Workshops
Let's celebrate Kent State Homecoming while supporting the hungry in Los Angeles! Join the Southern California Alumni Chapter at the LA Food Bank Saturday, Oct. 21, at 9 a.m. PDT as we sort and pack produce for more than 29,000 low-income seniors, women and children in Los Angeles County. Then, join us for lunch at First Draft Taproom & Kitchen from 12:15-2 p.m. PDT to cheer on our Golden Flashes as they take on the University at Buffalo Bulls in the Homecoming game. The game will be shown at First Draft, but food and beverages are on your own. Space is limited for the volunteer opportunity at LA Food Bank, but all are welcome at the lunch.
Register by Monday, Oct. 16.
Please mark your calendars for our colloquium speaker, David Sherman, Ph.D. who is a Professor in the Department of Psychological & Brain Sciences at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Dr. Sherman will be giving a talk entitled “Environmental Engagement in a Diverse World” on Wednesday, February 28th, 2024 at 9:30 - 10:30 am in room 102 Kent Hall Annex, Kent campus.
Save the Date for our Fall Idea Pitch Competition in The Kiva from 4-6 p.m. on November 30, 2023.
Applications and more information coming soon!
Kent State University Veroni Memorial Lectures in Philosophy and the Humanities
Cheshire Calhoun
Professor of Philosophy, Arizona State University
Kindnesses
Friday, February 2, 2024, 7 p.m.
Location CVA 165
Dessert Reception to Follow
What kindness is seems both obvious and nonobvious. On the obvious side: We effortlessly use “kind” to describe actions and people and find familiarly meaningful occurrences of “kind” in polite missives, inspirational literature, novels, everyday conversation, and injunctions to “be kind” or to “practice random acts of kindness.” On the nonobvious side: The ease of generating examples of kindness is not matched by a similar ease in saying what they share in common.
What makes it difficult to define kindness is that everyday understandings of kindness spring from multiple sources. The result is that talk about kindness is shaped by three different conceptions of kindness: kindness as general, benevolently motivated beneficence, kindness as a set of social practices of micro benevolence/beneficence, and kindness as expression of kinship. Each conception gives us a different answer to the question “What is kindness?” What feature(s) of actions and persons does “kind” pick out and is being encouraged in injunctions to be kind? And each gives a different answer to the question “Where does kindness fit into the moral landscape?” Is kindness just another name for benevolently motivated beneficence? If so, kindness would be a pinnacle in the moral landscape, alongside respect for autonomy. Or does “kindness” require emotional warmth or personal caring? If so, it may be less clear where kindness sits in the moral landscape.
Cheshire Calhoun is Professor of Philosophy at Arizona State University. She works in the areas of normative ethics, moral psychology, philosophy of emotion, feminist philosophy, and gay and lesbian philosophy. She has recently published a collection of previously published essays under the title Moral Aims: Essays on the Importance of Getting it Right and Practicing Morality with Others (OUP 2016), and a new book titled Doing Valuable Time: The Present, the Future, and Meaningful Living (OUP 2018). She is series editor for Oxford University Press’s Studies in Feminist Philosophy
Interested in a graduate degree or certificate from the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship? Join us October 16 - 19, for a week of virtual information webinars to learn more about our graduate business programs, including Full-time MBA, Online MBA, Online MS in Accounting, MS in Business Analytics (in-person and online), MA in Economics, Ph.D. in Business Administration, and Graduate Certificates. Find out about the admission requirements, curriculum, and get all of your questions answered.
FULL SCHEDULE:
- Monday, October 16, 2023, 6:30 p.m., Online MS in Accounting Webinar
- Tuesday, October 17, 2023, Noon, Graduate Certificates Webinar
- Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 6:30 p.m., Full-time MBA Webinar
- Wednesday, October 18, 2023, Noon, MS in Business Analytics Webinar
- Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 6:30 p.m., MA in Economics Webinar
- Thursday, October 19, 2023, Noon, Ph.D. in Business Administration Webinar
- Thursday, October 19, 2023, 6:30 p.m., Online MBA Webinar
Interested in a master's degree from the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship? Join us for Graduate Programs Week at Kent State University! We will have special webinars, October 16 - 19, dedicated to each of our master's degrees, Ph.D. program and graduate certificates.. Participating in a virtual information session during Graduate Programs Week is a great way to learn more about our graduate business programs.
The M.A. in Economics Webinar will be held virtually on Wednesday, October 18, 2023 at 6:30 pm.
The Master of Arts (MA) in Economics program at Kent State University provides a foundation in the tools of economic policy and data analysis. Program graduates go on to obtain a wide range of positions in the insurance and banking industries, as well as continuing academic careers by pursuing a Ph.D.
Interested in a master's degree from the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship? Join us for Graduate Programs Week at Kent State University! We will have special webinars, October 16 - 19, dedicated to each of our master's degrees, Ph.D. program and graduate certificates. Participating in a virtual information session during Graduate Programs Week is a great way to learn more about our graduate business programs.
The M.S. in Accounting Webinar will be held virtually on Monday, October 16, 2023 at 6:30 pm.
Our online M.S. in Accounting is about much more than just debits and credits. The program promotes critical thinking, hands-on application of technology, communication skills and ethical decision making.
Interested in a graduate certificate from the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship? Join us for Graduate Programs Week at Kent State University! We will have special webinars, October 16 - 19, dedicated to each of our master's degrees, Ph.D. program and graduate certificates. Participating in a virtual information session during Graduate Programs Week is a great way to learn more about our graduate business programs.
The Graduate Business Certificates Webinar will be held virtually on Tuesday, October 17, 2023 at Noon.
Post graduate certificate programs provide an excellent opportunity to strengthen your knowledge in a specific area, advance your career, and further your education. We encourage students as well as postgraduates to pursue the certificates that align with their interests and career goals.
Interested in a Ph.D. from the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship? Join us for Graduate Programs Week at Kent State University! We will have special webinars, October 16 - 19, dedicated to each of our master's degrees and our Ph.D. program. Participating in a virtual information session during Graduate Programs Week is a great way to learn more about our graduate business programs.
The Ph.D. in Business Administration Webinar will be held virtually on Thursday, October 19, 2023 at Noon.
The Ph.D. program in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University prepares students to conduct high-quality, scholarly research and become effective educators in their field of study. The goal of the Ph.D program is to prepare students for academic careers in Accounting, Finance, Human Resource Management*, Information Systems, or Marketing.
