On May 4, 2015, Dr. Min Gao and Dr. Lu Zou from Liquid Crystal Institute Characterization Facility (LCICF), with two other members of MSNO (Microscopy Society of Northeastern Ohio) gave a microscopy demonstration at the 69th CTSC (Cleveland Technical Society Council) Annual Scholarship and Awards Event in Downtown Cleveland. An AFMWorkshop table-top atomic force microscope (TT-AFM) from LCICF was set up as the main demo item to show a very different approach to obtain microscopic information in addition to the well-known optical lens imaging. A variety of microscopy techniques ...
For a fifth time, university employees give Kent State high marks Kent State University is being recognized again as one of the nation’s best. Kent State has been selected as one of this year’s “Great Colleges to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, the nation’s number one source of news, information and jobs for college and university faculty members and administrators. Based on a survey of about 44,000 employees at 281 colleges and universities, The Chronicle’s 2015 “Great Colleges to Work For” program recognizes small, medium and large institutions for specific best practi...
In partnership with Geauga Growth Partnership, Kent State University Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center offer a wide variety of non-credit continuing-education programs that are designed to help develop a premier workforce in our region.
Kent State University will hold its Summer 2015 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 15, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State will confer 1,476 degrees, including 931 bachelor’s degrees, 453 master’s degrees, 76 doctoral degrees and 16 educational specialist degrees. Across the university’s eight-campus system, 1,651 students will graduate from Kent State this summer, including those receiving associate degrees. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony is for those receiving their bachelor’s degrees. The speaker for this ceremony is Keith D. M...
University celebrates its annual Homecoming on Oct. 3 Julian Edelman, former Kent State University Golden Flashes quarterback and current member of the Super Bowl champion New England Patriots, will return to his alma mater to serve as Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal when Kent State holds its annual Homecoming on Oct. 3. “Get ready, Kent State,” Edelman said. “I’m coming back! I am excited to be the Grand Marshal of this year’s Homecoming Parade. I want to see as many Golden Flashes’ fans – current students, graduates, community members and visitors – to come to this year’s festivities. I am...
Kent State University has established a Division of Student Affairs. Shay Little, Ph.D., has been named interim vice president of the division. Little previously served as associate vice president for student affairs and dean of students for the last three years. The former Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs has moved to a new leadership model with the Office of Enrollment Management becoming a separate office that reports to the Office of the Provost, and a Division of Student Affairs has been established, effective Aug. 1. “Shay has worked closely with Greg [Jarvie]...
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Chad Lewis, a graduate student in the School of Visual Communication Design at Kent State University, has hammered out a career in illustration by penning his version of Thor’s origin story for the latest Marvel Avengers comic. ...
Smart Start Saturday serves as new student orientation for incoming students. Held the Saturday before classes start, students are invited to attend sessions on topics such as faculty expectations, money management while in college, staying healthy and balanced, time management, getting involved and effective study habits. Students are also given the opportunity to find their classrooms, receive their FLASHcard student ID and buy their books. Parents and family members are welcome to attend the event and will receive information on how to support their student while in college. ...
Communication studies student’s project earns international media attention for research efforts Anna Hoffman, a Kent State University global communication studies and political science major from Kent, Ohio, traveled to Ireland this summer to study the country’s efforts to save its national language. Her research project was funded through a fellowship from the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. Hoffman was one of only 28 students nationwide to receive a fellowship for an international reporting assignment as part of the center’s Campus Consortium educational initiative. In applying for a...