News and Highlights

• Kudos to Brian Kelley, CIO Portage County, Ohio and part-time instructor in the Kent-MPA Program. Kudos to Brian Kelley, CIO Portage County, Ohio and part-time instructor in the Kent-MPA Program. Portage County was selected as the winner of International Government Management Information Sciences GMIS G2 Award. The County received the award for its GIS (geographical information system) accomplishments!
  - Posted May. 24, 2011
• Dr. Joshua Stacher assists The Carter Center in the Presidential elections in Egypt Dr. Joshua Stacher, an expert in authoritarian governments, assisted the Carter Center in the Egyptian Presidential elections. He was interviewed by various media outlets on the Egyptian crises and is currently a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars.
  - Posted Aug. 9, 2012
• Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Banks on his newly released book! Congratulations to Dr. Christopher Banks, constitutional scholar and Associate Professor on his newly released book “The U.S. Supreme Court and New Federalism From the Rehnquist to the Roberts Court.â€
  - Posted Sep. 5, 2012
• Dr. Julie Mazzei and Dr. Jennifer Maxwell among the top ten finalists for Distinguished Teaching Award Congratulations to Dr. Julie Mazzei and Dr. Jennifer Maxwell for being selected among the top ten finalists for the 45th Annual Kent State University Alumni Association Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA), the university’s most prestigious honor in teaching.
  - Posted Sep. 19, 2012
• Dr. Mark Cassell takes students to Germany on Study Abroad Program Dr. Mark Cassell takes a group of KSU students to Germany for a three-week education abroad program in Summer. The trip offered the students the opportunity to learn about German politics, history and gain valuable cultural, democratic and social experiences.
  - Posted Sep. 10, 2012
• Dr. Patrick G. Coy interviewed by Media on the Occupy Movement Dr. Patrick G. Coy, Director and Professor at the Center for Applied Conflict Management (CACM) was interviewed by multiple media outlets on the Occupy Movement. Dr. Coy also recently completed a Fulbright Fellowship at the University of Botswana.
  - Posted May. 16, 2012
• Dr. Rick Robyn named “Outstanding Ohio Teacher†by Ohio Magazine Dr. Rick Robyn, director of the Washington Program in National Issues (WPNI), was cited as one of the “outstanding Ohio teachers (who) are committed to engaging their students in the education process.†Dr. Robyn also won the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2010-11.
  - Posted Feb. 1, 2012
• Askat Dukenbaev selected for Charles & Kathleen Manatt Fellowship Askat Dukenbaev (PhD candidate) was selected as a fellow of the Charles & Kathleen Manatt Democracy Studies Fellowship at IFES in Washington D.C. for the summer of 2012. The fellowship provided Askat an opportunity to conduct research at IFES’ F. Clifton White Applied Research Center for Democracy and Elections (ARC), and have the benefit of mentorship from IFES’ international election and democracy experts. Congratulations to Askat!
  - Posted May. 16, 2012
• Kent State Students Experience Democracy in Action on Education-Abroad Trip to Germany Fourteen Kent State University students recently traveled to Germany for a three-week education-abroad program. The students gained cultural, democratic and social experiences while learning a little bit more about themselves in the process.
  - Posted Jul. 16, 2012
• Dr. Mark Cassell takes his graduate course in Urban Politics to Cleveland Dr. Mark Cassell takes his graduate course in Urban Politics to Cleveland. The students in the course were briefed by David Beach, the executive director of Green City on a Blue Lake, Chris Ronayne, President of University Circle Incorporate, the directors of Cleveland's Planning Department and Community Development Department, and city planner Marka Fields.
  - Posted May. 7, 2012
• Department of Political Science: Achievements June 2011 – March 2012 Recent research conducted by Department of Political Science faculty members between June 2011 and March 2012 includes one book; 2 journal articles; and one grant.
  - Posted Mar. 27, 2012
• Study Abroad Summer Class in Germany Study Abroad Modern Germany: Politics, History and Culture. POL 40995/HIST 49195 May Intersession 2012
  - Posted Nov. 16, 2011
• Prof. Richard Stanislaw receives the Outstanding Teaching Award for 2011-12! Prof. Stanislaw is but the latest in a steady stream of POL faculty members that have won this award, which is sponsored by the University Teaching Council and offered to the top non-tenure-track faculty members at KSU. He has also been recently named among the top five Kent State professors, based on a survey of students through KentWired.
  - Posted Feb. 7, 2012
• Ph.D. Student helps improve Kyrgyzstan's governing capacity Askat Dukenbaev was recently hired by the Soros Foundation to head up efforts in Kyrgyzstan to improve the public administration in the country. His dissertation research is also center on public sector capacity in the Kyrgyzstan.
  - Posted Apr. 14, 2010
• Congratulations Dr. Joe Drew and OEOC for Grants Awarded Congratulations to MPA Director Dr. Joe Drew on his receipt of a $145,000 grant from the Ohio Board of Regents and the Rehabilitation Services Commission for the Kent Vets Online program. Congratulations also to the Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) on receiving a $75,000 grant from the Heron Foundation and a $225,000 grant from the U.S. Dairy Association for the development of cooperatives in Ohio.
  - Posted Oct. 26, 2010
• Prof. Nelson Burns Receives National Honor Prof. Nelson Burns has been selected by The National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare to receive the Visionary Leadership Award for 2011. Prof. Burns is currently part-time faculty in the Department of Political Science. He will be among 13 individuals and organizations honored on May 3 during the 41st National Council Conference in San Diego.
  - Posted Apr. 11, 2011
• College Announces Winners of Distinguished Teaching and Distinguished Advising Awards Congrats to Dr. Julie Mazzei and Dr. Kimberly Winebrenner for winning the 2010-2011 Arts and Sciences Distinguished Teaching and Distinguished Advising Awards!
  - Posted Apr. 11, 2011
• Political Science Student Appointed Head of Commission Vasili Rukhadze, Kent State Ph.D. student in Political Science, was appointed the head of the Georgian “State Commission for Studying the Historical Truth in the Republic of Georgia.â€
  - Posted Jun. 1, 2010