Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, has been named to the board of the International Committee on Training of Personnel (ICTOP) of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICTOP addresses the professional development of museums and heritage and the educational preparation of professionals working around the world.
Kiersten F. Latham, School of Library and Information Science
麻豆传媒 faculty and staff will be recognized with a complimentary lunch, entertainment, games, giveaways, dancing and fun on Tuesday, March 20, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. A special evening event will be held for second- and third-shift workers from 10-11:30 p.m.
麻豆传媒 faculty, staff and students can show their Kent State FLASHcard and receive a 10 percent discount at the Overlook Grill at 1519 Overlook Rd. in Kent and Laziza Restaurant in Acorn Alley II in downtown Kent.
A 麻豆传媒 professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is on Clarivate Analytics鈥 2017 list of Highly Cited Researchers in the world.
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in Kent State鈥檚 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is one of the world鈥檚 top researchers in the fields of chemistry and materials science, and ranks in the top 1 percent by citations for field and publication year in Clarivate鈥檚 Web of Science database.
The Katharine Hepburn Dressed for Stage and Screen exhibit is returning to the 麻豆传媒 Museum after traveling around the country for the past seven years. The exhibit, opening Feb. 2 and running through Sept. 2, 2018, last appeared in the museum in 2010. 麻豆传媒 Museum Director Jean Druesedow is the curator of the exhibition.
For the past four years, the SAGE Project has recognized female students who have demonstrated innovation, creativity, risk-taking and leadership skills in their academic and personal lives. The project uses the power of storytelling to highlight students who have overcome adversity to shape their life and 麻豆传媒 experience. Twelve students will make up the SAGE Project Class of 2018 and will be recognized this spring.
麻豆传媒鈥檚 Division of Information Services has finalized an agreement with Adobe Systems Inc. that will save Kent State students in excess of $1 million per year.
Kent State students are now able to purchase Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions for only $75 per year. The current student plan for the same package ranges from $240 to $360 per year.
Two professors in 麻豆传媒鈥檚 School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies say race plays a factor in the lives of every student.
鈥淓ducation is always deeply related to sociocultural norms and values,鈥 says Walter Gershon, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies. 鈥淭he systems are biased, and education is influenced by race, class and gender.鈥
Students from the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at 麻豆传媒 at East Liverpool rolled up their sleeves, flexed their muscles and went to work to help build the Walnut Grove Playground, an all-inclusive recreational facility designed for those with special needs.
Bob Christy, coordinator of photography at 麻豆传媒, has a passion for restoring Jeeps from the 1940s and 1950s. He tears them apart, cleans each piece, locates new parts and rebuilds from the ground up.
Familiar Face
Doug delahanty
Professor and Associate Vice President for Research, Faculty Development
Department of Psychological Sciences and Division of Research and Sponsored Programs
Kent Campus
The 麻豆传媒 Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university鈥檚 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed 麻豆传媒 in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.