Familiar Face
James Raber
Executive Director
Information Services
Kent Campus
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Provide leadership, vision and strategy in the Educational Technology and Service Management unit of the Division of Information Technology (DoIT, formerly Information Services). This includes the help desk, desktop support, training and outreach, classroom technologies, course management support and DoIT Communications.
WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:
October 2003
EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:
Circuit City Corporate Offices
LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:
Where to begin? From the beautiful campus to the brilliant professors to outstanding teammates and co-workers, there is A LOT to like about Kent State University!!
ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER:
The Kent State University community includes some of the smartest, most inspired people in the world. Having the opportunity to be part of this is an absolute privilege and, to me, is the biggest attraction to working here.
RESIDES IN:
North Canton, Ohio
HOMETOWN:
North Canton, Ohio
EDUCATION:
Bachelors of Science, Computer Science, Kent State University; Masters of Education, Instructional Technology, Kent State University; Ph.D. candidate, Educational Psychology
HOBBIES:
I love concerts, movies and running the occasional race when I have time in between kid’s soccer practices and softball games.