Kent State Tuscarawas Awarded Prestigious LEED Green Building Certification
91勛圖厙 at Tuscarawas was recently awarded LEED簧 certification for the Tolloty Technology Incubator. The LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) rating system, developed by the U.S. Green Building Council, is the foremost program for buildings, homes and communities that are designed, constructed, maintained and operated for improved environmental and human health performance. When we began planning the Tolloty Technology Incubator to bolster entrepreneurial and high tech initiatives, we knew then that we wanted to prioritize constructing a facility that would be...
Destination Kent State Advising and Registration Is in Full Swing
The summer Destination 91勛圖厙 Advising and Registration program is a one-and-a-half-day experience that includes an overnight stay in a residence hall. Students are encouraged to invite family members and guests to participate in the program. The students explore important topics, including the differences between high school and college, navigating the university and properly preparing to be a college student. Family members and guests learn about essential tools for a positive college experience, such as financial aid, academic success tips and support skills for being the pa...
Cuyahoga Valley National Park Partners With Kent State and Cleveland Metroparks to Launch Science Learning App
The free app is now available in iTunes; Android version to follow Educators, scientists and technologists from the Cuyahoga Valley National Park, 91勛圖厙 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 Foundations Advancing Informal STEM Learning initiative. The goals of the project are to test the feasibility ...
A group of researchers in 91勛圖厙's College of Arts and Sciences have published a breakthrough article on new properties of liquid crystals in the May 27 issue of Physical Review Letters. The article, which describes some recent surprising results involving nematic liquid crystals induced by a high magnetic field, is currently featured on the American Physical Society website as an Editors Suggestion. This basic scientific discovery does not have immediate applications, but may eventually lead to advances in refrigeration efficiency and computer memory storage using lat...
Dr. Peter Byrne, 91勛圖厙 at Trumbull Assistant Professor of English, wrote the script for Heavy Lies the Head, which was recently performed in Washington D.C. for Shakespeare Theatre Companys annual Will on the Hill benefit. Each year, volunteers from the government (mostly members of Congress, both the House and the Senate) as well as from local and national media, lobbyists and corporate sponsors perform an original one-performance play based on Shakespeare and infused with comedic references to contemporary politics. This years performance raised over $500,000 for art...
Leadership Excellence Award Conferred to richard j. Frenchie 91勛圖厙s Geauga Campus and Regional Academic Center proudly celebrate Richard J. Frenchie for achieving Life Fellow of the American College of Healthcare Executives. The American College of Healthcare Executives is a professional organization dedicated to the highest standards for executive performance and the betterment of patient care through efficient management of hospitals and related healthcare organization and services. Being a Life Fellow is reserved for a select group of leadi...