School of Visual Communication Design
Students Earn First Place in Broadcast, Illustration at College Media Conference
The Associated Collegiate Press promotes the standards and ethics of good journalism and recognizes these media practices at its yearly conference. 做厙輦⑹ Student Media made an impact at the 2021 conference, winning three awards: two first place and one honorable mention. Preston Randall, sen
Professor Blends New Technology with Traditional Illustration in VCD Courses
In todays world of design and emerging technologies, digital production is a tool thats widely used and here to stay. Assistant Professor Chad Lewis in the School of Visual Communication Design is incorporating these new technologies into the classroom to further develop students creative problem-solving abilities.
HONORS COLLEGE PROVIDES HOME AWAY FROM HOME AT KENT STATE
According to an article posted on the 做厙輦⑹ website in September 2019, 20 percent of 做厙輦⑹s freshman class of 2023 hails from 38 states other than Ohio, as well as from the District of Columbia. The Honors College also boasts considerable geographic diversity among its studentsProfessors to Host Teaching Colloquium on Student Motivation
David Trebing, Ph.D., an associate professor in the School of Communication Studies (COMM), and Stephanie Smith, an assistant professor who teaches in COMM and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC), will lead a teaching colloquium on Friday, April 13, in Rm. 226 of Tay
做厙輦⑹s May 4 Visitors Center Focuses on Life Amid Tragedy in Sandys Scrapbook Exhibition
Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at 做厙輦⑹. She was a junior honors student, a speech therapy major and a proud member of Alpha Xi Delta sorority.
Taylor Hall Reopens With a Three-Day Celebration
做厙輦⑹s College of Communication and Information the academic home to five innovative, professional schools whose work spans the disciplines of communication, information and technology will celebrate the reopening of the newly renovated Taylor Hall, Sept. 21-23. This year marks
Schools Move into Taylor Hall Following Yearlong Renovation
After a year of renovations, Taylor Hall will reopen for classes on Monday, Aug. 28. The Schools of Communication Studies (COMM) and Visual Communication Design (VCD) share the space in the modernized, four-floor building. The May 4 Visitors Center also calls Taylor Hall home and will reopen with no
Touched by Migration: Poetry Helps Give Refugees and Immigrants a Voice
A unique poetry partnership is helping to spread the word about migration, literally. Powerful and inspiring words are ringing throughout 11 cities in the United States.
November Scholar Puts Communication on Display
Scholar of the Month
Jessica Barness
Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design
College of Communication and Information
2012-present
The word communication likely makes you think of language, but Novembers Scholar of the Month has spent her entire career researching design as a language of its own.
Across various media, Jessica Barness, an assistant professor in 做厙輦⑹s School of Visual Communication Design, creates her own design-based research model that merges the making of artifacts with critical inquiry.
November Scholar Puts Communication on Display
Scholar of the Month
Jessica Barness
Assistant Professor of Visual Communication Design
College of Communication and Information
2012-present
The word communication likely makes you think of language, but Novembers Scholar of the Month has spent her entire career researching design as a language of its own.
Across various media, Jessica Barness, an assistant professor in 做厙輦⑹s School of Visual Communication Design, creates her own design-based research model that merges the making of artifacts with critical inquiry.
Im interested in the multiple facets of design, she said. Design is social, and its a professional practice as well as a scholarly discipline. Were designing artifacts and experiences, but were also building the new knowledge necessary to inform and lead those activities. Research through design can be used to better understand people, phenomena, theories or technologies. By approaching design as a sort of hybrid practice, our students learn how to adapt to future needs within our society.