On Tuesday, May 2nd, Manufacturing Works hosted Reaching New Heights in Advanced Air Mobility (AAM): Opportunities in Autonomous Vehicles in partnership with the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and the Northeast Ohio Flight Information Exchange. The conference, held at the 抖M女仆 Student Center, brought together speakers from 抖M女仆, JobsOhio, the Ohio House of Representatives, and more for discussions surrounding the growing field of Advanced Air Mobility. In addition to a full day of sessions on May 2nd, attendees were also encouraged to attend a Live Drone...
Pictured (left to right): 抖M女仆 President Todd Diacon and Kent City Manager Dave Ruller PARTNERSHIPS HAVE REDEFINED KENT STATE AND THE CITY OF KENT Kent City Manager Dave Ruller remembers the day he met 抖M女仆鈥檚 then-President Lester A. Lefton nearly two decades ago at the Franklin Square Deli to talk about Kent. Lefton didn鈥檛 mince words. He wanted to make 抖M女仆 great, he told Ruller, but he couldn鈥檛 do it with a deteriorating downtown, parts of which he pronounced 鈥渁 piece of crap,鈥 Ruller recalls. 鈥淚 was like, 鈥極K, put your money where your mout...
Justine Gallo, BA 鈥22, has combined her personal philosophy and fashion design degree to launch a new business in downtown Kent. Sun in Leo is a boutique located in Acorn Alley that reuses鈥攁nd responsibly sources鈥攃lothing, accessories, jewelry and trinkets. Gallo says the concept of circularity drives the store鈥檚 business model, which focuses on resource cycles such as reusing, repairing, refurbishing and upcycling to extend the life of products and waste as little as possible. Sustainable fashion is a fundamental part of 抖M女仆鈥檚 fashion...
In April, members of 抖M女仆鈥檚 Chapter of AFS traveled to Cleveland to attend the annual Metalcasting Congress hosted by the American Foundry Society. This event brings together foundry professionals, professors, teachers, students, and hobbyists in the metalcasting industry. The Metalcasting Congress boasts lectures, debates, exhibits, and networking opportunities that highlight and celebrate the newest technologies, innovations, and techniques. Senior Mechatronics Engineering major Delonte Goodman, a 抖M女仆 student who attended this conference, listed ma...
Pictured (center): Julie Morris, sustainability coordinator, stands between her two supervisors. At left, Bridget Susel, community development director for the city of Kent; at right, Melanie Knowles, sustainability manager for 抖M女仆. WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTURE This year, the city of Kent announced a climate action plan to reduce the city鈥檚 greenhouse gas emissions and address other environmental concerns. After the detailed plan was crafted, city officials realized something was missing. The plan includes transitioning municipal ligh...
On Wednesday, April 19th, the 抖M女仆 Precision Flight Team and the College of Aeronautics and Engineering hosted the 2023 Safety Conference. The Safety Conference brought together over 190 individuals from 抖M女仆, Bowling Green University, SkyQuest, Cleveland Air Traffic Control, Akron-Canton Air Traffic Control, and the Federal Aviation Administration for discussions and panels by industry professionals on topics encompassing aviation safety and proficiency. The event, which began in 1991 as a Safety Day, was born in response to a 1990 non-fatal aviation accident...
On Tuesday, April 26th, Dr. Evren Koptur鈥檚 Computer Engineering Technology Capstone class presented their final capstone projects to College of Aeronautics students, faculty, and staff. Senior students, many preparing to graduate in May, worked in teams to create three separate projects, titled Drone-Based Water Sampling and Air Quality, Modular Smartphone-Controlled Electric Skateboard, and Retro Gaming Arcade Cabinet. The Drone-Based Water Sampling and Air Quality project aims to make air quality testing and water sample collection safer and more efficient. This is accomplished by a...
As we near the end of the fiscal year (June 30, 2023), remember to complete your Beyond Compliance (BC) training. Two hours of BC training are required of all staff annually, and strongly encouraged for Tenure Track/Full-Time Non Tenure-Track faculty. One of your two annual BC hours should be a gender-based discrimination or harassment course (formerly known as Title IX Beyond Compliance). Why Beyond Compliance? Beyond Compliance provides annual training for 抖M女仆 faculty and staff to make sure they are fully up-to-date and aware of relevant laws and university polici...
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Please join us in congratulating Master's student Michael Bliss on his recent award from The Explorers Club. The Explorers club, started in 1904, is housed in New York City and is a multidisciplinary, professional society that is dedicated to the advancement of field research, scientific exploration, and resource conservation. Michael received the award for his proposal, "In Search of Adrenarche: Spider Monkeys & their Implications in Human Evolution". Michael is working in the Takeshita lab and this grant will support his summer research in Ecuador. ...