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![Professor Cathy Smith outlining some user experience](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/CathySmithBanner.jpg?VersionId=CsMH_uvGy0R5PFGAIN36zQVMAZC1NzL_)
We recently sat down with Associate Professor Cathy Smith, Ph.D. to talk about the School of Information’s recent revision of the User Experience (UX) Master’s Degree program and the future of this field. CCI: Well, to start with, what does user experience mean, what does…
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![Michael Souza at the Zoo on the left with a cheetah and in a library on the right](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/MikeSouzaZooLibraryBanner.jpg?VersionId=.Fpsado1TjMuvE_bIeghScxLImEHdO5m)
M.L.I.S. alum Michael Souza ‘21 has traveled from consulting for the San Diego zoo to the (usually) quieter role of building a community hub in Canton, Ohio.
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![iSchool alum Sarah Bihn holding a children's book, sitting on a couch](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/Sarah%20Bihn%20banner.jpg?VersionId=z6ndb_bgJhReNtBTgH9GrkSiXevPSPf6)
Sarah Bihn B.A. '21; M.L.I.S. '22 once thought she'd graduate from college, get a nice quiet job in the back room of a library doing cataloging and she'd be set. Instead, she's out front on the floor as the children's librarian doing a variety of tasks, one of the most public…
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Kent State University's Reinberger Children's Library Center is proud to announce the new members of the Scott O'Dell Award for Historical Fiction Selection Committee. The committee is responsible for choosing the best historical fiction books for young readers each year. We are…
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Alina Gerall ‘24U.S. Agency for International Development BureauKnowledge Management (KM) student Alina Gerall ‘24 worked in theatre production for 15 years before shifting gears in her career. Looking for a way to translate her experience into a more stable field, Gerall…
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In 2018, Matthew Cornshaw-Arnold graduated from Kent State with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics, crediting the degree with providing a philosophical approach to his studies.
After graduating, Cornshaw-Arnold completed an internship with Akron METRO and started a full-…
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The Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction Selection Committee is thrilled to announce that the winner of the 2024 award is Bea and the New Deal Horse by L.M. Elliott.
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Each year, the School of Information makes an effort to award scholarships to students with a variety of interests. Here are some of the awards and award winners who have received our acclaim for 2024.
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The fall season is upon us and the crispness in the air is lending to a “can do” spirit here at the iSchool. Fall brings a time of reflection as we take stock of all that was accomplished over the spring and summer term as we enter the remaining term of 2023.
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Michael Bice served as a senior executive of academic medical centers and large healthcare systems for over 25 years. In 2008, when he was tapped by Kent State University's Provost, Robert Frank, to create a healthcare master's degree for the university, there were only three…