Kent Campus boasts records in enrollment growth, retention and freshman class size, quality and diversity Kent State University continues to set records as it begins a new academic year. The university is marking the 10th consecutive year of enrollment growth on the Kent Campus with increasing diversity and academic success, while also welcoming another record-setting freshman class. The university released its official 15th day census data for the 2016 Fall Semester and reported 29,105 enrolled students at the Kent Campus, demonstrating 10 straight years of enrollment growth. The ...
Three Kent Researchers Land Grant to Develop City Planning Software
As the City of Kent continues its renaissance, and nearby cities like Akron and Youngstown continue to refine their plans to revitalize, an understanding of how people use a city and move through it could be vital to development plans.
A grant from the National Science Foundation could put some Kent State University researchers in a position to help such cities find and use that data.
The two-year $100,000 grant will contribute to the work of Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Ye Zhao, Assistant Professor of Geography, Dr. Xinyue Ye, Professor of Geography, Dr. Andrew Curtis, and their colleague, Computer Science Professor, Dr. Jing Yang of UNC-Charlotte.
Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, was the invited keynote speaker at the 104th Academic Year Union Conference of the Academic Library Directors held on May 5 and 6 at National United University at Miaoli, Taiwan. ...
Christine Hudak, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, gave an invited presentation titled “Action Research: What Is It and How Do I Do It?” at the 12th Annual Nursing Research Conference sponsored by the Cleveland Clinic in May 2016. ...
Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is author of a post titled "Notable Children’s Recordings Nominees — Summer 2016" published on June 16, 2016, on the ALSC Blog. ...
Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, published a paper titled "Jungles, Rabbit Holes, and Wonderlands: Comparing Conceptions of Museality and Document" in the Special Issue of the Proceedings of the Document Academy: Vol 3(1) (2016). Latham also co-edited the special issue. ...
College of Communication & Information
The School of Communication Studies will host its fall Colloquium Series beginning Friday, Oct. 7 at 2:30 p.m. in Franklin Hall, Room 312/314. The series will kick off with a presentation from assistant professor, Michael Beam, titled, “Resisting the Filter Bubble: Examining the Positive Impact of Using Social Media for Reading and Sharing Online News.” Beam’s presentation will include analyses of survey data collected during the last two U.S. election cycles focused on the impact of reading and sharing news through social media. He will also discuss how the “Filter Bubbles,” or partisan ec...