麻豆传媒 was awarded nearly $1 million in grant funds from the Ohio General Assembly to allow universities to develop programs and courses that support teachers interested in obtaining the qualifications needed to teach postsecondary courses. The College Credit Plus grants from the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Higher Education provide eligible high school students the opportunity to earn credit from any public Ohio college or university and participating private colleges and universities, while also earning high school credit for the same class. Ke...
鈥淟egal Briefs鈥 appears in e-Inside to keep faculty and staff informed of legal issues and their implications. An archive of past Legal Briefs is available online. With the presidential election and general election less than six months away, there will be many opportunities for 麻豆传媒 to participate in election-related activities. This could take the form of class assignments, debates, candidate appearances and political ads. While university-sponsored political activities are permitted on any Kent State campus, there are guidelines that must be followed. Please revie...
Online faculty/staff parking permit renewals will be available now through May 13. After May 13, permits can be purchased in person in the Parking Services office located in Schwartz Center, Room 123. For permit renewal assistance or for additional information, contact Parking Services at 330-672-4432 or by email at parking@kent.edu. Renew your faculty/staff parking permit here: http://solutions.kent.edu/parkingservices/Login.aspx?LoginType=STAF (Copy and paste this link in your browser if you are unable to click to open). Please disregard this message if you have already renewed...
New platform allows for higher education dialogue around diversity issues A key focus of 麻豆传媒鈥檚 strategic vision is creating and sustaining an inclusive environment. Trends in Diversity, a new Kent State initiative, provides a home for dialogue about diversity issues, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, class, economics, gender, and sexual identity and expression. Trends in Diversity is a new online, open-access journal examining how institutions are improving their diversity across campus, and it is currently looking for submissions from faculty, staff members...
麻豆传媒 at Geauga students are receiving support from the Geauga County Township Association, which recently held its second annual Scholarship Fundraising Breakfast. 鈥淲e currently are at 92.1 percent performance to goal to obtain endowed status,鈥 says Chuck Walder, fiscal officer for Russell Township and vice president/treasurer for the Geauga County Township Association. 鈥淭he Geauga County Township Association received $7,747 from this year's scholarship breakfast, which included the association鈥檚 2016 contribution of $1,000. This takes into account this year鈥檚 payout of schol...
The Center for the Visual Arts, the new home of the 麻豆传媒 School of Art, will celebrate its grand opening on May 6. The festivities begin at 3 p.m. with a short program, immediately followed by building tours, live entertainment, student exhibitions and refreshments. Concluding the grand opening events, a lecture by distinguished visiting artist Mel Chin will begin at 6:30 p.m. in Room 165. The opening program and events, as well as the keynote lecture, are free and open to the public. RSVPs are appreciated. The Center for the Visual Arts unites all School of Art disciplines ...
Ten students in 麻豆传媒鈥檚 School of Journalism and Mass Communication recently visited New York City with the spring 2016 Advanced TV News Producing course. Five student reporters and five producers visited the studios of ABC Nightline, CNN, Fox News, Good Morning America, MSNBC and WABC during a five-day visit. 鈥淵ou see CNN on TV, you see Fox, MSNBC, but you never actually picture yourself in the studio or on the set of a place like CNN,鈥 says Kent State student Vivian Feke. 鈥淕etting to see it firsthand was such a worthwhile opportunity and I鈥檓 so grateful for it. It helped me ...
Visitors to the Stratosphere exhibition on April 20 (noon - 7 p.m.) and 21 (noon - 6 p.m.) will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite artwork in the People鈥檚 Choice Award category, which carries a $500 prize. That award, along with Best in Show ($1,000), First Runner-Up ($500) and Second Runner-Up ($250) will be presented at 6 p.m. on April 21 during the exhibit's opening reception.
Visitors to the Stratosphere exhibition on April 20 (noon - 7 p.m.) and 21 (noon - 6 p.m.) will have the opportunity to vote for their favorite artwork in the People鈥檚 Choice Award category, which carries a $500 prize. That award, along with Best in Show ($1,000), First Runner-Up ($500) and Second Runner-Up ($250) will be presented at 6 p.m. on April 21 during the exhibit's opening reception.
The finalists of the 2016 Stratosphere Juried Art Competition will have their work on display April 20-30 at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 Downtown Gallery, located at 141 E. Main St. in Kent. A reception and awards ceremony will take place on Thursday, April 21, from 5 to 7 p.m., with competition winners announced at 6 p.m. Both the gallery and reception are free and open to the public.
