With a Librarian of the Year Award and a published children’s book in hand, alumna Andrea Legg is soaring in her career as Assistant Director at the Tuscarawas County Public Library System. Legg obtained her Master’s of Library and Information Science from Kent in 2009. She joined the Tuscarawas County Public Library System in 2010 as Extension & Technical Services Manager before moving to her current position in 2018. Then came the award. “The fact that my peers -- so many of whom I deeply admire -- nominated and selected me for this award is...
Have a great idea for a new product, service, app, or way to solve a problem? Kent State students across campus will be able to present their ideas for the chance to win money and bragging rights for their college at LaunchNET’s IDEA OLYMPICS. “Qualifiers” Potential Olympians submit a short description of their idea via a 30-90 second video pitch and a written application. Submit these via the event website by Friday, February 22, 2019 at 5pm. LaunchNET advisors are available to assist any applicant with materials, if needed. Teams are welcome to apply, as well as indi...
In May 2018, Kent State University had the largest number of undergraduate degrees ever awarded. One of the majors with the biggest spikes in growth from the previous year was marketing, which saw an increase of 43 students. The marketing major at Kent State, housed in the College of Business and Administration, aims to teach students valuable skills and lessons they can implement outside of the classroom. Robert Jewell, Ph.D., professor and department chair of the marketing program, attributes the success of the program to collaborative and invested professors and a constantly evolving curr...
The nursing program at Kent State University’s Geauga campus needs community support to continue producing top-trained nurses for understaffed medical facilities throughout northeast Ohio. A lead gift of $50,000 from Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation was recently granted to help the program purchase advanced equipment that helps facilitate premier training. However, $72,000 in individual and corporate/institutional donations are now being sought to help fully fund the simulation equipment for Geauga County’s only institution of higher learning. While nearly half (44%) of north...