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- Kent State Students Earn Enterprise Architect Certification in the School of Digital Sciences Through a unique arrangement between Kent State University and the Enterprise Architecture Center Of Excellence (EACOE), undergraduate students can now earn certification as Enterprise Architects. The first group of students earned the enterprise architect certification in December 2012. Enterprise architecture is a professional area of practice that assists enterprises in designing solutions to achieve their current and future business objectives. - Posted Apr. 26, 2013
- Fall ST Course: Legal and Business Issues for Web and Mobile App Development Fall 2013 -- ST: Legal and Business Issues for Web and Mobile App Development -- Understanding the Business and Legal Impact of Building Mobile, Web and Other Digital Products -- DSCI 49995-001 (CRN 22601) / DSCI 59995-001 (CRN 22602) -- Tuesday and Thursday, 3:45-5:00 PM -- CHH 00011 - Posted Apr. 18, 2013
- Fall 2013 Update to Master of Digital Systems Telecommunication Concentration In the Fall 2013 catalog there will be some changes to the Master of Digital Sciences Digital Systems Telecommunication Networks Concentration as described in this news item. - Posted Feb. 28, 2013
- Renumbering Some DSCI Courses for Fall 2013 As part of an ongoing continuous improvement to our curriculum, several Digital Sciences courses and one TECH course have been renumbered to better reflect their positioning in the curriculum. In three cases, courses that were previously lower-division courses have now become upper division courses. Also, DSCI 31610/41610 Digital Systems Security will now require a programming course (either DSCI 15310 or CS 13001) as a pre-requisite. - Posted Feb. 26, 2013
- Organizational Meeting for a DSCI Student Group All DSCI students are invited to a meeting THIS Wednesday, February 6 at 3:45pm in MSB 121 to discuss the possibility of a Digital Sciences Student Group - Posted Feb. 4, 2013
- Kent State University’s School of Digital Sciences Graduates First Student After successfully juggling school, work and family duties, Benjamin Pijor of Stow, Ohio, and applications support analyst at Kent State University, has become the first graduate from Kent State’s School of Digital Sciences. - Posted Jan. 28, 2013
- Advising Schedule for January 2013 Walk-in advising Friday 1/11 and Monday 1/14. No advisor available except in emergency situations from 1/15-1/23. Normal advising by appointment resumes Thursday 1/24, with walk-in advising on Wednesdays from 1:30-3:30. - Posted Jan. 11, 2013
- Welcome to Chris Kurtz The School of Digital Sciences is pleased to welcome Chris Kurtz as our new Administrative Secretary, effective this morning. - Posted Jan. 7, 2013
- Kent State’s School of Digital Sciences Records Remarkable Growth in First Year In the fall of 2010, a team of people from five different Kent State colleges sat down to design the digital sciences degree program. - Posted Nov. 12, 2012
- Meet Len Asprey, Instructor for DSCI 24410 Digital Information Management and Processing Len will be speaking in MSB 228, 11:00-11:50am, Friday 26 October 2012. Len will tell you about himself, information management, and his spring course. He'll give you a brief introduction to information management, and tell you how information is different from data. He'll describe the key elements of the course and its relationship to other courses in the Digital Sciences degree (e.g., database). - Posted Oct. 24, 2012
- Digital Sciences Information Sessions -- The Major, Minor, and Careers Want to learn what the Digital Sciences undergraduate program is all about? Come to an Information Session on October 11, October 24, or November 8 and hear about our major, minor, and careers. - Posted Oct. 10, 2012
- DSCI Sponsoring the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Once Again Kent State University's School of Digital Sciences is proud to once again be a Bronze Academic Sponsor of the Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing -- the largest technical conference for women in computing in the world! - Posted Oct. 2, 2012
- Spring ST Course: Web Programming for Multimedia Journalism Spring 2013 - DSCI 49995-002 (CRN 21046) / DSCI 59995-002 (CRN 21047) - Special Topics: Web Programming for Multimedia Journalism: Journalists & Programmers -- Go Deep with Data! - Posted Sep. 28, 2012
- Spring ST Course: Mobile, Social and Other Emerging Channels Spring 2013 -- DSCI 49995-001 (CRN 20798) / DSCI 59995-001 (CRN 20801) -- Special Topics: Mobile, Social and Other Emerging Channels: Designing Solutions to Meet the New Business Reality - Posted Sep. 27, 2012
- DSCI Fall Reception & Birthday Party DSCI Fall Reception & Birthday Party on Wednesday 12 September, from 3:30-5:00pm, in the Math & CS Library on the Third Floor of the Math and Computer Science Building - Posted Sep. 10, 2012
- Graduate Student Fall Orientation The School of Digital Sciences would like to invite all of our local graduate students to attend a Fall Orientation session on Tuesday 4 September, from 4:15-5:00pm, in 228 Math and Computer Science Building. - Posted Aug. 30, 2012
