2009 4th Quarter News Releases

• Webinars for Business Owners Looking to Exit Their Business The Ohio Employee Ownership Center’s Succession Planning Program at Kent State University has partnered with the Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) to present a series of free webinars for small business owners on exit planning. The program is designed to provide business owners with the information they need to get started with their business transition.
  - Posted Dec. 23, 2009
• Center of Pan-African Culture Hosts Kwanzaa Celebration Dec. 27 The Center of Pan-African Culture at Kent State University will be holding an open community celebration of Kwanzaa on Sunday, Dec. 27, at 5 p.m. in the African Community Theatre located in the newly renovated Oscar Ritchie Hall, Room 230.
  - Posted Dec. 21, 2009
• Kent State Will Be Closed Dec. 24, 2009 - Jan. 2, 2010 In observance of the holiday season Kent State will operate on a limited schedule from Dec. 24, 2009 through Jan. 3, 2010. All nonessential operations will be closed.
  - Posted Dec. 21, 2009
• "Ardi" Research Findings Named Science Breakthrough of the Year Ardipithecus ramidus, or “Ardi,” receives the top honor as the Breakthrough of the Year, named by Science and its publisher, AAAS, the world’s largest science society. “Ardi,” a hominid species that lived 4.4 million years ago, was unveiled on Oct. 1 by Kent State University Professor of Anthropology Dr. C. Owen Lovejoy and his colleagues.
  - Posted Dec. 17, 2009
• SLIS Opens Center for the Study of Information and Religion Two professors in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University have created a center to study how people use information in their religious behaviors and thinking.
  - Posted Dec. 16, 2009
• H1N1 Vaccine Available at the Health Center The H1N1 vaccine is available to Kent State students, faculty and staff at DeWeese Health Center. All members of the university community wishing to be vaccinated are now eligible to be vaccinated.
  - Posted Dec. 15, 2009
• Portage County Local Health Departments Host H1N1 Flu Vaccine Clinics Free H1N1 flu vaccine clinics for the general public are being offered by the Portage County Local Health Departments.
  - Posted Dec. 15, 2009
• VIDEOS: Watch Kent State's Fall Commencement Ceremonies Two prominent Kent State University alumni will address new graduates at the university’s Fall 2009 Commencement Ceremonies on Saturday, Dec. 19, in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. An evening ceremony for those receiving doctoral degrees will be held Thursday, Dec. 17, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Degrees will be conferred on more than more than 1,500 graduates.
  - Posted Dec. 15, 2009
• ODOD Extends Contract With Ohio Employee Ownership Center The Ohio Department of Development (ODOD) has renewed the contract with the Ohio Employee Ownership Center at Kent State University to administer the Prefeasibility Study Grant Program for the state of Ohio.
  - Posted Dec. 11, 2009
• Committee Appointed In Kent State Athletic Director Search Kent State University President Lester A. Lefton has named Robert “Yank” Heisler as chair of the 17-member search committee charged with finding the successor to Athletic Director Laing Kennedy, who will be retiring June 30, 2010, after 16 years of heading up the Golden Flashes’ athletic efforts.
  - Posted Dec. 10, 2009
• Kent State Professors Help Break Tetrahedra Packing Record Two Kent State University professors are part of a team of researchers who recently uncovered a way to pack tetrahedra, considered to be the simplest shaped regular solids with its four triangular sides, more densely than ever before. Peter Palffy-Muhoray, professor of chemical physics and associate director of the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State, and Xiaoyu Zheng, assistant professor in Kent State’s Department of Mathematical Sciences, along with four colleagues at the University of Michigan and one at Case Western Reserve University, have broken a world record for packing the most tetrahedra into a given volume.
  - Posted Dec. 9, 2009
• MEDIA ADVISORY/PHOTO OPPORTUNITY: Fashion Design Icon Dana Buchman Visits Kent State to Critique Students’ Work On Thursday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Kent State University Jerry Silverman and Shannon Rodgers School of Fashion’s students will receive fashion design feedback of a lifetime. Dana Buchman, fashion designer and industry icon, will serve as the design critic of 17 fashion design students’ senior projects.
  - Posted Dec. 8, 2009
• May 4 Site Recommended to National Register of Historic Places Members of the Ohio Historic Site Preservation Advisory Board voted today to recommend that the nomination for the May 4, 1970, Kent State Shootings Site, along with four other properties in Ohio, be forwarded to the Keeper of the National Register of Historic Places for consideration.
