Events

• Journalism School, Flight Program Partner on Storytelling in the Sky 
• 10th Annual Symposium on Democracy Takes Place May 4 and 5
• Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Quality Service Awards Ceremony April 28 
• Annual Twenty Year Club Service Awards Set for May 28 
• Former NFL Quarterback to Discuss Depression, Suicide Prevention April 28 
• Kent State Choruses, Chorale and Orchestra Combine for a Festive Concert Collective
• Screening Mammograms Offered on Kent Campus May 5 and 6 
• Vision 21 Awards Banquet Honors College of Technology Grads, Key Supporter 
• Decorative Cup Show Open at School of Art’s Downtown Gallery 

Journalism School, Flight Program Partner on Storytelling in the Sky

Stories That Fly combines flight and journalism.

The School of Journalism and Mass Communication has partnered with the College of Technology's Aeronautics Program for Stories That Fly, a Web magazine which promises to take journalism to new heights, while telling the story of Ohio-born aviation and the legions of people involved in that industry.

People are inspired by flight and the capacity to move through the world in three dimensions. In Ohio, flying attracts, but it also employs and services a significant piece of the economy.

The light of the mainstream media often shines brightly on the jet drivers, millionaires and astronauts. But what most people don't know is that you are as likely to find them here in Ohio, at the local airfield with the other legends and leagues of hard-working folks whose lives are deeply rooted in the nation's birthplace of aviation.

Stories That Fly seeks to improve the public understanding and awareness of general aviation through the creation of digital narratives and stories designed to appeal to all. The Web magazine features the work of students, citizen journalists, aviation enthusiasts, professional writers, reporters, videographers and photographers.

A public launch of the Web magazine will take place Saturday, May 2, in Franklin Hall. The day's events include a reception at 11 a.m., a formal welcome at 11:30 a.m. and a video compilation and question and answer session with the creators of the site at 12:30 p.m. Dessert will follow.

An all-you-can eat hot dog and hamburger lunch will be offered at noon for $5 per person.

At 2 p.m., a tour of the airport and flight programs will be offered at the Kent State Airport. Participants who travel to the event by air can be picked up at the airport for the short drive back to the Kent Campus.

For more information about the project, go to www.storiesthatfly.com.

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10th Annual Symposium on Democracy Takes Place May 4 and 5

Kent State University will hold its 10th Symposium on Democracy on May 4 and 5. This year's symposium, "Re-membering: Framing, Embracing, Revising History," will explore questions of how a society remembers and writes its history.

Featured presenters include documentary filmmaker Chris Triffo, whose treatment of May 4, shown to first-year students at Kent State, won an Emmy in 2001; renowned "public history" scholar Jay Winter, the Charles J. Stille Professor of history at Yale University; Ted Morgan, Distinguished Professor of political science at Lehigh University, who is an expert on media culture and public memory; and Renee Romano, associate professor of history at Oberlin College, a specialist in African-American history and historical memory.

A full schedule of events is available at the Symposium on Democracy Web site. All events are free and open to the public.

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Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Quality Service Awards Ceremony April 28

The Enrollment Management and Student Affairs Quality Service Committee will hold its Quality Service Awards Ceremony and Breakfast on April 28.

The event will take place in the Kent State Student Center Ballroom, with breakfast beginning at 7:45 a.m. and the program beginning at 8:30 a.m.

For additional information, contact Valerie Rose in Financial Aid at 330-672-2972.

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Annual Twenty Year Club Service Awards Set for May 28

The 2009 Twenty Year Club Service Awards program will be held on Thursday, May 28, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on the Kent Campus.

The annual program honors classified and unclassified employees who have completed 20 years of continuous service at all Kent State campuses. The program begins at 5:30 p.m. with a cash bar, followed by dinner and the awards program at 6:15 p.m. The event is open to the university community and reservations are required.

Beginning this year, current members of the Twenty Year Club -- both active and retired employees -- will be required to pay for a dinner ticket. The cost is $10 for active and retired members and $15 for all other guests.

Online registration is available this year. Check the Twenty Year Club Web site for registration information and a list of this year's inductees.

For questions, contact Carla Wyckoff at 330-672-5857 or cwyckof1@kent.edu , or Sandra Cole at 330-672-7501 or scole3@kent.edu.

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Former NFL Quarterback to Discuss Depression, Suicide Prevention April 28

Former NFL quarterback Eric Hipple speaks in the Kent Student Center Kiva April 28.

Eric Hipple, former Detroit Lions quarterback, will discuss surviving depression and suicide loss at an April 28 discussion in the Kiva, sponsored by the Kent State University Office of Safety and Security and the Portage County Suicide Prevention Coalition.

