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- Kent State University Hosts 16 Teachers from Around the World Teachers intern with local schools for spring semester
Kent State University’s Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education is hosting 16 visiting scholars from 11 countries during the spring semester. The visiting scholars are from India, Egypt, Ghana, Indonesia, Brazil, Malaysia, Philippines, South Africa, Bangladesh, Jordan and Morocco.
- Posted Feb. 9, 2010 - Kent State Public Relations Students Launch U.S. Census Campaign The Kent State chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America (PRSSA) Bateman team will launch its campaign for the 2010 U.S. Census this Wednesday, Feb. 10. The national Portrait of America Road Tour will stop at Kent State University from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the lobby of the Kent Student Center.
- Posted Feb. 5, 2010 - Statewide Free Financial Aid Event to Be Held at Kent State Feb. 14 Kent State University hosts the statewide college financial aid event “College Goal Sunday” on Sunday, Feb. 14, at 2 p.m. The free event, presented by the Ohio Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (OASFAA) and endorsed by the Ohio Board of Regents, assists students and parents with completing the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
- Posted Feb. 5, 2010 - College of Architecture and Environmental Design Spring Lecture Series In February and March, the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University presents a series of lectures relating to diverse modes of contemporary design practice.
- Posted Feb. 4, 2010 - Kent State Reports 11.6 Percent Increase in Spring Enrollment Kent State University, which celebrates its centennial this year, announced today that its enrollment for spring 2010 is up 11.6 percent with the release of the university’s official 15th day census data for the eight-campus system. The spring enrollment figure is the highest recorded enrollment for spring in Kent State’s 100-year history.
- Posted Feb. 3, 2010 - Kent State Student Leads Campaign to Keep LeBron in Cleveland Austin Briggs is a man on a mission. He is spearheading a campaign to convince Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James to stay in Cleveland.
- Posted Feb. 3, 2010 - Kent State Helps to Transform Lives Beyond Campus With Launch of Evergreen Cooperative Laundry in Cleveland Employee-owned green business offers residents an opportunity to go from poverty to paycheck
- Posted Jan. 29, 2010 - CANCELED: Poetry Reading With Mindi Kirchner, Liz Tilton Feb. 9 The Wick Poetry Center hosts the first poetry reading of the semester at 7:30 p.m. on Feb. 9 in Room 306 of the Kent Student Center featuring Mindi Kirchner and Liz Tilton. This event is free and open to the public.
- Posted Jan. 29, 2010 - Kent State Presents Programs to Celebrate Black Heritage Month Kent State University is celebrating Black Heritage Month by hosting educational, entertaining and uplifting programs now through March.
- Posted Jan. 29, 2010 - Free Succession Planning Workshop Offered for Farmers and Business Owners The Ohio Employee Ownership Center at Kent State University, Ohio Small Business Development Center, Dairy Farmers of America, and Braintree Business Development Center are offering a workshop for farmers and business owners looking to exit their business.
- Posted Jan. 29, 2010 - Kent State University Holds No-Cost Lean Six Sigma Webinar on Feb. 3 Kent State University is offering a free Webinar on Feb. 3 to describe the Kent State approach to Lean Six Sigma Black Belt Training and Certification and how you can apply Lean Six Sigma tools in your organization to eliminate waste, reduce variation in processes and eliminate defects.
- Posted Jan. 28, 2010 - Summary of Jan. 27 Board of Trustees Actions At its Jan. 27 meeting, the Kent State University Board of Trustees took action on the following items:
- Posted Jan. 27, 2010 - Trystero New Music Concerts Showcase Kent State Compositions Trystero New Music continues its 2009-2010 concert series with performances this semester. The mission of the group is to promote and perform new music by young, living composers.
