Division of Student Life
Project Manager
Lindsey Vlasic
lvlasic@kent.edu
Project Manager
Lindsey Vlasic
lvlasic@kent.edu
Project Manager
Julie Miller
330-672-1461
jmill326@kent.edu
Project Manager
Julie Miller
330-672-1461
jmill326@kent.edu
Philanthropic Advisor
Dave Grober
330-672-5297
dgrober@kent.edu
Project Manager
Julie Miller
330-672-1461
jmill326@kent.edu
Philanthropic Advisor
Corey Hukill
330-8753
chukill1@kent.edu
Project Manager
Lindsey Vlasic
lvlasic@kent.edu
Philanthropic Advisor
Laurel Wirtanen-Siloy
330-672-1010
lwirtane@kent.edu
Project Manager
Joni Koneval
330-672-0453
jkoneval@kent.edu
Philanthropic Advisor
Marti Ring
330-672-0932
mkring1@kent.edu
Project Manager
Melanie Secre
msecre1@kent.edu
Philanthropic Advisor
Alyssa Mazey
330-672-0425
amazey2@kent.edu
Project Manager
Danielle Hupp
330-672-9507
drhupp@kent.edu
In September 2025, faculty member Dr. Richard Steigmann-Gall sat down with our most recent addition to the department���s faculty, Dr. Nick Ostrum, to ask him about his career path and how he became an historian. Dr. Ostrum is a specialist in German History after WWII. He obtained his PhD at the University of Stony Brook in 2017. The interview has been edited for clarity and content. Richard Steigmann-Gall (RSG): So Nick, what brought you to German History?Nick Ostrum (NO): I took a roundabout path to it. Originally, I was doing classics at Sarah Lawrence College. Then in my senior year of ...