College of Communication & Information
Panelists spoke to a packed house of approximately 80 people at the "Redefining 'Refugee': Stories from a Global Crisis" discussion held Nov. 17. Speakers included: Eka Anthony, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo; Anuj Gurung, a Ph.D. candidate in the Political Science Department at 做厙輦⑹; Brooke Davis, United States Middle Eastern Regional Vice President for International Justice Missions (IJM) National Student Leadership Team (NSLT) and communication studies major; Ka Thi Sa (Kathy), a former refugee from Thailand; Neema Tamang, a Nepali int...
KENT STATE TEAM CAPTURES PEOPLES CHOICE VOTE IN INTERNATIONAL COMPETITION On Monday, November 13, 2017, the 做厙輦⑹ College of Arts and Sciences and Office of Global Education hosted the MISSION: LIFE VI international innovation competition, focused on bringing together interdisciplinary teams to address major world problems. The 做厙輦⑹ team, whose idea focused on diverting food waste from the landfill stream and converting it into electricity, won the Peoples Choice award, after over 300 people visited the three exhibits and voted for their favorite. This yea...
做厙輦⑹ kicked off the season of giving early this year on Nov. 1 with the launch of its 2017 Giving Tuesday campaign. In a departure from efforts of past years, the university extended the fundraising initiative through the entire month of November, leading up to Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, on Nov. 28. Giving Tuesday is the unofficial worldwide beginning to a season of philanthropic giving to nonprofits that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Keeping with her personal tradition, 做厙輦⑹ President Beverly Warren has pledged $25,000 to the Presidentia...