KENT, Ohio – Kent State Professor of Accounting Wendy Tietz, CPA, CMA, Ph.D., recently published a book, “Teaching with Microsoft Teams: Student Engagement Strategies” to help educators better engage with students when teaching online. Long before COVID-19 caused some educators to pivot to an online teaching format, Tietz was already providing her students the option to attend class online. “Students could choose to attend my class in person, live online using streaming software, or viewing the recording of class,” Tietz said. Not many other instructors were offering their clas...
KENT, Ohio – Kelly Knapp-Blay, lecturer in the Kent State Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship, has been selected as this year’s Kent State University – Mid-American Conference Outstanding Faculty for Student Success Award winner. This marks the fourth year that the award has been given to recognize the outstanding efforts of MAC faculty to support and develop students both inside and outside of the classroom. This student-focused award is distinguishable from academic or research-based awards as it celebrates the commitment of the MAC to a holistic student experience...
Alena Miskinis, a senior and triple major in the Kent State University Honors College, has passionately seized every opportunity she can to pursue her combined interests in the arts and science. With a diverse array of classes intensified by Honors courses, as well as projects, internships, and events to attend, Alena has changed what it means to be a busy college student. The task of completing three majors is no small feat, but Alena refuses to sacrifice any of her passions while in pursuit of her goals. With majors in English, piano performance, and psychology, Alena pushes herself to ...
Follow along with Alex, a digital media production major, as she goes about her day-to-day life studying in Florence, Italy. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Kent State College of Communication and Information (CCI) (@ccikentstate) ...
“We don’t settle.” Spend five minutes with Eboni Pringle, Ph.D., and you'll quickly be convinced of her unwavering drive for student success. There is no obstacle she won't conquer, no red tape she won't destroy and no barrier she won't bust if it stands in the way of a student reaching their educational goals. Such is the calling of Kent State University's senior associate vice president for student access and dean of University College. Later this year, Pringle will celebrate 25 years with Kent State, and her advocacy for students was recently recognized national...
The Kent State University Board of Trustees has approved awarding Roe Green, MA ’80, a Doctor of Humane Letters, an honorary degree recognizing her contributions to the university and her advocacy for the arts not only in Northeast Ohio, but also across the nation and around the world. Green will receive her honorary degree at a Kent State Commencement ceremony on Friday, May 12. “I am truly overwhelmed by this honor,” Green said. “It’s always rewarding to receive recognition from the organizations you’ve worked so hard to support over the years, but this honorary degree i...
Meet Dr. Diana Gonçalves-Schmidt, the Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry’s newest faculty member! She brings a multidisciplinary taste of Chemistry to the department. Her career as a chemist began where she was born and raised in Portugal and has taken her to many parts of the globe. Can you tell me about your academic journey, starting from the very beginning? "I was very fortunate that my high school was being sponsored by the chemical industry, DOW […] so, they were giving chemistry awards and also investing in the local community. Chemistry was very strong in my high scho...