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What do you think it would be like to intern for the 2016 NBA national championship team, the Cleveland Cavaliers? Recent �Ը������� University and School of Communication Studies alumna, Katrina Hall can tell you all about it! Hall has spent the past two years interning with the Sales and Services Crew for the Cavaliers and has enjoyed every winning moment. During her time with the Cavaliers, Hall was responsible for all events that happened in the arena during game time, whether the team played at home or away. Hall assisted in organizing and taking part in pre-game and half-time shows, t...

On Friday, July 8, 93 cadets graduate from �Ը������� University at Trumbull’s Police Academy.  More than 450 individuals are attending the ceremony, including graduates, friends and family, and �Ը������� University at Trumbull staff. The event is not open to the public. However, media representatives are encouraged to attend and should contact Bill Burgess, marketing coordinator at 330-675-7627 or wjburges@kent.edu to make arrangements. James Ciotti, Special Agent in Charge - Northern District of Ohio, Bureau of Criminal Investigation, will be the guest speaker.&nbsp...

SLATE App User Guidelines The SLATE app is a new tool to measure Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) learning outside of school. Our goal is to find out where children and their families engage in STEM learning and what kinds of experiences increase (or decrease) engagement in science, technology, engineering, or math. General log in information. Each time you use the app, you need to enter three things: Your participant number. This number is located in your folder. For families with multiple children, each child has a unique number. Please make sure you us...

The 2016 Piano Institute, in association with the Piano Division of the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at �Ը������� University, will present a series of master classes and recitals from July 19-26 on the university’s campus and culminate with the July 26 gala concert at Severance Hall’s Reinberger Chamber Hall in Cleveland. The 11-year-old program is a highly intensive festival for talented piano students in grades 7-12. The July 26 gala concert will feature 14 highly gifted pre-collegiate pianists from the United States, China and Malta. The master classes, recitals and gala concert are fre...

  The following experts from �Ը������� University are available to media covering the Republican National Convention in Cleveland. Their areas of expertise and topics they can discuss are provided, as well as links to additional information and contact information. Areas of expertise include religion and politics, U.S. relations to Europe, issues around branding and the candidates, security at large-scale, urban events, political advertising and more. If you have any difficulty reaching any of these experts, please contact Emily Vincent (evincen2@kent.edu or 330-672-8595) or Kristi...

Physical therapy is usually a component of treatment for patients of Parkinson’s disease and other neurodegenerative and motor system disorders. Now, a �Ը������� University professor in the College of Education, Health and Human Services has designed a piece of equipment that serves that purpose and sets the bar for exercise therapy higher. Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science and an avid cyclist, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson’s patients. The bike is based on a tandem bicycle model – a bike ridden by two people. She and Jay Alberts...

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�Ը�������, Youngstown State and Akron compete in 2nd Annual Northeast Ohio Presidents' Cup On Monday, June 27, �Ը������� University participated in the 2nd Annual Northeast Ohio Presidents’ Cup.  The event promoted collaborative spirit among �Ը�������, Youngstown State and Akron while serving as a scholarship fundraiser for all three institutions. This year’s event was hosted by Youngstown State and took place at the Avalon Golf and Country Club in Warren. Participants competed in a Ryder Cup-style golf tournament, followed by a reception and dinner.  Yo...

�Ը������� University’s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon today announced that David Dees, Ph.D., has been appointed interim dean and chief administrative officer of the �Ը������� University Columbiana County campuses, effective July 1, 2016. Dees will provide overall leadership of �Ը������� University at East Liverpool and �Ը������� University at Salem, two of the Regional Campuses in the university’s eight-campus system.    Dees joined �Ը������� in 1991 and has served as director of �Ը�������’s Center for Teaching and Learning since 2013. He is...