IT Manager at Kent State University at Trumbull, Frank Lindsay, was recently featured on WFMJ Youngstown to share his advice on Zoom privacy and security. WFMJ did a follow-up story on an incident occurring at a Warren City Council Meeting held on Zoom, where an unanticipated guest logged in and began yelling racial slurs at the council members. Lindsay offers advice to readers on how to prevent this from happening and what the best Zoom practices are. Lindsay recommends turning your waiting rooms on so that you can only let specific people in the room. Lindsay also suggested requiring a...
J. Leigh Garcia, assistant professor of print media and photography, was recently commissioned to create a public art project in Cleveland. The piece Garcia contributed called "My Sister's Tortillas" is a 376” x 121.5” digital print of a work originally made with corn husk, handmade washi paper, screenprint, cast paper, digital output, illustration board. "My grandmother and her sisters spent a lot of time in their kitchen in Monterrey, Mexico grinding corn by hand with a metate to prepare masa for handmade tortillas. Two generations later, my sister and I purchase pre-packaged tortillas at t...
Chirality, or the absence of mirror symmetry in a molecule, is a complex topic that Kent State University’s Material Sciences Professor Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., is determined to know more about. Hegmann, director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute, and other Kent State collaborators led an international collaborative research project with contributions from a global team. Their paper “Effects of shape and solute-solvent compatibility on the efficacy of chirality transfer: Nanoshapes in nematic,” based on their research was recently published in the high impact jour...
The Impact Solutions Employee Assistance & Work/Life Program provides a wide array of resources and services to Kent State University employees and their families. All employees, household members, dependents in and away from home, and parents/parents-in-law are eligible to use Impact's services. Interested in learning just how Impact can support you and your family through challenges big and small? Join Employee Wellness Tues., Mar. 15, from noon – 1 p.m. for a virtual tour with our account manager, Alan Gecht, MA, LPCC, to learn more about some of Impact'...
Join Kimberly Edge on March 21, to learn more about the Office of the University Registrar, evolving leadership, invaluable interpersonal skills, and creating the best work circumstances where you are and beyond. Developed in partnership between Human Resources Training & Development and Kent Engaged and Emerging Professionals (KEEP), Mentoring Mondays provides a way for Kent State employees to connect as mentor and mentee. Join KEEP over the lunch hour for round-table-style discussions with professionals in a variety of fields. Why group mentoring? Group m...
The Kent Keyboard Series continues its 2021-2022 season presenting Min Kwon’s America/Beautiful project, a collaboration with 75 American composers to write variations on “America The Beautiful,” performed by Kwon. A selection of the variations will be presented in Kent State’s Ludwig Recital Hall on Sun., March 20, at 7:30 p.m. This will be Kwon’s only Ohio performance of this internationally touring program. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for those 18 and under with a ticket reservation. The America/Beautiful project was Kwon’s response to the COVID 19 pandemic, workin...
CONVERSATIONS CAN CHANGE LIVES Students face increasing pressures that can lead to emotional distress, depression, substance abuse, and even thoughts of suicide. The College of Public Health wants to make sure you can recognize signs of distress and know what to say if a person needs help. Kognito is an online, self-paced simulation that allows you to practice conversations with a virtual student, so you’ll know how to respond. Consider taking small steps that can make a big difference in someone's life. Complete Kognito&n...
Are you ready to take a swing for scholarships? Kent State University at Tuscarawas is sponsoring the 21st annual Scholarship Golf Outing on Friday, April 29, at Oak Shadows Golf Club. The four-player, 18-hole scramble registration begins at 10:30 a.m., lunch at 11 a.m. and a shotgun start at noon. Greens fees include lunch and steak dinner. Registration deadline is April 22. All proceeds benefit Alumni Legacy Scholarships for deserving students at Kent State Tuscarawas. The event is open to all. Several levels of sponsorships are available. Sponsors to date include:, Adventure ...