For Those Coming to Campus

Students who are studying Information Architecture or Information Use will be coming to Kent Campus for their required and elective courses.  All on-campus courses are currently offered only in the evening.  Each course meets once a week for a full 16-week semester.  Below is more information that students will find helpful in attending classes including location of the IAKM Office, location of student mailboxes, and information about parking passes.  

IAKM Office
The IAKM office is located in room 316 of the library. The offices of the Program Director, Thomas J. Froehlich and the Academic Program Coordinator, Janna Korzenko are located there. The front office includes a small collection of resources that may be helpful to students including career information, hard copies of course syllabi and books and journals relating to IAKM.

Student Mailboxes
Student mailboxes are located on the third floor between classroom 317 and the IAKM office. Each student is assigned a mailbox at the beginning of each semester where instructors and the program may distribute information and return assignments. A list of names and corresponding mailbox numbers is posted near the mailboxes.

Computer Labs
The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) makes available two lab rooms in the main Kent State University library for the use of IAKM students. Students using these systems receive student accounts in the departmental LAN, file space, and the right to print to the departmental laser printers. All students are to follow the Official Lab Use Policy, which can be found on the SLIS website at http://www.slis.kent.edu/.

Student Lounge
SLIS also provides a student lounge for use by students of both the MLIS and IAKM programs in Room 310L Library. There is comfortable seating, general library and career resources, vending machines and kitchen facilities including refrigerator, microwave and coffee machine available for students' convenience.

Usability Lab
The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) Usability Lab was recently completed for use by both SLIS and IAKM for education, research and outreach. It is a state-of-the-art facility with the latest eye-tracking equipment and capturing software. For more detailed information see the usability lab page at http://usability.slis.kent.edu/.

Parking
Parking permits can be purchased at the Parking Services website, or in person at the Parking office, which is located at 123 Michael Schwartz Center.  The phone number is 330-672-4432.  You must be enrolled for courses before you can purchase a permit.  The lots closest to the library (where most of the classes are held) are C, R-5, and the Visitor's Lot.  An Evening/Weekend pass is available for those students who will not need to be on campus during the day.  Graduate students are allowed to add the privilege of parking in the Visitor's Lot to their pass for an additional fee.  If you do not see these options when purchasing your pass online, it is possible that the system is analyzing your privileges as if you were a Freshman (because you do not have any credits yet).  You should call the Parking Services office or visit them in person to get the appropriate pass.