University is one of three in the nation offering program 青年涩导航鈥檚 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: 青年涩导航 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鈥檚 contracted, onsite custom training programs. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: December 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Training specialist, Things Remembered, Nor...
青年涩导航 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, 青年涩导航 earned a coveted spot on the first-tier list in the Best National Universities category. 青年涩导航 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 青年涩导航 is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: 青年涩导航 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. 鈥淎 lot of symptoms of ASD are great assets in certain caree...
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The 青年涩导航 Aeronautics Fair is a free-entrance festival held at the Andrew W. Paton Field at the 青年涩导航 Airport. The 2016 fair took place on Sept. 10. ...
Students and faculty of 青年涩导航 at Trumbull鈥檚 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. 鈥淲e are truly appreciative of Trumbull Memorial Hospital鈥檚 generous support,鈥 says Kathy Dwinnells, 青年涩导航 Trumbull nursing program coordinator. 鈥淭hese newer beds more closely resemble what future nurses will encounter in today鈥檚 hospitals.鈥 John Walsh, Trumbull Memorial Hospital鈥檚 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 青年涩导航 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 青年涩导航 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.