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Professor Appointed to University's Promotion Advisory Board
Todd Diacon, Ph.D., Kent State University provost and senior vice president, has appointed COMM Associate Professor Suzy D鈥橢nbeau, Ph.D., to the university-level Promotion Advisory Board (PAB) for AY 2017-18. According to Sue N. Averill, Ph.D., associate provost for Faculty Affairs, the PAB i鈥
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School of Communication Studies Office Overflowing With Gifts for a Family in Need
The School of Communication Studies adopted a family through the Battered Women鈥檚 Shelter of Summit and Medina Counties to help make a family鈥檚 holiday season a bit brighter. "We wanted to do something meaningful so we 'adopted a family' and provided the children with shoes, clothing, bed s鈥
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Students Named Hyde Park Qualifying Tournament Winners
The Kent State University School of Communication Studies hosted its first-ever Hyde Park Forum Qualifying Tournament on Dec. 1, 2017, in Taylor Hall. The qualifying competition pits Introduction to Human Communication students against one another using persuasive public discourse with clear calls t鈥
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COMM Students Win Pitch Competition
Applied communication junior Julia Hazel was the winner of this year鈥檚 fifth annual Kent State LaunchNET Elevator Pitch competition. The competition gives students 90 seconds to pitch a business idea or personal skills to a panel of judges for a chance to win prize money. Judging this year鈥檚 comp鈥
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Alumni Profile: Rich Breiner, Ph.D. '80
Toastmasters three-time world champion of public speaking and Kent State University alumnus Rich Breiner, Ph.D., 鈥80, visited campus recently for the first time since graduation nearly 40 years ago. School of Communication Studies (COMM) marketing assistant Mikala Lugen sat down with Breiner to t鈥
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Panelists Emphasize Need for Tolerance, Support from Community in Discussion of Refugee Crisis Organized by Communication Studies Students
Panelists spoke to a packed house of approximately 80 people at the "Redefining 'Refugee': Stories from a Global Crisis" discussion held Nov. 17. Speakers included: Eka Anthony, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of Congo; Anuj Gurung, a Ph.D. candidate in the Political Science D鈥
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Communication Studies Students to Host Refugee Crisis Panel Discussion
Communication Studies majors Eunice Reyes, junior, and Juleanna Smith, senior, will host a panel discussion titled, 鈥淩edefining 'Refugee': Stories from a Global Crisis鈥 at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Rm. 340 Franklin Hall (FirstEnergy Auditorium). Panelists will di鈥
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Kent State Students Win Prizes for Elevator Pitch Event
Kent鈥 鈥婼tate鈥 鈥婾niversity鈥 鈥媠tudents鈥 鈥媟ecently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to鈥 鈥媝itch鈥 鈥媋鈥 鈥媌usiness鈥 鈥媔dea鈥 鈥媡o鈥 鈥媋鈥 鈥媝anel of鈥 鈥媕udges鈥.
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Professor to Participate in Community Discussion on Fake News
Have you been a victim of fake news? Do you find yourself gravitating to the news sources that confirm your beliefs? How does fake news affect a free press and a democracy? How does it affect the work of policy-makers? Learn how to evaluate your news sources with Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist鈥
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Professors Receive Faculty Recognition Awards
Each year, the Kent State University Teaching Council hosts the Celebrating College Teaching Conference. At the conference, faculty members who 鈥渉ave made a difference in the life of a student鈥 are recognized and receive a formal certificate from the Office of the Provost. On Friday, Oct. 20, 鈥
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