Marianne Martens, School of Library and Information Science, and Heather Lennon presented "Publishing International Books in the United States: A Wonderland of Opportunity" at the International Board of Books for Young People in New York, New York, on Oct. 17, 2015. Additional Comments: Illustrators Lisbeth Zwerger (Austria) and Rashin Kheiriyeh (Iran) were also presenters on the panel. ...
Martin J. Jencius, School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences, Eric Baltrinic, and Steven R. Brown, Evaluation and Measurement, presented "International Secondary Teachers' Perspectives on Excellent Teaching Practices" at the 31st annual meeting of the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity in Ancona, Italy, on Sept. 15-17, 2015. Summary: Fifteen teachers were invited to share their perspectives on excellent teaching practice during two focus group encounters. The group generated 31 statements, which were Q sorted and factor analyzed, resulting in three ...
New Face Kurt E. Ruehr Director of Advancement College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I help friends and alumni of Kent State University make a difference in the lives of students by raising money for scholarships, equipment and facilities. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: March 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Financial advisor with MetLife Premier Client Group LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The atmosphere and energy that exists here because of the students ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE U...
The Kent State University Foundation Inc. Grant Program will award up to $100,000 for the 2016-2017 academic year as part of its annual request for proposals. Funding will be available to departments, schools, colleges, institutes and centers systemwide. There are no restrictions on the awards, which will be made to projects that have an impact on the quality of education offered to students at Kent State. Requests may be made up to the full $100,000. A committee of the Foundation Board will review all applications and make recommendations to the full board of directors for consideration. Th...
TechHelp's Train Your Brain tech training sessions are in high gear this fall, with ongoing popular course offerings on topics such as Microsoft Office, Adobe products and Blackboard Learn. Brand new sessions on topics including Introduction to iOS and Video Editing with Adobe Photoshop also are available and open for registration. The Train Your Brain team added an introductory course on iOS as a result of user feedback and popular demand. "IPhones and iPads are everywhere,” says Tom Mahon, manager of training and outreach with Kent State’s Division of Information Services. "We want to make...
Kent State University President Beverly Warren has challenged the Kent State community to double undergraduate student involvement in research, underscoring how it helps prepare students for success after college while helping Kent State contribute new knowledge to our society. The third annual Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity is an excellent opportunity to showcase and celebrate students’ work. All disciplines are welcome. How Can You Get Involved? Encourage students to submit an abstract of their work. Serve as a faculty mentor to interested studen...
Kent State University faculty, staff and students are invited to join in creating Holiday Peace Baskets on Saturday, Dec. 5, between 9 a.m. and noon at the King Kennedy Community Center, located at 6660 Garfield Road in Ravenna. If you cannot make it at 9 a.m., please join when you can. The Peace basket Project, now in its 19th year, was started in 1997 by the Professional Women of Kent State University, when a group of members created baskets of “little things” to share with the residents served by the King Kennedy Community Center. While the Professional Women of Kent State Univer...
William Auld has a unique skill to pass on to students Backstage of the Weathervane Playhouse in Akron, crews are raising the bar on safety as they prepared for the opening of Peter Pan. Nobody knows the art of safety better than William Auld, Kent State University at Tuscarawas theatre professor. Auld is one of only a few dozen in the world certified in rigging theatres and arenas, and training others. “When I was little, I would say that I wanted to run away and join the circus, and so when I grew up I did,” Auld laughs. When he is not in the classroom,...
Kent State University student-athletes continue to succeed in the classroom, according to statistics for the Graduation Success Rates (GSR) released on Nov. 4 by the NCAA. Developed by the NCAA as part of its academic reform initiative, the GSR is used to assess the academic success of student-athletes. The GSR measures graduation rates at Division I institutions and includes students transferring into the institutions. The GSR also allows schools to subtract student-athletes who leave their institutions prior to graduation as long as they would have been academically eligible to compete ha...
The Wick Poetry Center, with support from the Howard Atwood Family Fund of the Akron Community Foundation, identified classrooms throughout Akron Public Schools to receive weekly poetry workshops led by WPC teaching artists Alice Cone, Daniel Dorman, and Bo Geisse, and Casey Nichols from February 2, 2015 through May 18, 2015. Teaching Artists were placed in residencies at the following locations: Lawndale Elementary in grades 3, 4, and 5 classes; Jennings Middle School in English Language Learning classes, grades 6, 7, and 8; Garfield High School in two classes, grade 10; Summit County Juvenil...