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Fulfilling the commitment ����Vlog�ƽ�� President Lester A. Lefton made to students, the university has began initial construction activities on the Student Green project in the Kent Student Center area, located at the heart of the campus. The new Student Green will extend from the recently renovated Risman Plaza to the lawn area south, creating a contiguous green space from the current student center plaza to Summit Street. “This is the second phase of a project to create an attractive entrance to campus for our university family, university guests and prospective stude...

Work on the Student Green in front of the library and Kent Student Center is currently underway. Due to this construction, the visitor lot in front of Risman Plaza is closed through Aug. 19. ����Vlog�ƽ�� is building for the future with a number of significant improvements to its campus. Work on the Student Green in front of the library and Kent Student Center is currently underway. Due to this construction, the visitor lot in front of Risman Plaza is closed through Aug. 19. During the summer closure, drop-off will be available at the existing drop-off loop in front of th...

����Vlog�ƽ��’s Wick Poetry Center will host poet Rita Dove as part of the Fourth Annual U.S. Poet Laureate Reading. The event is part of the 2014-2015 reading series and will take place on Thursday, April 2, at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. The event is free and open to the public. Earlier in the day, Dove will participate in a question-and-answer session at 1 p.m. in the Quiet Study Area on the first floor of the University Library. This event is free and provides a unique opportunity for anyone from the ����Vlog�ƽ�� community to engage with and learn from a former poet l...

The Research Center for Educational Technology was recently awarded a grant from the Martha Holden Jennings Foundation to support RCET’s project, Developing Computational Thinkers in Northeast Ohio Schools (Project NeoCT). The term computational thinking refers to a set of diverse problem solving skills that develop as a result of studying the nature of computation and programming and include thought processes for logic, reasoning, and designing, innovative thinking.  Many argue that computational thinking is a way of thinking that is critical in the twenty-fir...

A ����Vlog�ƽ�� senior is hoping to print a fortune as Apple gets ready to launch the iWatch. Spencer Nicol created WATCHSMITH, a company that uses 3D printers to custom make watchbands with the help of ����Vlog�ƽ��’s Blackstone LaunchPad. Watch here as Nicol talks with reporter Shanice Dunning from 19 Action News about his product.  ...

“Quick Bites” recognized in radio show category WKSU reporter/producer Vivian Goodman has been named one of three finalists for the national James Beard Foundation Award in the Best Radio Show/Webcast category for her weekly “Quick Bites” feature. The other two finalists are “Hidden Kitchens” and “All Things Considered” for the Found Recipes series, both from NPR. The winner will be announced at a ceremony on April 24 at New York City’s Pier Sixty at Chelsea Piers hosted by Carla Hall of “Top Chef” and “The Chew.” The James Beard Foundation Awards are presented for excellence in cuisine, culi...