Congratulations to Julie Paskiet as she receives The Marshall Award from the American Association for Employment in Education. AAEE provides resources and networking opportunities for students, employers, and career services professionals in the field of education.
Melanie Jones attended and presented at the NASPA Conferences on Student Success in Higher Education (SSHE), which convened June 26-29 in Baltimore, MD. Attendance at the conference was part of the First-Gen Forward designation program, which Kent State earned in 2020.
Congratulations to Melanie Jones, Director of Academic Diversity Outreach. She was recently accepted into the NASPA Ujima Institute. Melanie had to complete a competitive application process for this Institute. Congratulations, Melanie!
Nicole Kotlan was invited to be a reviewer for NASPA Excellence Awards. In this role, Nicole will serve on the committee reviewing applications for Academic Advising, Careers, Graduate, Professional, and related category and Assessment, Persistence, Data Analytics, and related category to review. As a reviewer, Nicole will be charged strategically evaluating award applications and thoughtfully selecting innovative and exemplary programs.
Nicole Kotlan has been invited to be a reviewer for a national publication, The Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship. Nicole Kotlan has been invited to be a reviewer for a national publication, The Journal of Campus Activities Practice and Scholarship.
Nicole Kotlan has been selected as a Team Lead for the review of Academic Advising Approaches: Strategies That Teach Students to Make the Most of College (2013) by NACADA: The Global Community for Academic Advising. Nicole is one of a group of Team Leads for the comprehensive review of this book to determine whether or not a new edition and/or new content is needed.
CommUNITY Lab is a new four-year cohort program coordinated through Community Engaged Learning that offers scholars a network of care and resources while removing financial, academic, and personal barriers to success. Participants reside in a Living-Learning Community located in Lake Hall on the Kent Campus where they learn through specially selected courses, plug into campus resources and co-create individualized achievement plans with their support networks.
Kent State's Football team and other Kent State students volunteered at Campus Kitchen's March food distribution in collaboration with the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank Wednesday, March 17, at Dix Stadium. This volunteer opportunity continued on the third Wednesday of every month through June, thanks to a food bank grant from Feeding America. Additionally, Campus Kitchen student volunteers hold food pantries in Tri-Towers three times per week as well and support the food pantry within the Office of the Dean of Students.
Williams to share KSU internship successes with regional employment leadership. Kristin Williams, the Executive Director of Career Exploration and Development, will be sharing these developmental student internship experiences with regional employment leaders at the SIM Cleveland panel discussion on November 8th.
Students and local families facing food insecurity receive needed relief through Simply Give partnership program! Flashes Fighting Hunger is proud to announce a partnership with Meijer to provide much-needed relief to students and local families facing food insecurity through the retailer’s customer-driven hunger relief program, Simply Give. The program encourages customers to purchase $10 Simply Give donation cards, which are then converted into Meijer food-only gift cards which will be donated to Flashes Fighting Hunger
