In 2025, neighboring Northeast Ohio city Akron will celebrate its bicentennial. Plans to celebrate the 200-year anniversary of the city’s founding will include several major events and long-term investments, including a bicentennial celebration, establishing the Akron History Center, which will be located downtown, along with the development of digital educational materials for Akron students and a new anthology of Akron history. Native Akronite and Kent State University graduate Mark Greer has been named executive director of Akron200 Inc., the nonprofit organization created by the Akron B...

Learn more about the PTA progam for BOC-certified Athletic Trainers The passion that led to success and a great job as a certified athletic trainer hadn’t left Caitlin Sharman, but she reached a point in her professional career where she sought to enhance her existing skill set while adding some flexibility to her life. That led the Vermont native to the Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) Associate of Applied Science accelerated degree program for BOC-certified athletic trainers offered through Kent State University’s College of Applied and Technical Studies at the Ashtabula Campus. ...