The Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communication hosted a panel discussion Jan. 26, 2017, to reflect up on coverage of Election 2016 and to discuss the changing and unprecedented relationship between the media and the White House. Watch the event in full below. [View the story "Journalism's Way Forward" on Storify] ...
Catherine L. Smith, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, and Miriam Matteson, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, led a roundtable discussion on “Search expertise in student library workers: Making complex information systems more useable” at the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference in Wilmington, Ohio, on Oct. 28, 2016. ...
Ben Woods, School of Library and Information Science, delivered a keynote address on “Designing the Future of Libraries with UX” at a preconference workshop of the Academic Library Association of Ohio (ALAO) annual conference in Wilmington, Ohio, on Oct. 27, 2016. ...
’s Division of Human Resources will partner with the Office of Sustainability to host Shred-Mania on Wednesday, March 22, from 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Ice Arena parking lot, as part of the RecycleMania competition. Shred-Mania is open to all students, faculty, staff and the Kent community. The event allows participants to recycle unwanted paper documents using a secured, onsite document destruction service. Bring documents, drawings, photos, blueprints, coupons, tickets, checks, magazines, spiral notebooks, hanging folders, paper bags and brochures. It is not...
continues to offer the Weight Watchers at Work program to all full- and part-time employees, their dependents and university students. Attend the Weight Watchers at Work Open House on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 12-1 p.m. in the Kent Student Center, Room 310C. Find out more about the program and how to get started by visiting www.kent.edu/hr/benefits/weight-watchers-work. ...
Familiar Face Lindsay Baran Assistant Professor Department of Finance Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I teach corporate finance to both undergraduate and graduate students. My research focus is in the area of corporate governance including boards of directors, networks and dual-class firms. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2011 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: University of North Carolina at Charlotte as a visiting assistant professor LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The ability to return and impact students in the area where I was ra...
NeW Face Christopher Copeland Chemical Laboratory Coordinator Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Organize and supervise chemical stockrooms and facilities, ensuring that operations support chemistry teaching labs (approximately 70 lab sections per week) WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Graduate Assistant at Youngstown State University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: A very friendly environment ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Bigger college campus,...
The Ohio Controlling Board has approved ’s request to purchase property located at 430-436 E. Main Street in Kent from seller GDR Partners LLC. The purchase of the property completes the university’s strategic acquisition of properties on this block associated with partnership with the city of Kent and the economic revitalization of the downtown business district. No student tuition or fees are being used to pay for the property. University investment proceeds have been set aside for all property purchases associated with this initiative. Kent State has identified ar...
Police Services Officer Tricia Knoles is featured in a video promoting a new training program for police officers in Ohio. The course, titled Blue Courage, is sponsored by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Knoles was one of three law enforcement individuals from Ohio selected to appear in the video. The 16-hour Blue Courage training teaches officers resilience, health and positive psychology along with the nobility of policing, respecting the community and community policing. All of these topics aim to help make the individuals well-rounded officer...
WKSU welcomes listeners to join in the conversation surrounding Donald J. Trump’s first 100 days as president through Indivisible. This hourlong, call-in radio show will air on WKSU Mondays through Thursdays at 8 p.m. through May 4. Produced by WNYC, Minnesota Public Radio (MPR) and The Economist, Indivisible is intended to bring Americans together for a national conversation during Trump’s transition, which follows a contentious election season. Indivisible will be a nightly gathering for all Americans to talk, debate and find common ground during the critical first 100 days of the new admi...