Each year, Kent State University honors full-time, non-tenure track and part-time faculty members who are nominated by their students and peers for being among the most dedicated, highly effective and motivated professors at the university. The Outstanding Teaching Award is presented by the University Teaching Council. The three award recipients will be honored at the University Teaching Council’s Celebrating College Teaching conference luncheon and awards ceremony on Oct. 19. This year’s finalists for the Outstanding Teaching Award are: Patrick Faller, Department of English, Tuscarawas ...
WKSU expands its coverage of science and research with “Exploradio Origins,” a new segment airing on Thursdays during local broadcasts of NPR’s “All Things Considered.” “Exploradio Origins” is a weekly series that ponders some of the biggest questions in the universe in 90 seconds. The feature is produced in coordination with the Institute for the Science of Origins (ISO) at Case Western Reserve University with host Kellen McGee. “Exploradio Origins” is an extension of “All Things Considered” host Jeff St. Clair’s multiaward-winning “Exploradio” reports and his focus on science an...
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Online final grading for Fall 2018 First Half Semester (H1) begins Friday, Oct. 12, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any fall 2018 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 17. Any final grades for fall 2018 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These fall 2018 courses will be available in the Workflow on Friday, Oct. 19. To access Final Grades via FlashFAST, login to FlashLine, and click on the F...
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Celeste Dawson had made up her mind. She was not going to attend college, and that was her final decision. Her story could have ended there, but thanks to the support of her parents and a learning community program at Kent State University, her life is now filled with opportunities she never imagined. Shortly after high school, Ms. Dawson’s informed her parents that she had decided not to go to college. That conversation did not go well. “I was scared to transition into a new phase in life,” says Ms. Dawson, now 21. “After a lot of back and forth, eventually my parents had the l...
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An undergraduate student uses a device to measure light refraction in a Smith Hall physics lab. Each week, university photographers Bob Christy and Jeff Glidden capture and share a moment of university life on Kent State's social media. Follow Kent State on Twitter or Facebook, and check each Friday for these weekly snapshots. ...
Deborah Belintani Rosa plopped down in front of the Pantheon and started to draw. The former Roman temple served as a backdrop for Ms. Rosa’s sketch as she documented the moment over spring break. It was her first visit to Rome and the opportunity came thanks to a class she enrolled in to study Baroque art abroad with Marie Gasper-Hulvat, Ph.D. Growing up in São Paulo, Brazil, Ms. Rosa always dreamed of traveling to Italy’s capital. Now, she was there, capturing the ancient city through her contemporary lens. A theater production major at Kent State University at Stark, Ms. Rosa’...
Kent State Employee Wellness is reminding employees and families to get their free flu vaccination ahead of this year’s flu season. The flu shot clinics are open to all students, faculty, staff and dependents. Find information here about opportunities to get flu shots at the Kent and Regional Campuses. ...
Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State University’s Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a $450,000 grant to study the role that oxytocin plays in the developing brain. Labeled by some as “the bonding hormone,” oxytocin is well known for helping pregnant mothers with uterine contraction while in labor, milk letdown while breastfeeding and a feeling of euphoria when cuddling with their infants. But, there is still much that researchers don’t know about how this hormone works in the brains of children. The grant, which came from the National Institutes of Health...
Ohio ranks seventh in new business creation, but last among larger states in integrating startups into the overall economy. That makes it hard to build momentum in the state’s entrepreneurial ecosystem. WKSU presents: Growing Ohio’s Startup Culture: An Exploradio Meetup Tuesday, Oct. 23, at 7 p.m. at the Akron-Summit County Public Library in Downtown Akron. The free event is moderated by Jeff St. Clair, WKSU host of All Things Considered and producer of the station’s award-winning Exploradio series. Panelists include: Doug Weintraub, CEO of Bounce Innovation Hub C...