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The free app is now available in iTunes; Android version to followEducators, scientists, and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, ������ and Cleveland Metroparks have partnered to develop a new learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes. The app, called ParkApps, features a number of different resources aimed at educating park visitors as they run, hike and bike through the parks.  The project was funded by the National Science Foundation’s Advancing Informal STEM Learning initiative. The goals of the project are to test the feasibili...

������’s College of Education, Health and Human Services recently received accreditation from 2016-2023 under the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) standards.  NCATE’s performance-based accreditation system for teacher preparation ensures that teacher candidates are prepared to make a difference in pre-kindergarten through 12th grade (P-12) student learning. Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services offers P-12 education programs at the graduate and undergraduate level in Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, Adolescent Educati...

Dr. David Dees, interim dean of ������ at East Liverpool, announced those students named to the Fall 2016 President’s or Dean’s lists. To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 or more credit hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the East Liverpool Campus.    THE STUDENTS AND THEIR HOMETOWNS ARE:   PRESIDENT’S LIST Negley:&nbs...

Dr. Steve Nameth, dean of ������ at Salem, announced those students named to the Spring 2016 President’s and Dean’s lists. To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the Salem Campus. The students and their hometowns are: President’s List Canfield: Sarah Baker Columbus: Brandi Stepp East Palestine: Amber ...

May 27, 2016 ������ has named Nathan Ritchey, Ph.D., as its new vice president for Kent State System Integration. Ritchey was selected following a national search. He currently serves at Edinboro University as vice president for strategic initiatives and founding dean of the College of Science and Health Professions. He joins Kent State on July 1. As vice president for Kent State System Integration, which is a newly created position, Ritchey will be the senior officer responsible for the oversight of the university's seven Regional Campuses. He will rep...

������ has named Nathan Ritchey, Ph.D., as its new vice president for Kent State System Integration. Ritchey was selected following a national search. He currently serves at Edinboro University as vice president for strategic initiatives and founding dean of the College of Science and Health Professions. He joins Kent State on July 1.  As vice president for Kent State System Integration, which is a newly created position, Ritchey will be the senior officer responsible for the oversight of the university’s seven Regional Campuses. He will report to the senior vice president...

With more than 5,000 grantmaking organizations in Ohio, nonprofits and agencies should discover ample opportunities to fund programs and services. However, according to David Holmes, Cleveland Lead of Foundation Center Midwest, “Smaller organizations may overlook grants and foundations as a source of funding because the process can seem overwhelming. Grantseeking is really about making connections.”  To help make those connections, the Grant Information Center at ������ at Trumbull will offer “Introduction to Proposal Writing” with a “Meet the Grantmakers” panel discussi...

Assessing STEM Experiences in Middle-School Students Dear Parent/Guardian, I am writing to let you know about an opportunity to participate in a research study about STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) learning out of school. This study is being conducted by Dr. Bradley J. Morris at ������. This study measures where children and families engage with STEM content outside of school. Because children spend about 80% of their lives outside of school, it is important to learn where children become interested in STEM and how these experiences influence th...

������ will celebrate the grand opening of its new Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, located at 350 S. Lincoln St. in Kent, Ohio, on June 3. The event, which is free and open to the public, will take place from 4-5:30 p.m., with a dedication ceremony beginning at 4 p.m.  The building houses nearly 100 employees from its Division of Institutional Advancement, the ������ Alumni Association and the ������ Foundation. Collectively, this group works to build lifelong relationships with the university’s alumni and friends and raise priv...

������ freshman Josh Paulin is not only a good student, but an exemplary citizen. On March 13, 2016, Paulin saved a man’s life, and now Kent State’s Department of Public Safety is honoring Paulin for his heroic acts.     It all started while he was waiting at a bus stop near the Kent Student Center Kiva. Paulin saw a man walk behind him, and then heard a loud thump. The man had collapsed. “So I turned around and saw that he was on the ground unconscious,” Paulin remembered. Using his training as an Eagle Scout, Paulin kept the man’s airways open u...