Students First

Building Relationships While Teaching Future Teachers
Cheryl Potenza-Radis, Ph.D., assistant professor of Early Childhood Education in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, uses her classroom to build significant partnerships and relationships with students. And now she has an Outstanding Teaching Award to demonstrate the success of that approach.

Blue Shirts: The Muscle of the Student Center
If you’ve ever been to the Kent Student Center, you’re aware of the constant motion within those walls. Events, meetings, presentations and more spring up frequently in the Ballroom, on the third floor, in the Schwebel Room, on the second floor balcony, in the Governance Chambers. But have you ever thought about how all that happens? The answer is simple. The Blue Shirts do it.

IN A FLASH: I Am First Week
"I Am First Week" at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø honors the challenges and accomplishments of first-generation students.
EMAT Faculty Wins Distinguished Teaching Award

An Empathetic Solution to the ‘Complexity of Teaching’
The Summit Professor of Learning Technologies and Professor of Educational Technology, Richard Ferdig, Ph.D., has had a multitude of students come through his courses. Each student has different preconceived notions, different goals and different reasons for joining his class.
Video: Marching Golden Flashes Get First Look at New Facility
On Nov. 18, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø President Todd Diacon and other campus members got their first look at the newly renovated 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Ice Arena, which now houses a state-of-the-art space for the Marching Golden Flashes.

Nationally Ranked, ‘Backyard’ Access
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s School of Fashion was recently featured on the front page of the Akron Beacon Journal and Record-Courier newspapers for the innovative and collaborative opportunities it has implemented for its students.

Flash Focus: Andzelika Malkowski
Meet Andzelika Malkowski, a senior architectural studies and construction management double major from Parma, Ohio, with a passion for giving back to the community.

Lunch Break Spotlight: Library Gives Performing Arts Students Time to Shine
University Libraries’ Performing Arts Library at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø hosted its Open Mic Lunch on Nov. 1, where students and university community members came together to showcase their talents and connect through live music.

Helping Students Navigate a Successful 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Experience
KSU Navigate, a new technology platform more than two years in the making, will fully launch on Nov. 18, giving 51³Ô¹ÏÍø students an easy and efficient way to schedule tutoring and academic advising putting them on track for success in their coursework.