Kent State University will host over 1,600 family members and their students to celebrate Parents and Families Appreciation Weekend. This Friday, Sept. 29, and Saturday, Sept. 30, families from more than 23 states and Ohio will enjoy various campus events and activities. “In my time overseeing this event, this is the highest number of registrants we’ve had,” said Shana Lee, M.Ed., assistant dean of students and director for parents and families engagement. “Last year, we had close to 1,100.” In her role, Lee is responsible for ensuring parents and families are connected to th...
The Web Programming minor provides students with a foundation in web development. The minor is for students in any field — from the natural sciences to social sciences and humanities — allowing them to work with substantial computing and Internet-oriented cyber systems. The Web Programming minor allows students to acquire skills and theoretical foundations needed to create web-related quality software and gain experience with full-stack development.
The Game Programming minor prepares students for a career in interactive game entertainment. Students explore a variety of game programming components, including the theoretical concepts (2D/3D graphics, game engines, artificial intelligence, physics and user interface) and practical programming skills using computer programming languages (C, C++ and C#).
The Cybersecurity Foundations minor provides a foundation in computer science and cybersecurity for students in any field — from the natural sciences to social sciences, technology and business — allowing students to work with substantial computing and data-oriented cyber systems. The minor enables students to competitively manage the computing and cybersecurity aspects of their professions and prepares them to meet the cybersecurity needs of industry and government.
The Computers and Geosciences minor provides a foundation in computer science and computational data processing for students in any field of Geosciences, allowing students to work with substantial computing and data science oriented cyber systems. The minor enables students to competitively manage the computing and cyber aspects of their professions. Students in Computers and Geosciences minor will use Python programming language to import, clean, analyze, visualize and learn data from their real-world applications.
The Bioinformatics minor provides a foundation in computer science and computational data processing for students in any field of biological sciences, allowing students to work with substantial computing and data science-oriented cyber systems. The minor enables students to competitively manage the computing and cyber aspects of their professions. Students in the Bioinformatics minor will use Python programming language to import, clean, analyze, visualize and learn data from their real-world applications.
The Computer Science minor provides a foundation in computer science, which may be invaluable to students in any field, from the natural and social sciences to humanities and business, allowing them to work with substantial computing and cyber systems. The minor has been designed so that students from any discipline can complement their major, ensuring they will be able to competitively manage the computing and cyber aspects of their professions.
EHHS grad Don Decker, BS ’94, Weston, Fla., is the recipient of the 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the Florida Recreation and Park Association. The award recognizes “professional attainments, ethical practices and countless contributions to the parks and recreation field and devotion to his associates. --Photo courtesy Florida Recreation and Park Association ...
EHHS has received the CAEP (Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation) 2023 Frank Murray Leadership Recognition for Continuous Improvement. The Frank Murray Leadership Recognition is awarded to providers demonstrating evidence and data trends to achieve CAEP accreditation with no stipulations or areas for improvement. Recipients are selected from providers granted accreditation by CAEP at the initial level in the previous year. Providers selected for this recognition advance equity and excellence in educator preparation through purposeful use of self-study procedures and evid...