  - Posted Dec. 4, 2009
• H1N1 Flu Clinic for Priority Group on Dec. 7 at Eastway Dining Room Kent State’s University Health Services will be providing a free H1N1 Priority flu clinic to the university community on Monday, Dec. 7, from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. at the Eastway Dining Room.
  - Posted Dec. 3, 2009
• Ohio Department of Health Urges College Students to Get H1N1 Vaccine College students are at high risk for H1N1 influenza and should be vaccinated against the virus, Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Alvin D. Jackson, M.D., said in Columbus on Dec. 2.
  - Posted Dec. 3, 2009
• Monitor the University's Flu Preparedness Efforts
  - Posted Dec. 3, 2009
• WKSU Airs Holiday Music 24 Hours a Day on HD Radio Beginning Dec. 1, Christmas music fans can have their fill of seasonal classical and folk tunes by listening to WKSU’s HD Radio side channels. The holiday schedule also includes the debut of Apollo's Fire "Messiah".
  - Posted Dec. 3, 2009
• Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony For New Air Traffic Control Center Kent State University will host local community leaders, legislators, university officials and members of the aviation industry as it celebrates the university’s new Air Traffic Control Center on Thursday, Dec. 3, from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m.
  - Posted Dec. 1, 2009
• Dec. 1 Marks World AIDS Day; Experts Available From College of Public Health Dec. 1, 2009, is World AIDS Day, a day in which public health advocates and professionals focus the world’s attention on the global AIDS epidemic.
  - Posted Nov. 30, 2009
• Ohio Supercomputer Center Invites Faculty, Researchers and Students to Its Dec. 4 Presentation The Ohio Supercomputer Center's (OSC) executive team will meet with Kent State University faculty, researchers and students on Friday, Dec. 4, 2009, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Kent Student Center in Room 317.
  - Posted Nov. 30, 2009
• Kent State University Professors Focus Research on the Environment with Grants Totaling $890,000 National Science Foundation grants will further understanding of decomposition and disease.
  
  Two Kent State University assistant professors recently received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to continue research beneficial to understanding the environment. The three grants total $890,000.
  - Posted Nov. 25, 2009
• Kent State University Police Make Arrests in Sunday Campus Robbery Thanks to quick action and effective investigative skills, the Kent State University Police made four arrests in connection with the robbery that occurred in the early morning hours on Sunday, Nov. 22, near the Commons area of campus.
  - Posted Nov. 24, 2009
• Poet Heals Wounds of War through Art at Kent State As part of the 40th May 4th commemoration, Wick Poetry Center will host Dr. Edward Tick, psychotherapist and poet, who has been working with war veterans since 1979. Tick is the author of five books, including War and the Soul, winner of the 2006 Award of Distinction from the International Communicator Awards program.
  - Posted Nov. 24, 2009
• Investing in University Changes: A Conversation with Dr. Charlie Nutt Join KASADA, Kent State's NACADA-affiliated organization for professional and faculty advisors and student support personnel, as they welcome Dr. Charlie Nutt, NACADA executive director, for a workshop on Thursday, Dec. 10 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Room 204.
  - Posted Nov. 24, 2009
• Fashion Design Icon Dana Buchman Visits Kent State University On Thursday, Dec. 10, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the Kent State University Jerry Silverman and Shannon Rodgers School of Fashion’s students will receive fashion design feedback of a lifetime. Dana Buchman, fashion designer and industry icon, recently accepted an invitation to serve as the design critic of 17 fashion design students’ senior projects, thanks to an endowment made by Ronald E. Teare of Cleveland.
  - Posted Nov. 23, 2009
• Kent State University Police Seek Assistance in Locating Suspects The Kent State University Police are investigating a strong-arm robbery and assault that occurred at 3:17 a.m. Sunday morning in the Commons area, north of the art building. Two Kent State University students report being robbed and assaulted by four subjects.
  - Posted Nov. 22, 2009
• President Lester A. Lefton's Statement Regarding Christopher Kernich "The university community is deeply saddened to learn about the untimely death of one of our students. Christopher Kernich, a junior studying pre-business management, has died at the age of 23. The entire Kent State community sends our heartfelt condolences to Chris' family. Please keep them in your thoughts and prayers. Losing a loved one is never easy, particularly if it is a result of a senseless tragedy.- Posted Nov. 21, 2009
• Campus Safety Warning Kent City Police Seek Assistance in Locating Suspects (11/21/2009)
  
  The Kent City Police are investigating a robbery that occurred early this morning adjacent to campus in the Silver Oaks Apartments parking lot.
