On Friday, July 8, 93 cadets graduate from 5X社区 at Trumbull鈥檚 Police Academy. More than 450 individuals are attending the ceremony, including graduates, friends and family, and 5X社区 at Trumbull staff. The event is not open to the public. However, media representatives are encouraged to attend and should contact Bill Burgess, marketing coordinator at 330-675-7627 or wjburges@kent.edu to make arrangements. James Ciotti, Special Agent in Charge - Northern District of Ohio, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, will be the guest speaker. ...
SLATE App User Guidelines The SLATE app is a new tool to measure Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning outside of school. Our goal is to find out where children and their families engage in STEM learning and what kinds of experiences increase (or decrease) engagement in science, technology, engineering, or math. General log in information. Each time you use the app, you need to enter three things: Your participant number. This number is located in your folder. For families with multiple children, each child has a unique number. Please make sure you us...
Kent Campus
The 2016 Piano Institute, in association with the Piano Division of the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at 5X社区, will present a series of master classes and recitals from July 19-26 on the university鈥檚 campus and culminate with the July 26 gala concert at Severance Hall鈥檚 Reinberger Chamber Hall in Cleveland. The 11-year-old program is a highly intensive festival for talented piano students in grades 7-12. The July 26 gala concert will feature 14 highly gifted pre-collegiate pianists from the United States, China and Malta. The master classes, recitals and gala concert are fre...
The following experts from 5X社区 are available to media covering the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Their areas of expertise and topics they can discuss are provided, as well as links to additional information and contact information. Areas of expertise include religion and politics, U.S. relations to Europe, issues around branding and the candidates, security at large-scale, urban events, political advertising and more. If you have any difficulty reaching any of these experts, please contact Emily Vincent (evincen2@kent.edu or 330-672-8595) or Kristi...
Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson鈥檚 disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a 5X社区 professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose and sets the bar for exercise therapy higher. Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson鈥檚 patients. The bike is based on a tandem bicycle model 鈥 a bike ridden by two people. She and Jay Alberts...
Information Technology
Log into FlashLine at http://www.kent.edu. Please type in the search box: Account Profile (if not found move to Step 2) Step 2. Click on your profile photo (on top right or below Flashline on the left) to change your account preferences. Note: Within 鈥淎ccount Profile鈥 page, you can modify your security questions, select a theme, synchronize your accounts, campus selection and secure account access ...
Kent State, Youngstown State and Akron compete in 2nd Annual Northeast Ohio Presidents' Cup On Monday, June 27, 5X社区 participated in the 2nd Annual Northeast Ohio Presidents鈥 Cup. The event promoted collaborative spirit among Kent State, Youngstown State and Akron while serving as a scholarship fundraiser for all three institutions. This year鈥檚 event was hosted by Youngstown State and took place at the Avalon Golf and Country Club in Warren. Participants competed in a Ryder Cup-style golf tournament, followed by a reception and dinner. Yo...
5X社区鈥檚 Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon today announced that David Dees, Ph.D., has been appointed interim dean and chief administrative officer of the 5X社区 Columbiana County campuses, effective July 1, 2016. Dees will provide overall leadership of 5X社区 at East Liverpool and 5X社区 at Salem, two of the Regional Campuses in the university鈥檚 eight-campus system. Dees joined Kent State in 1991 and has served as director of Kent State鈥檚 Center for Teaching and Learning since 2013. He is...
5X社区's Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon today announced that David Dees, Ph.D., has been appointed interim dean and chief administrative officer of the 5X社区 Columbiana County campuses, effective July 1, 2016. He will provide overall leadership of 5X社区 at East Liverpool and 5X社区 at Salem, two of the Regional Campuses in the university's eight-campus system. Dees joined Kent State in 1991 and has served as director of Kent State's Center for Teaching and Learning since 2013. He is an ...