Combining clean and hilarious humor, comedian Jeff Allen guarantees a night of laughter at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas on September 18 at 7:30 p.m. With over 100 million video views, Jeff Allen is the world’s funniest, most inspiring comedian! In his new tour, The America I Grew Up In, Jeff’s sidesplitting comedy drives home the humor in everyday family life, the ups and downs of marriage, the challenge of raising children, the bliss of the empty nest (followed by the unexpected returns to said nest) and the joys of being a grandparent. Audiences will...
FAIRPORT, New York – Eileen Merberg, Executive Director of Alpha Lambda Delta Academic Honor Society, announced that the Kent State University chapter has won the prestigious Order of the Torch Award for their activities during the 2020-21 academic year. This award highlights excellence in programming, internal communications, campus visibility, and overall presentation of their application. This is Kent State’s third Order of the Torch award; previous awards were won in 2017 and 2000. This year the Board of Directors of Alpha Lambda Delta recognized four chapters across the nation with the O...
This is an old announcement. For up-to-date information on telecommuting, visit the telecommuting webpage here. Fall semester is upon us, and we are excited to see everyone on our campuses. Thank you for your deep commitment to our university, which is evident by your efforts over the past year. Thank you also for the tremendous work you are doing to deliver that special Kent State in-person experience to our students. You are the reason they have chosen Kent State. Over the past several months, the university has developed and finalized a telecommuting policy for employees. Kent St...
Dean Angela Spalsbury invited faculty, staff, and students to nominate Kent State Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center full-time and part-time faculty members as well as a full-time or part-time staff member to be selected for the Spring 2021 Excellence Awards. The faculty award recognizes the importance placed on superior teaching and encourages teaching achievement. The staff award is equally important but emphasizes an employee who supports the day-to-day operations of the two-site campus and the Students First priority. Dean Spalsbury is thrilled to announce the Spring 2021 Excellence Aw...
Kent State remains committed to being a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace. Participants are required to attend all five sessions and submit reflections for each session before receiving a $1,000 stipend. All sessions are synchronous and will be held virtually. All courses must be completed in the timeframe allotted. There will no make-up sessions. If you would like to be considered for the upcoming fall Anti-bias workshops, please complete this form. All selected participants will automatically receive email notifications on how to access the Zoom link an...
Stores and malls buy into ponds and rain gardens for flood control Extra bonus: These rainy-day ponds clean up dirty water Next time you go to a mall or a large chain store, such as Walmart, take a look around. Beside the parking lot you may find a pond. Its purpose is not to make the stores look nicer, although the water may indeed look pretty. These ponds are there to help manage water that flows off parking lots when it rains. Anne Jefferson works at Kent State University in Ohio. There she studies water as it moves through the environment. Of urban rain gardens, she notes, “Once y...
Kent State alumna Ericka Shoaff, ’11, has returned to Kent State University in a newly created position designed to further support students as a central hub for basic needs resources. She is the assistant dean of students and director of student advocacy and support in the newly created CARES Center. Q. How would you describe your position? In my role as an Assistant Dean of Students and the Director of the CARES Center, I have the opportunity to provide leadership to the center while working alongside a wonderful team of caring and dedicated individuals who make the work possible. I vi...
For incoming freshman Gavin Whitman, participating in the Get Caught Up in a Flash Bootcamp was one of the smartest ways to start his journey at Kent State. After successfully completing the week-long program, Whitman received a 32-inch Samsung Smart Hub/HDTV. He is a student on the East Liverpool Campus. The bootcamp provides students with an immersive and intensive learning experience to focus on identified weaknesses in English and/or algebra before beginning their first semester. Students attend a weeklong, on-campus experience where they meet with professors, improve their kno...