Alison Haynes is the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Compliance Coordinator on the Systems Development and Innovation team at Kent State. She is also a graduate of the School of Information’s User Experience Design (UXD) master’s degree program. Read on for excerpts from a recent interview in which she provided insights into how accessibility issues are a key factor in user experience design and how she came to that work. What is User Experience Design User experience design uses technical and design choices to influence how you feel about and inter...
College of the Arts
Dear Friends of Music at Kent State, I am excited to welcome you to this new and unprecedented year at the Glauser School. As we enter into the strange new world that has caused us to take account of our priorities, I would like to invite you to come along on a new journey, a trip into new and uncharted waters. To begin, I would like you to think about how music has affected your own life. I am sure that you have experienced those inexplicable moments of emotion when you hear the particular brand of music that touches you at the core. Each of you will have had different experiences that ...
For Kent State University at Tuscarawas students, the future is now! You can make a difference for local students by joining the Tuscarawas County University Foundation as it launches the 2020 impact campaign For the Future. Beginning this month, the community can make the future forever brighter for Kent State Tuscarawas students by supporting local education. Sally O’Donnell, retired from First Federal Community Bank and university trustee and foundation board member, and Kurt Shelley, of FabOhio and university foundation board member, will lead this year’s campaign. “Importantly, your...
What is your name? Jason Lorenzon, JD, ATP What is your role at Kent State University? Jason Lorenzon is the Coordinator of Aeronautics Program and Assistant Professor in the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. In addition to his administration and faculty roles/responsibilities, he also serves on Kent State's Uninversity Press Editorial Board (2020-2023), and University Commencement Committee (2019-2022). What are your academic degrees in? Bachelor of Arts in Political Science (University of Western Ontario, 1995) Bachelor of Music in Piano...
Black lives and Black cultures have been underrepresented and discriminated against for many years. "TEXTURES: The History and Art of Black Hair" is an exhibition coming to the Kent State University Museum with significant sponsorship from corporate and federal funding that focuses on celebrating and empowering these lives and cultures. The "TEXTURES" exhibition is a project dedicated to giving the Black community a voice. It is an interdisciplinary project that focuses on cultures from all over the world. Curators Tameka Ellington, Ph.D., an associate professor at the School of Fashion and...
Division of University Communications and Marketing
The month of September seemed to have flown by. Throughout the month, the Kent State social media accounts highlighted the university’s recent rankings and served as the hub for crisis communications. Here are some of our top-performing posts from September. Instagram On Instagram, our top-performing post celebrates Kent State earning a spot on the 2021 U.S. News and World Report Best Colleges rankings. This award places Kent State as the highest ranking public university in Northern Ohio. View ...