Unit-Wide Assessments
We employs comprehensive assessments including focus groups, surveys and rubrics to evaluate and enhance teacher preparation programs, ensuring continuous improvement and alignment with professional standards.
School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies
The Crystal, a three-story, glass atrium and entrance to the Akron Art Museum, provided the perfect backdrop for these diamonds in the rough, a coming-of-age collection manifested in the proud work of multi-talented, middle and high school students from Akron participating in a program designed to illicit self-expression through poetry, art and virtual reality. The gala marked the culmination and celebration of phase one of a language arts project, “Vulnerable Youth: Writing Our Lives,” a collaboration between Kristine Pytash, Ph.D., and Amy Walker, Ph.D., professors in the ...
Program Assessments
Review details on where CAEP, SPA and ODHE assessments are housed for each of our programs.
External Review Agencies and Approvals
As part of the accreditation process, the educator preparation programs are also reviewed by Specialized Professional Associations (SPAs), the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE), and/or other accrediting agencies.
Data and Reports
High-quality teachers and principals are developed through high-quality educator preparation programs. Ohio Revised Code 3333.048 requires the Chancellor of Higher Education and the Superintendent of Public Instruction to establish and publish metrics for institutions of higher education that prepare educators and other school personnel.
CAEP Annual Reporting Measures
Annual reporting measures provide incentives for providers to routinely gather, analyze, and report critical data about their programs as one means for public accountability, transparency, and continuous improvement.
College of Communication & Information
1. What drew you to Kent State? My high school art teacher had gone to Kent State and was a huge support to my college consideration and application experience. I originally majored in Visual Communication Design and looked at the top schools in the U.S. that weren’t only art schools. I went to Kent and felt at home right away. Beyond offering a great program for the majors I was interested in, the college tour, art scholarship competition, Founders Scholarship competition, and Honors College were all factors that contributed to me applying.2. What were some of your most memorable and mea...
College of Communication & Information
Over the past year, Student Media’s advertising team has undergone a remarkable transformation, restructuring, growing and reimagining its role within the broader Student Media ecosystem. With a full team of seven student staff members, including a dedicated sales manager and the support of the Student Media Director acting as sales advisor, the advertising unit is evolving into a fully-fledged media outlet of its own. And with this exciting shift comes a brand-new name: Flash Media.Flash Media will serve as the advertising and marketing arm of Student Media, offering strategic, creative and m...
Members of the International Town and Gown Association (ITGA) gathered at 鶹ý this week to network, share knowledge and reaffirm their commitment to partnerships between universities and colleges and the communities in which they reside.More than 280 people attended the 2025 ITGA City and University Relations Conference, which kicked off at the Kent Student Center ballroom on June 4.Todd Kamenash, Kent State’s associate dean of students for conduct and community engagement, chaired the ITGA conference, which had the theme Communicate, Collaborate and Celebrate.Kamenash overse...