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�������� at East Liverpool officially opened its new virtual reality classroom, providing students and staff with technology that will greatly enhance learning experiences across several areas of study. Virtual reality uses computer technology to create an “artificial environment” that allows the participants to feel as though they are in a real environment through body movement and by using the senses of sight and sound. The VR classroom on the East Liverpool Campus was created by converting a former classroom into the high-tech learning space, complete with new furniture and...

For the first time, �������� has been designated as a Voter Friendly Campus for 2019-20. The Voter Friendly Campus initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, acknowledged Kent State’s goals to break down barriers and empower students with the information and tools they need to participate in the political process. “This recognition allows us to continue to further spotlight the importance of voting and to connect more Kent State students in the political process so they can live live...

��������’s College of Podiatric Medicine's (KSUCPM) graduating class of 2019 joined their peers across the nation this March to eagerly await the news of where students would be heading to complete their postgraduate residency training. This year’s match results were released on March 15th, and KSUCPM is proud to announce that 100 percent of eligible, seeking students in the class of 2019 received a residency placement. Below is a list of placement locations around the country that will be lucky to host a KSUCPM alumni for their residency training. In general, states require a m...

��������’s inaugural director of the new School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Neil Cooper, Ph.D., said as the university builds toward the 50th commemoration of May 4, 1970, and the 50th anniversary of the school, he is looking forward to working with colleagues on the next phase of the school’s history. Before joining Kent State, Dr. Cooper was the head of Peace Studies and International Development at the University of Bradford in the U.K., and a professor of International Relations and Security Studies there.  “Today, we live in times that are just as challenging as th...

�������� at East Liverpool officially opened its new virtual reality classroom, providing students and staff with technology that will greatly enhance learning experiences across several areas of study. Virtual reality uses computer technology to create an “artificial environment” that allows the participants to feel as though they are in a real environment through body movement and by using the senses of sight and sound. The VR classroom on the East Liverpool Campus was created by converting a former classroom into the high-tech learning space, complete with new furniture an...

The Division of Information Technology recently expanded the university’s Microsoft agreement to include additional productivity and collaboration tools. Faculty and staff have access to Teams, Planner, OneDrive and other convenient collaborative tools integrated with Office 365. Teams can make your workplace collaboration much easier; it allows you to hold individual and group chat conversations, share Microsoft Office documents, utilize planning tools and establish video calls and meetings – all within a single online workspace. From Teams, you can access Planner, which gives you a vis...

For the first time, �������� has been designated as a Voter Friendly Campus for 2019-20. The Voter Friendly Campus initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, acknowledged Kent State’s goals to break down barriers and empower students with the information and tools they need to participate in the political process. “This recognition allows us to continue to further spotlight the importance of voting and to connect more Kent State students in the political process so they can live ...

The Professional Student Seminar will feature Dr. Bahman Taheri. The resurgence of guest-host liquid crystals. AMLCI, Samsung Auditorium, Room 101 at 1:00 pm   The Society for Information Display The International Scoiety for Optics and Photonics The Optical Society     ...

The Marion C. and William B. Risman Family scholarship in Jewish Studies is a scholarship granted to a student with a minimum GPA of 3.5 who is pursuing a minor in Jewish Studies. This considerable scholarship is renewable for up to two additional years. It may be applied to any of the costs associated with attending KSU. We are proud to announce that the first recipient of this new award is current sophomore Ariel Kogan. He is majoring in biotechnology and is a minor in Jewish Studies. He has just returned from the Jewish Studies Program’s study abroad course in Poland. He has also been ve...

��������’s Mock Trial Team recently competed in the Regional Mock Trial Association Competition held at the Franklin County Common Pleas Courthouse in Columbus. The two-day competition was Feb. 16 and 17. Each year, the American Mock Trial Association constructs a criminal or civil case that is used by all of the teams from the participating colleges and universities for competition. Team members play attorney or witness roles, and after considerable preparation, compete against other in mock trial regional competitions. “This program allowed me the opportunity to work with...