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Jeanne Marie Stumpf-Carome, MA, MS, Ph.D., is a world traveler, an anthropologist, and ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Geauga Associate Professor with a high CQ. This CQ — Curiosity Quotient — drives Dr. Stumpf-Carome’s thirst for knowledge and understanding about cultures, customs, and crafts outside her everyday experience. It has also led to some of her souvenirs from a Panama Canal cruise to appear in an exhibit at the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA). Back in the mid-1980s, Dr. Stumpf-Carome took her first cruise, one along the Panama Canal, that made a stop in Panama’s San Blas Islands. The professo...

Today, we became aware of a message painted on the KSU rock that was offensive and insulting to many, specifically to members of our Black community. Messages that are intended to be upsetting and hurtful are unconstructive and do not reflect our core values as a university. This occurrence further illuminates why ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ remains focused on social justice and will, in the coming year, pay particular attention to the lived experiences of members of our Black community. Recognizing that all forms of racism are connected and that anti-Blackness is the entrance point to examine the ways in w...

ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Assistant Professor of Painting Shawn Powell is being featured in a two-person show at Cleveland’s new Abattoir Gallery. His paintings are being shown alongside fellow Ohio artist Lauren Yeager’s photography, sculpture and installations. The exhibition will be on view from July 25 through Sept. 5, 2020. The show will have two opening reception days: July 31 and Aug. 1, 2020. The opening days will be by reservation through Eventbrite and then the show will be open during gallery hours (Thursday-Saturday, 12 p.m.-6 p.m.) or by appointment. The artists’ ...

The COVID-19 pandemic inspired ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ alumnus Robert Roland Jr. to enroll in the College of Public Health’s new 100% online Master of Public Health (MPH) program with a specialization in epidemiology. The online program fits perfectly into Roland’s lifestyle as a non-traditional student who serves as the caretaker for his father, who has Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Roland’s plan is to use his expertise to attack disease on a global scale.   “I would like to travel to different parts of the world to learn more about the etiology of diseases in order to work towards a c...

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities. ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ’s Student Support Services (SSS) program, housed in University College, serves 300 students annually through a holistic community approach offering peer mentoring, tutoring, academic, cultural, personal, professional and leadership development experiences. The program has a proven track record of helping studen...

Kent, OH – National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $84 million in grants as part of the Arts Endowment’s second major funding announcement for fiscal year 2020.  Included in this announcement is an Art Works award of $35,000 to the ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ Museum (KSU Museum) for the upcoming TEXTURES: the history and art of Black hair exhibition, set to open on Sept. 10, 2021. This is one of 1015 grants nationwide that the agency has approved in this category.  “These awards demonstrate the resilience of the arts in America, showcasing not on...

In January, as the new spring semester began, Katelyn McKinney was like thousands of other college and high school students: counting down the months until a May graduation ceremony and excited about all the activities leading up to that special day. Less than two months from graduation, however, everything came to a halt as the COVID-19 pandemic hit. McKinney was in the middle of her last clinical rotation as a student in the ÌÒÉ«ÊÓƵ East Liverpool’s occupational therapy assistant program – her final requirement for graduation – when the stay-home order was issued in Ohio. McKinney was c...