Free Electronics Recycling. The E-Cycle Drive at Kent State University is open to students, faculty, staff and the community of Kent. 2022 E-Cycle Drive is March 2, 9, 16 and 23 from 7:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. in the Kent State University R-17 Parking lot behind the Cutler Building on 414 E. Main Street.
Kent State alumna, Brianna Gordon, ‘20, developed two interests independently in high school: video production and sports. Now, she spends her days combining those two, working on videos for the Pro Football Hall of Fame (PFHOF) in Canton, Ohio. Gordon is making a name for herself after graduating with a degree in digital media production and a concentration in television from the School of Media and Journalism in the College of Communication and Information. After graduating from Kent State, she started to work as a programming assistant for the PFHOF’s Centennial Plaza, an amphitheater...
Congratulations to Political Science Professor Mark K. Cassell, Ph.D., who recently published an article and was interviewed by Mitteilungen, a publication focused on Germany’s banking system. The article discusses the central role of the publicly-held savings banks during economic and social crises including the refugee crisis in 2015 and the current Covid pandemic among other topics. Cassell teaches public policy and administration courses, European politics, comparative public policy, and urban politics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State. He also directs our Washington Progr...
February 2022 Drupalite Digest Welcome to your February Drupal Newsletter - we've got a few updates for you: Ready, Set, Edit? Login Screen Will Look Different Drupalites, please know that your Drupal login screen will look different and require adjusted login credentials, effective Feb. 27. This modification enhances security and will affect logging in to Drupal and many other systems. The difference is minimal. You will be required to log in with your full email address (username@kent.edu) and your FlashLine password. The Need for Speed Many of our webmasters reported dela...
Society’s norm for men is stereotyped as leaders, providers, and guardians. Society also posits that men cannot speak about their emotions and have to portray a strong persona to be considered masculine and to succeed in these roles. This results in an environment of “toxic masculinity,” which encourages negative self image, negative outward behavior and struggles with mental health among men who feel they have to be strong at all times. An initiative on campus is trying to change that perception. Individuals have a space to talk about this issue while embracing their masculinity t...
The School of Fashion Study Away program will hold orientation on Friday, March 4, 2022 for students planning to study away in the summer and/or fall of 2022. All orientation sessions will take place in Rockwell Hall Room 116 and on Zoom. Students and parents are invited to attend. Attendance is mandatory for students who submitted a commitment contract for all summer programs, and Paris & NYC Fall programs. A Zoom link will be emailed on March 3. Schedule 9:00 – 9:40am: Florence Summer '22 9:50 - 10:30am: Paris Fall & Summer '22 10:40 – 11:20am: Lo...
Kent State and the College of Education, Health and Human Services Welcome 18 International Fulbright Educators In February, EHHS and the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education welcomed 18 international Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement (TEA) in Media Literacy program participants to the Kent campus. The Fulbright educators represent the countries of Bulgaria, Estonia, Romania, Hungary, Turkey, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, Ukraine, North Macedonia, and Serbia. The participants are K12 educators in their home countries. ...
Kent State University's School of Theatre and Dance continues its 2021-2022 season with the production of Disney’s Freaky Friday, running Feb. 25, through March 6, in E. Turner Stump Theatre. With a book by Bridget Carpenter, music by Tom Kitt, and lyrics by Brian Yorkey, the musical is based on the novel Freaky Friday by Mary Rodgers and the Disney films. Directed by Eric van Baars, choreographed by assistant professor Jennifer Black, and music directed by associate professor Jonathan Swoboda, Freaky Friday explores what...
