Kent State’s School of Information (iSchool) will be offering a series of workshops to introduce User Experience Design to working professionals. The non-credit workshops will provide formal training to those who work in the field of user experience design, as well as those hoping to transition into the field or augment their existing careers. The sessions will take place over two and a half days, splitting time between learning from seasoned user experience designers and practicing those concepts with hands-on activities. Attendees will gain insight into industry best practi...

Kent State Tuscarawas mechanical and electrical engineering technology students successfully collaborated on their capstone project during the spring semester and delivered an electric cart on finals night. A class of 12 students, six from each program, worked together to design, fabricate and build a running electric cart as their project.   Students involved with the project were James Allman, Joshua Arron, Phillip Barker, Gary Charton, Justin Courser, Kaylee Dudek, Reilly Foltz, Jacob Jones, Andrew Shepherd, Nathan Stallman, Kenny Stemple, and Dylan Wolfe.   “This was ...

The tragic events that occurred on the campus of Kent State University on May 4, 1970, where four students lost their lives and nine others were wounded by the Ohio National Guard, had a lasting impact that continues to resonate nearly a half-century later. The 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, represents not only an important milestone in the history of Kent State but also a landmark moment in history of our country. The events of May 4, 1970, are viewed by many historians as the focal point of the national student movement and the cultural turning point of America’s view on the Vietnam W...