When Gretchen Lasso, senior journalism and digital media production major, interned at WEWS News 5 in Cleveland during summer 2018, she didn’t just gain relevant experience — she received professional-level awards and recognition for her hard work. Lasso earned two Regional Emmys for her stories on stem cells becoming the future of medicine and a six-month investigation of the Euclid Police Department. This award (which Lasso earned for the Lower Great Lakes region) recognizes excellence in media production and television broadcasting. Also, a story about how state regulators allowed Ohi...
The College of Communication and Information at Kent State University is pleased to announce the return of the 2020 David and Janet Dix Lecture in Media Ethics funded through the generosity of David and Janet Dix. Launched in 2019 with an endowment gift of $100,000 to the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), this annual spring lecture features nationally recognized figures discussing critical issues in media ethics, furthering enhancing the school’s national reputation as a leader in the field. For its second event, the Lecture Series is proud to host National Public R...
Kent State University’s first major construction project to create a new signature gateway to the Kent Campus will begin in the summer of 2020. At its Dec. 4 meeting, the Kent State Board of Trustees approved the construction of the university’s first parking deck. The project is outlined in Phase One of the 10-year facilities master plan to transform the Kent Campus to better serve the needs of students and the entire Kent State community. The new Main Street parking deck will be located off of Midway Drive between Williamson House, Nixson Hall and the Center for the Perfor...
Ohio, like many states, suffers from a teacher shortage, especially in early childhood education and special education. The Buckeye State also is in need of more school psychologists, analysts say. It’s fortunate, then, that the United States Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs just awarded a million-dollar grant to two Kent State University researchers to train teachers and school psychologists in those fields. Dr. Ching-I Chen and Dr. Kizzy Albritton, assistant professors in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences in Kent State’s Colle...
What could be better to reduce end-of-semester stress than petting a dog? How about petting multiple dogs and digitally dunking with LeBron through esports? This year’s Stress-Free Zone, which is from 3-5 p.m. on Dec. 9 and 10, will be hosted on the first floor of University Library. Cynthia Williams, director of marketing, communications and public relations for Kent State University Libraries, said that therapy dogs will be at the Stress-Free Zone this year as well as a plethora of snacks and a collaboration with Kent State Esports. Maria Hawkins, Kent State Esports coordinator, sa...
On October 18, 2019, the College of Education, Health and Human Services inducted it's tenth class of recipients into its prestigious Hall of Fame. Hosted at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center, the event celebrated the achievements of EHHS alumni with their families, friends, and former KSU faculty members. This year's recipients included: Centennial Alumni Award Dr. Mark Levine, M.Ed. ‘73 Distinguished Alumni Award Michael E. Rogers, Ph.D. ‘96 Recent Alumni Award Chris Vogliano, MS ‘12 Diversity Alumni Award Tammy James, Ph.D. ‘94 International Alumni Awa...
Throughout the fall semester, students from the Business Consulting and Practicum course developed marketing strategies to increase awareness for Junior Achievement of Mahoning Valley and Someplace Safe.
Students employed researching and marketing skills to strengthen brands and social media presence. Detailed reports included step-by-step guides and video tutorials for using social media accounts.
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Windy Cole, KSUCPM Wound Research Dept, authored an online journal article, "A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial of a Hypothermically Stored Amniotic Membrane for use in Diabetic Foot Ulcers," in the Journal of Comparative Effectiveness Research, Laura Dormer, (2019). ...
*For media planning purposes, Kent State University is providing this monthly email that outlines all planned events for the upcoming month related to the 50th commemoration of May 4. For the latest updates on events, visit www.kent.edu/may4kentstate50/event-schedule. May 4: Looking Through the Looking Glass – Opening Reception (Dec. 3, 4 p.m., University Library, Room 312) Highly Visual: The opening reception of May 4: Through the Looking Glass, an immersive and interactive exhibition that seeks to open up new spaces for thinking and feeling the profound legacies of May 4, 1970, will take ...