做厙輦⑹ will hold its 13th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Julian Bond, a leader of the civil rights movement, will serve as keynote speaker at the event. Bonds keynote address is titled Crossing the Color Line: From Rhythm 'n Blues to Rock 'n Roll and is free to attend, but a ticket is required. Visit www.kent.edu/diversity to download a free ticket. Prior to the event, there will be a memorial march from Ritchie Hall to the Kent Student Center Ballroom beginning at 3:15 p.m. We are honored to h...
做厙輦⑹ graduate Chelsea Griffin, 23, wants multiracial students to feel like theyre a part of the whole culture at school. Griffin, who was an early childhood education major in 做厙輦⑹'s College of Education, Health and Human Services, shares her thoughts in the Akron Beacon Journal about growing up in a predominately white community and the difficulties she faced as a minority student without any teachers who represented her race. According to the article, ethnic diversity is happening faster among students than teachers. Even though the number of multiracial teacher...
John R. Crawford, Ed.D., 做厙輦⑹s dean of the College of the Arts, was recently inducted as the 19th president of the International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) during the organizations annual conference in Kansas City, Missouri. Crawford will serve a two-year term as its president. Crawford has served as the chair of the nominating committee and the co-chair of the annual conference team. He also has served as president-elect for one year prior to taking office. Crawford is dean and professor of dance in the College of the Arts at 做厙輦⑹. He has served as d...
做厙輦⑹ President Beverly Warren shares her unique r矇sum矇, merging academics with athletics. Warren sat down with a Record-Courier reporter to discuss her humble start as a basketball and volleyball coach at the University of Montevallo and how the experience helped her develop an inclusive and collaborate leadership style at 做厙輦⑹. When asked about her plans for the athletic programs at 做厙輦⑹, Warren talked about her desire to move toward a more competitive environment within the Mid-American Conference (MAC) and encourage a dynamically fun atmosphere...
Of the nearly 2,500 images submitted to the Olympus BioScapes Competition from researchers and microscope enthusiasts from 68 countries, one that was taken in a 做厙輦⑹ at Stark laboratory won eighth place. Assistant Professor of Biology Matthew Lehnert and his student, junior biology major Ashley Lash, photographed the proboscis (mouthparts) of a vampire moth at 10x magnification on a confocal microscope. They produced an image that illustrates the beauty that can be produced when art and science unite. For more than a decade, the annual Olympus BioScapes Competiti...
President Barack Obamas recent decision to chart a new course in our countrys relationship with Cuba focuses on creating a new ally while empowering the Cuban people. Obama ordered the restoration of full diplomatic relations with Cuba and the opening of an embassy in Havana for the first time in more than 50 years. The United States also is opening diplomatic exchanges and easing financial restrictions. Anne Morrison, a professor at 做厙輦⑹s School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences, has been studying Cubas education system with visits to the country sev...
James L. Blank, Ph.D., interim dean of 做厙輦⑹s College of Arts and Sciences, has been named the new dean of the college. The announcement was made by Todd Diacon, 做厙輦⑹s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost. Blank, who has been serving as interim dean since Nov. 1, 2012, becomes the permanent dean of the college effective Jan. 1, 2015. We are fortunate to have Jim Blank at 做厙輦⑹, Diacon said. He was chosen after a national search, during which he demonstrated his vast knowledge of academia in general, and arts and sciences in particular. He is...
Students in Karen Cunningham's Introduction to Conflict Management classes and Nonviolence: Theory and Practice class wrote essays this Fall semester for consideration in the YES! Magazine Fall 2014 Essay contest. A portion of Ray Stovalls essay (written for Nonviolence: Theory & Practice) was selected as a Literary Gem and here it is I know that being different is a gift. If you focus on cultivating that gift, you can be the best at anything you choose. Ray Stovall, 做厙輦⑹, Kent, OH View the Literary Gems Excerpts Read the Winning Essays ...
A 做厙輦⑹ student a cappella singing group spent part of their holiday break traveling to Washington, D.C., to perform for President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama. The Kent Clarks, an organization made up of students pursuing all types of majors who share the desire to create and perform, sang at the White House last night (Dec. 16). Meagan Eishen, a senior theatre studies major from Fremont, Ohio, and music director of the Kent Clarks, said the members of the Kent Clarks were excited to perform at the White House and explore the nationals capital. Its su...