Here’s your chance to get off the sidelines and into the game: get your team ready for the first-ever powderpuff football tournament to be held on the Kent State Salem Campus, Friday, Nov. 6. Sponsored by the Student Government Association, the first game begins at 10 a.m. Teams will play two 20-minute halves, with single elimination. Games will be played rain or shine! Prizes will be awarded to the first-place team. ALL students, faculty and staff are encouraged to join in on the fun (including females) – as players, coaches or cheerleaders. The cost is $5 per player or coach, and each ...
A Kent State University study, commissioned by WKYC-TV (the NBC affiliate in Cleveland owned by TEGNA), found that 58 percent of registered voters would support allowing adults in Ohio to legally possess small amounts of marijuana for personal use. The results are plus-or-minus 4 percent and offer a glimpse into what Ohio voters are weighing with Issues 2 and 3, both on the Nov. 3 ballot. Issue 2 would prohibit using the Ohio Constitution to grant a monopoly, oligopoly or cartel for their exclusive financial benefit or to establish a preferential tax status, while Issue 3 would legalize mar...
CFO and COO from Wright State to lead Kent State’s Division of Business and Finance Following a national search, Kent State University has selected Mark M. Polatajko, Ph.D., CPA, as its new senior vice president for finance and administration. Polatajko comes to Kent State from Wright State University, where he has served as vice president for business and finance/chief financial officer and chief operating officer. He joins Kent State on Jan. 1, 2016. Polatajko will lead Kent State’s Division of Business and Finance that includes budget, financial reporting, facilities planning and operatio...
Kent State University at East Liverpool recognized the academic achievements of several students during its annual scholarship reception. Dr. Stephen Nameth, dean of the Kent State Columbiana County campuses, welcomed the students, their families, donors and faculty members, while emphasizing the important role each relationship plays in measuring success at a university. “Earning a college degree and being a successful student takes a great deal of support from family and friends,” he said. “Tonight, we see the results of hard work, dedication and that strong support. Each award and rec...
Students in the honors program on the Kent State Salem Campus are collecting Halloween costumes as part of Operation Scare, an effort to help area families celebrate the seasonal holiday in more affordable ways. Justin Ward, a sophomore student majoring in finance on the Salem Campus, is a driving force behind Operation Scare and is busy setting up collection and distribution sites throughout Columbiana County. Currently, collection sites include the Kent State Salem Campus on St. Route 45; Paradise Sun Tanning Salon and J.C.’s Barber Shop in Wellsville; State Street Tattoo, Salem Commun...
The Blair Memorial Library at Kent State East Liverpool is celebrating Rocktober with a free musical presentation, Library Jam, on Oct. 15 at 6:30 p.m. in the John J. Purinton Building. The concert will feature Buddy Schneider, with opening performances by Brad Gibson and BananaFish. Schneider is a solo performer and the lead vocalist with the well-known local band, Rumors. He has been the opening act for renowned performers such as Donnie Iris, B. E. Taylor, Lee Greenwood, Wild Cherry and The Clarks. Schneider was raised in a musical family environment and started playin...
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Eight alumni from the Kent State University School of Library and Information Science were selected to participate in ILEAD-OHIO 2015: Elizabeth Allen, M.L.I.S. '14, Bexley Public Library; Kristin Anderson, M.L.I.S. '05, Columbus Metropolitan Library; Cindy Boyden, M.L.I.S. '13, State Library of Ohio; Jillian Carney, M.L.I.S. '09, Ohio History Connection; Emily Glenn, M.L.I.S. '06, Association of College & University Housing Officers; Shannon Kupfer, M.L.I.S. '07, State Library of Ohio; Tamara Murray, M.L.I.S. '05, Westerville Public Library; and Gabriel Venditti, M.L.I.S. '10, Lorain...
The Kent State University Fashion School gets a lot of requests for their world-renowned designs and high-tech creations, but an old-fashioned letter that arrived in the mail on Sept. 10, 2015, contained a request unlike anything they had ever received. It came from a sixth grader named Karla who attends the AVID College Preparatory program in Perris, California. “Sierra Vista Elementary School is a Title I school,” Karla writes. “It means that about 90 percent of my classmates come from economically disadvantaged homes. I am one those kids, and I have made the choice to go to colleg...