Consumers Bancorp, Inc. and Consumers National Bank Laurie McClellan charged Friday night’s graduates of Kent State at East Liverpool and Kent State at Salem to make a difference during her commencement address.
  - Posted May. 17, 2010
• Woman Swimming Length of Ohio River to Visit East Liverpool Mimi Hughes, born in 1956, teaches learning-challenged children in Lynchburg, Tennessee. During the summer of 2010, Mimi will swim the 981 miles of the Ohio River to raise funds and awareness for organizations that support the life skills and academic education of girls.
  - Posted May. 10, 2010
• Poetry Reading by Jeanne Bryner Kent State University at East Liverpool Diversity Committee,the KSUEL English Department and Coffee Fusion recently sponsored poetry readings by Jeanne Bryner from her new book No Matter How Many Windows.
  - Posted May. 6, 2010
• Red Cross Blood Drive at Kent Salem On Wednesday, April 28th Kent State University at Salem will host a blood drive from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Every person who donates will receive a coupon good for $5 at Chipotle.
  - Posted Apr. 27, 2010
• Kent Salem Program Features Student Research More than 20 students will give presentations during Kent State at Salem's Undergraduate Research Conference, held on Wednesday. The conference will feature oral presentations and poster sessions by students about research they completed in for-credit classes at the Salem Campus during the 2009-2010 academic year. This is the campus’ fifth annual conference.
  
  - Posted Apr. 27, 2010
• Hasenstab Architects for KSU Salem’s Health & Sciences Wing The Kent State University at Salem is pleased to announce the selection of Hasenstab Architects as the design and construction administration firm for the campus’ new Health and Sciences Wing, which is scheduled to open for the fall semester of 2011.
  
  - Posted Apr. 19, 2010
• Documenting the Kent State Shootings: Forty Years Later Dr. Carole A. Barbato, professor of communication studies, Kent State University at East Liverpool has been involved in many May 4 initiatives over the years. She was one of the four professors who successfully wrote an application to place the May 4 Shooting Site on the National Register of Historic Places.
  - Posted Apr. 12, 2010
• Medical Reserve Corps Training Offered A free, 4-hour training session has been scheduled for local health care professionals who would like to become members of the Mahoning/Columbiana Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).
  
  - Posted Apr. 9, 2010
• Out-of-State tuition reduction announced Students in western PA and WV Can Now Save $6,000 When Attending Kent State Salem and East Liverpool Campuses
  
  
  - Posted Apr. 9, 2010
• Alternative Spring Break - Columbiana County Style Alternative Spring Break – Columbiana County style – was a lot like the other Alternative Spring Break trips. Lives were touched, communities were changed and friends were made. The difference is Kent State’s constant presence in this distressed county through not one, but two Regional Campuses.
  - Posted Apr. 6, 2010
• Remembering the Holocaust In keeping with Holocaust Remembrance Day, Kent State at East Liverpool is showing two movies followed by a brief discussion.
  - Posted Apr. 6, 2010
• Alternative Spring Break Featured on Local News For Spring Break students from across Kent State University came to Columbiana County to assist local non-profit organizations through Alternative Spring Break.
  - Posted Apr. 5, 2010
• Earth Day Conference Organizers Seek Essays and Posters Essays and posters from local high school and college students that focus on environmental justice issues are welcomed for the Fifth Annual Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference planned for the Kent State Columbiana County Campus at East Liverpool on Saturday, April 24.
  - Posted Apr. 5, 2010
• Alternative Spring Break Comes to Columbiana County Students from across the Kent State University eight-campus system are coming to Columbiana County as part of the University’s “Alternative Spring Break” program. The week-long event pairs teams of college students with area non-profit organizations. Each day, students will head out to a worksite and volunteer doing a range of activities.
  - Posted Mar. 25, 2010
• Home Savings Charitable Foundation Increases Scholarships Home Savings Charitable Foundation recently doubled their scholarships awarded at the Kent State at East Liverpool, Salem, Trumbull and Geauga Campuses to $2,000. The Foundation also announced a newly created scholarship for students attending the Kent Campus.
  - Posted Mar. 25, 2010
• Open House: Discover KSU's Opportunities in OTA/PTA For those curious about careers in high employment areas such as occupational therapy assistant (OTA) and physical therapist assistant (PTA), Kent State at East Liverpool will hold an open house Thursday April 1 to showcase these occupations. The event is from 4-7 p.m. in the Brown Room of the school’s Mary Patterson Building, located at 213 E. Fourth Ave. in downtown East Liverpool.
  - Posted Mar. 25, 2010
• United Senior Takes Advantage of Free College Tuition Independent and driven, United High School Senior Brock Horstman was looking for a challenge last year. Having turned 18 at the end of his junior year, he was ready for more exposure than what he'd found.
  - Posted Mar. 22, 2010
• Kent State’s $1.9-Billion Impact: Economic Study Details University’s Vital Role In Regional Economy and Quantifies the Value of a Kent State Education Report includes findings specific to the Columbiana County Campuses, including their $40 million economic impact
  
  To commemorate the university’s 2010 Centennial, Kent State University commissioned a comprehensive study to quantify the economic contribution of Kent State and to detail the role that the university plays in promoting economic development, enhancing students’ careers and improving quality of life in Northeast Ohio and the individual regions served by its eight-campus system.
  
  - Posted Mar. 3, 2010
• Kent State Salem Campus Announces Symphonious Sunday Series Broadway show tunes sung by budding artists and a choral concert of classical and familiar music will be the features of Kent State at Salem’s Symphonious Sunday Series this spring. Both concerts held on March 21 and May 2, will begin at 3 p.m. in the campus’ City Center Auditorium, located in downtown Salem.
  - Posted Mar. 2, 2010