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Kent State professors assess Rate My Professors’ review system

Anna Smith Reporter March 1, 2020

As students prepare to schedule their classes for next semester, some Kent State professors explain their thoughts on the positive and negative sides of the Rate My Professors website.The website users...

Tom Mahon, manager of information technology, teaches a Blackboard workshop for faculty focusing on tests and assignments. There are various different courses regarding Blackboard in the library, as well as online help.

Information technology training provides professors instruction on online resources

Anna Smith Reporter February 14, 2020

Faculty can learn more about technology programs to improve online learning through free workshops.The IT Training and Outreach technical workshop topics include Blackboard Learn, Adobe, Microsoft and...

A collection of purses up for auction at the 8th annual Hope in a Handbag fundraiser for Portage County's Safer Futures' Domestic Violence Shelter and Resource Center at The Overlook on Oct. 20, 2018. 

Safer Futures holds 8th Annual Hope in a Handbag fundraiser

Anna Smith October 22, 2018

Portage County community members gathered together to raise money for Safer Futures’ Domestic Violence Shelter and Resource Center with the 8th annual handbag silent auction on Oct. 20.The event, titled...

Brandy Michelle, a Kent State student, preforms at the Drag Show in the Kent State University Ballroom on October 17, 2018.

Drag queens take over Student Center Ballroom with performances

Anna Smith October 18, 2018

Drag queens- local, student and famous- took to the Student Center Ballroom to perform for a Kent State audience Oct. 17.The drag show, put on by Kent Interhall Council, stood as part of Sex Week, a series...

Two bins a part of Bright Star Books' children's book drive located in the foyer of the Kent State Library on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. 

Bright Star Books to hold book drive for children in Kent State Library

Anna Smith October 16, 2018

A book drive put on by Bright Star Books encourages Kent State students to donate children’s books to go to children in need in the greater Akron area.The drive started Sunday at 9:00 a.m. and ends Oct....

Kent State prepares for 2018 Homecoming Parade

Anna Smith October 4, 2018

At 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, Kent State University’s 2018 Homecoming Parade will begin off the corner of Midway and Main Street.To prepare for this event, Kent State’s Center for Student Involvement...

Kent State offers methods to combat all-time high STD rates

Anna Smith September 23, 2018

Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) rates have reached an all-time high in the U.S. for the fourth year in a row, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).In 2017,...