The College of Communication and Information and School of Communication Studies congratulates two faculty members who are finalists for some of Kent State’s highest teaching honors: Professor Jeffrey Child (Communication Studies) was nominated for the Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA), Kent State’s highest teaching honor. The Award is sponsored by the Alumni Association and honors full-time faculty members who demonstrate extraordinary teaching in the classroom. Associate Lecturer Aaron Bacue (Communication Studies) is a winner of the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2021. The Uni...

The traditional season of giving is fast approaching, but a valuable partnership between Kent State and the United Way is already underway. There is no denying that the past 20 months have been unlike anything we have seen before, with COVID-19 and the Delta variant posing unprecedented threats to people everywhere. Closer to home, spikes for services in our community have reached a breaking point, and the needs for food, shelter, individual and family services have increased 10-fold. As the largest employer in Portage County, Kent State is asking everyone to reflect on the community's n...

Each November, during Kent State University’s I AM FIRST celebration, members of the Kent State University community will be recognized and receive an I AM FIRST award. Awards categories include First Gen Alumni (Undergraduate & Graduate), First Gen Advocates (Faculty & Staff), and First Gen Students (Undergraduate & Graduate). Learn more. ...

ASHTABULA DEAN RECEIVES HIGHEST ALUMNI HONOR FROM CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF NURSING Kent State University at Ashtabula Dean and Chief Administrative Officer Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D., has been named the 2021 Distinguished Alumni Award winner at Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing.  Stocker will receive the award at the school’s annual alumni celebration Friday, Oct. 22. “Receiving the Distinguished Alumni Award from Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing will be remembered as one of the highlights of my career,” said Stocker, w...

Week six winners of the Kent State University employee vaccination drawing have been announced. Congratulations to the new winners! Gregory A. Smith $100 Associate Professor Shannon L. Helfinstine $100 Assoc Dir, Assessment Lisa R. O'Connell $100 Univ Events & Ceremonies Dir Carol A. Dutton $100 Group Exercise Instructor-INR Kara L. Robinson $100 Assoc Dean, Univ Libraries Christina R. Tartabini $100 Faculty Part-Time Semester Mary S. Himmelstein $100 ...

Travel is a communicative experience. When we leave our homes — whether we are dining in a new neighborhood or traveling across the globe — the way we communicate with local residents and the way we share our experiences through social media, podcasts and other storytelling methods, matters. In Spring ’22, the new course “Travel and Transmedia Storytelling,” offered within the School of Communication Studies, will guide students in developing ethical, technological and intercultural competencies as travelers and travel storytellers. Assistant Professors Téwodros Workneh, Ph.D.,...

Week 6 Vaccination Winners Week six winners of the Kent State University employee vaccination drawing have been announced. Congratulations to the lucky winners! Gregory A. Smith $100 Associate Professor Shannon L. Helfinstine $100 Assoc Dir, Assessment Lisa R. O'Connell $100 Univ Events & Ceremonies Dir Carol A. Dutton $100 Group Exercise Instructor-INR Kara L. Robinson $100 Assoc Dean, Univ Libraries Christina R. Tartabini $100 Faculty Part-Time Semester ...

Welcome to your Fall Drupal Newsletter - we've got a few updates for you:   Drupal's Editing Interface Is Changing Tomorrow, Tuesday, Oct. 26, you will notice that your editing screen, particularly as it relates to your home page, will look different. Your content sections will show as a collapsed view, like accordions. (Homepages and basic pages using BP Paragraphs will be affected). All of your information is still there - you’ll just need to click "Edit" to expand the paragraph in order to edit it. This will help simplify the editing process and make it easier to tell whe...

For its fourth consecutive year, the Kent State University Honors College is hosting “Career Conversations,” a series of alumni speaking events which take place throughout the fall semester. This year, the sessions are again taking place virtually, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and brings current honors students together in conversation with Honors College and Kent State alumni from across the country.   Each individual session features multiple Kent State alumni panelists from similar industries, as a member of the Honors College staff interacts and asks questions during the virt...