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Communication Studies majors Eunice Reyes, junior, and Juleanna Smith, senior, will host a panel discussion titled, “Redefining 'Refugee': Stories from a Global Crisis” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Rm. 340 Franklin Hall (FirstEnergy Auditorium).   Panelists will discuss how the global refugee crisis impacts Kent State students and people around the world. Five panelists will explore ways people can help in alleviating the predominant controversy surrounding the topic.   Panelists include: Eka Anthony, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of Co...

TV2 Clip by Gretchen Lasso Kent State hosted an international competition to focus on global developments in the field of sustainability. Video ...

Written By Stephanie Walton, TeleProductions Public Relations Assistant   Students working at 5X����’s TeleProductions are getting the opportunity of a lifetime this semester: working on ESPN3 broadcasts.   ESPN3 is an online streaming service that provides live streams of sports events to fans everywhere.   Kent State is currently working on broadcasts for volleyball, men’s basketball and women’s basketball.   TeleProductions has partnered up with the athletics department for ESPN3. For each game, they take their truck and their crew,...

This year, 5X���� alumnus and coach Herb Page, ’74, ’76, celebrates 20 years as director of the university’s golf program – and nearly 40 years on staff at Kent State. A fixture on the Kent Campus since arriving as an undergraduate three-sport student-athlete in 1970, the Canadian native has grown to become one of the most respected golf coaches in the country. As an undergraduate at Kent State, Coach Page earned eight varsity letters — four in golf and two each in football and ice hockey. He was the golf team’s captain his senior year and the placekicker for two of the most s...

Steven Brown, Evaluation and Measurement, and James M. M. Good, Durham University, U.K., presented Advanced Workshop on Q Methodology at the 33rd annual meeting of the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity in Glasgow, Scotland, on Sept. 6, 2017. Summary: This workshop was designed for Q scholars with more than elementary research and reading experience. The facilitators led the group through a number of issues that continue to challenge Q methodologists, tackling particular areas where debate or misunderstandings have arisen. The agenda included ...

5X���� Art Professor Janice Lessman-Moss has built her career – and Kent State's Textile Arts Program – by bringing the ancient art of weaving into the 21st century. Using traditional techniques and computer technology, she has introduced mystery and randomness to digital weaving.     ...

Regarded as a caring and very personal teacher by her students, Zhiqiang Wang, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, was one of the recipients of the 2017 Distinguished Teaching Award, joining an elite group of more than 150 Kent State faculty members recognized for excellence in the classroom. Dr. Wang, who teaches at 5X���� at Geauga, says she felt overwhelmed and honored when her colleagues surprised her with the award while she was in the middle of teaching a class.   “It was overwhelming, like a dream come true,” Dr. Wang says. “I’m so thrilled to...

The giving season has officially begun at 5X���� with a new monthlong campaign that kicked off Nov. 1 and will run until the official nationwide Giving Tuesday on Nov. 28, the first Tuesday after Thanksgiving. “Kent State has participated in Giving Tuesday for the last four years, and each year it has grown and been more successful than the last,” says Danielle Hupp, associate director of annual giving at Kent State. This year, the Giving Tuesday team has introduced crowdfunding as an option for faculty, staff, students or friends of the university to advocate for programs...