By the end of 2023, we plan to unveil a long-awaited expansion of our College of Aeronautics and Engineering building. You can follow our progress by clicking the button below to watch a live stream of the construction. Click to View the Live Stream The College of Aeronautics and Engineering is producing agents of change to address some of the most challenging issues faced by society. Passionate students experience immersive instruction that will prepare them to compete in a rapidly changing global economy. Our academic program is supported by cutting-edge research and state-of-the-art...
Faculty and staff with group and supplemental life insurance policies through Securian Financial, who reached milestone years of age 65, 70, and 75 in 2022, should have received notice of plan reductions. These were sent via mail to your permanent home address. The notice included a conversion enrollment form, which must be postmarked by March 24, 2023. The form may also be submitted via email to lifebenefits@securian.com. The original amount of your life insurance is three (3) times your base annual earnings, rounded to the next highest $1,000. This amount may not exceed $225...
Online final grading for Spring 2023 First 7 Weeks (POT W1) began on Thursday, Mar. 2, 2023, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Spring 2023 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Wednesday, Mar. 8. Any final grades for Spring 2023 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Spring 2023 courses will be available in the Workflow on Friday, Mar. 10. Submit final grades using Final Grades Roster To submit final grades via the Final...
You know Kent State has a medical school – you’ve likely even seen the grand Georgian-style building that houses the College of Podiatric Medicine while driving on Route 77. But did you know that tucked inside the College is also one of its full-functioning teaching facilities, the Cleveland Foot & Ankle Clinic (CFAC)? Another location is conveniently located at the DeWeese Health Center. Every Wednesday, you can find a pop-up podiatry office staffed by our very own Doctor of Podiatric Medicine students and Director of Clinic Operations for CFAC, Scott A. Spencer, DPM. Dr. Spencer ...
2023 E-Cycle Drive dates are March 1, 8, 15 and 22 from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the Kent State University R-17 parking lot, located near the Wick Poetry Center and the John Elliot Center for Architecture and Environmental Design. Community members from Kent State and the city of Kent can recycle used electronics through Infinite Electronics Recycling LLC, an R2 certified recycler, where materials are handled in an environmentally and socially responsible way. This drive is part of the university’s Campus Race to Zero Waste which is an i...
Kent State University academic programs help students explore their own values and encourage students to live them. Justine Gallo, a 2022 Kent State fashion design graduate, has taken her personal philosophy and combined it with her degree to launch a new store in downtown Kent. Sun in Leo is a new circularity marketplace located in Acorn Alley that reuses — and responsibly sources — clothing, trinkets and accessories. The name Sun in Leo is associated with astrology and has a personal connection for Gallo, whose zodiac sign is Leo, also known as the sun sign. The store takes...
Kent State University at Trumbull proudly announces students named to either the Fall 2022 President's or Dean's lists. In recognition of an extremely high level of academic excellence, a President's List is compiled each academic semester. To qualify, students must have a grade point average of 4.00 and must have completed 15 or more letter-graded credit hours (A, B, etc.) by the end of that semester. The Dean's List features qualifying students possessing a grade point average of 3.40 or greater and must have completed 12 or more letter-graded credit hours (A, B, etc.) by the end of th...
On Saturday, November 12th, representatives from the Kent State University Women in Engineering Club were invited to present a program session at the Central Atlantic Affiliate of College and University Residence Halls Regional Leadership Conference (CAACURH RLC 2022). Events Coordinator Haley Dees and Recruitment Chair Lilly Kensicki presented So You Want to Host An Outreach Event?, a program based on the planning process and lessons learned from the Women in Engineering Club’s recent event, Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day. As part of the session, attendees were led through an exercise to...
The Journal of Materials Evaluation released a technical focus issue in November 2022 on Digital Image Correlation (DIC), sponsored by the College of Aeronautics and Engineering’s own Dr. Ali-Abdul Aziz. Dr. Aziz has experience with DIC technologies, including conducting in house research on the topic. The editor letter included in this issue, in addition to three technical articles, was written by Dr. Aziz for this publication. Dr. Aziz is an alumnus of Cleveland State University, having earned a Bachelor’s Degree (1980), Master’s Degree (1981), and PhD (1985) all in Mechanical E...
Now in its 16th year, the “Great Colleges to Work For” program is a national survey that recognizes institutions that get top ratings from faculty and staff for building great workplace practices and policies. With your help, last year Kent State University was one of only 68 colleges and universities to receive the 2022 designation by the Great Colleges to Work For program. Further, Kent State was recognized in five categories: Compensation and Benefits; Confidence in Senior Leadership; Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging; Faculty Experience and Shared Governance. The Univers...