Familiar Face

Alice Kopunovitz

Administrative Assistant
School of Communication Studies
Kent Campus

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Manage all personnel matters, which include coordinating searches, hiring part-time, term, and tenure and non-tenure track faculty; and monitoring and assisting faculty and the director with reappointment, tenure, and promotion policies and procedures. I am also the graduate program assistant, working with the graduate coordinator to run reports and manage the details from a student’s initial application inquiry, graduate assistantship hiring, and all forms and processes through graduation.

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

November 1980

EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:

I worked in hospital and university business offices throughout high school and college.

LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:

I appreciate how focused our faculty and advisors are toward making sure our students are well-prepared for their futures.

ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER:

When I first started, I loved taking a lot of classes. My favorite thing now is the Rec Center and the excitement of the beginning of every new academic year.

RESIDES IN:

Kent, Ohio

HOMETOWN:

Cherry Valley, Ohio

EDUCATION:

B.A. Music, Kent State University.

HOBBIES:

Swimming, hiking, reading, writing short stories