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School of Communication Studies associate professor, Mei-Chen Lin has been a Golden Flash since 2003. Lin teaches courses for both undergraduate and graduate students, including foundations of communication, relational communication, intercultural communication and international communication. Lin loves getting her students involved in rewarding class projects that will benefit them in and outside of the classroom. In previous semesters of her intercultural communication class, Lin has assigned some projects to help directly immerse her students into intercultural communication. She paired ...

Kara Taylor, a senior applied communication major, is interning with the School of Visual Communication Design this spring. As one of their marketing interns, Taylor is responsible for covering VCD events and writing content for the school’s social media platforms, alumni magazine and alumni website. “I get to do a wide-range of things at work,” Taylor said. “I really enjoy working in the Art Building, too. It’s a great atmosphere to be in.” Before working with VDC, Taylor worked as a reporting intern for the Record Courier, Portage County’s newspaper and the Chautauqua Institution, a no...

The School of Communication Studies is looking to hire a student marketing and PR assistant for the Fall 2016 semester to assist with and provide marketing and public relations support for the school. The student must be taking undergraduate classes in a communication, marketing or public relations related field. The pay for this on-campus opportunity is $10/hour with 10-12 hours per week. General Duties: Write press releases and articles Design and produce marketing materials (newsletters, brochures, fliers, bulletin boards, etc.) Write website content; manage social media networ...

Save the date! The School of Communication Studies will host its annual Centennial Award Celebration on Friday, Sept. 30. 91�ֿ� recently announced that this year’s Homecoming celebration will be held on the weekend of Oct. 1; coinciding with the Centennial Award Celebration. We hope to see you for this wonderful opportunity to network and connect with former classmates. Keep checking the website for more details on the reception’s time and location.   ...

In April, 91�ֿ� will participate in the On the Move Challenge, a new 12-week national corporate competition. This competition is like no other in that the points you earn as an individual will get your team (91�ֿ�) one step closer to designation as one of the Most Active Workplaces in the country! Each week, employees will have an opportunity to learn more about the benefits of physical activity, assess themselves and their progress, share successes and goals with other participants, boost peers for bonus points and, of course, move! Kent St...

Yes, 91�ֿ� employees can get discounted tickets through the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum's Mega Star Ticket Program. Using the link and special promo code below, employees can purchase adult general admission tickets at the discounted rate of $17.75 (regularly $23.50)! Visit www.rockhall.com and click on “buy tickets” in the upper right corner of the page. Enter promo code Mega1 at checkout. Please direct any questions or concerns directly to Lydia Puccini at lpuccini@rockhall.org. For more employee discounts, visit www.kent.edu/bas/emp...

91�ֿ� at Stark hosted 26 high school seniors from Wayne County Schools Career Center on Thursday, March 3. The students, who are all enrolled in the center’s Patient Care Technologies program, met with 91�ֿ� Stark’s Nursing Department faculty and toured the nursing laboratory, located in the recently opened Science and Nursing Building. Chrissy Kauth, associate lecturer of nursing, and Dawn Richards, adjunct nursing technician, spoke to the seniors about their career choice and gave them a tour of the state-of-the-art facility, which includes high-fidelity, computerized hu...

Work in Progress: Rooms 101-104: Wall framing and electric rough-in in progress. Machine shop framing. New restroom: Interior Wall framing, Electric rough-in, plumbing fixture carrier assembly rough-in. Framing in 223 has begun along with electrical rough-in. Demolition has begun in 3rd floor restrooms. Looking ahead: S.A. Comunale mobilization (HVAC contractor) Coordination drawings to be completed Continue Framing rooms 101-104, 2 nd floor and machine shop. Vent/beam fill in where existing uni vents were located. (1 st and 2nd floors). Starting 3/3. Wall patc...

Work in Progress: Augarcast pile installation is complete. Grade beams and pile caps are ongoing.  Currently complete along column line 1 on the North and working south. Started forming basement retaining wall along column line 1. Forming of Elevator #1 (North) hoistway walls has begun. Looking ahead: Continue grade beam and pile cap installation working south. Pour basement retaining wall scheduled for 3/4/2016. Pour first lift of north elevator hoistway schedule for 3/8/2016. ...