  - Posted Nov. 21, 2009
• Fundraiser to Be Held for Kent State Student A recent assault on Kent State student Chris Kernich has left him in stable but critical condition at Akron City Hospital.
  - Posted Nov. 20, 2009
• Media Advisory Concerning Student Death A Kent State University student, Jessica F. Schenk, 19, of Port Clinton, Ohio, was discovered unconscious in her residence hall this morning and pronounced dead by the Portage County Coroner’s Office. Schenk, a resident of Wright Hall, was a sophomore majoring in physical education. The cause of death has not been determined, but foul play is not suspected.
  - Posted Nov. 20, 2009
• Advisory: Summary of Nov. 17 Board Actions At its Nov. 17 meeting, the Kent State University Board of Trustees took action on the following items:
  - Posted Nov. 18, 2009
• Dancing on a Dime at KSU Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance will present new choreography by dance faculty members and performed by dance majors and minors on Dec. 4-6. “Dance ’09: Dancing on a Dime” will be presented at 8 p.m. on Dec. 4 and 5 and at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 6 in E. Turner Stump Theatre in Kent State University’s Music and Speech Center. Ticket prices range from $8 to $16 and may be reserved with credit cards by calling the Box Office at 330-672-2497 or through www.tix.com.
  - Posted Nov. 17, 2009
• H1N1 Flu Clinic for Priority Group to Occur Nov. 21 at Kent State Field House The Portage County Local Health Departments have scheduled an H1N1 flu clinic on Saturday, Nov. 21, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Kent State University Field House.
  - Posted Nov. 13, 2009
• Kent State Success Pool Pays Out In Its First Year As a result of this year’s successful incentive program, Kent State University will award to 819 continuing faculty members in the Tenured/Tenure Track collective bargaining unit a share of the Success Pool in recognition of their contributions to the university. These individuals will each receive $2,855, before taxes, on Dec. 1, 2009.
  - Posted Nov. 13, 2009
• Kent State University Welcomes Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellow Kent State University is pleased to welcome a new international student on campus as part of the U.S. Department of State’s Edmund S. Muskie Graduate Fellowship Program. Joining the Kent State family is Milika Ibrohimova from Tajikistan, who is completing her master of business administration in finance.
  - Posted Nov. 13, 2009
• Kent State Welcomes Fulbright Scholar from Venezuela Carmen Leon had always wanted to go to college in America. She was working in her home country, Venezuela, when she was looking for a way to go to school when she found the Fulbright Scholar Program online. Today, Leon is a student at Kent State University, courtesy of this highly regarded exchange program.
  - Posted Nov. 13, 2009
• EHHS Celebrates International Education Week Nov. 16-20 The College of Education, Health and Human Services’ Gerald H. Read Center for International & Intercultural Education at Kent State University will hold special events for students, staff, faculty and the surrounding community to help celebrate International Education Week from Nov. 16-20.
  - Posted Nov. 12, 2009
• Kent State Associate Professor Selected as a Participant for the American Psychological Association’s Science Leadership Conference Angela Neal-Barnett, an associate professor in Kent State University’s Department of Psychology, has been selected to participate in the American Psychological Association’s Science Leadership Conference (SciLC).
  - Posted Nov. 10, 2009
• Kent State English Professor Wins NEH Grant Kent State English Professor Wins NEH Grant to Co-Direct an Overseas Seminar on Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales with Husband, an Eastern Illinois English Professor. The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has awarded a Kent State University faculty member the opportunity to give American school teachers an enriching experience abroad.
  - Posted Nov. 10, 2009
• ADVISORY: Board of Trustees Meeting, Nov. 17 The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Tuesday, Nov. 17.
  - Posted Nov. 10, 2009
• Student-Athletes Dance to Raise Money for American Cancer Society Each of the 16 varsity athletic teams at Kent State University will be performing a choreographed lip sync and dance routine at the 8th annual Jock Jams fundraiser at 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 16, in the Student Center Ballroom at Kent State University at Kent. All proceeds from Jock Jams will be donated to the American Cancer Society. 
