Several students in Dr. Rachael Blasiman’s research methods class participated in Kent State’s 2015 Undergraduate Symposium on Research Scholarship and Creative Activity by presenting a poster entitled “The value of online teaching methods: A comparison of professor and student perspectives.” According to Blasiman, assistant professor of psychology at Kent State Salem, the students gained valuable hands-on experience with conducting psychological research and presenting at conferences. They reviewed literature, collected survey data, helped analyze data and created the poster. ### P...

Members of the Kent State University community are invited to attend the inauguration of Beverly Warren as the 12th president of the university on Friday, May 1, at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center on the Kent Campus. A reception will follow at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. A week of activities and events leading up to the inauguration day will celebrate student success and campus community achievements on Kent State’s eight campuses and the Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg. All events are free, but seating is limited for some of them, so attendees are asked to ...

Reprinted from The Suburbanite with permission. “Blur,” a Kent State Stark campus stage production, follows the story of young Dot as she starts to lose her sight to a genetic disease. Dot struggles for independence and self-assertion, placing pressure on her relationships with her other and friends. Dot builds a community of strength with the help of her boyfriend, best friend and a wayward priest. Two Kent State students, Brianna Bradley, a junior communication studies major, and Katie Kimble, a sophomore entrepreneurship major, met with the cast of “Blur” to share their personal ...

On Friday, April 10, 2015, Kent State University at Stark faculty and staff gathered in the Campus Center to recognize the 2015 Staff Excellence Award recipients. Several weeks prior to the ceremony, the campus community was asked to nominate a staff member or administrator with a written recommendation supporting the person they thought deserved to be recognized. Criteria for nominations included: Gives 100% effort Demonstrates a positive attitude Shows a strong commitment to their job and Kent State Continuously helps others Is dependable, conscientiou...

Salem – Kent State University at Salem again received the Tree Campus USA recognition by the Arbor Day Foundation, which recognizes its efforts to promote forest management, horticulture studies and conservation. The campus will celebrate this recognition during its Earth Day observances on Thurs., April 23, beginning at 10 a.m. on campus. To receive this distinction, Kent State Salem had to meet the Tree Campus USA’s five standards, providing detailed documentation for each standard. These include maintaining a tree advisory committee; having a campus tree-care plan; dedicating annual expe...

Collaboration includes radio reports and documentary film The WKSU newsroom looks back at two significant historical events, presented in collaboration with Western Reserve PBS. As the 40th anniversary of the fall of Saigon and the end of the Vietnam War approaches, Western Reserve PBS (WNEO/WEAO) joins with a national PBS effort to examine ramifications that are still being felt today of that deadly conflict. A focal point of the public television station’s coverage is a broadcast on April 28 of the Oscar-nominated documentary The Last Days of Vietnam, directed by Rory Kennedy and part of ...

The Economic Policy Institute presented the final results of its study on the e-governance on the biggest Bulgarian municipalities at a press conference which was held on March 24, 2015 at the Press Center of the National Palace of Culture. The event was part of the project “Your municipality is waiting for you online” implemented by the Economic Policy Institute in partnership with E-governance Institute, New Jersey and with the kind financial support of the U.S. Embassy in Sofia. The event was opened by Yasen Georgiev, Executive Director of the Economic Po...

The 50th Anniversary Celebration for Kent State University East Liverpool Campus will begin on Tuesday, April 14 with an art show and music on campus, featuring the talents of local artists. The celebration will continue on Friday, April 17, with additional live musical performances. The art exhibition, “Craig Wetzel: a Retrospective” will be the kick-off event for the 50th Anniversary celebration. The opening and reception for the exhibit begins at 5:30 in the Gallery of the Mary Patterson Building and will feature 40 of his paintings. The artist will be present to greet visitors and discu...