News and Announcements

• Kent State University Maintains Prestigious AACSB Accounting AccreditationKent State University has maintained its accounting accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
• The Spirit of Women in Business Conference Receives An Enlightened Review by Regina BrettI was surrounded by vibrant women at the Spirit of Women in Business Conference at Kent State University on Wednesday. Bernett Williams, vice president of external affairs at Akron Children's Hospital, kicked off the event.
• Kent State University’s MBA Team Took the Grand Prize at the Cleveland Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Case Competition Kent State University’s MBA team took home the grand prize in the Cleveland Association for Corporate Growth (ACG) Competition that took place at the Union Club in Cleveland. The regional competition’s case focused on mergers and acquisitions.
• Kent State University’s MBA Team Places Second Among U.S. Schools at the John Molson MBA Case CompetitionKent State University joined 35 Universities from around the world in Montreal, Canada at the John Molson MBA International Case Competition held January 6 to 11, 2013.
• THS business students partner with KSU for Event Marketing programKent State University College of Business Administration selected Tallmadge High School's Business and Marketing Department for two consecutive years as a partner for its Event Marketing program lead by Elizabeth Sinclair.
• College of Business Scholarship OpportunitiesScholarship Applications for the 2013-14 academic year and Applications for Leadership Awards are due no later than February 15, 2013.
• David Dumpe Recognized for Excellence in Education by Ohio MagazineThe College of Business Administration is pleased to announce the selection of David Dumpe, Ph.D. as an Ohio Magazine Excellence in Education honoree.
• Kent State University’s College of Business Administration Achieves Top RankingsKent State University’s College of Business Administration undergraduate and graduate programs recently garnered top rankings in two major news publications in consecutive years.
• Kent State Names New Dean of College of Business AdministrationDeborah F. Spake, Ph.D., has been named the new dean of Kent State University’s College of Business Administration. Spake currently serves as associate dean and professor of marketing at the Mitchell College of Business at the University of South Alabama.
• Kent State Presents Global Entrepreneurship WeekKent State University will mark Global Entrepreneurship Week with a series of events Nov. 13 – 15 for students, alumni and the community.
• Dr. Janet Currie To Visit College of BusinessDr. Janet Currie, Phi Beta Kappa Visiting Scholar “Inequality at Birth: Some Causes and Consequences†Monday, October 15th - 7:00 pm – COB Room 100
• College of Business 2012 Freshman OrientationCollege of Business welcomes Class of 2016!
• Kent State University Welcomes Blackstone LaunchpadBlackstone LaunchPad is a groundbreaking initiative that gives university students and alumni the skills, knowledge, and guidance to start new companies.
• College of Business welcomes high schools students for Young Business Scholars ProgramThis year 38 students came from all parts of Ohio as well as from Pennsylvania and Michigan, representing 30 high schools.
• The Effect of Housing Wealth on College Choice Examined by Kent State ResearcherC. Lockwood Reynolds, assistant professor in Kent State’s Department of Economics, co-authored the study with Michael Lovenheim, assistant professor in the Department of Policy Analysis and Management at Cornell.
• The College of Business announces the 2011-2012 Teaching AwardsWe are pleased to announce the 2011-2012 Teaching Awards Recipients: John Rose, Eric Von Hendrix, Eric Johnson, and Larry Marks.
• Accounting students rang the opening bell at Euronext Paris on May 18, 2012.Students in the International Experience in Accounting rang the opening bell at Euronext Paris on May 18, 2012.
• Congratulations Pam DukarichFaculty, staff, and friends gathered on Thursday, April 26 to bid farewell to Pam Dukarich.
• College of Business Promotions and Tenures The College of Business announces 2012 promotions and tenures.
• Beta Gamma Sigma Hosts Spring Celebration 2012On Saturday April 14, 2012, the College of Business gathered to celebrate the scholastic achievement of students and faculty over the past year. At the celebration, there were 58 new members initiated into the Business Honor Society.
• Dr. Jay Muthuswamy and Tom Hanson present Finance PaperDr. Jay Muthuswamy and Tom Hanson presented their paper “Discrepancy between Black-Scholes and Binomial Option Premiaâ€.
• Congratulations to Assistant Professor Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley on receiving a $500,000, 3-year research grant!Together with co-authors at Syracuse University and the University of Georgia, Nadia Greenhalgh-Stanley has received a $500,000, 3-year research grant from the MacArthur Foundation to examine the causal relationship between affordable elderly housing options and elderly health outcomes
• Kent State University Volunteers Lend a Hand During Tax SeasonKent State’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program, also known as VITA, is offering the service for qualifying individuals this tax-filing season on the university's Kent Campus.