  - Posted Nov. 10, 2009
• KSU Jazz Ensembles Plan Big Band Favorites in November The Hugh A. Glauser School of Music presents the Kent State Jazz Ensemble in concert on Monday, Nov. 23 at 8 p.m. in The University Auditorium in Carol A. Cartwright Hall. Under the tutelage of Associate Professor of Jazz Studies Charles “Chas” Baker, the Jazz Ensemble concert will feature both of Kent State’s big bands – Jazz Ensemble 1 and 2. The concert is free and open to the public.
  - Posted Nov. 10, 2009
• Portage County Local Health Departments to Hold H1N1 Vaccine Clinic on Nov. 14 for Priority Group The Portage County Local Health Departments will hold a H1N1 flu vaccine clinic on Saturday, Nov. 14, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m.
  - Posted Nov. 9, 2009
• Residence Hall Students Received H1N1 Flu Vaccine Last week, the university acquired its first shipment of the H1N1 vaccine and conducted clinics for vaccinating residence hall students. Held at the Eastway Private Dining Room on Nov. 3 and 4, approximately 1,000 students received the H1N1 flu-mist vaccine. Students from the College of Nursing assisted University Health Services personnel in administering the vaccines. In addition, about 500 people received the seasonal flu vaccine.
  
  - Posted Nov. 9, 2009
• Kent State Receives $2.7 Million NSF Grant Kent State University has been awarded a training grant in the amount of $2,756,719 by the National Science Foundation under its Integrative Graduation Education and Research Training (IGERT) program.
  - Posted Nov. 5, 2009
• Kristallnacht Remembered at Kent State Kristallnacht Remembered at Kent State University with Day-long Racism and Genocide Awareness Event and Evening Seminar by Two Holocaust Survivors
  
  Kent State University’s Jewish Studies Program, Hillel Jewish Student organization and the Undergraduate History Club will be remembering Kristallnacht, also known as the Night of Broken Glass, with a day-long awareness event and a seminar by two Holocaust survivors on Monday, Nov. 9, 2009, at 7:30 p.m., at the Kent Campus’ Kiva. The presentation is free and open to the public. 
  - Posted Nov. 4, 2009
• Kent State’s College of Nursing Presents Distinguished Alumnae Award Kent State University’s College of Nursing recognized three alumnae during its Excellence in Nursing Celebration held at the Kent Student Center on Oct. 24. Lisa Aurilio, Col. Nancy Hughes and Dr. Molly McNett were named recipients of the 2009 Distinguished Alumnae Award.
  - Posted Nov. 3, 2009
• Kent State Hosts African Community Association Scholarship Dinner Kent State University Hosts African Community Association Scholarship Dinner Featuring Keynote Speaker Her Excellency Dr. Joy Uche Ogwu, Nigerian Ambassador to the United Nations. The African Community Association (ACA), an organization whose members are businesspersons, academicians and professionals of African descent, will hold the 15th Annual Scholarship Dinner Dance on Saturday, Nov. 7, 2009, at Kent State University.
  - Posted Nov. 3, 2009
• African Community Theatre Fall 2009 Production The African Community Theatre of Kent State University will present its first production of the 2009-2010 season. The drama, “For Better or For Worse,” is written by Cleveland playwright Dwayne M. Williams who has harnessed the essence of domestic violence through the characters’ dialogue.
  - Posted Nov. 2, 2009
• KSU Women’s Chorus Fall Concert Features Guest High School Kent State’s Women's Chorus will give its annual Fall Concert on Friday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. in Carol A. Cartwright Hall at Kent State University at Kent. This concert will be the culmination of a day-long Women's Chorus Invitational held at KSU.
  - Posted Nov. 2, 2009
• H1N1 Flu Clinics Announced for Residence Hall Students The university has been able to acquire its first shipment of the H1N1 vaccine and has scheduled clinics for vaccinating residence hall students. The shipment received was entirely the flu-mist form and therefore requires some additional screening to ensure that it may be safely administered.
  - Posted Nov. 2, 2009
• Dr. David Brant, Director, Biomaterials Program, NSF to Speak at Kent State The purpose of this meeting is for you to learn about the type of research activities the National Science Foundation funds through various “Bio”-relevant programs in different units of the foundation and how you can benefit from current and upcoming opportunities.
  - Posted Oct. 29, 2009
• Kent State Celebrates Being Named the Nation’s 2nd Designated Training Facility Kent State University President Lester A. Lefton will be joined by Dr. Deborah Wilson of the National Institutes of Health, former Ohio Congressman Ralph Regula, community and business leaders, university officials and other guests to celebrate Kent State being named the nation’s second Designated Training Facility of the National Institutes of Health’s National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP). Kent State’s Biosafety Training Lab becomes a continuing education training site for the NBBTP, providing the latest in professional education to those who operate, maintain and work in biocontainment laboratories.
