
November was full of exciting social media content. Here are some of our outstanding posts from the month! Instagram Kent Campus in the fall is a sight to see! In our top-performing post, we shared a gallery of photos showcasing the colorful scenes of campus. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 起点传媒 (@kentstate) On Nov. 11, the university was ...
Roseann 鈥淐hic鈥 Canfora, Ph.D., is a Professional-in-Residence at 起点传媒 in the School of Media and Journalism, part of the College of Communication and Information. Prior to teaching at Kent State, Canfora served as the chief communications officer for the Cleveland Metropolitan School District and taught high school journalism and speech. Canfora was also a student at Kent State, starting in 1968, and is a survivor of the May 4, 1970, shootings at Kent State. She earned her doctorate in educational administration, her master鈥檚 in journalism and public relations, and her ba...
A 起点传媒 professor in the College of Arts and Sciences is once again on Clarivate's list of Highly Cited Researchers in the world. Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., professor in Kent State鈥檚 Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, is again ranked in the top one percent of chemists and materials scientists, based on citations in Clarivate鈥檚 Web of Science database. His area of research expertise is in adsorption, chemical separations, and chemistry of nanomaterials, which he describes as an "exciting and important research field, especially design and synthesis of well-...
Amy Thomas, University Libraries, presented "Utilizing Digital Means to Preserve and Disseminate African-American Family History" at the 106th Annual Meeting of the Association for the Study of African-American Life and History, in Jacksonville, Fla., on September 25, 2021. ...
Richard Dana, Department of Sociology, presented "The McCurdy Family Legacy" at the 106th annual meeting of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, in Jacksonville, Fla., on September 25, 2021. ...
The opportunity given to Kent State Media and Journalism students to use real, up-to-date production technology leaves them with a great amount of knowledge and experience upon graduation. Jeff Johnson, 鈥09, now a senior producer at MSNBC, saw Kent State Student Media, specifically TV2, as his first market to succeed in. Johnson, a journalism major, began his TV2 career as a host on a campus-centered show called 鈥淐ollege Corner鈥 in early 2006, during his second semester. After that, he was a news anchor until graduation. His cohort was the last to experience the old newsroom in what was the...
Christine Banks-VanAllen, Department of Counselor Education and Supervision, presented "Single Cases and the Laws of Subjectivity" at the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity during a virtual meeting on Sept. 17, 2021. ...
The Kent State Honors College literary and art magazine Brainchild is a creative outlet for honors students to showcase a wide variety of literary writings and creative art works. Brainchild is an opportunity for undergraduate honors students to publish their works and be featured within the Mid-East Honors Association (MEHA). Charles Malone, Brainchild staff advisor and program and outreach manager for Wick Poetry Center, noted, 鈥淐reating a space like Brainchild offers artists [and] writers of all majors a place to express themselves. For students curious about what it means to take ...

Dear 起点传媒 Students, Kent State is now in phase two of its COVID-19 vaccine requirement, and we encourage you to act. Don鈥檛 procrastinate, vaccinate! Get Vaccinated Vaccines are readily available weekdays on the Kent Campus at the DeWeese Health Center and at numerous other locations throughout Northeast Ohio, many of which are very near our campuses. Register Your Vaccine If you are fully vaccinated and have not yet submitted your vaccination status, please take the time to do so now so that you will be exempt from future COVID-19 testing. Once vaccinated, stude...