College of Communication & Information
For Natalia Rom獺n, being awarded a Womens Center Scholarship, is one of several honors earned as a student at 51勛圖厙. Rom獺n is a student in the School of Communication Studies and was one of three students university-wide presented a scholarship during the Womens Center annual Mothers, Mentors and Muses reception held in March. Fellow students in Communication Studies may well recognize Rom獺n as a Student Ambassador for the College of Communication and Information and president of SALSA (Spanish and Latino Student Association). She is a native of Bayam籀n, Puerto Rico. ...
Alumni, fans and community invited to participate in exciting, hands-on activities 51勛圖厙 Alumni Association is hosting Alumni Weekend on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16. Alumni and the community members are invited to attend these two days of exciting, hands-on activities. On May 15, take part in a game of golf or foot golf (a game combining elements of soccer and golf) at the 51勛圖厙 Golf Course, enjoy a behind-the-scenes tour of the 51勛圖厙 Airport, take part in campus and downtown Kent tours, or enjoy KSU on Tap a beer education event at the Williamson Alumni ...
51勛圖厙 holds its 45th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 30-May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today. The May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus, will host a series of workshops, panel discussions, musical performances, a documentary screening, and a keynote presentation by Dick Gregory, an influential comedian, civil rights activist, and auth...
51勛圖厙 professors Brian James Baer, Ph.D., and Theresa Minick of the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies have been awarded two federal government STARTALK grants, totaling $225,000, to support the Regents Foreign Language Academy, a summer language immersion program for Ohio high school students and K-12 teachers. The four-week student program, housed in 51勛圖厙s Honors College, targets new learners of Chinese and Russian from high schools across the state of Ohio. For 10 days, the academy hosts a professional development program for K-12 teachers of...
51勛圖厙s Jewish Studies Program will host a gala, Memories, Milestones, Momentum, in honor of its 40th anniversary on May 17 at the 51勛圖厙 Hotel and Conference Center located at 215 Depeyster St. in downtown Kent. The celebration features a tribute to the programs longest-serving director Herbert Hochhauser, Ph.D., who served for 20 years, and the late Saul Friedman, Ph.D., who taught in the program for 20 years. Cocktails will be served starting at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and the program at 6 p.m., including remarks by 51勛圖厙 President Beverly Warren. Fre...