  - Posted Oct. 28, 2009
• Tips to Staying Healthy at Work during Flu Season This flu season is different from previous years. In addition to seasonal flu, people are protecting themselves against the H1N1 flu. To help answer employees’ questions and alleviate concerns, members of the Kent State University Emergency Operation Center offer the following Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) tips to stay healthy in the workplace, particularly if a co-worker becomes ill and is presumed to have the H1N1 flu.
  - Posted Oct. 28, 2009
• Kent State University to Offer New Bachelor Degree in Public Health Kent State University has received approval by the Ohio Board of Regents to offer a bachelor of science (B.S.P.H.) degree in public health. Kent State University is currently accepting applications for the B.S.P.H. program for fall 2010, and courses will be available this spring semester through the Experimental Programs (EXPR) Division. The College of Public Health is also planning an undergraduate certificate in public health.
  - Posted Oct. 28, 2009
• Melvin A. Goodman to Speak at Kent State, Oct. 28 Melvin A. Goodman, now with the Center for International Policy following a 42-year career in government, will visit Kent State on Oct. 28 to discuss his most recent book, "Failure of Intelligence: The Decline and Fall of the CIA.- Posted Oct. 27, 2009
• Rent Comes to Kent State University Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance continues its 2009-10 season with the production of Rent. Music, lyrics and script are by Jonathan Larson, and it is directed by Terri Kent. The production will run Oct. 30, 31, Nov. 4, 5, 6, 7, 2009, at 8 p.m. and Nov. 1 and 8, 2009, at 2 p.m. in E. Turner Stump Theatre.
  - Posted Oct. 27, 2009
• Kent State Named Designated Training Facility in Biosafety Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, has been named a Designated Training Facility of the National Institutes of Health’s National Biosafety and Biocontainment Training Program (NBBTP), becoming only the second facility in the country to receive this designation.
  - Posted Oct. 26, 2009
• Watch Student Forum on Issue 3 with Dan Gilbert and Rob Walgate Kent State University hosts a student forum and debate regarding Issue 3 on Monday, Oct. 26, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
  - Posted Oct. 26, 2009
• The 43rd Kent State Folk Festival Opens with Music from Puerto Rico The 43rd Kent State Folk Festival kicks off seven days of performances with a concert featuring Puerto Rican musical treasure Edwin Colón Zayas and friends on Thursday, Nov. 5, at 8 p.m. at the Kent Stage (175 E. Main St.) in downtown Kent.
  - Posted Oct. 23, 2009
• Kent State Hosts Student Forum on Issue 3 with Dan Gilbert and Rob Walgate Kent State University will host a student forum and debate regarding Issue 3. Students from several area universities will ask questions relating to the issue to Dan Gilbert, majority owner of the Cleveland Cavaliers and chairman and founder of Quicken Loans, and Rob Walgate, director of the Ohio Roundtable.
  - Posted Oct. 23, 2009
• Kent State’s Entrepreneurship Extravaganza, Nov. 5-6 The fourth annual Entrepreneurship Extravaganza will be held on Thursday, Nov. 5, and Friday, Nov. 6, presented by the Kent State University Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. The event will include several workshops, panel discussions and speakers discussing various entrepreneurial topics. The program is free and open to the community and to all students.
  - Posted Oct. 23, 2009
• Kent State Activates its Emergency Operation Center for H1N1 In response to widespread cases of H1N1 flu in Ohio and the increased activity on campus and in the community, Kent State University has initiated its campus pandemic plan by activating the Kent State University Emergency Operations Center (EOC).
  - Posted Oct. 22, 2009
• Inaugural Minority Business Accelerator Clients Grow; Second Group of Clients Announced The Partnership for the Minority Business Accelerator (PMBA), a consortium of Akron Urban League, Akron SCORE and Kent State University, has completed its intensive mentoring program for the first group of minority-owned businesses that began the program in 2008.
  - Posted Oct. 20, 2009
• Award-Winning Poet, Adam Sol, Oct. 26 The Wick Poetry Center will host a reading from Adam Sol on Monday, Oct. 26, at 7:30 p.m. in the Wick Poetry Corner which is on the 2nd floor of the Kent State Library.