Hipple, who played for the Lions in the 1980s, will talk about his own depression and his family's experience with the suicide of his 15 year-old son in 2000. The event runs from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission and parking are free. The event is also being sponsored by Delta Tau Delta.

The Office of Safety and Security donated $1,220 last October to help sponsor educational activities of the Suicide Prevention Coalition.

"The gift from Kent State came at the same time we learned about Eric Hipple’s presentation," says Joel Mowrey, Ph.D., associate director of the Mental Health and Recovery Board and an adjunct professor in the Department of Psychology and College of Education at Kent State. "We believe his talk will hit home with the audience in Northeast Ohio. We are grateful for the participation of Kent State that makes it possible to host the event on campus.”

Other event partners include the Portage County Suicide Prevention Coalition, the Mental Health and Recovery Board of Portage County, the Coleman Foundation, the Ohio Suicide Prevention Foundation and Townhall II.

Hipple's 10-year career was spent entirely with the Detroit Lions. His accomplishments include two playoff bids and a divisional championship. In addition, he was named Most Valuable Player for the 1981 season. Hipple’s jersey hangs in the Canton Football Hall of Fame. He is ranked fifth in all-time career passing yards in the Detroit record books.

Free CEUs are available for professionals who need these hours to maintain certifications. To register for CEUs or for information, call 330-678-3006 or email Deborahn@townhall2.com .

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Kent State Choruses, Chorale and Orchestra Combine for a Festive Concert Collective

On Sunday, May 3, in Cartwright Auditorium at 7:30 p.m., the Kent Chorus, Men's and Women's Choruses and the Kent State Chorale will combine with the Kent State Orchestra in a festive concert featuring Ralph Vaughan Williams' "O Clap Your Hands," Mendelssohn's "Wie der Hirsch schreit" (from Cantata 42) and Morten Lauridsen's luxuriant work for chorus and orchestra "Lux Aeterna." The latter composition features five movements, the texts of which are drawn from sacred Latin sources containing references to light.

The concert will also feature each choir performing several pieces separately.

The concert is open to the public. Tickets are available at the door for $15.

For more information, please call the concert line at 330-672-3609.

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Screening Mammograms Offered on Kent Campus May 5 and 6

Mammograms are an important weapon in the battle against breast cancer.

The Women's Resource Center will offer screening mammograms to Kent State employees and spouses on May 5 and 6 on the Kent Campus. The center has contracted with Tiffany Breast Care Center of Youngstown for the event.

Mammograms take approximately 12 minutes and will be conveniently provided in Tiffany Breast Care's mobile mammography unit, which will be parked in front of the Women's Resource Center. Registration for a screening mammogram must be completed by May 1. Appointments will be available between 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. each day.

Aside from nonmelanoma skin cancer, breast cancer is the most common form of cancer in women. Breast cancer is the number one cause of cancer death in Hispanic women. It is the second most common cause of cancer death in white, black, Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian/Alaska Native women. Specific early detection recommendations include monthly breast self-examinations for women age 20 and older. Women ages 35-40 should have a first screening mammogram and women age 40 and older should have a screening mammogram each year.

According to the 2005 figures from the Centers for Disease Control, 186,467 women and 1,764 men were diagnosed with breast cancer. Of those, 41,116 women and 375 men died from the disease.

For additional information or to register, call the Women's Resource Center at 330-672-9230 or toll free at 1-866-339-3699. Participants will receive confirmation of appointment time and medical forms will be forwarded for completion prior to the screening.

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Vision 21 Awards Banquet Honors College of Technology Grads, Key Supporter

The College of Technology at Kent State University will hold its 11th Annual Vision 21 Awards Banquet on May 2 in the Kent Student Center in the second floor dining room. The reception will begin at 6 p.m. with dinner served at 7 p.m. This event will honor College of Technology graduates who have both set a standard of high achievement in their careers and participated in meaningful community service.

"This is a highly anticipated annual event which shines a bright light on our most outstanding alumni," says College of Technology Director of Advancement John DeCola. "This year's celebration is bigger and better than ever."

In addition to the Vision 21 honorees, Professor George Schneider will receive the Clinton Van Deusen Award to recognize his work at bridging the gap between industry and academia, his publications and his generous philanthropy.

Cost for the evening is $50 per ticket. Tables for six can be purchased for $270. Contact Peggy Studer at 330-672-5822 or mastuder@kent.edu to make reservations by April 28.

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Decorative Cup Show Open at School of Art's Downtown Gallery

The Ninth Annual National Cup Show will be on display from April 22 through May 30 at the School of Art’s Downtown Gallery,141 East Main Street, in Kent.

This year's cup show features many well-known artists who work in clay. Cups will be available for sale during the gallery's hours of noon to 5 p.m. Wednesdays through Fridays and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

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