做厙輦⑹ congratulates its new graduates. The university held its Spring Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on May 8 and May 9 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). This spring, 做厙輦⑹ conferred 3,883 degrees, including 2,864 bachelors degrees, 874 masters degrees, 142 doctoral degrees and three educational specialist degrees at the Kent Campus. Across the universitys eight-campus system, 4,512 students graduated from 做厙輦⑹ this spring, including those receiving associate degrees. The 6 p.m. ceremony on May 8 was for those receiving ...
做厙輦⑹s College of Public Health was one of the partners recently honored by Ohio Attorney General Richard Cordray with the Ohio Distinguished Law Enforcement Group Achievement Award for 2010. 做厙輦⑹ was recognized for its role in the Akron Fugitive Safe Surrender program in 2009. The award was presented Sept. 15 during the Ohio Attorney Generals Law Enforcement Conference in Columbus, Ohio. The U. S. Marshals Service developed the program as a way for individuals with outstanding warrants to safely and peacefully surrender to authorities. Local law enforcement agen...
Lisa Hagers research focuses on the actions and reactions of Congress and the Supreme Court What is the best way to truly understand the inner workings of the U.S. Congress? Not through watching the news or reading a textbook. Washington, D.C., insiders will tell you that you need to actually be on the inside and get firsthand experience, with access to closed-door meetings. Lisa Hager, a political science doctoral student in the College of Arts and Sciences at 做厙輦⑹, and who is from Grundy Center, Iowa, was recently selected as an American Political Science Associat...
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For Natalia Rom獺n, being awarded a Womens Center Scholarship, is one of several honors earned as a student at 做厙輦⑹. Rom獺n is a student in the School of Communication Studies and was one of three students university-wide presented a scholarship during the Womens Center annual Mothers, Mentors and Muses reception held in March. Fellow students in Communication Studies may well recognize Rom獺n as a Student Ambassador for the College of Communication and Information and president of SALSA (Spanish and Latino Student Association). She is a native of Bayam籀n, Puerto Rico. ...
Alumni, fans and community invited to participate in exciting, hands-on activities 做厙輦⑹ Alumni Association is hosting Alumni Weekend on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16. Alumni and the community members are invited to attend these two days of exciting, hands-on activities. On May 15, take part in a game of golf or foot golf (a game combining elements of soccer and golf) at the 做厙輦⑹ Golf Course, enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the 做厙輦⑹ Airport, take part in campus and downtown Kent tours, or enjoy KSU on Tap a beer education event at the Williamson Alumni ...
做厙輦⑹ holds its 45th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 30-May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today. The May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus, will host a series of workshops, panel discussions, musical performances, a documentary screening, and a keynote presentation by Dick Gregory, an influential comedian, civil rights activist, and auth...
做厙輦⑹ professors Brian James Baer, Ph.D., and Theresa Minick of the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies have been awarded two federal government STARTALK grants, totaling $225,000, to support the Regents Foreign Language Academy, a summer language immersion program for Ohio high school students and K-12 teachers. The four-week student program, housed in 做厙輦⑹s Honors College, targets new learners of Chinese and Russian from high schools across the state of Ohio. For 10 days, the academy hosts a professional development program for K-12 teachers of...