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Kent State students, faculty and staff now have free, unlimited access to Lynda.com (lynda.kent.edu), an online library of instructional videos that cover the latest software, online tools, and even topics such as audio mixing, marketing, business and education. Access to Lynda.com was made possible in Fall 2016 through a partnership between the Division of Information Services, University Libraries and the Office of Continuing and Distance Education. A LinkedIn company, Lynda.com offers more than 4,000 online courses taught by industry professionals on 12 categories, including Education...

IS provides training to faculty and staff on many of the university’s enterprise applications. Some training opportunities, such as Unified Communications, Banner Navigation, Empower Timekeeping are for a broad audience to enhance the skills of staff in many roles. Other topics are more specialized, like Course Scheduler Basic training and Data Security Administrator training. Training sessions are offered at no cost to the individual or department. They are open to all faculty and staff, but may be of particular interest to those who are newly hired, want to familiarize themselves more wit...

Each year, an estimated 17.6 million Americans were victims of identity theft. ��è����Ƶ 10 percent of them spent more than a month resolving the issues caused by the misuse of their identity. One of the most popular attack vectors used by identity thieves is phishing emails. What is Phishing? Phishing emails are a type of scam that appear to originate from a trusted source to trick people into entering their credentials or other personal information. Attackers attempt to steal this information to make money via identity theft or to launch cyber attacks against organizations to gain access t...

Since last summer’s debut of the new, redesigned FlashLine, the feedback from the Kent State community has been extremely beneficial. Students, faculty and staff have continued to provide valuable insight regarding their thoughts on the new portal. The My Dashboard feature has been well-received for its customizable features, and users who have pinned items to their My Dashboard rely on it often. The new search function, unavailable in the previous version of FlashLine, was one of the most exciting things about the redesign, and has become the fastest way to find anything within the portal....

When Army Training Sgt. Curtis Cofojohn returned from his tour in Afghanistan, he watched as his fellow soldiers struggled to find a place to live. They had been out of the country for many months and most of the housing where they wanted to live was taken. Even finding a simple advertisement was almost as rare as finding a vacancy. In addition to veterans, Cofojohn noticed that the problem affected college students looking for off-campus housing. At the time, Cofojohn was studying political science in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences. As a student, he too discovered the...

Kent State University’s College of Business Administration students were recently given a chance to participate in the search for the university’s new investment advisor. The university’s Division of Finance and Administration was conducting a search for a new investment advisor, who will handle the day-to-day investment decisions of the university. Jeannie Reifsnyder, senior associate vice president of finance and administration, says that while in the past the investment advisor has had more of a traditional role, they have looked at all different types of investment models during the ...

Michelle Arendas and Josh Avsec have bantered on Tinder for three years, but never met until Tuesday morning on ABC’s Good Morning America. The two Kent State University students sat side-by-side with a wall separating them as GMA hosts Michael Strahan and Lara Spencer asked questions about how much the students have in common. Before the big reveal, Arendas and Avsec learned that food is most important on the “perfect” date. Their favorite go-to junk food is chips, and their favorite TV show to binge on is “The Office.” Tinder is sending Arendas and Avsec to Maui, Hawaii for their ...

NPR’s David Folkenflik will headline the 13th annual Poynter KSU Media Ethics Workshop on Sept. 21, 2017. Hosted by the Poynter Institute and the Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Media Law Center for Ethics and Access, this year’s workshop will explore the concept and ethics of “fake news.” “Fake news” has become a popular catchphrase since the 2016 presidential election. Once used to describe deliberate misinformation and hoaxes, it has since become a blanket term to discredit all kinds of stories. Folkenflik, who will deliver the workshop’s keynote, is the media...

Kent State University is receiving national recognition for its mission to support a climate that welcomes and supports diversity in all of its forms. The Society for Diversity is presenting the university with the distinctive Innovation + Inclusion Leadership Award.   For the past eight years, the Society for Diversity has recognized the work of outstanding organizations and individuals who have demonstrated excellence in employment equity and workplace inclusion. This year, the Society for Diversity added “innovation” to its criteria to represent how collaboration, new strategies&nbs...

Lance Peterson was selected as Clinical Instructor of the Year by students and staff of the physical therapist assistant program at Kent State East Liverpool. He is a physical therapist and manager at Novacare Rehab in East Palestine. As a clinical instructor, Peterson works with PTA students who are placed in the facility as part of their educational experience and training. He has served as a Kent State East Liverpool clinical instructor for more than 20 years. “Mr. Peterson has made a huge impact on many of our students over the years,” noted Kathryn Sutton, academic advisor and clinical ...