More than 100 participants, including local high school students, students of all majors from Kent State and Akron and community members, gathered at the University of Akron on October 11 for the Ohio Debate Commission’s Day Of Public Discourse. The “Day of Public Discourse Program for Faculty and Students: Debates as a Pathway to Civic Participation and Public-Spirited Professions” brought together audience members in journalism, communication and political science fields to discuss the importance of debates and help students embrace their civic duty as the newest generation of voters. The ...

Conference Presentation Supplemental Information Poster presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, November 2022, Boston, MA, USA Additional details appear on this page Use of qualitative research conventions to improve the accuracy of machine learning for detecting substance-use associated content in Twitter Abstract  Researchers have embraced the potential for social media microblogs, including Twitter, to provide real time glimpses into patterns in behaviors of concern including substance use and have explored effective use of natural langu...

The Kent State men's basketball team did not disappoint in tonight's season opener against Northern Kentucky. The Golden Flashes took down the Norse 79-57 in Truist Arena.  The Golden Flashes are now 2-0 in program history against the Norse. Flashes senior Miyrine Thomas proved to be an enormous contribution in his first game with Kent State. Thomas helped extend the first-half lead with his 8 points, going 4-4 in field goals. Despite foul troubles, Thomas and the Flashes continued to play strong and sturdy with a team total of 11 rebounds creating a 35-29 lead over the Norse...

Kent State University is celebrating its first-generation students this week with a series of events and programs to spotlight and encourage current students who will be the first in their families to earn a bachelor’s degree.  The purpose of the week is to increase campus awareness and engagement of students, alumni, staff and faculty who are first-generation, and to promote resources, programs and services that support first-generation student success.  The university will celebrate students, staff, faculty and advocates for their accomplishments and support of first-generation s...

Linda Hoeptner-Poling, Ph.D., associate professor of art education at Kent State University, received the 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award on October 21, 2022. Linda Hoeptner-Poling, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Art Education at Kent State University, is past-president of the NAEA Women’s Caucus, Distinguished Fellow of the Ohio Art Education Association, a HERS Institute Alumni (class of 2018), a Brain Health Research Institute member at Kent State University, the 2018 Ohio Art Education Association Ohio Art Teacher of the Year Awardee, and the 2021 National Art Education Association Wom...

The quarterly publication of Ohio Music Education Association (OMEA), TRIAD, featured writings by Kent State University’s School of Music faculty member, Dr. Rachael Fleischaker, and a doctoral student, Lisa Heinrich. Dr. Rachael Fleischaker is an adjunct professor of Music Education at Kent State University’s School of Music. She earned her B.M.E. from the College of Wooster, as well as her M.Ed. and Ph.D. from Kent State University. Over her teaching career, she has taught undergraduate courses at institutions including Baldwin Wallace University, the College of Wooster, and The Ohio Stat...

  School of Art Assistant Professor of Print Media and Photography, J. Leigh Garcia, received the 2023 SGCI Emerging Printmaker Award on September 25, 2022. The SGCI Emerging Printmaker Award is given to early-career artists who exhibit outstanding potential in their field of printmaking and excellence in their own creative work. Nominations must be SGCI members and must be accepted by the SGCI Awards Committee. The SGCI Awards Committee selects three finalists with a final vote from the SGCI membership. The recipient is invited to attend the annual conference and is presented w...

Exhibit focuses on former faculty, notable alums, and a juried selection of alumni from the 70-year history of the ceramics program at Kent State University KENT, Ohio – The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University are pleased to announce a new exhibit, Now and Then: Seven Decades of Kent State Ceramics, featuring work from current and former faculty, notable alums, and a juried selection of works from an alum call for entries juried by noted artists Matt Wedel and April D. Felipe. Artists includein the exhibition: Miska Petersham, John Gill, Kirk ...