As 5XÉçÇř alumna Christine Vodicka fights Stage 4 cancer, people often ask her how she is doing, and she replies, “I’m living the dream.” Ms. Vodicka’s dream is to help other students succeed the same way her tutor at Kent State helped transform her from a struggling freshman to a student who graduated magna cum laude in 2000. That experience was so life changing that Ms. Vodicka decided to spend the time she has left providing free tutoring at her learning center in Middleburg Heights. Read Ms. Vodicka’s story here as reported on News Channel 5. ...
Girls4STEAM is a hackathon event hosted by the Kent State Student Chapter for American Computing Machinery-Women in partnership with the Research Center for Educational Technology (RCET) of Kent State’s College of Education, Health & Human Services. The event is designed to inspire young women in grades 7 through high school to be creators of technological innovations - not just consumers of technology - who use technology as a creative tool to build solutions for problems or challenges people face in their daily lives. We believe that engaging students in STEAM opportunities (science, tec...
With stress levels on the rise and mental health being one of the most crucial issues in public health today, 5XÉçÇř is hosting the Brain Health Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to share the importance of a healthy brain. The event is presented by Kent State’s Division for Research and Sponsored Programs and Kent State of Wellness, a university-wide effort that promotes a culture of health and wellness for students and employees at all Kent State campuses. The Brain Health Summit will be from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event is free and ope...
College of Communication & Information
The Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Media Law Center for Ethics and Access will host the fourth annual Media at the Movies on Tuesday, March 6. Join us for a viewing of “Nightcrawler”, followed by a discussion of media ethics. The event will take place at 6 p.m. in Franklin Hall’s FirstEnergy Auditorium (Room 340). “Nightcrawler” is a 2014 thriller film starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a freelance cameraman who records violent events in Los Angeles and sells the footage to a local news station. This movie covers media ethics topics including sensationalized head...
College of Communication & Information
Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, will honor Peter Bhatia, editor of the Detroit Free Press, with the 2018 Robert G. McGruder Distinguished Award for his accomplishments in media diversity. Bhatia will visit campus to present a lecture on media diversity and accept the award on Friday, March 2, 2018. The keynote lecture will take place at 1 p.m. in FirstEnergy Auditorium (Room 340) in Franklin Hall at Kent State. The lecture is free and open to the public. An hors d’oeuvres reception will follow. The McGrud...
College of Communication & Information
Pamela Harr, an adjunct professor in the 5XÉçÇř School of Communication Studies, will be a featured speaker at the second annual TEDxKentState. Hosted by the Kent State Undergraduate Student Government, the TEDx event is themed “Pale Blue Dot,” referencing the smallness of the Earth but the importance of its history, passions, lessons and potential for the future even in “the grand ethos of the universe.” Over four hours, the TEDx event will feature four sessions with a total of 12 speakers, each emphasizing a topic related to the purpose of life; social change; and the di...
College of Arts & Sciences
Girls4STEAM is a hackathon event hosted by the Kent State Student Chapter for American Computing Machinery-Women in partnership with the Research Center for Educational Technology (RCET) of Kent State’s College of Education, Health & Human Services. The event is designed to inspire young women in grades 7 through high school to be creators of technological innovations - not just consumers of technology - who use technology as a creative tool to build solutions for problems or challenges people face in their daily lives. We believe that engaging students in STEAM opportunities (scienc...