- Meet Dana Holcman, Instructor for DSCI 21010 Enterprise Architecture Dana Holcman has been doing Enterprise Architecture for almost 6 years. She is an EACOE certified Senior Enterprise Architect and is excited to be teaching Enterprise Architecture to undergraduates at Kent State. - Posted Aug. 29, 2012
- DSCI Undergraduate Welcome Reception If you're here on Friday afternoon, please stop by the first floor lounge in the Mathematics and Computer Science Building between 3:30-5:00pm for a welcome reception. - Posted Aug. 22, 2012
- DSCI Graduate Student Welcome Reception If you're on campus already, stop by the DSCI Office (236 MSB) on Tuesday 21 August from 4-5pm, chat with Director Walker and our Coordinators, and have a snack. We hope to see you on Tuesday! - Posted Aug. 20, 2012
- Walk-in Advising Between 9-11am and 1-3pm from 20-29 August From Monday August 20 through Wednesday August 29, we will not be scheduling advising appointments, but will have walk-in advising from 9-11am and 1-3pm each day. - Posted Aug. 14, 2012
- DSCI Website Updated for Kent State University 2012 Catalog The School of Digital Science's website has been updated to conform to the Kent State University 2012 Catalog. - Posted Jul. 6, 2012
- Kay Levandowski Joins Digital Sciences as Academic Advisor Coordinator The School of Digital Sciences is pleased to welcome Kay Levandowski as our new Academic Advisor Coordinator. Kay will advise our undergraduate students, will coordinate graduate admissions and initial graduate advising, and will assist with outreach. - Posted Jun. 15, 2012
- Kent State Sponsoring Crain's Cleveland Breakfast on 21 June: "Bridging Three Generations of Talent" On Thursday 21 June, Kent State University will be the sponsor of a Crain's Cleveland Breakfast on the topic "Bridging Three Generations of Talent". Dr. Robert A. Walker, Professor of Computer Science and Director of the School of Digital Sciences, will be one of the panelists. - Posted Jun. 13, 2012
- New Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Architecture Offered Beginning Spring 2013 Beginning in Spring 2013, the School of Digital Sciences will offer an 18-credit Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Enterprise Architecture. - Posted May. 15, 2012
- Job Posting for an Academic Advisor Coordinator The School of Digital Sciences has posted a job opening for an Academic Advisor Coordinator, position number 990148. - Posted May. 15, 2012
- DSCI Professor Joe Murray Attempts Record-Breaking Flight Classes are over, so maybe it's time to relax? For Joe Murray -- the DSCI prof who teaches My Story on the Web -- that means a two-week journey flying to every county in Ohio in an antique Piper Cub. - Posted May. 12, 2012
- Kent State Students Launch Data-Driven Website Featuring Kent News, Events and Videos Students from Kent State University’s schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and Digital Sciences have created a data-driven website, www.opencampuskent.com, that features a recent feed of what’s happening in the Kent area including Kent State campus buildings. - Posted Apr. 26, 2012
- Kent State Students to Launch Data-Driven Website That Features Goings-on in Kent Students from Kent State’s schools of Journalism and Mass Communication and Digital Sciences have created a data-driven website that features a recent feed of what’s happening in the Kent area including Kent State campus buildings. - Posted Apr. 23, 2012
- Students from the Kent State Schools of Journalism and Digital Sciences to Launch New Data-driven Website When the OpenCampus Kent website launches April 26, users will be able to get the latest crime updates, news, deals, events and restaurant reviews all on one site. They can also check out the latest Kent photos and videos uploaded to Flickr and YouTube. - Posted Apr. 18, 2012
- New Fall 2012 Course: DSCI 13410 Cognition in Technology DSCI 13410 Cognition in Technology will be offered for the first time in the Fall 2012 semester. Taught by Dr. Albert (Chip) Ingram in the School of Lifespan Development and Educational Sciences, the course complements DSCI 10010 Society, Culture and the Digital Sciences and DSCI 13210 Design Processes and Principles, among others. - Posted Apr. 17, 2012
- Master of Digital Sciences Program Updates for Fall 2012 Though the Fall 2012 Graduate Catalog will not go online until June 2012, this news item summarizes the Fall 2012 programmatic changes to the Master of Digital Sciences to give our students early notice of the changes to expect. - Posted Apr. 11, 2012
- Digital Sciences BA & BS Program Updates for Fall 2012 Though the Fall 2012 Undergraduate Catalog will not go online until June 2012, this news item summarizes the Fall 2012 programmatic changes to the Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Sciences in Digital Sciences to give our students early notice of the changes to expect. - Posted Mar. 29, 2012
- Keep in Touch with DSCI on Facebook or Twitter for More Updates Want to know more about what's going on in the School of Digital Sciences, or get news highlights from related areas? Our web page is somewhat "formal" but Facebook and Twitter are far more "social"! - Posted Mar. 25, 2012
