In April, members of Kent State University’s Chapter of AFS traveled to Cleveland to attend the annual Metalcasting Congress hosted by the American Foundry Society. This event brings together foundry professionals, professors, teachers, students, and hobbyists in the metalcasting industry. The Metalcasting Congress boasts lectures, debates, exhibits, and networking opportunities that highlight and celebrate the newest technologies, innovations, and techniques. Senior Mechatronics Engineering major Delonte Goodman, a Kent State University student who attended this conference, listed ma...
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TRAVEL ENTHUSIASTThanks for a fun [squirrel search] contest in a great issue! I had the chance to go to China with a group of CCI students, and it changed my life. I became very excited about traveling internationally. My daughter [Taylor Kopunovitz, BBA ’12, BS ’12, MS ’14] and I have traveled to London and Portugal so far, and we have a trip planned to Copenhagen this December and Croatia the following September. And there are many other countries on my list! Alice Kopunovitz, BM ’80Special assistant, Department of Biological SciencesKent CampusREADING ABOUT RWA...
COL. THOMAS J. HOGAN ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
The Col. Thomas J. Hogan Endowed Scholarship was established to support students pursuing a degree in Political Science. Col. Hogan graduated from Kent State University with a degree in Political Science in 1956. To be eligible for the scholarship you must be a Kent State University student in their junior year of study majoring in Political Science, with a GPA of at least 3.0 and the demonstration of financial need as determined by the student's FAFSA form. First preference will be given to a student who is an Army ROTC Cadet.
SHIRLEY ROBB DUBETZ ENDOWED SCHOLARSHIP
The Shirley A. (Robb) Dubetz endowment was established in 1991. This award will be made to a Political Science major and Pre-law minor senior on the basis of leadership, personal achievement and financial need.
THE ERIK HEIDEMANN SCHOLARSHIP
The Erik Heidemann Endowed Scholarship is awarded to a total of three graduate and undergraduate students in the department of Political Science. Dr. Erik Heidemann was a colleague in the department who proved to be a stellar teacher, a committed scholar and an active member of the department during his short time with us. He passed away unexpectedly on Sept. 3, 2013. His parents Marlinda and David Heidemann created this scholarship as a memorial to their son, to support both the undergraduate and graduate students majoring in Political Science.
JOHN LOGUE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP
John Logue, Professor of Political Science at Kent State University for over 30 years, was the founding director of the Ohio Employee Ownership Center at KSU. He was deeply committed to promoting economic democracy and saw employee ownership as a means to that end. In his memory, the John Logue Memorial Employee Ownership Scholarship was established.
The Dennis Sefert Endowed Scholarship
The Dennis Sefert Endowed Scholarship is awarded to a Political Science major for tuition, fees, books and supplies. Dennis Sefert graduated from Kent State University in 1965 as a Political Science major with a Bachelors of Arts degree. The endowment was made after his death in 1999.
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WHAT IS THE AT&T CLASSROOM?
As a huge component within Kent State University’s Research Center for Educational Technology, the AT&T Classroom provides a unique K-12 research laboratory setting to study the potential of educational technologies and also serves as a K-12 outreach and professional development center for the region.
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GLARE PROJECT
Augmented reality (AR) allows users (teachers & students) to easily create their own experiences and lessons. The creators made GLARE (GeoLocated Augmented Reality Editor), and open source and extensible AR platform hosted on Github. This platform utilizes overlaid imagery on live video feed using a hotspot and walking path design. The platform is designed to allow users to create tours by simply adding a media list and associated GPS coordinates.