  During this event, Sol will be reading from his recent book, “Jeremiah, Ohio,” a novel in poems. His previous books include “Jonah’s Promise,” which won MidList Press’ First Series Book Award for Poetry, and “Crowd of Sounds,” which won the Trillium Award for Poetry in 2004. 
  - Posted Oct. 20, 2009
• The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio and Miami String Quartet Perform Septet Premiere at Severance Hall Kent State University’s Hugh A. Glauser School of Music and The Thomas Schroth Visiting Artist Series will present a free concert on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at 8 p.m. in Severance Hall.  Featuring The Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, the concert will also feature the nationally-recognized Miami String Quartet as they perform the Ohio premiere of a piano and string septet. 
  - Posted Oct. 20, 2009
• Opera Scenes Highlight Music, and Theatre and Dance Students The Kent State University Opera Workshop will present its fall Opera Scenes production on Nov. 5 and 6 at 8 p.m. in the Ludwig Recital Hall of the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music. Twenty-four singers from the School of Music and the School of Theatre and Dance make up the student cast.
  
  
  - Posted Oct. 20, 2009
• Ohio Chancellor Eric Fingerhut to Speak Oct. 29 Ohio Chancellor Eric Fingerhut presents “How Higher Education is Moving Ohio Forward in the Global Economy” on Oct. 29, at 7 p.m. in the Kiva.
  - Posted Oct. 20, 2009
• Kent State University Press Presents Book Launch, Oct. 27 Emeritus Professor of English William H. Hildebrand, author of “A Most Noble Enterprise: The Story of Kent State University, 1910–2010,” will speak and sign books on Tuesday, Oct. 27, at 3:30 p.m. in Library Room 1018: The Read Special Collections Classroom.
  - Posted Oct. 20, 2009
• Oct. 20 is National Day on Writing To help celebrate writing, many of the 200 local teachers who attended the 2009 National Writing Project at Kent State University Summer Invitational Institute, as well as those who have attended previous summer institutes, will write quotes on sidewalks and school windows with special markers and also hang quotes written on paper throughout the hallways of their own schools in Northeast Ohio on the National Day on Writing – Tuesday, October 20, 2009.
  - Posted Oct. 19, 2009
• Wellness Response to H1N1 Team Hosts Table at Student Center on Oct. 22
  - Posted Oct. 19, 2009
• Award-Winning Kent State Alumni to Co-Chair Fundraising Initiative Acclaimed Kent State University alumni Jeff Richmond and Alice Ripley will serve as honorary chairs of an effort to name the School of Theatre and Dance’s new black box theatre after two professors who played major roles in the program’s growth.
  - Posted Oct. 16, 2009
• Kent State University Museum Offers a New Series of Collection Management Workshops Kent State University Museum is offering the first in a new series of workshops surrounding museum collections. The two-day workshop titled “Museum Collection Information Management” will be offered Nov. 6 and Nov. 7 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at Kent State University Museum’s Murphy Auditorium. It is geared toward current and emerging collections professionals.
  - Posted Oct. 16, 2009
• New Flu Clinic for Employees Announced A seasonal flu clinic for Kent State faculty and staff has been scheduled for Tuesday, Oct. 20. It will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Kent Student Center in Room 206.
  - Posted Oct. 15, 2009
• Center for International and Intercultural Education to Host Conference The Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education will host the 2009 Midwest Regional Conference for the Comparative and International Education Society (CIES) on Oct. 23 and 24 at Kent State University.
  - Posted Oct. 15, 2009
• Kent State University Police Provide Update on August Robberies Kent State University Police have provided an update on the robberies that were reported on or near campus the weekend preceding the start of the semester.
  - Posted Oct. 15, 2009
• Art Gallery to Display the History of the Automobile in Art The School of Art Galleries are pleased to announce our upcoming exhibition, The Automobile in Art (ca. 1890 – 2009) which will be on display in our School of Art Gallery located on the first floor of the Art building. This exhibition will run from Oct. 29- Nov. 20, 2009, and there will be a reception on Oct. 29, 5-7 p.m.
  - Posted Oct. 9, 2009
• Kent State University Press Books Inspire Emmy-Winning Programs Two books published by Kent State University Press served as the inspiration behind two Emmy-winning programs. "Doris O'Donnell's Cleveland," produced by Storytellers Media and "Radio Daze" were awarded Emmys by the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Lower Great Lakes Chapter on Sept. 12.
