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
All are invited to come and honor America’s veterans at this year’s Veterans Day program, "Honoring All Who Serve," on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at 11 a.m. on the Student Green at Risman Plaza.
The outdoor program will include a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the Army and Air Force ROTC programs, remarks from Kent State President Beverly Warren and guest speaker and alumnus, retired Air Force Col. Richard “Rex” Ray, '67.
Students in Lydia Rose’s Researching Society class at Kent State University at East Liverpool are using more than textbooks and notes for their lessons this semester.
Yes, Kent State University provides the Employee Assistance and Work/Life program through Impact Solutions.
The IMPACT program can assist with problems such as stress, anxiety, depression, child management, marital concerns or substance abuse. It also can provide assistance for child or elder care, financial or legal matters. All resources are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. IMPACT services are confidential and provided by credentialed professionals. All faculty, staff and their family members are eligible to use IMPACT services.
Iris Harvey, Division of University Relations, presented “Leadership: Lean in With Purpose — Power Will Follow” at the Greater Akron Chamber’s KNOW luncheon on Oct. 28 at Portage Country Club in Akron, Ohio. KNOW is a personal and professional development program for business women in the Greater Akron region. The mission is to cultivate the talent within each other by reaching out to today’s women executives and tomorrow’s leaders.
Kent State University football player Jordan Italiano, a senior safety from Canfield, Ohio, has been selected by the National Football Foundation as a 2015 National Scholar-Athlete and finalist for the William V. Campbell Trophy presented by Fidelity Investments. Italiano is the first Kent State player to earn the honor.
StoryCorps, the pioneering oral history project, has launched “The Great Thanksgiving Listen” – its most ambitious initiative to date. WKSU and Kent State University are promoting the project in hopes of encouraging high school and college students throughout Northeast Ohio to participate.
From her computer to her phone, at all hours of the day and night – yep – there really is a face behind all those tweets, postings and pictures on Kent State University’s social media pages.
Kent State University’s Fashion School gets a lot of requests for its world-renowned designs and high-tech creations, but an old-fashioned letter that arrived in the mail recently, contained a request unlike anything they had ever received.
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.