Past Programs Archive
Dr. Richard Ferdig -- ParkApps Northeast Ohio
April 29, 2017
April 29: Dr. Richard Ferdig is the Summit Professor of Learning Technologies and Professor of Instructional Technology in Kent State's School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences. He is leading a team of…
Read More »Dr. David Dees, Interim Dean of the Columbiana County Campuses -- Salem and East Liverpool
April 22, 2017
April 22: Dr. David Dees is interim dean of Kent State’s Columbiana County campuses – Salem and East Liverpool. Among David’s many areas of expertise are enhancing college attendance and assuring student success…
Read More »David Hassler -- Healing With Poetry
April 15, 2017
April 15: David Hassler is the director of the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State and part of a team of scholars and researchers who compose the Brain Health Institute. He discusses how poetry can be used to enhance wellness.…
Read More »Robin Selinger -- Active Matter
April 1, 2017
April 1: Dr. Robin Selinger is a professor of Chemical Physics in Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute and a fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). She will discuss her research in the area of active…
Read More »Joan Meggitt -- Yes I Can(!) Dance for people with PD
March 25, 2017
Joan Meggitt is an assistant professor of dance in Kent State’s School of Theater and Dance. Joan is the founder of “Yes I Can (!) Dance” a program for individuals with Parkinson’s Disease.
Read More »Dr. Robin Vande Zande, Design Education for the Pre-K -12th-Grade Classroom
March 18, 2017
Dr. Robin Vande Zande, an associate professor in Kent State's art education program, is the author of Design Education: Creating Thinkers to Improve the World, which offers theoretical concepts and practical advice for…
Read More »Dr. Eboni Pringle -- Bridging the performance gap for underrepresented and underserved college students
March 11, 2017
Dr. Eboni Pringle is the Dean of Kent State’s nationally recognized University College. Among Dr. Pringle’s many responsibilities is co-leadership of a program called DEEDS – which stands for Dynamic Education and…
Read More »Dr. Emad Khazraee -- Capturing the Cultural Memory of a Nation
March 4, 2017
Dr. Emad Khazraee is an assistant professor in Kent State’s School of Library and Information Science. Dr. Khazraee has embarked upon a project in cooperation with colleagues at the University of Maryland to preserve and…
Read More »Dr. Robin Selinger -- STEM Pipeline
Feb. 25, 2017
Dr. Robin Selinger is a professor of Chemical Physics in Kent State's Liquid Crystal Institute. Dr. Selinger is part of a team of faculty at who are engaging area high school students in STEM research projects…
Read More »Angela Deibel, Summer Undergraduate Research Experience
Feb. 18, 2017
Angela Deibel is a junior marketing major with a minor in sustainability at Kent State. She was among 35 students in the university’s inaugural Summer Undergraduate Research Experience – an intensive eight-week program that placed students in research experiences…
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