Kent State University’s first major construction project to create a new signature gateway to the Kent Campus will begin in the summer of 2020. At its Dec. 4 meeting, the Kent State Board of Trustees approved the construction of the university’s first parking deck. The project is outlined in Phase One of the 10-year facilities master plan to transform the Kent Campus to better serve the needs of students and the entire Kent State community. The new Main Street parking deck will be located off of Midway Drive between Williamson House, Nixson Hall and the Center for the Perfor...
What could be better to reduce end-of-semester stress than petting a dog? How about petting multiple dogs and digitally dunking with LeBron through esports? This year’s Stress-Free Zone, which is from 3-5 p.m. on Dec. 9 and 10, will be hosted on the first floor of University Library. Cynthia Williams, director of marketing, communications and public relations for Kent State University Libraries, said that therapy dogs will be at the Stress-Free Zone this year as well as a plethora of snacks and a collaboration with Kent State Esports. Maria Hawkins, Kent State Esports coordinator, sa...
Throughout the fall semester, students from the Business Consulting and Practicum course developed marketing strategies to increase awareness for Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley and Someplace Safe.
Students employed researching and marketing skills to strengthen brands and social media presence. Detailed reports included step-by-step guides and video tutorials for using social media accounts.
*For media planning purposes, Kent State University is providing this monthly email that outlines all planned events for the upcoming month related to the 50th commemoration of May 4. For the latest updates on events, visit www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50/event-schedule. May 4: Looking Through the Looking Glass – Opening Reception (Dec. 3, 4 p.m., University Library, Room 312) Highly Visual: The opening reception of May 4: Through the Looking Glass, an immersive and interactive exhibition that seeks to open up new spaces for thinking and feeling the profound legacies of May 4, 1970, will take ...
Researchers at Kent State University were featured on Spectrum News 1 discussing the development and implementation of their drug prevention infrastructure for three Ohio counties. According to Spectrum News 1, Ohio is leading the nation when it comes to opioid-related deaths. In 2017, Ohio came in second for the most drug overdoses. Researchers at Kent State University are teaming up to tackle this problem. Through a $1.5 million grant, Kent State researchers Deric Kenne, associate professor in the College of Public Health and Ruoming Jin, professor in the Department of Computer S...
Kent State University constitutional law professor, Chris Banks, Ph.D., recaps the impeachment inquiry hearings from Nov. 19 with WKYC lead anchor Russ Mitchell. Banks teaches undergraduate and graduate courses ranging from American Politics to law, justice and society. His undergraduate instruction includes teaching courses on constitutional law, civil rights and liberties, the judicial process, American political theory, and American politics. Before receiving his doctorate, he practiced law in civil and criminal litigation. He said in his interview with WKYC that he does n...
By Kent Wired, Kimberly Fisher, General Assignment reporter Kent State was included in the 2019 edition of Princeton’s annual Guide to Green Colleges. Princeton profiled 413 universities out of the 700 that it surveyed in 2018 and 2019 for “their strong commitments to green practices and programs,” according to a press release from Princeton. These colleges were pulled from a survey done in 2018 that polled hundreds of administrators from four-year colleges about “their institutions’ commitments to the environment and sustainability,” according to a press release from Kent State...
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Artifacts of May 4, 1970 – a survivor’s jacket, a gas mask and gun shell casing – tell a story that’s not often accessible to the general public. Kent State University Assistant Professor Abe Avnisan and students in his digital sciences capstone course will bring these artifacts’ stories to life via the exhibit “May 4: Through the Looking Glass.” Throughout the semester, students have been using photogrammetry – a technique that involves taking a number of overlapping photos and using a software to create three-dimensional images showing the object’s depth – to recreate di...