Several literacy professors and current and former students from the School of Teaching Learning and Curriculum Studies were published in the summer/fall 2022 issue of the "Ohio Journal of English Language Arts" (OJELA). “What an incredibly powerful presence in a highly respected language arts publication,” said James Hannon, dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services. “Such an achievement speaks directly to the excellence of our faculty and students. Congratulations to everyone involved.” Three stories appear under the publication’s theme, “The Power of Story.” First...
Kent State University is excited to be a part of the Ohio College Comeback Compact, an innovative program to help students who left college with debt but without a degree to continue their education. Kent State is collaborating with seven public colleges and universities in Northeast Ohio to reach out to these students and provide a path back to higher education while reducing or eliminating their debt. Beginning this month, the Ohio College Comeback Compact is contacting approximately 15,000 students with a new proposition: come back to any public college or university in the region,...
Vance Voyles wears many hats in addition to his Kent State University police cap. A former Orange County, Florida, homicide detective and a United States Army veteran, Voyles has been patrolling campus since 2014. When he’s not working to keep the Kent Campus safe, Voyles can be found in the classroom where he works as an adjunct professor teaching Story for Film for the digital media production major in the School of Media and Journalism within the College of Communication and Information. Now, the 51-year-old is adding the title of author to his resume,...
Dear Kent State University Staff, Thank you again for your dedication and for all you have done throughout the summer to make Kent State great. This is a reminder that your summer flexible work arrangement and summer telecommuting agreement will expire on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022, and employees will return to their normal work schedule and location. On Monday, Aug. 8, 2022, all municipal tax withholdings will revert back to your home campus, unless approved for an ongoing telecommuting arrangement. As we approach the expiration of summer telecommuting, here are a few updates. ...