• 2012 COB Annual Teaching Awards Nominations Nominations are now being accepted for the 2012 College of Business Annual Teaching Awards. The nomination deadline is April 6, 2012.
• College of Business Administration Alumnus Gets Support From Students for Cerebral Palsy FoundationKent State College of Business Administration alumnus Pete Zeidner established the Pedal-with-Pete Foundation in 1993, to raise funds for cerebral palsy (CP) research.
• Mr. Philip Cajka, the CEO of Audio-Technica U.S. presents to the student organizations at the College of BusinessBeta Alpha PSI and the Accounting Association were pleased to present Philip Cajka, the CEO of Audio-Technica U.S. on Thursday February 16, 2012. This presentation at the College of Business was open to all Accounting, Finance, and IS majors.
• Kent State Student's Garment to be Featured in Wrangler Clothing LineShannon Gallagher, a fifth-year fashion merchandising major and entrepreneurship minor, designed a work wear garment in her product development class that will now be available for purchase in the Wrangler Christmas 2012 catalog.
• Dr. Pinkett, Winner of The Apprentice, Comes to Kent State UniversityThe Collegiate Business Association (CBA), has landed itself a speaker whose claim to fame is winning Donald Trump’s reality television show The Apprentice.
• 2nd Annual Spirit of Women in Business Conference - The Empowered WomanThe Empowered Woman will feature distinguished speakers DeLores Pressley and Regina Brett . The conference is to be held on Wednesday, March 7, 2012.
• Training the Next Generation of EntrepreneursThe Blackstone Charitable Foundation and The Burton D. Morgan Foundation announced today a $3.2 million, three-year partnership to train the next generation of entrepreneurs in Northeast Ohio. The grants – to Baldwin-Wallace College, Case Western Reserve University, Kent State University and Lorain County Community College – will expand Blackstone LaunchPad.
• Congratulations Professor Pu and Professor LevashinaCongratulations to Professor Pu and Professor Levashina on their recent publications in the A+ Journals, the Journal of Financial Economics and Personnel Psychology, respectively.
• Kent State University’s College of Business Programs Achieve Top RankingsThe business school was ranked 154 out of 382 by the U.S. News and World Report. The undergraduate business programs were ranked solely on a peer assessment survey conducted in spring 2011. Only 15 percent of business schools worldwide meet the rigorous standards of AACSB International accreditation.
• David Dumpe Receives Outstanding Teaching AwardCongratulations to David Dumpe, Department of Finance, on receiving the University’s 2011 Outstanding Teaching Award.
• Kent State Names Interim Dean of College of Business AdministrationDr. Kathryn S. Wilson, economics professor at Kent State University, has been named interim dean of the university’s College of Business Administration. Wilson’s appointment is effective Oct. 1 for approximately one year or until a permanent dean is in place.
• Accounting Research Colloquium Dean Yank Heisler and the Department of Accounting are proud to present the Accounting Research Colloquium to be held on September 9th. The event is set to take place in the Vaughn Hoover Room (A325) located in the College of Business Administration
• College of Business 2011 Freshman Orientation Dean Yank Heisler welcomes the Class of 2015!
• Entrepreneurs Offer Real-World Lessons, Advice to StudentsWhile it may have looked and sounded like just another business discussion, it was actually a class in session in Kent State University’s John S. Brinzo Entrepreneurial Lab at the College of Business Administration’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation.
• College of Business Hosts 2011 Young Business Scholars Summer Program The Young Business Scholars Summer Program is a camp for high school juniors and seniors interested in business.
• Accounting Professor Ran Barniv Receives Distinguished Scholar Award for Accounting ResearchThe Distinguished Scholar Award is one of the most prestigious awards at Kent State. The award recognizes full-time professors who have taught a minimum of five years and are nominated by their colleagues. A committee then selects recipients based on their vitae, references and research accomplishments.
• Kent State Ranks 14th on Best Performing National Universities List Comparing Graduation RatesA recent analysis by Postsecondary Education OPPORTUNITY ranks Kent State University 14th on the “Best Performing National Universities: Actual versus Predicted Institutional Graduates Rates†2011 list. It indicates that Kent State’s actual graduation rate of 50 percent is 10 points higher than what would be expected given the preparedness of its students.
• Kent State is First to Receive Charter from Entrepreneurship Honor SocietySigma Nu Tau Entrepreneurship Honor Society has announced that Kent State University is the first university in the country to be presented with a charter to operate a chapter of its honor society.