- Posted Jan. 27, 2010 - Entrepreneurship Education Consortium Wins National Honor Northeast Ohio’s Entrepreneurship Education Consortium (EEC) was awarded the 2010 National Outstanding Entrepreneurship Pedagogy Award by the United States Association for Small Business and Entrepreneurship (USASBE) at its national conference in Nashville, Tenn., on Jan. 16. The award recognizes innovative teaching in the field of entrepreneurship.
- Posted Jan. 22, 2010 - Kent State's Economic Impact Study Details University’s Vital Role To commemorate the university’s 2010 Centennial, Kent State University commissioned a comprehensive study to quantify the economic contribution of Kent State and to detail the role that the university plays in promoting economic development, enhancing students’ careers and improving quality of life in Northeast Ohio and the individual regions served by its eight-campus system. The university revealed the findings of the economic impact report today at a regional leaders’ summit hosted at its Kent Campus.
- Posted Jan. 21, 2010 - ADVISORY: Board of Trustees Meeting The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, Jan. 27.
- Posted Jan. 21, 2010 - Local Health Departments Schedule H1N1 Flu Vaccine Clinic in Kent Portage County Local Health Departments have announced that a free H1N1 flu vaccine clinic will take place at Kent Roosevelt High School on Saturday, Jan. 30, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The high school is located at 1400 N. Mantua St. in Kent.
- Posted Jan. 19, 2010 - Kent State's Jewish Studies Program to Host Leonard Dinnerstein Leonard Dinnerstein will speak about “Religion, Radicalism and Anti-Semitism in the United States” on Tuesday, Jan. 26, at 7:30 p.m., at the Kent Student Center’s Kiva. The presentation is free and open to the public.
- Posted Jan. 19, 2010 - Message From the President Regarding Haiti Most of you have seen news media reports about the powerful, 7.0-magnitude earthquake that struck the island nation of Haiti on Tuesday afternoon. The devastation resulting from this natural disaster is unprecedented and, as you've seen, has resulted in a heart-wrenching humanitarian crisis. Knowing that the character of our community has always included compassion for others, I write to encourage you to join me in supporting one of the many relief organizations that have mobilized to assist the earthquake victims.
- Posted Jan. 19, 2010 - 59th National Teacher of the Year to Speak at Kent State University New York City native, Anthony J. Mullen, who was recognized by President Barack Obama as the 2009 National Teacher of the Year, will present a Gerald H. Read Distinguished lecture on Tuesday, Jan. 26 at 4:30 p.m. in the Kent State University Kiva auditorium.
- Posted Jan. 15, 2010 - Message from the President Regarding Haiti
- Posted Jan. 14, 2010 - Judge Glenda A. Hatchett Headlines Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration Events on Jan. 28 Kent State University sets aside time each January to reflect upon and celebrate the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. This year, students, faculty, staff and community members will have the opportunity to celebrate cultural diversity, network, socialize, and be motivated and entertained at the Eighth Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 28, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center.
- Posted Jan. 13, 2010 - President Obama to Honor Kent State University Professor Kent State University Professor Dr. Katherine Rawson travels to Washington, D.C., to receive the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers on Wednesday, Jan. 13. Rawson is an assistant professor in Kent State’s Department of Psychology. She is one of 100 beginning researchers named by President Barack Obama to receive this prestigious award.
- Posted Jan. 12, 2010 - Museum Opens Vast Exhibit of Stavropoulos Chiffon Dresses The Kent State University Museum will open an exhibit of 50 George Stavropoulos’ dresses on Jan. 22 in the Broadbent Gallery, located in Rockwell Hall on the corner of Main Street and South Lincoln Street in Kent, Ohio. Stavropoulos was a New York fashion designer who built a multimillion-dollar business on his signature, floating chiffon dresses.
- Posted Jan. 11, 2010 - Media Advisory: Hot Jobs For The Next Decade As America experiences the worst recession since the Great Depression and Ohio’s unemployment rate is at 10.6 percent, those who are considering careers or retraining and switching careers should look at a growing industry with many opportunities in our own backyard: health care.
- Posted Jan. 6, 2010 - 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
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