Dr. David Dees, dean of Kent State University at East Liverpool, announced those students named to the Fall 2020 President’s or Dean’s lists. To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 or more credit hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the East Liverpool Campus. The students and their hometowns are: President’s List East Liverpool: Katerina Wright ...
The gap between the number of trained cybersecurity professionals and the number of available positions has increased in the past few years. To help bridge the gap, Kent State University’s College of Applied and Technical Studies will be offering an associate degree in cybersecurity starting fall 2021. Adding the Associate Degree to the Bachelor of Science in Information Technology with a concentration in Cybersecurity and Forensics allows students to select the academic path that best meets their needs and career goals. The Board of Trustees approved a cybersecurity major within the Associ...
Ryan Claassen, Ph.D., professor of political science at Kent State University, conducted research during the fall semester finding that American voters think politicians view situations differently depending on party affiliation. Claassen’s research was recently featured in an article from the Record-Courier. For instance, as mentioned in the article during a football game, fans of the home team watch the referees decide a penalty against their team. The fans of the home team will protest the call, while fans of the opposing team will believe the call is fair. This is an example of moti...
Taléa Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., Kent State University’s Dean of Students, has been appointed to serve as a member of NASPA’S (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) AVP Steering Committee. Already part of what NASPA refers to as the AVP Community (e.g. assistant/associate vice president or dean of students), she did not hesitate to apply after NASPA sent out a call for applications. “I was immediately interested and applied right away,” she said. “I had participated in many of the events and professional opportunities offered through the steering committee [and] I have f...
Kent State University at Salem has made its next steps in the university’s Energy Master Plan by installing sustainable, cost effective solar panels. A recent story by Salem News detailed the project’s importance and the progress made so far by the Salem and East Liverpool campuses. In 2020, the Kent State University Board of Trustees approved a plan to install power-saving solar panels at six of Kent State’s regional campuses. When finished, the project will save the university $1.5 million over the 25-year-long contract, while producing up to 56 percent of the total electricity require...
U.S. News & World Report has named four Kent State University programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. Kent State is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA – Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. Kent State’s Online MBA with a concentration in business analytics program ranks No. 25 in the nation, and its online master’s in nursing program ranks in the top 100 in the country in the latest rankings released by U.S. News on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Kent State’s online master’s i...
College of the Arts
The School of Theatre and Dance CARE (Community, Anti-Racism, and Equity) Committee presents "Equity in the Arts: How To Move Beyond the Language of Inclusion," a panel discussion on the need for increased awareness in creating a more equitable environment in the arts, on Wednesday, February 10 at 5:30 p.m. via Zoom. Moderated by assistant professors Gregory King and Grace Keenan, the panel features presenters Laurel Lawson, Jerrilyn Lanier, and Richard Costes. The discussion will focus on how advocacy for and pursuit of equity requires us to move beyond using inclusive language and...
Congratulations are in order for Sooraj Radhakrishnan, Ph.D., a postdoctoral fellow in the Kent State University College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Physics who performs research in experimental nuclear physics. His data analysis of some rare particles called “charm quarks” that may have existed in the first microsecond of the Big Bang, the emerging point of our universe, was highlighted in a recent issue of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Science Bulletin. Since October 2019, Radhakrishnan has been serving as a research assistant, based at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab in Be...