College of Arts and Sciences
Digging Up Y2K
By the third excavation attempt, everyone involved had started to wonder if the missing time capsule had become more myth than history. There had already been two attempted digs behind the Walls Elementary School sign. Shovels hit rocks. Soil was moved carefully by hand. Old memories were teste…
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Twins Finish Their Freshman Year at Kent State as Seniors
Just one more year at Kent State University and 19-year-old twin brothers Ray and Will Maynard of Green, Ohio, expect to be graduating and, hopefully, off to medical school.
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College Honors Outstanding Student Leaders, Faculty and Advisor at Annual Awards Ceremony
The Kent State Student Center was filled with celebration and pride as the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University recognized its top student leaders, along with one distinguished faculty member and advisor, at the annual Dean’s Undergraduate Student Leadership Awards on April 27.Held …
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Code, Curiosity, and a Career Built on Both
Joshua Behler didn't plan to become a computer scientist. Growing up in Northeast Ohio and finishing high school in Pennsylvania, he had been applying to chemical engineering programs when a single programming class changed his direction. He switched fields at the last minute, chose Kent State for i…
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Philosophy opens doors for Kent State senior weighing futures in law and medicine
Critical thinking, careful reading and ethical reasoning are not confined to just one career path.For Kent State senior Maggie McNamara, those skills, developed through her time studying philosophy, have opened doors to future career opportunities.Now a graduating senior in the College of Arts and S…
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Kent State Scientists Partner with Boardman Schools to Turn Former Elementary Site into Living Classroom
When Forest Lawn Stormwater Park opened on the site of Boardman Ohio's Market Street Elementary School, it became something rare: a community wetland with deep roots. For the students whose parents once attended that school, the land carried memory. For Kent State University researchers, it held dat…
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From Bangladesh to Silicon Valley
Tamim Islam, Ph.D. grew up in Bangladesh with a curiosity for technology and a love of problem-solving. When it came time to pursue his doctorate degree in computer science, he had a specific goal: he wanted to work on video conferencing — and he found exactly the right person to work with at Kent S…
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Kent State ESL students present home cultures at 'Culture Share Day'
International students from Kent State University’s English as a Second Language (ESL) Center presented aspects of their home countries Monday during “Culture Share Day,” an event designed to build community, practice English and introduce students to one another’s cultures.The event featured short …
College of Arts & Sciences
A Second Chance, A New Purpose
Sampson Addae spent a decade building and managing telecommunications infrastructure for millions of people across Ghana. He was good at his job, his managing director didn't want him to leave -- but after ten years, something was missing. He wanted to do work that felt more personal, more urgent. H…
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From the Classroom to Los Alamos
When Kendric Hood started his Ph.D. at Kent State, he was already one of the Computer Science Department's own -- he had earned both his undergraduate and master's degrees there. Now a third-year doctoral student, adjunct instructor, and researcher with a job offer in hand from one of the country's …
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