  
  - Posted Oct. 8, 2009
• Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $877,000 Grant Andrew W. Mellon Foundation Awards $877,000 Grant to Kent State University Press, Indiana University Press and Temple University Press
  - Posted Oct. 8, 2009
• Kent State Makes Military Friendly Schools List Deciding what school to attend is hard enough, but it can be even harder for military veterans who face different challenges than traditional college freshmen. For assistance, veterans can refer to G.I. Jobs 2010 list of Military Friendly Schools.
  - Posted Oct. 8, 2009
• Kent State University Mortar Board Chapter Receives National Award The Laurels chapter at Kent State University was among the outstanding chapters to be honored for its excellence at the 2009 Mortar Board National Conference, held July 24-26.
  - Posted Oct. 8, 2009
• Article Co-Authored by Kent State's Patrick Coy Receives Outstanding Published Article of 2008 Award Patrick G. Coy, director of Kent State University's Center for Applied Conflict Management, recently received an award from the American Sociological Association.
  - Posted Oct. 8, 2009
• The Global Lens 2009 Film Series Comes to Kent State University The Global Film Initiative announced today that its Global Lens film series – 10 award-winning narrative, feature films from Argentina, Brazil, China, Ecuador, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Macedonia, Morocco and Mozambique – will screen at Kent State University and the Akron Art Museum in October and November.
  - Posted Oct. 8, 2009
• New Kent State Student-Run Agency Provides Real-World Experience This month, Kent State University’s College of Communication and Information (CCI) will open its student-run integrated communications agency, The Tannery, in downtown Kent. The
  Tannery has hired 14 students to help with client projects.
  
  - Posted Oct. 8, 2009
• Discovery Channel Special with Kent State Professor Airs Oct. 11 Kent State anthropologist Dr. C. Owen Lovejoy, distinguished University Professor, will be featured in a Discovery Channel special that premieres Sunday, Oct. 11, at 9 p.m. ET.
  - Posted Oct. 7, 2009
• Nobel-Winning Economist Myron Scholes to Speak at Kent State Nobel-Winning Economist Myron Scholes to Discuss Lessons in Risk Management at Kent State's Pilliod Lecture Series on Oct. 27
  - Posted Oct. 6, 2009
• H1N1 Flu Update -- Oct. 6, 2009 University Health Services has confirmed two more cases of H1N1 flu this week, bringing the total number of confirmed cases to three. None of the three students confirmed with H1N1 flu live on campus, and none of the three identified are connected.
  - Posted Oct. 6, 2009
• Get Your Gold On and Attend Homecoming Events This Week Get Your Gold On and Make Plans to Attend Kent State's Homecoming Events This Week
  - Posted Oct. 6, 2009
• Kent State to Celebrate Centennial, Launch $250 Million Campaign More than 400 alumni, friends, faculty, staff and students will celebrate the 100th anniversary of Kent State University’s founding and launch the university’s $250 million Centennial Campaign during an Oct. 8 dinner featuring speeches, a historical video and a spectacular performance by more than 110 students.
  - Posted Oct. 5, 2009
• J. Martin Erbaugh Appointed Chairman of New Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation Advisory Board at Kent State University Julie Messing, director of Kent State University's Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation (CEBI), has announced that J. Martin Erbaugh has been appointed chairman of the center's new advisory board. As chair, Erbaugh will utilize his extensive business network to identify advisory board candidates and encourage their involvement with CEBI. He will also help guide CEBI in establishing the policies and procedures for board members.
  - Posted Oct. 5, 2009
• Kent State Names Melanie Knowles As Its First Sustainability Manager Kent State University recently hired its first manager of sustainability, Melanie Knowles. Knowles will guide the university in becoming more sustainable in its operations, education and community interactions. She will work closely with Kent State's Sustainability Task Force and serve the entire university community.
  - Posted Oct. 5, 2009
• Kent State’s Renovated Oscar Ritchie Hall to be Rededicated A hub of academic and cultural diversity at Kent State University has received a makeover, and members of the university and community are invited to see the new look. After a two-year, $10.4 million renovation project, Oscar Ritchie Hall will be rededicated on Oct. 9.
  - Posted Oct. 2, 2009
• Professor: Man Did Not Evolve From Chimpanzee-like Apes Throw out all those posters and books that depict an ape evolving into a human being, says Kent State University Professor of Anthropology Dr. C. Owen Lovejoy.
  - Posted Oct. 1, 2009