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�Ը������� University College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM) faculty and students are contributing new research to the growing understanding of diabetic foot ulcer healing and the factors that influence patient outcomes.A new article, “Exploring Socioeconomic and Clinical Predictors of Diabetic Foot Ulcer Healing: A Post-Hoc Analysis,” was published in the Global Wound Care Journal. The research was authored by Windy Cole, DPM; Nina Kovalyn; Jacob Wielgomas; Jacqueline Donovan; and Romeo Vences-Leonard, representing a collaborative effort between KSUCPM faculty and students to e...

 United States Senator Jon Husted visited �Ը������� University College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM) in September as part of a trip highlighting Cleveland's role as a leading hub for health care, education and medical innovation.During his visit to the KSUCPM Campus in Independence, Senator Husted toured the facilities and learned more about the College's role in preparing the next generation of health care professionals. He was guided by KSUCPM third- and second-year students, who shared their experiences and perspectives on podiatric medical education.The visit was part of a broader d...

For more than a century, �Ը������� University College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM) has been shaped by the people who have walked its halls, built careers in the profession and carried the College's legacy forward.That legacy was on full display during the annual Alumni Reunion Weekend, as alumni, students, faculty, friends and supporters came together to reconnect, celebrate, and honor the generations of podiatric physicians who continue to define the College's history.Held as KSUCPM celebrates its 110th anniversary, this year's Alumni Reunion Weekend combined continuing education, social e...

For many students, moving away from the home, family and community they grew up in to live on a college campus is an exciting transition into adulthood.But this major life change can at times be filled with growing pains, said Shana Lee, assistant dean of students and director of parents and families engagement at �Ը������� University. Lee herself remembers those feelings all too well.“It’s a huge transition … and I was one of those students where I was calling my mom every weekend, and she was like, ‘I’m not coming to get you. You better figure it out.’ And I survived,” Lee told Kent St...

Györgyi Mihályi’s Global Impact Bridges Cultures Through CommunityFor Györgyi Mihályi, Ph.D., the transformative power of international education is more than a professional discipline—it is a lifelong personal narrative. Today, as Director of the Palla Center for International Programs at Cumberland University, Mihályi oversees international student services, global admissions, education abroad, and strategic international partnerships. Yet the roots of her visionary leadership trace directly back to �Ը������� University, where her journey as a global educator first began.Arriving at Kent St...

 �Ը������� University opened the 2026 Fall Semester with its largest incoming architecture class in 25 years and its largest nursing class in a decade, continued national recognition for affordability and financial strength, and a new initiative built to help every incoming student thrive from day one — all while remaining the largest public university in northern Ohio.Fall 2026 Highlights:The College of Architecture and Environmental Design welcomed its largest first-year class in 25 years.The College of Nursing enrolled its largest incoming class in a decade, amid rising national deman...

 When Lillian Glaze agreed to work a studio show on Aug. 4, she thought she knew what she was signing up for. Then she opened the email.  “The WNBA launch,” it read.  Glaze, a junior visual communication design major at �Ը������� University from Reading, Pennsylvania, immediately realized the assignment was much bigger than she expected. She would be the technical director for the Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) brand reveal at Rocket Arena in Cleveland, helping bring the city’s newest professional sports team to life for thousands of viewers.  At age 19, Gl...

What makes someone a leader?  Student attendees at the first Leaders Lunch Club of the semester suggested “someone who does the best for his team,” “anyone who does any form of coordination in an organization” and that “everyone leads themselves.”  “Leadership is not a title that’s given to you,” Sarah Spinner, Ph.D., J.D., director of the �Ը������� University Museum, said in response to these answers. “Someone doesn’t make you a leader. Leadership is how you choose to act.”   �Ը������� University’s Center for Student Involvement hosted its first Leaders Lunch Club of the...