On December 9th, students in Dr. Benjamin Kwasa’s Introduction to Engineering course demonstrated their Lighter Than Air (LTA) projects. This project serves as a class capstone, where students are placed on teams and must successfully design, build, and fly an aircraft that adheres to a specified budget. Students work with their teams to come up with a preliminary design before giving a presentation of their work. After passing this presentation, teams begin building their aircraft using balsa wood, propellors, and electronics such as servos, motors, and electronic speed controllers. ...
On Wednesday, November 30th, Dr. Evren Koptur’s Computer Engineering Technology Capstone class presented their final projects to College of Aeronautics students, faculty, and staff. Senior students, some preparing to graduate in December, programmed two different drone projects: one with the purpose of identifying potentially threatened networks, and another to ease the job of Kent State’s own parking services. The first drone project uses GPS technology and an on board computer known as a raspberry pi to scan for and locate unsecured networks in a given range. The networks that this ...
Kent Wired/TV2 Article by Avery Savage By Avery Savage, Kent Wired/TV2Campus Race to Zero Waste aids sustainability efforts on campus Avery Savage, TV2 Reporter March 10, 2023Over the past six weeks Kent State has participated in the Campus Race to Zero Waste competition to promote sustainability on campus.The competition has many components including the diversion of trash, food waste and electronic recycling.TV2’s Avery Savage has the story.Avery Savage is a TV2 reporter. Contact her at asavag10@kent.edu....
5XÉçÇø is committed to the health & well-being of our employees, and we continue to search for ways to help improve and educate access to health information and services that you may find beneficial. As part of our wellness initiative, we are pleased to sponsor on-site 3D mammography screenings for eligible employees. In partnership with Women’s Diagnostic Center (WDC), we will offer annual routine digital mammograms on-site April 3-6, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 3:45 p.m. This year, Women's Diagnostic Center will provide 3D mammograms in their mobile c...
Einstein Bros. Bagels, located in the Kent Student Center Hub, now offers catering. In addition to dining in the Hub, consider their services for your next meeting or event. Offerings include: Dozen Bagel bucket $20.99 1/2 Dozen Bagel bucket $12.49 Schmear $4.89 Coffee to go $21.99 Order catering today at einsteinorders@kent.edu. ...
By the end of 2023, we plan to unveil a long-awaited expansion of our College of Aeronautics and Engineering building. You can follow our progress by clicking the button below to watch a live stream of the construction. Click to View the Live Stream The College of Aeronautics and Engineering is producing agents of change to address some of the most challenging issues faced by society. Passionate students experience immersive instruction that will prepare them to compete in a rapidly changing global economy. Our academic program is supported by cutting-edge research and state-of-the-art...
Faculty and staff with group and supplemental life insurance policies through Securian Financial, who reached milestone years of age 65, 70, and 75 in 2022, should have received notice of plan reductions. These were sent via mail to your permanent home address. The notice included a conversion enrollment form, which must be postmarked by March 24, 2023. The form may also be submitted via email to lifebenefits@securian.com. The original amount of your life insurance is three (3) times your base annual earnings, rounded to the next highest $1,000. This amount may not exceed $225...
Online final grading for Spring 2023 First 7 Weeks (POT W1) began on Thursday, Mar. 2, 2023, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Spring 2023 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Wednesday, Mar. 8. Any final grades for Spring 2023 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Spring 2023 courses will be available in the Workflow on Friday, Mar. 10. Submit final grades using Final Grades Roster To submit final grades via the Final...
You know Kent State has a medical school – you’ve likely even seen the grand Georgian-style building that houses the College of Podiatric Medicine while driving on Route 77. But did you know that tucked inside the College is also one of its full-functioning teaching facilities, the Cleveland Foot & Ankle Clinic (CFAC)? Another location is conveniently located at the DeWeese Health Center. Every Wednesday, you can find a pop-up podiatry office staffed by our very own Doctor of Podiatric Medicine students and Director of Clinic Operations for CFAC, Scott A. Spencer, DPM. Dr. Spencer ...
2023 E-Cycle Drive dates are March 1, 8, 15 and 22 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the 5XÉçÇø R-17 parking lot, located near the Wick Poetry Center and the John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design. Community members from Kent State and the city of Kent can recycle used electronics through Infinite Electronics Recycling LLC, an R2 certified recycler, where materials are handled in an environmentally and socially responsible way. This drive is part of the university’s Campus Race to Zero Waste which is an i...