- Looking for a Great Summer Course? DSCI has Three Online Courses to Offer! Looking for a great summer course? The School of Digital Sciences has three online courses to offer, and all of these courses count toward the Minor in Digital Sciences! - Posted Mar. 20, 2012
- Kent State University Hosts Fifth Annual YouToo Social Media Conference for Area Communications Professionals National and local experts will discuss the impact of mobile technology and the importance of social media measurement strategies for area communications professionals and students at the fifth annual YouToo Social Media Conference on Friday, April 13, from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. at Kent State University’s Franklin Hall. - Posted Mar. 15, 2012
- Faculty from DSCI, CS, and MIS Participate in ACM's Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education Kent State University was amply represented at this year's ACM Technical Symposium on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE 2012), with representatives from the School of Digital Sciences, the Department of Computer Science, and the Department of Management and Information Systems in attendance. ACM's premier conference on computer science education, SIGCSE 2012 was held in Raleigh NC and attracted almost 1300 attendees. - Posted Mar. 4, 2012
- IT/IS Career Expo 3/1/12 - Have a Blast & Change the World Thursday 1 March, 10:00-11:30am and 12:30-2:00pm, Kent Student Center Ballroom (2nd floor). Come explore the exciting careers in information systems, computer science, and information technology. Sponsored by CIS in conjunction with DSCI and CS. - Posted Feb. 27, 2012
- How Did DSCI Get Started? One Key Element Was This Gift A gift valued at over $3.0 million from the Enterprise Architecture Center of Excellence, part of the Pinnacle Business Group, provided Kent State’s new School of Digital Sciences with key curricular materials in enterprise architecture. - Posted Jan. 10, 2012
- Jennifer Noble Joins Digital Sciences as Part-Time Advisor The School of Digital Sciences is pleased to welcome Jennifer L. Noble as our new part-time Advisor. She'll be in the DSCI office (236 MSB, x29105) on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday afternoons from 4:30-6:30pm. - Posted Jan. 6, 2012
- From Computerworld: "IT's winning (and losing) job titles" "Today's trend toward services-based software, mobile apps, cloud and consumer technologies means it is the breadth, not the depth, of knowledge and experience that wins -- or keeps -- the IT job." Read the rest of the article for more details. - Posted Jan. 4, 2012
- DSCI Announces Bronze Sponsorship of Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing Kent State University's School of Digital Sciences announces its Bronze Sponsorship of the 11th Annual Grace Hopper Celebration of Women in Computing. This largest gathering of technical women in the world will address diversity and innovation in the culture of technology. - Posted Nov. 7, 2011
- Susan Peti Joins DSCI as Academic Program Coordinator The School of Digital Sciences is pleased to welcome Susan R. Peti as our new Academic Program Coordinator. Please stop by to meet her and welcome her to the School of Digital Sciences! - Posted Nov. 1, 2011
- Kent State Launches New School of Digital Sciences Kent State University’s School of Digital Sciences welcomed its first class of students this fall after Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro approved the school’s proposed degrees. - Posted Oct. 12, 2011
- CS Colloquium 10/14/2011 "From Open-Loop Sensing to Closed-Loop Sensing and Control: Challenges to Embedded Wireless..." From Open-Loop Sensing to Closed-Loop Sensing and Control: Challenges to Embedded Wireless Networking -- Dr. Hongwei Zhang -- Computer Science Department -- Wayne State University -- 4:00 pm, 14 October 2011, 228 MSB - Posted Oct. 7, 2011
- Kent State Launches New School of Digital Sciences Kent State University’s School of Digital Sciences this fall welcomed its first class of students after Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro approved the school’s proposed degrees. - Posted Oct. 3, 2011
- Spring 2012 Application Process is Now Open The School of Digital Sciences is now accepting applications for the Spring 2012 semester and beyond. - Posted Sep. 26, 2011
- Get the Latest Updates on Digital Sciences Through Facebook and Twitter For up-to-the-minute updates, follow the School of Digital Sciences on Facebook and Twitter. - Posted Sep. 23, 2011
- ACM Speaker Series: Casey Stella on "Better News Through Data Science" On Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at 7 PM, the Kent State University Student Chapter of the ACM will be hosting speaker Casey Stella in 228 MSB, who will speak on "Better News Through Data Science." - Posted Sep. 18, 2011
- Steven Antalvari Joins Digital Sciences as Part-Time Advisor The School of Digital Sciences is pleased to welcome Steven Antalvari as our new part-time Advisor. He will be in the DSCI main office WR 4-6pm. - Posted Sep. 6, 2011
- Digital Sciences Bachelors Degrees Approved by Chancellor Petro Kent State University's proposed Bachelors degrees in Digital Sciences were approved by Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor James Petro on Wednesday 17 August 2011. - Posted Aug. 19, 2011
