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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. ��ѿappUniversity 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.   ...

1.7 cu. ft. Black & Decker mini fridge w/freezer compartment, ice cube tray and drain pan.  Man cave compatible. $50. Email dehead@kent.edu. ...

Leisa Gibbons, School of Library and Information Science, was awarded the Australian Council of Professors and Heads of School in Information Systems (ACPHIS) Ph.D. Medal for her doctoral thesis. Gibbons’ 300-page thesis, titled Culture in the Continuum: YouTube, Small Stories and Memory-Making, focuses on YouTube and understanding the complex contexts that individuals value. She worked with three prominent Australian YouTubers and talked with six domain experts from different fields of academic research who used YouTube in different ways. ...

Yosh Hakutani, Department of English, authored “James Emanuel’s Jazz Haiku and African American Individualism,” African American Haiku: Cultural Visions, ed. John Zheng (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2016): 35-58. ...

Catherine Smith, School of Library and Information Science, authored “Investigating the Role of Semantic Priming in Query Expression: A Framework and Two Experiments” in Journal of the Association for Information Science and Technology, September 2015. http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/asi.23611/abstract ...

Familiar Face Dirk Remley Professor Department Of English Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Teach business writing and technical writing courses WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 1990 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Retail sales LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Faculty and student diversity ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Lots of opportunities for professional development RESIDES IN: Ravenna, Ohio HOMETOWN: Chagrin Falls, Ohio EDUCATION: Ph.D. English, ��ѿappUniversity; M.A. English, Bowling Green St...

New Face Amy Hair Admissions Counselor Admissions Office Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I am expected to represent ��ѿappUniversity in an assigned territory by building relationships with prospective students and giving them information about the institution, while aiding in their decision-making process. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: June 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Corporate recruiter for Global Talent Resources in North Canton, Ohio LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The people here are wonderful and so invested in their role an...