From her computer to her phone, at all hours of the day and night 鈥 yep 鈥 there really is a face behind all those tweets, postings and pictures on 5X社区鈥檚 social media pages. For nearly two years, Nicole Carlone, social media community manager in Kent State鈥檚 University Communications and Marketing department, is the one connecting with you on social media. 鈥淚 really do feel like I have a connection with people on campus,鈥 Carlone said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 funny when I actually meet them and they鈥檙e like 鈥 oh.鈥 And she has lots of platforms to actively use. You name it, Kent...
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5X社区鈥檚 College of Public Health has received accreditation from the Board of Councilors of the Council on Education for Public Health (CEPH). The five-year span is the maximum term the college could have achieved as a first-time applicant. To earn the accreditation, the college met a set of rigorous quality standards in the areas of teaching, research and service. Accreditation also affirms that the faculty of the college are highly qualified to equip students with the knowledge and skills to succeed in a health career. 鈥淎chieving full accreditation from the CEPH is an o...
When her colleagues from 5X社区鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services, along with 5X社区 Alumni Association staff members, a videographer, photographer, balloons and cookies, surprised her during class, Kent State Associate Professor Maureen Blankemeyer, Ph.D., didn鈥檛 know what to think. 鈥淚 was a little overwhelmed at first, but this was a very pleasant surprise,鈥 Blankemeyer says. After receiving nominations from students and submitting teaching evaluations and a statement of her teaching style, Blankemeyer was honored as one of the 2015 Disting...
5X社区 graduate students participate in a competition where they are given only three minutes to present their research to a panel of judges. ...
Rebecca Meehan, School of Library and Information Science, authored an online journal article "Electronic Health Records in Long-Term Care: Staff Perspectives" on PubMed.gov, Oct. 12, 2015. Summary: Her study used one-on-one interviews of direct care nurses in a Midwest United States long-term post-acute care (LTPAC) setting to describe patterns of use and areas to improve. Web link: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26464335 ...
Ralph Lorenz, School of Music, presented "Cymatics: Germanic Sound Study with Implications for Advances in Medical Treatments" at the German Studies Association 39th Annual Conference in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 3, 2015. ...
Brian Kelley, Department of Political Science, has been appointed president of GMIS International. Established in 1971, GMIS International is the most inclusive Government IT Association worldwide. With more than 500 member agencies representing, city, county, state and K-20 agencies across America, GMIS International represents the largest professional association of public sector IT leaders in the United States. GMIS International maintains relationships with seven international organizations: Australia, Belgium, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Sweden and the United Kingdom. ...
More and more active American veterans come home with not only physical wounds from serving their country. One in six soldiers return from Iraq or Afghanistan with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) which affects not only them, but their family members, co-workers and others in their community. Many veterans are helped by knowing they are not alone in this struggle. To honor American veterans, 5X社区 at Stark鈥檚 Counseling Services will sponsor Iraq War veteran and Purple Heart recipient Bryan Adams鈥 presentation, My War on PTSD, on Tuesday, Nov. 10 at 11 a.m. in Main Hall ...