Congratulations to Joanna Dickert, Ph. D., the 2022 recipient of American Educational Research Association's Advanced Studies of National Databases Special Interest Group Dissertation award. Previously a student in the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration, Dickert's dissertation is titled "An Examination of the Effects of Participation in High-impact Practices Using Propensity Score Analysis with Structural Equation Modeling." The national competition included applicants who graduated between Jan. 1, through Dec. 31, 2021, and used nati...
College of Communication & Information
Every business, non-profit and entrepreneur needs technical expertise to connect with the world. To meet that need, Kent State University is now accepting applications for its new graduate program in Emerging Media and Technology (EMAT). The Master of Science degree program, officially launching in Fall 2022, is offered within the College of Communication and Information’s School of Emerging Media and Technology. The application deadline for Fall 2022 admission is August 15, 2022. In this new graduate program, students can “tech up” their passions and skills in areas like communication, ...
Lake County Alumni Chapter Night at the Captains
Join the Lake County Alumni Chapter and fellow Flashes for a Lake County Captains game as they take on the Beloit Sky Carp. Tickets are $17 each and payment (cash, check and Venmo) will be accepted at the door. Each ticket includes one food voucher - you must RSVP here to reserve your ticket and voucher. Stick around at the end of the game to enjoy a postgame fireworks extravaganza!
Please register by Friday, June 10.
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Administrative policy and procedures regarding academic administrative structures: centers
- Purpose. The university recognizes and designates several types of academic administrative structures that serve to facilitate its academic mission. Centers created under this policy provide an organizational identity to selected programs and participating faculty, staff and students, and supplement and complement the mission of academic units. However, centers shall not serve as the site of primary academic appointments for faculty nor shall they offer any academic degree or certificate.
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Policy Effective Date:
Aug 19, 2024
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Administrative policy and procedures regarding academic administrative structures: institutes
- Purpose. The university recognizes and designates several types of academic administrative structures that serve to facilitate its academic mission. Institutes created under this policy provide an organizational identity to selected programs and participating faculty, staff and students and supplement and complement the mission of academic units. However, institutes shall not serve as the site of primary academic appointments for faculty nor shall they offer any academic degree or certificate.
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- Institute.
Policy Effective Date:
Aug 19, 2024
This year, Peggy and John Stratton, of New Philadelphia, are the 2022 recipients of the Kent State Tuscarawas Community Service Award. This recognition is given to valued members of the community who have generously made our community and Kent State University at Tuscarawas a better place. Providing scholarship support and educational opportunities to area students have become a passion for the Strattons at New Philadelphia High School, Buckeye Career Center and Kent State Tuscarawas. In 1993, John Stratton was on the founding board of the New Philadelphia High Quaker Foundation. The fou...
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University policy regarding textbook selection
- Policy statement. In order to provide more affordable options for students, and pursuant to Section 3345.025 of the Revised Code, faculty shall consider best practices in affordability in choosing course materials. These best practices include, but are not limited to, standardizing materials over multiple sections of the same course, the use of e-texts, the adoption of an inclusive access model, and the use of open educational resources. Pursuant to Section 133 (20 U.S.C.
Policy Effective Date:
Aug 19, 2024
College of Communication & Information
I’m writing this column from the lobby of a terminally hip hotel at Charles de Gaulle airport near Paris, eagerly awaiting the return of 14 CCI students who cheerfully embraced an unexpected opportunity to explore Paris on a warm, spring afternoon. To quote The Princess Bride, “Let me explain. No, there is too much. Let me sum up.” When offered the opportunity to accompany 14 CCI students en route to their three-week intersession course at Kent State’s campus in Florence, Italy, I jumped at it. Alas, like many of the best-laid travel plans, our group’s itinerary didn’t survive first contact...