Final touches are underway on the new Center for Architecture and Environmental Design, just in time, and on schedule, for the start of classes. The 117,000 square foot building will bring all the programs in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design under one roof. The new facility is designed and located to be a physical statement of the strengthened relationship between the city of Kent and the university. The building is placed along the Lefton Esplanade, the primary connection between the two entities, engaging not only design students but the campus and city as a whole. Appro...
University’s healthy campus initiative promotes a Kent State of Wellness for employees and students In line with Kent State University’s vision to make the health of its community members a priority, the university’s healthy campus initiative, Kent State of Wellness, will foster a culture of health and wellness for students and employees at all Kent State campuses. Kent State of Wellness is one of Kent State's University-level Initiatives in the Strategic Roadmap and is focused on seven health priorities: mental health, physical activity, nutrition, smoking and tobacco use, alcohol and drug ...
Kent State University and downtown Kent prepare to welcome new and returning students for the fall semester! ...
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My name is Helen McWilliams. I have been an adjunct faculty member in Kent State University’s Department of Biological Sciences for more than 12 years.
I just set the Guinness World Record for Fastest Half Marathon Dressed as a Chef by running 2:25:55 in the Goodyear Half Marathon as part of the Akron Marathon Series on Aug. 13. I ran in full chef costume while carrying a 6 1/2 pound stockpot the entire time. I hope to set the female record during the Akron Full Marathon on Sept. 24.
Kent State University at Tuscarawas will feature four area artists in their Performing Arts Center’s printed performance programs for the 2016-17 season that runs from September 2016 through June 2017. “We are creating this showcase because I wanted to bridge the gap between the performing arts and the visual arts,” explained David Mitchell, general manager of the Performing Arts Center. “We have amazing artists with ties to Tuscarawas County and I was looking for a way to expose people to our local homegrown talents. Four fabulous works of art, a glass sculpture and three paintings, will b...
Trevor Watkins, University Libraries, presented “Intelligent Peer-to-Peer Mesh Satellite-Extraterrestrial Deep Space Network: Interplanetary Communication and Data Collection Based on Semantic Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm Using Autonomous Cooperative Agents” at the Second International Conference and Exhibition on Satellite and Space Missions in Berlin, Germany, on July 22, 2016. Summary: NASA’s Deep Space Network (DSN) is a network of satellites, antennas and interplanetary probes. While effective, the current two-way communication link used for probe control and data collection has som...
E. Thomas Dowd, Emeritus Professor, Department of Psychological Sciences, authored “Anger Management” in Handbook of Medical and Psychological Hypnosis, 1(1); Gary R. Elkins (Ed.) (2017), 463-468. ...
Familiar Face Brian Hellwig Assistant Director, Residential Communities Department of Residence Services Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I am responsible for safety and security for the Department of Residence Services by overseeing the Office of Safety and Security (recruit, hire, train and supervise security aides to help in building community in the residence halls while enforcing university and residence hall policies in the halls); train and indirectly supervise our residence hall directors and assistant residence hall directors on how to incorporate restorative justice practic...
New Face Jennifer Taber Assistant Professor Department of Psychological Sciences Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I teach undergraduate and (will teach) graduate courses on topics in social and health psychology. I conduct research aimed at understanding how people think about their risk for disease and how this information can be used to promote healthier behaviors. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: January 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I was a postdoctoral research fellow in the Behavioral Research Program at the National Cancer Institute, Nationa...