University is one of three in the nation offering program Kent State University’s Middle Childhood Education program is the first in the state of Ohio to offer an undergraduate program authorized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization: the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Certificate in Teaching and Learning. The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program is a curriculum for students in grades 6-10, and focuses on the development of the whole child in the classroom and in the world outside. The International Baccalaureate is a recognized leader in the ...
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Familiar Face Eugene Shelton (better known as Gene) Professor School of Journalism and Mass Communication Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I teach the largest classes in the school, and I love it. I call it showtime! WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2003 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Warner Bros. Records, Burbank, California, and New York, New York LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Kent State faculty opened the door to the world for me. They are my greatest inspiration! ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Best job I h...
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New Face Alivia Lapcevich Training and Development Logistics Coordinator Center for Corporate and Professional Development Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Assist with the design, development and delivery of training programs and materials specific to services provided by the Center for Corporate and Professional Development. Primary function: The management of the logistics for the center’s contracted, onsite custom training programs. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: December 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Training specialist, Things Remembered, Nor...
Kent State University is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the new 2017 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report that was released Sept. 13, 2016, with inclusion on the Best National Universities list. In the ranking of both public and private universities nationwide, Kent State earned a coveted spot on the first-tier list in the Best National Universities category. Kent State is ranked 188 on the prestigious list and is one of only six public universities in the state to make the top-tier Best National Universities list. This disti...
Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability Kent State University is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: Kent State has a new student organization on campus that joins the few of its type in the nation. Autism Connections Kent has been created by students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and their allies with the focus that autism spectrum disorder is a diversity issue and not a disability. “A lot of symptoms of ASD are great assets in certain caree...
The Kent State University Aeronautics Fair is a free-entrance festival held at the Andrew W. Paton Field at the Kent State University Airport. The 2016 fair took place on Sept. 10. ...
Students and faculty of Kent State University at Trumbull’s nursing program began the school year with eight upgraded hospital beds thanks to Trumbull Memorial Hospital. The donation marks a significant improvement for the campus nursing lab. “We are truly appreciative of Trumbull Memorial Hospital’s generous support,” says Kathy Dwinnells, Kent State Trumbull nursing program coordinator. “These newer beds more closely resemble what future nurses will encounter in today’s hospitals.” John Walsh, Trumbull Memorial Hospital’s chief executive officer, says the donation was made possible thr...
Kent Campus boasts records in enrollment growth, retention and freshman class size, quality and diversity Kent State University continues to set records as it begins a new academic year. The university is marking the 10th consecutive year of enrollment growth on the Kent Campus with increasing diversity and academic success, while also welcoming another record-setting freshman class. The university released its official 15th day census data for the 2016 Fall Semester and reported 29,105 enrolled students at the Kent Campus, demonstrating 10 straight years of enrollment growth. The ...
Three Kent Researchers Land Grant to Develop City Planning Software
As the City of Kent continues its renaissance, and nearby cities like Akron and Youngstown continue to refine their plans to revitalize, an understanding of how people use a city and move through it could be vital to development plans.
A grant from the National Science Foundation could put some Kent State University researchers in a position to help such cities find and use that data.
The two-year $100,000 grant will contribute to the work of Associate Professor of Computer Science Dr. Ye Zhao, Assistant Professor of Geography, Dr. Xinyue Ye, Professor of Geography, Dr. Andrew Curtis, and their colleague, Computer Science Professor, Dr. Jing Yang of UNC-Charlotte.