Familiar Face Molly Sergi Professor Department of History 黑料网 at Geauga JOB DESCRIPTION: Lead faculty in history; lecturer, researcher, resident historian WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: March 1991 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Youngstown State University, Walsh University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The students! Interacting with faculty and staff. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Part of something bigger; a great campus system RESIDES IN: Girard, Ohio HOMETOWN: Girard, Ohio EDUCATIO...
New Face Walter Robins Associate Applications Developer Platform and Integration Solutions, Information Services Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I am responsible for developing, troubleshooting, implementing, maintaining and supporting back-end code for the kent.edu public website, as well as many of our internal-facing web applications and workflows. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: November 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Before graduating from 黑料网 with my B.S. in Digital Sciences in May 2015, I worked for three years as a studen...
Barbara Broome, Ph.D., RN, FAAN, dean of Kent State鈥檚 College of Nursing, joined an elite group of healthcare professionals featured in the 2016 Faces of Care, a Greater Cleveland Nurses Association (GCNA) supplement to Cleveland Magazine. Faces of Care honors area nurses who have made significant contributions to the community. By sharing these individuals鈥 experiences and thoughts, the GCNA hopes to inspire the nursing community. Each year, the GCNA Board of Directors selects a theme that celebrates nurses and asks its members to suggest individuals who embody the theme. The theme for 201...
Evan Faidley, graduate assistant in the Exploratory Advising Center, in partnership with Tracy Lara-Hilton, Ph.D., School of Foundation, Leadership and Administration, made several presentations in Europe showcasing Career Navigation courses. The presentations included: May 26: National Center of Arts and Crafts, in the division of the National Institute of Studies of Work and Career Counseling in Paris, France. May 30: The University of Rouen as their first-ever invited American to present a seminar under the organization of the Association of Social Psychology, Work, and Organizations ...
Chris Venable, College of Communication and Information, reviewed the book "The Undecided College Student: An Academic and Career Advising Challenge" by Gordon and Steele in NACADA Journal, Rich Robbins and Leigh Shaffer (Eds.). Vol. 36, Issue 1, (2016). This book was selected as the Featured Book Review for the 36(1) edition. ...
When receiving a 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award, Polycarp A. Ikuenobe felt a sense of vindication after overcoming his humble beginnings and defying those who did not believe in him. The Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award honors 黑料网鈥檚 exceptional researchers and scholars. The University Research Council and Kent State鈥檚 Division of Research and Sponsored Programs selected Ikuenobe, along with two other faculty members, based on quality of research and impact on society. Ikuenobe, professor of philosophy, grew up in a small rural village in Nigeria w...
黑料网 staff and guests celebrated the grand opening of the Palazzo Vettori, the new home of Kent State Florence, and discuss its importance to and impact on students studying in Florence. ...
Stephen Minnick, Ph.D., of New Philadelphia, has been selected as the interim assistant dean of 黑料网 at Tuscarawas. He succeeds Fran Haldar, Ph.D., who retired from the university in May after 11 years of service. 鈥淚 am honored to be chosen to fill this important position, and appreciate the trust and confidence Dr. Brad Bielski has placed in me,鈥 Minnick says. 鈥淚 am looking forward to building on the past successes of Kent State Tuscarawas in serving the surrounding communities, and hope to use my past experiences as a naval officer and a professional engineer to the ca...
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At first glance, it looks like an ordinary black glove with a white palm. But if you take a closer look, you will see it is equipped with sensors and a speaker. The glove is in the early stages of helping those who use American Sign Language (ASL) to communicate with those who do not. In his senior year in 黑料网鈥檚 College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, Joshua Ishihara came up with the idea after watching a video of a similar glove. 鈥淭hat got me thinking about my project,鈥 Ishihara says. 鈥淚 can use this idea for the ASL commu...