New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

Assist faculty to design and develop learning experiences. Responsible for the research, design, development and/or integration of complex learner-centered designs for educational technology solutions. Responsibilities include complex human factors engineering, heuristic evaluations and usability testing for educational technology solutions, as well as metrics, setting and monitoring designed to assess the usability of the educational technology solutions.

Worked at KSU since:

March 2013

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

The University of Akron, self-employed graphic designer

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The office community, the vision and the new association with the city

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

Kent State’s vision for its future, particularly in online education and distance learning

Resides in:

Akron, Ohio

Hometown:

Akron, Ohio

Education:

M.A. Education – Instructional Technology, M.S. – Teaching and Training Technical Professionals and E-Learning certification, from the University of Akron

Hobbies:

Camping, geocaching, backpacking, cooking, guitar

Familiar Face

Job Description:

Lead marketing efforts for the Center for Student Involvement and the Kent Student Center while supporting our programming goals.

Worked at KSU since:

November 2008

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Pulte Homes and SeaWorld Cleveland

Likes Most About Kent State University:

I enjoy the student interaction and the excitement surrounding the start of a new semester.

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

The suburban feel to the university and family environment

Resides in:

Ravenna, Ohio

Hometown:

Wayland, Ohio

Education:

B.S. Marketing , Miami University, Oxford, Ohio; MBA, Walden University; current Kent State liberal studies master’s candidate

Hobbies:

Golfing, home improvement, anything Disney