Omer Farooq, M.L.I.S. ’12, doctoral student in the College of Communication and Information, and Associate Professor Miriam Matteson, Ph.D., published an article titled “Opportunities and Challenges for Students in an Online Seminar-Style Course in LIS Education: A Qualitative Case Study” in the Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (JELIS), Vol. 57, No. 4 (October 2016).
Omer Farooq, College of Communication and Information, and Miriam Matteson, School of Library and Information Science
Earlier this spring, the university announced the Kent State University Web Redesign initiative and next steps that would serve as the springboard for launching the new site, which will more closely align with the university’s new brand.
Imagine a map of Kent State University that displays green dots that represent those who are actively promoting a safe and respectful community.
University Health Services has announced a new schedule for fall, which includes extended hours on Mondays and Tuesdays. University Health Services will no longer offer extended hours on Thursdays because of low demand for appointments. The updated schedule is below:
Events help to build healthy relationships across Kent State
Is your group hosting a talk, workshop or speaker during Relationship Abuse Awareness Month? Add your event to the calendar. Kent State University’s Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services will host several events during the month of October in conjunction with other offices on campus. We want to support your event, too.
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced Kent State's Jordan Italiano as its male recipient of the 2016 Bob James Memorial Scholarship Award. Voted upon by the league's faculty athletics representatives, Italiano will receive a $5,000 postgraduate scholarship.
Educators, researchers and computer scientists from Kent State University have partnered to develop a math learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes.
Kent State University at Tuscarawas will feature four area artists in its Performing Arts Center’s printed performance programs for the 2016-17 season that runs from September 2016 through June 2017.
At the start of the 2016 academic year, Kent State University becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus.
Kent State University and downtown Kent prepare to welcome new and returning students for the fall semester!
Trevor Watkins, University Libraries, presented “Intelligent Peer-to-Peer Mesh Satellite-Extraterrestrial Deep Space Network: Interplanetary Communication and Data Collection Based on Semantic Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm Using Autonomous Cooperative Agents” at the Second International Conference and Exhibition on Satellite and Space Missions in Berlin, Germany, on July 22, 2016.
The Kent State University Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed Kent State University in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.