Flashes of DEI

Community Engaged Learning hosted a 2025 alternative spring break trip to Jackson, Mississippi. Jeff Chandler (Sophomore / Theater Major), Dr. Ashley Nickels ( Associate Professor / School of Peace & Conflict Studies), and Dr. Shaunte Rouse (Assistant Director, Learning & Belonging / Division of People, Culture and Belonging)) share about their experiences on the trip.

Resources Mentioned:

• KSU Community Engaged Learning
• COFO Civil Rights Education Center

Reach out to the Division of People, Culture and Belonging at [email protected] or @PeopleCultureKSU across social media!

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Sonia Karkare (Program Coordinator, Women's Center) and Cassie Pegg-Kirby (Director, Women's Center) share about Kent State's very own Women's Center! Hear about what it is, what it does, and how to get connected.

KSU Resources mentioned:

• The Women's Center Website
• Women's Center Listserv
• @WCKentState on social media
• Article: "Empowering Women in STEM: Strategies for Enhancing Inclusion and Success"
• Report: "Status of Gender Equity at Kent State"

• Office of Global Education
• International Student and Scholar Services
• Office of Intercultural Student Life
• Housing
• Office of Compliance, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action

Reach out to the Division of People, Culture and Belonging at [email protected] or @PeopleCultureKSU across social media!

DPCB Website

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Listen in as Shannon Driscoll (Faculty & Staff Ombuds) shares about what an ombuds is and how you can get connected.

Resources Mentioned:

• Faculty & Staff Ombuds Website
• [email protected]
• 330-672-2219

Reach out to the Division of People, Culture and Belonging at [email protected] or @PeopleCultureKSU across social media!

⁠⁠DPCB Website⁠⁠

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The Listening Project has been a community building initiative at Kent State since 2011. Listen in as Dr. Shaunte Rouse (Assistant Director / Division of People, Culture and Belonging), Dr. Elizabeth Kenyon (Associate Professor / College of Education Health and Human Services), and Daniel Nilsson (Assistant Dean / EHHS) talk more about the history and impact of it.

Reach out to the Division of People, Culture and Belonging at [email protected] or @PeopleCultureKSU across social media!

⁠⁠DPCB Website⁠⁠

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We're kicking off a new series! "Stories Of" will highlight the experiences of our students, staff, and faculty from across the university. Our guest today is Shane, a fourth year integrated mathematics major who is involved in student leadership. Listen in to hear about Shane's journey to his major and some of the hurdles and successes he's had along the way.

Reach out to the Division of People, Culture and Belonging at [email protected] or @PeopleCultureKSU across social media!

⁠DPCB Website⁠

Intro/Outro Music: 'Fate' by Marquice Turner

Emma Weihe (Access Coordinator, Student Accessibility Services / Chair, Access Betters the Lives of Everyone) joins us to discuss the creation, work, and importance of Access Betters the Lives of Everyone (ABLE). ABLE is an employee resource group dedicated to creating space for disabled faculty and staff.

Resources Mentioned:

Reach out to the Division of People, Culture and Belonging at [email protected] or @PeopleCultureKSU across social media!

DPCB Website

Intro/Outro Music: 'Fate' by Marquice Turner

Maky Espinoza (Program Coordinator, The Moore Center) shares about Kent State's very own Moore Center! Hear about what it is, what it does, and how to get connected.

Resources mentioned:

Reach out to the Division of People, Culture and Belonging at [email protected] or @PeopleCultureKSU across social media!

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Listen in as Betsy McCafferty (Associate Vice President, People and Culture) and Dr. Amoaba Gooden (Vice President, Division of People, Culture and Belonging) provide a progress report on DPCB. Hear about the challenges, the work, and the wins.

Check out our website at https://www.kent.edu/people-and-culture

Reach out to us at [email protected] or @PeopleCultureKSU across social media!

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We're back for round two of answering two questions:

The DPCB team gets together and answers these questions with picks from the past year!

Helped us learn:

Gave us hope:

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Intro/Outro Music: 'Fate' by Marquice Turner

Ken Ditlevson (Director, LGBTQ+ Center) and Meghan Schwind (Assistant Director, LGBTQ+ Center) share about Kent State's very own LGBTQ+ Center! Hear about what it is, what it does, and how to get connected.

Resources mentioned:

Reach out to the Division of People, Culture and Belonging at [email protected] or @PeopleCultureKSU across social media!

Intro/Outro Music: 'Fate' by Marquice Turner