Information Technology
When a select team of Systems Development and Innovation developers began developing the Manage My Program tool in the fall of 2015, one thing became clear almost immediately: for it to be successful, the project would require data, and lots of it. Primarily, the data that SDI needed involved information surrounding available programs that the university offers, as well as all of the rules that students registering for those programs must follow. Luckily for SDI, that data already existed within a very detailed Excel document. However, Excel was not the preferred format, as the data would r...
Students in the viticulture and enology programs will participate in winemaking from start to finish Kent State University at Ashtabula is partnering with Laurello Vineyards to expand the educational opportunities for students in its wine degree programs, crafting a distinctive experience in which students participate in all aspects of grape growing and winemaking. The unique, blended learning culminates in the production of a new 鈥淜ent State Ashtabula鈥 labeled wine. The first two wines, a riesling and a cabernet blend, will be released in December 2017. Laurello Vineyards is a small boutiqu...
At the Ice Age Salad Bar A new analysis underscores that American mastodon were flexible feeders. Have you ever gone out to a buffet with friends or family? There are all sorts of savory and sweet options laid out for you to arrange to your personal tastes, whether it's a plate piled high with olives or just one prawn, thank you. The point is that we all have our gustatory desires and so we choose differently from the options assembled in front of us. It turns out that extinct American mastodons did the same. Breakdowns of how prehistoric animals lived are often organized like trading...
For the ninth consecutive year, Kent State University has earned the 2018 Military Friendly庐 School designation for its Kent Campus. Military Friendly is the military ratings division of Victory Media, a service-disabled, veteran-owned business that also publishes G.I. Jobs庐, STEM Jobs, Military Spouse and Vetrepreneur庐. Military Friendly rates companies and colleges on their programs to recruit and retain military veterans as employees and students. In addition to the Kent Campus, the university鈥檚 Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas campuses received the 2018 Military Friendly School designation. ...
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Nov. 25: Bobby Selvaggio is a composer, band leader, and one of the leading alto saxophone voices in today's jazz genre. He is currently the Director of Jazz Studies at Kent State University. Learn more about the School of Music Visit Bobby Selvaggio's website Listen to the Elevations interview: ...
Students in the Viticulture and Enology programs will participate in wine making from start to finish. Kent State University at Ashtabula is partnering with Laurello Vineyards to expand the educational opportunities for students in its wine degree programs, crafting a distinctive experience in which students participate in all aspects of grape-growing and wine-making. The unique, blended learning culminates in the production of a new 鈥淜ent State Ashtabula鈥 labeled wine. The first two wines, a Riesling and a Cabernet blend, will be released in December 2017. Under the new agreemen...
On Monday, November 13, 2017, the Kent State College of Arts and Sciences and Office of Global Education hosted the MISSION: LIFE VI international innovation competition, focused on bringing together interdisciplinary teams to address major world problems. The Kent State team, whose idea focused on diverting food waste from the landfill stream and converting it into electricity, won the 鈥淧eople鈥檚 Choice鈥 award, after over 300 people visited the three exhibits and voted for their favorite. This year鈥檚 teams concentrated on Global Sustainable Development in the 21 st Century. The event, which...