“I’m at my happiest when I’m making music or teaching others to do it,” says Dr. Jay Dorfman. Dr. Dorfman gets to teach a variety of music courses at Kent State University ranging from music technology to Progressive and Vernacular Music Methods to Rock Band Performance and Pedagogy. Currently the coordinator of music education and an associate professor, Dr. Dorfman holds degrees in music education from the University of Miami (Fla.) and a doctorate of philosophy from Northwestern University (Ill.). Like many fourth graders, Dr. Dorfman joined school band—choosing to play clarinet. B...

Kent State is dedicated to creating an inclusive environment for the campus community. A recent example of this effort is Kent State Athletics’ autism awareness initiatives. The men’s basketball team hosted two events promoting awareness around autism this season. The Kent State social media team supported the events with pre-game promotion and live coverage. The events were promoted across all social platforms to help raise awareness for the initiatives taking place. On Dec. 21, in a game against Hampton University, the Flashes made modifications to make the game sensory-friendly for thos...

A Cappella Live! is bringing the nation’s greatest a cappella acts to the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas on March 18 at 7:30 p.m. The past few years have been a Renaissance for a cappella – with a perfect storm of movies, television, YouTube, and radio–breathing new life and excitement into the world’s first musical form. And as great as it is to see and hear a cappella performances on screens large and small, the best way to experience vocal harmony is in person. Never before have four acts of this caliber been brought together on the same stage on th...

  肯特州立大学护理学院将在2020年秋季学期迎来重新设计课程后的第一批护理学博士。新开发的科学课程经过精心设计，使学生在护理历史和哲学、护理理论、科学写作、研究方法、统计学、定量和定性设计等领域获得基本知识，并为应对新兴的护理科学领域做好准备。     调整后的博士项目 负责研究生项目的副院长Wendy Umberger博士说:“调整后的项目将满足我们学生和更广泛的护理社区的需求。它可以是全日制的，也可以是在职的，为学生提供了更大的灵活性，他们中的许多人在完成课程和论文研究的同时继续工作。” 为了更好地培养学生成为未来护理研究的科学领导者，每个学生都将与一位有着相似研究兴趣的教员密切合作。在整个博士项目期间，学生将有机会与他们的指导老师一起发表和展示研究成果，从而通过实践的方式学习，同时也成为一名适应社会需求的护理学家。   Umberger博士说:“对博士生来说，在项目的早期接受专业社会化是很重要的，以便学生明白成为一名研究人员和科学家意味着什么。在选择博士项目时，学生们会找一位他们非常认可的研究领域专家作为指导老师和导师。” 更多研究方向 肯特州立大学护理学院的教师们研究方向非常广泛，包括: •在整个生命周期中对急慢性疾病进行自我管理 •家庭系统内外的健康人群、护理人员、职业人...

  鉴于目前疫情对于部分没有英语语言成绩的同学造成的影响，肯特州立大学2020年2月起接受多邻国（Duolingo Test）的线上语言测试(仅限2020年秋季学年入学)，测试后的语言成绩可代替托福或者雅思等来申请我校。 目前申请本科的学生，只要多邻国的语言测试成绩达到100分，就可以达到我校本科直录的语言要求。 相信不少小伙伴好奇，这个多邻国考试究竟要怎么考呢？难度如何？花费高吗？不用担心，我们特意整理了一些普遍问题，供大家参考。   多邻国考试简介 简单来说,多邻国英语测试（Duolingo English Test）是一项面向当今国际学生和机构的现代英语水平评估测试。测试可根据需要在线提供。随时随地可以通过电脑和网络摄像头在家进行测试，而无需预约或前往考试中心参加测试，测试使用计算机自适应技术，让问题难度适应考生的水平。 多邻国中文官方网站：http://englishtest.duolingo.cn   多邻国考试费用 相较于雅思托福而言, 多邻国英语测试的测试费用仅有49美元！并且，多邻国英语测试费用支付接受信用卡，在中国同样接受支付宝线上支付。付款后，必须在30天之内完成考试。考试结束后2天便可查询成绩。同时，多邻国可以将考试成绩免费发送至机构，学校且不限次数！   ...

校友简介：唐淏丰，Haofeng E. Tang Andrew Yang （2020 美国总统民主党参选人）竞选团队-选区顾问；Pacific Council on International Policy 理事；Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs（APAPA）俄亥俄分部顾问；Former US Congressional Staffer 近日，我们与13届校友唐淏丰(Haofeng E. Tang)先生进行了电话访谈。回想当年在肯特州立的日子，他依旧感触良多。唐淏丰先生现曾就职于2020美国总统竞选人Andrew Yang（杨安泽）的竞选团队，任职Regional Advisor，主要负责华盛顿地区及纽约市区的竞选宣传工作。在访谈中，唐淏丰先生表达了对肯特州立大学在帮助国际生方面的肯定，分享了自己在肯特州立大学和毕业之后的种种经历，并对目前和以后会来到肯特州立学习的学弟学妹们提出了自己的建议。以下是具体访谈内容。 肯特州立大学中国校友会：您好唐先生，很感谢您能来参加我们这一次的校友访谈。先给校友们介绍一下你自己吧。 唐淏丰：好的。首先我也很感谢肯特州立大学中国校友会邀请我来作为本次访谈的对象。我是肯特州立大学2013届毕业生，商业经济专业毕业。现在在美国华盛顿特区(WashingtonD.C.) 工作。 肯特...

We are pleased to announce another first place finish at the University of Cincinnati's New Builder's Competition-Commercial Construction Division! This marks Kent State's third year in a row winning this competition. This year the team had to create an estimate, schedule, quality control plan, safety plan, logistics, and more for Cedarville University’s 15,000 sqft. library addition. They then presented in front of a panel of judges, who are actively building the project. This project posed a multitude of challenges, including building on an active campus, unique project characteristics (wo...

American Heart Association Recognizes Susan Weber for “Living Well” In 2004, Go Red for Women was born as a campaign to raise awareness among women about their greatest health threat – heart disease. Today, it is a movement – one that not only brings thousands of women together in an effort to eradicate heart disease and stroke globally, but also to encourage all women to make a commitment to stand together with Go Red and take charge of their own heart health. Much like the Go Red for Women journey, is the journey of Kent State employee Susan Weber. Susan decided at the age of 53 th...