Dean Tondiglia of Stow, Ohio, has been named Kent State University’s new chief of police. Prior to leading Kent State Police Services, Tondiglia most recently served as the university’s assistant chief of police and associate director of public safety. He will retain the associate director of public safety title. Tondiglia was sworn in today by John Peach, Kent State’s director of public safety and now former police chief who after 45 years with the university, 33 of which as police chief, is turning over the police chief position to Tondiglia. Peach will remain in his role as director of pub...
It may be cold and snowy outside, but believe it or not, summer is right around the corner. You know what that means, right? Flip flops, warm, sandy beaches … and class! Wait, what? That's right, registration for Summer 2015 begins on Monday, Feb. 23. Unlike Fall and Spring, there is no registration entry schedule, with registration opening to all students, regardless of class standing, Monday, Feb. 23. Students may search the schedule of available classes through FlashLine, or by visiting the online viewable schedule. But before you do that, don't forge...
The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the Kent State University Scholarships for Broadening Participation in the Sciences Program with funding to annually provide 21 scholarships of $5,000 each for undergraduate students. The scholarship program, led by Committee Chair Jonathan Maletic, Ph.D., Kent State professor of computer science, was started in 2007 and is designed to assist financially disadvantaged students who show promise in the sciences by enabling them to pursue a full-time program of study that can be completed in four years. The program also is designed to increase di...
Kent State’s Columbiana County Campuses sponsored the game ball when the East Liverpool High School boys’ basketball team hosted the Salem High School team in January. During pre-game activities, Dr. Steve Nameth, dean of the Columbiana County campuses, drew the winning ticket and presented the prize to Chelsea Reynolds, a freshman at ELHS. The game ball was signed by members of the East Liverpool team and listed Kent State as the sponsor. The Potters defeated the Quakers, 83-55. ### Photo Caption: Chelsea Reynolds (left), a freshman at East Liverpool High School, is pr...
Kent State Salem students Austin Cope and Daniel Koehler recently facilitated a Justice Talking seminar for science club members at East Palestine High School. Cope is a junior majoring in psychology and Koehler is a senior majoring in early childhood education. Both are mentors with the Kent State Rural Scholars Program and were invited to the high school by Dr. Lisa Bircher, the faculty advisor for the school’s science club. She said she wanted to encourage her science club members to reflect on the importance of fostering relationships between children and the natural world, especiall...