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    Dr. Beverly Warren

    Beverly J. Warren

    Office of the President
    President and Chief Executive Officer
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    Kent
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    beverlywarren@kent.edu
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    Biography

    Job Description

    Responsible for overseeing one of the nation’s largest university systems, President Warren leads Kent State in accomplishing its strategic goals. Warren monitors the overall progress of the university; confers with the Board of Trustees and executive officers to plan and initiate programs concerning organizational, operational and academic functions; coordinates functions and operations between divisions; administers universitywide strategic planning activities; develops long- and short-range goals for the university; gives final approval of university budget; represents the Board and the university at various internal and external functions; engages in fund raising and community service activities; and promotes educational, research and public service objectives and policies for Kent State. 

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    • President’s Cabinet

     

    Education

    B.S. in Health and Physical Education, University of North Carolina at Greensboro
    M.S. in Health and Physical Education, Southern Illinois University
    Ed.D. in Administration of Higher Education, University of Alabama
    Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology, Auburn University

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