College of Communication & Information
The School of Communication Studies welcomes Aaron Bacue as a new faculty member. Bacue comes to ºÚÁÏÍø with 17 years of experience teaching communication at the university level, most recently at James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA. Bacue joins the school as an assistant professor, specializing in interpersonal, relational and non-verbal communication. Bacue discovered the posting for the assistant professor position, and, being an Ohio native, decided to research the position and found many aspects of Kent State and the School of Communication Studies appealed t...
A decade ago this week, Andrew Curtis, Ph.D., geography professor in Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences, promised the people of New Orleans that he would continue to return and document the recovery efforts following Hurricane Katrina. After the hurricane, Curtis used specialized cameras, equipped with GPS, to help direct rescue helicopters and medical crews through the flooded and impassable areas. He also used the cameras to record and document the changing landscape from year-to-year. Watch here as he shares some of the video with WEWS TV and WOIO TV to show how archiving the disas...
Members of the university community as well as family members of freshman students can watch a live stream of the ºÚÁÏÍø Convocation on Friday, Aug. 28. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. and is held in the Memorial Athletics and Convocation Center. This special ceremony marks the beginning of the university’s first-year students’ college careers and their entrance into higher education. With this rite of passage, the Class of 2019 is now officially part of the Kent State family. Watch the live stream of Convocation ...
College of Communication & Information
The School of Communication Studies hosted Safe Space: Ally Training 101 for faculty, staff and graduate students in the College of Communication and Information. More than 30 CCI members attended the session Wednesday presented by the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center of ºÚÁÏÍø. CCI is the first academic unit to offer the training, according to Amanda Leu, Safe Space facilitator and academic advisor for the School of Communication Studies. Leu and Ken Ditlevson, Director of the LGBTQ Student Center, presented the training session as part of...
College of Education, Health and Human Services
Each year RCET welcomes local teachers and their classes to the AT&T Classroom to explore a variety of innovative tools for teaching and learning. We are always so impressed and inspired by the work of the visiting teachers and students. RCET would like to acknowledge the following teachers & schools who will be participating in the AT&T Classroom program during the 2015-16 school year: Kent City Schools, Walls Elementary: Cristin Wilbur, Grade 2 Kent City Schools, Walls Elementary: Kristin Blake, Grade 3 ºÚÁÏÍø Child Development Center: Alisa Huebner...
ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark Announces Featured Speakers Series' 25th Anniversary Lineup Join us for exciting lectures by music industry strategist Troy Carter; acclaimed journalist Soledad O’Brien; Supreme Court Justice Alan Page; and distinguished astronaut Mark Kelly. For the past 25 years, this popular Kent State Stark series has been attracting thousands of campus and community members who take advantage of a rare opportunity to be introduced to national and international experts on a wide range of topics and issues that shape our society. Each program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in...
Man’s best friend is helping ºÚÁÏÍø soar to the top of the list when it comes to a pet-friendly campus. Of the top 10 universities around the country, Hercampus.com ranks Kent State number one. The website praises the Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy Program® for bringing dogs to dorm rooms, classrooms and even the library during finals week. The program was the first in the country to introduce four-legged friends to academics for both research and stress relief. Learn which other universities made the list on hercampus.com. ...
Iris E. Harvey, ºÚÁÏÍø’s vice president for university relations, has been elected to the ACE Women’s Network-Ohio Executive Board. The ACE Women’s Network-Ohio is a network of women administrators, faculty and staff from colleges and universities across the state that is dedicated to the professional advancement of women. Through representatives, conferences, workshops and other resources, the organization is committed to improving the status of women on college campuses and throughout higher education. “I’m delighted to have the opportunity to add my leadership to a sta...
If you want an example of how to dive into your freshman year, meet new people and get involved on campus, look no further than ºÚÁÏÍø School of Communication Studies student Nicole Machovina. Machovina’s freshman resume is so extensive, and her dedication to creating the ultimate residence hall environment so impressive, Machovina won two awards for it. She was one of 17 Kent State students who attended the annual National Association of College and University Residence Halls conference. It is the largest student-run organization in the world with 400 schools taking part fro...