My name is Logan Sanders, and I am an American Sign Language (ASL)/English Interpreting major with a minor in American Sign Language. It may sound like overkill I know, but I love it. As a matter of fact, Kent State wasn’t my original college. I transferred here after I fell in love with the idea of becoming an ASL interpreter.A professor at my college prior to Kent was deaf and brought in one of his friends, who was an interpreter, to class one day to talk with us. After that, I told him I wanted to be an interpreter and he recommended that I come to Kent State, so I transferred the summer af...

Originally posted on Kent State Today.Students, faculty, staff and alumni celebrated I AM FIRST Week, a recognition of Kent State University students’ first-generation identity, by building community and showcasing campus-wide support.“We intentionally highlight first-generation faculty and staff because we want to be able to show student representation here at Kent State University of successful individuals in their own right,” Melanie Jones, director of Student Success Programs, told Kent State Today, “[those] who have also been the first in their family to graduate.”I AM FIRST CelebrationTh...

Area police agencies will conduct joint training exercises from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 18, at the Business and Administration Building along Summit Street on the Kent Campus.Those passing through the area are likely to see a heavy police presence as officers from several local agencies work together. Signs will be posted that note the event is a training session, which will not include any ballistic or explosives.Area police have been conducting previous training sessions at the building, which will be returned to university service at the completion of the exercise. ...

Assistant Lecturer William Bolden received the Bronze Teaching Recognition Award for Enhancing Online Learning in Asynchronous, Split-Level Courses.The teaching development awards program recognizes actions that enhance teaching and learning at Kent State University. The program allows instructors to earn tiered awards (bronze, silver, gold & platinum) for their efforts to learn about, implement, evaluate and investigate evidence-based instructional practices. All instructors at Kent State, including graduate students and faculty of all appointment types (TT, NTT, adjun...

  Once a month, the Cultural Café, presented by Kent State International Student & Scholar Services, through the Office of Global Education, invites students, faculty and staff to gather around food, stories and the cultures that shape and enrich our Kent State University community. The next Cultural Café will be presented from 12-1:30 p.m. on Nov. 19, and will feature students from Angola, sharing their country's history, culture and tasty cuisine.   The featured country for October's Cultural Café was Turkmenistan. Arslan Kalandarov, a sophomore, with a double ma...