Miriam Matteson, School of Library and Information Science, Lorien Anderson, and Cynthia Boyden, alumna from the School of Library and Information Science, authored “Soft Skills: A Phrase in Search of Meaning” in Libraries and the Academy, 16(1), 71-88, 2016. ...
Kathryn Wilson, Kent State University economics professor, was honored by the National Football Foundation (NFF) and Fidelity Investments® with a faculty salute for her role as Kent State’s faculty athletics representative. Wilson received this recognition due to student-athlete Jordan Italiano being named an NFF National Scholar-Athlete. Italiano, a chemistry major who achieved a 3.98 GPA in 2015, also received a $5,000 scholarship for the university that will go toward academic support services for student-athletes. The National Football Foundation and Fidelity Investments worked toge...
“Legal Briefs” appears in e-Inside to keep faculty and staff informed of legal issues and their implications. An archive of past Legal Briefs is available online. Throughout the course of an academic term, the university or one of its several components provides opportunities for students outside of the classroom either on-campus or off-campus. The more that the activity reaches beyond the normal pedagogical environment of the relatively traditional classroom, the greater the importance of ensuring that both the participant (whether student, employee, volunteer or guest) and the univer...
Christopher Bell began tutoring fellow students his freshman year at Kent State University at Stark. “I thought it would be a good way to get more involved on campus, earn a little extra money and help others,” he says. He never expected it to earn him national acclaim. Bell is the 2015 recipient of the College Reading and Learning Association’s (CRLA) Outstanding Tutor Award — the first-ever recipient from an Ohio college or university. The award has been given annually since 1995. Nominees must have completed the CRLA’s International Tutor Training Program Certification and earned at leas...
The talents of 18 Kent State University students were on display at Kent Student Center Programming’s 12th annual Rock the Runway fashion show, which took place March 5. Fashion was king on a night that featured the sights and sounds of this year’s theme, The Jacksons. In front of a Kent Student Center Ballroom crowd of nearly 800 attendees, models showcased clothing designs, which included elements inspired by The Jacksons’ music. Judging was based on line cohesiveness, craftsmanship, interpretation of the theme and general design. The panel of judges included Michael Bush, who served as M...
Kent State University’s Division of Student Affairs has partnered with the Jed Foundation Health Matters Campus Program, which is designed to help colleges and universities assess and enhance mental health, substance abuse and suicide prevention programming. During the four-year partnership, the Jed Foundation will work closely with administration across the entire Kent State campus system to evaluate and identify opportunities to help students become emotionally healthy before they reach the point of crisis. “As we review services and programs to meet the unique needs of each cam...
Since the time of the early Buddhist kings, Tibetan monks have practiced analytic meditation – where they memorize a Buddhist text and then attempt to deepen their understanding of this material by joining in debate pits led by a senior monk, known as the challenger. “The challenger is sitting on a mat or cushion as he poses questions to a defender, and the defender must come up with a logical and coherent argument to respond to the question,” says David Fresco, Ph.D., professor and director of Kent State’s Psychopathology and Emotion Regulation Laboratory (PERL) and co-director of the Kent E...
The C-SPAN Campaign 2016 Bus, an interactive mobile demonstration center, will visit Kent State University on Monday, March 14, from noon to 1:30 p.m. It will be parked in front of the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center. The 40-foot mobile learning center will be open for free tours to educate Kent State students, employees and members of the general public about the 2016 Presidential election and conduct quick interviews to gather C-SPAN “Voices from the Road” to share on social media. C-SPAN (Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network) is a private, non-profit company create...
Kent State East Liverpool is preparing for its annual Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference to be held April 23. Organizers are now accepting papers, posters and video presentations related to environmental justice issues from all students, including area high school students. The event will run from 8 a.m. until 1:30 p.m. in the Slak Shak, located in Purinton Hall. Each participant submitting an essay, video or poster will be highlighted in the program if registered by April 15. Registration button Those who register on time and present their work during the conference will ...
Kent State University Board of Trustees approved establishing a unified student government across all campuses – Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Kent, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas – during its March 9, 2016, board meeting. Each campus’ Undergraduate Student Government is recognized as the representative voice of the students’ interests, concerns and needs. Elected presidents from each campus will serve as the liaison between the student body, Undergraduate Student Government and university administration. The Board’s vote reflects university core values to create a collaborat...