- Poynter Kent State Media Ethics Workshop Tackles Sports Media Ethics, Sept. 15 Tattoos, jerseys, scandal and secrets mean more in today’s headlines than ever before and at the Poynter Kent State Media Ethics Workshop, top sports journalists and ethics professionals will discuss all of the “Foul Play” happening in athletics at the collegiate and professional levels. - Posted Aug. 17, 2011
- Kent State University's First Enterprise Architecture Course is Open for Enrollment! We are offering our first enterprise architecture course this fall, which is a graduate-level introduction to the topic. - Posted Aug. 16, 2011
- Master of Digital Sciences Approved by Chancellor Petro Kent State University's Master of Digital Sciences degree was approved by Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor James Petro on Friday 4 August 2011. - Posted Aug. 8, 2011
- DSCI 10310 My Story on the Web -- This is a Freshman Course?? Yes! In this digital storytelling course, students learn the basics of storytelling and multimedia production and develop their technical skills to present a comprehensive story online, using text, graphics, audio, photos, and video. - Posted Aug. 3, 2011
- School of Digital Sciences Prepares to Welcome its First Students With the beginning of the Fall 2011 semester only a month away, the School of Digital Sciences is ready to welcome its first group of students! - Posted Aug. 1, 2011
- Gift Helps Launch First Enterprise Architecture Program in U.S. at Kent State School of Digital Sciences A gift to Kent State University’s new School of Digital Sciences will allow students to pursue a first-in-the-nation concentration in enterprise architecture at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. - Posted Jul. 4, 2011
- NY Times: Is This Computer Science's 'Sputnik Moment'? After a recent article in the New York Times attributes the recent rise in interest in computer science to Facebook, CS educators are wondering if this is our "Sputnik Moment". - Posted Jun. 16, 2011
- Final Fall 2011 Digital Sciences Course is Now Open for Enrollment The final Fall 2011 Digital Sciences course (DSCI 10010 Society, Culture and the Digital Sciences) is now open for enrollment! - Posted Jun. 16, 2011
- SLIS “New Vision” Students Enjoy In-depth Experience of D.C. Museums Five students from the School of Library and Information Science at Kent State University traveled to Washington, D.C., in April 2011 as part of a federally funded grant program made possible through the Institute for Museum and Library Services (IMLS). - Posted Jun. 13, 2011
- Kent State Announces “eDegree,” a Completely Online M.L.I.S. The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University is offering a new, innovative way to complete a Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) degree. The eDegree program is Web-based -- all courses will be completed online. - Posted Jun. 9, 2011
- Gift Helps Launch Enterprise Architecture Program at School of Digital Sciences A gift to Kent State University’s new School of Digital Sciences will allow students to pursue a first-in-the-nation concentration in enterprise architecture at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. - Posted May. 24, 2011
- Keep in Touch over the Summer! Want to keep in touch with the School of Digital Sciences over the summer, and hear about new course offerings and fall plans? "Like" us on Facebook, or "Follow" us on Twitter! - Posted Apr. 27, 2011
- Kent State Names New Director of the School of Digital Sciences Kent State University has named Dr. Robert A. Walker as its first director of the new School of Digital Sciences, effective April 1, 2011. - Posted Mar. 29, 2011
- School of Digital Sciences' Social Media Strategy Web page, Facebook, and Twitter -- how do we use them differently? - Posted Mar. 19, 2011
- Youngstown Business Journal Daily: Kent Creates School of Digital Sciences "Because computer-related occupations are expected to grow more than twice as fast as other occupations in the next decade, the Kent State University board of trustees is establishing an interdisciplinary School of Digital Sciences that officials say is unique in Ohio and nationally." - Posted Mar. 13, 2011
- Akron Beacon Journal: Establishment of Ground-breaking School of Digital Sciences "If the iconic film 'The Graduate' was remade today, its best-known scene would likely have the title character being urged to pursue a career in digital sciences instead of plastics. In response to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projections that computer-related occupations will grow more than twice as fast as the average for other occupations in the next decade, the Board established an interdisciplinary School of Digital Sciences that is unique in Ohio and nationally." - Posted Mar. 10, 2011
- IT & IS Career Expo Thursday 3/3/11 10:00-11:30am & 12:30-2:00pm -- Kent Student Center - Posted Mar. 1, 2011
- kentwired.com - Kent to Offer New Digital Sciences Degree Kent State could soon create a new School of Digital Sciences to offer new degrees to current and future students to prepare them for careers in technology. - Posted Feb. 24, 2011
