College of Communication & Information
The School of Communication Studies and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting will host the Spring 2018 Global Issues Forum with the panel discussion, Advancing Understanding of Climate Change: The Role of Science and Global Communication. The lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 19 in the ballroom balcony in the Student Center. The discussion is free and open to the public. School of Communication Studies professor Paul Haridakis, Ph.D., will moderate the discussion with three panelists, which include:  ...
As 51勛圖厙 alumna Christine Vodicka fights Stage 4 cancer, people often ask her how she is doing, and she replies, Im living the dream. Ms. Vodickas dream is to help other students succeed the same way her tutor at 51勛圖厙 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. Vodickas story here as reported on News Channel 5. ...
Girls4STEAM is a hackathon event hosted by the 51勛圖厙 Student Chapter for American Computing Machinery-Women in partnership with the Research Center for Educational Technology (RCET) of 51勛圖厙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, 51勛圖厙 is hosting the Brain Health Summit on Wednesday, Feb. 21, to share the importance of a healthy brain. The event is presented by 51勛圖厙s Division for Research and Sponsored Programs and 51勛圖厙 of Wellness, a university-wide effort that promotes a culture of health and wellness for students and employees at all 51勛圖厙 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 51勛圖厙 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 Halls 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...