Kent Blossom Art Intensives are a series of two-week studio art intensives conducted each summer since 1968 at Kent State University by resident School of Art faculty and an exciting array of visiting artists. ...
Virginia Dressler, University Libraries, presented “Moving Towards Compliance: Small Steps for Project Managers to Incorporate Accessibility Standards and Practices Into Existing Digital Production Workflows” at the Digital Conversion Interest Group (ALCTS PARS), American Library Association Annual Meeting in New Orleans, Louisiana, on June 23, 2018. ...
Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives, authored “Moving Toward a Reparative Archive: A Roadmap for a Holistic Approach to Disrupting Homogenous Histories in Academic Repositories and Creating Inclusive Spaces for Marginalized Voices” in Journal Contemporary Archival Studies, Michael Lotstein (Ed.)., Vol. 5, Issue 6 (2018): 1-19. Summary: In 2013, Kent State University’s Department of Special Collections and Archives launched the Black Campus Movement (BCM) Collection Development project to acknowledge the imperfection of past collection d...
Familiar Face Ikpe Justice Akpan Assistant Professor Management and Information Systems Tuscarawas Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Tenure-track assistant professor of management and information systems -- teaching, research and service to the university, the community and my profession. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2012 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Vancouver Campus, B.C., Canada LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The family culture, the stimulating ...
New Face Gina Hiser Leadership Annual Giving Officer Division of Institutional Advancement Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Building, maintaining and growing relationships in order to increase and secure charitable Leadership Circle gifts for the university. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: November 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Director of Admissions, Recruitment and Outreach at Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Ohio LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: It’s hard to pick just one thing to like! The campus is gorgeous, there is some...
Yes, a limited supply of tickets are still available for faculty and staff to attend a matinee performance of Oklahoma on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 2 p.m. at Porthouse Theatre, 3143 O'Neil Rd., in Cuyahoga Falls on the grounds of Blossom Music Center. Discount tickets are on sale now for $22 each. Limit is four tickets per employee. The deadline to reserve tickets is Friday, Aug. 3. Set in Western Indian territory just after the turn of the 20th century, the spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the backdrop for the love story between Curly, a handsome cowboy, and L...
Take a cool dip in the pool. Try your hand at racquetball. Or shoot some hoops. These are a few of the activities available at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. As part of our healthy campus initiative, the Student Recreation and Wellness Center offers Free Fridays for all Kent State University faculty and staff. This is a great way to escape the heat and humidity and get your exercise in the beautiful, air-conditioned recreation center. Every Friday, all full- and part-time faculty and staff are welcome to enjoy all the amenities of the Student Recreation and Wellnes...
Get-togethers, BBQs, parties and eating out on patios at restaurants make it challenging to achieve and maintain a healthy body weight and overall good health. On Thursday, July 19, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, we will focus on summer foods and cooking methods, their positive and negative effects on our bodies, and how to achieve or maintain a healthy lifestyle over the summer. Register to Attend The presenter will be Tanya R. Falcone, M.S., R.D., L.D., coordinator for Kent State's Center of Nutrition Outreach in the School of Health Sciences. T...
Kent State University at Trumbull continues to examine ways to encourage prosperity in the Mahoning Valley. Its new Weekend College/Hybrid Completion Program offers anyone with prior college credits a unique opportunity to cost- and time-effectively complete their degree. Beginning this fall, classes meet for a few hours every-other Saturday and the remainder is completed online. Classes are completed in eight weeks and begin on Saturday, Aug. 25. “People stop attending college for a number of reasons,” said Dr. Jim Ritter, Director, Enrollment Management and Student Services...
If you compare the fields of medicine and education, you would find that the former bases its practices on empirical scientific research whereas education is mainly driven by intuition. However, cognitive psychology researchers at Kent State University who investigate student achievement are trying to change this reality. “In fact, there are tons of empirical scientific studies already published in the field of education that don’t always go into practice in our educational system in the U.S.,” notes Katherine Rawson, Ph.D., professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent ...