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LaKaleb Bowen, ’24, is a criminology and justice studies major who admits to becoming captivated by ����ɫ��ҹ’s education-abroad programs, noting that his most recent trip to Kigali, Rwanda, was an extraordinary experience focused on peace and conflict in the country.Bowen has also completed education-abroad programs in Mexico studying cultural foundations and Colombia studying how the peace process was working in a country that had been ravaged by civil war.The Kigali Summer Institute course was developed and taught by Sarah Schmidt, Ph.D., an instructor in the School of Peace and Conflict S...

 Our school’s interdisciplinary faculty bring research, professional and global leadership into our classes, teaching technology that sits at the heart of community and industry innovation.For example, Professor Thor Wasbotten, who holds an appointment in ����ɫ��ҹ’s School of Media and Journalism, led a seminar on artificial intelligence (AI) with EMAT students this spring. The class focused on how to ethically deploy AI technologies across sectors through case studies that interrogate bias and privacy.EMAT Lecturer Adam Stephens brought his over two decades of experience as a technolog...

On May 3rd, students in Dr. Kelsen LaBerge’s Introduction to Engineering course demonstrated their final capstone projects. The 87 students in the course were divided into 18 teams to design, build, and fly a hovercraft that adheres to a specified budget.Students worked in teams to come up with a preliminary design before giving a presentation of their work. Following approval, teams began building their hovercraft using balsa wood, propellers, and electronics such as servos, motors, and electronic speed controllers. After successfully constructing their hovercraft, teams were then tasked...

Each year, ����ɫ��ҹ University invites an exciting array of visiting artists to speak at the School of Art. In 2024, Kent Blossom Art Intensives welcomes eight visiting artists to participate in course workshops, exhibit their work and give free lectures to the community. All lectures are open to the public and take place at the Center for the Visual Arts in room 165, located at 325 Terrace Drive in Kent, Ohio. Lectures begin at 5 p.m. and the schedule of speakers is as follows:SCHEDULE:June 5Raul De Lara – Sculpture and Expanded Media����ɫ��ҹ Raul de LaraJune 6David Hicks – Ceramics����ɫ��ҹ ...

����ɫ��ҹ University hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall. ����ɫ��ҹ’s Basic Peace Officer Training Academy, designated a STAR Academy by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, offers basic Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) training along with unique methods for pursuing a career as a police officer or corrections officer.“This is a great time to expand our training opportunities in Northeast Ohio,” said Jim Willock, director of the ����ɫ��ҹ Police Academy. “Because o...

����ɫ��ҹ Today followed a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group included students, faculty and administrators who are in different places on their ����ɫ��ҹ journeys.Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member.But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at ����ɫ��ҹ University, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.The year, he said, went by in a blur. In addition to learning the ...