The summer Destination Kent State University Advising and Registration program is a one-and-a-half-day experience that includes an overnight stay in a residence hall. Students are encouraged to invite family members and guests to participate in the program. The students explore important topics, including the differences between high school and college, navigating the university and properly preparing to be a college student. Family members and guests learn about essential tools for a positive college experience, such as financial aid, academic success tips and support skills for being the pa...
The free app is now available in iTunes; Android version to follow Educators, scientists and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Kent State University and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. The app, called ParkApps, features a number of different resources aimed at educating park visitors as they run, hike and bike through the parks. The project was funded by the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning initiative. The goals of the project are to test the feasibility ...
A group of researchers in Kent State University's College of Arts and Sciences have published a breakthrough article on new properties of liquid crystals in the May 27 issue of Physical Review Letters. The article, which describes some recent surprising results involving nematic liquid crystals induced by a high magnetic field, is currently featured on the American Physical Society website as an “Editors’ Suggestion.” “This basic scientific discovery does not have immediate applications, but may eventually lead to advances in refrigeration efficiency and computer memory storage using lat...
Dr. Peter Byrne, Kent State University at Trumbull Assistant Professor of English, wrote the script for “Heavy Lies the Head,” which was recently performed in Washington D.C. for Shakespeare Theatre Company’s annual “Will on the Hill” benefit. Each year, volunteers from the government (mostly members of Congress, both the House and the Senate) as well as from local and national media, lobbyists and corporate sponsors perform an original one-performance play based on Shakespeare and infused with comedic references to contemporary politics. This year’s performance raised over $500,000 for art...
Leadership Excellence Award Conferred to richard j. Frenchie Kent State University’s Geauga Campus and Regional Academic Center proudly celebrate Richard J. Frenchie for achieving Life Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. The American College of Healthcare Executives is a professional organization dedicated to the highest standards for executive performance and the betterment of patient care through efficient management of hospitals and related healthcare organization and services. Being a Life Fellow is reserved for a select group of leadi...