Faculty/Staff News
Processing of PSLF forms to pause this summer
April 10, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is updating their systems and contact centers to better manage the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) process to improve the overall borrower experience. This means that if you are already working toward PSLF or are interested in PSLF,…
Read More »
Poetry Month Speaker: Jeanne Bryner, Nurse and Poet
April 10, 2024
In celebration of April 2024 National Poetry Month, Kent State University Geauga will host retired nurse, poet, and essayist Jeanne Bryner, who will read from her work and conduct a workshop on healing through writing. Bryner is the author of several books, including "Breathless…
Read More »
Performance Evaluations: tips and best practices
April 9, 2024
We’re making our way into the final quarter of the fiscal year, which means it’s Performance Evaluation season. Self-evaluations and performance evaluations for classified and unclassified employees will be open from Apr. 1 through Jun. 14, 2024. Continual dialogue between an…
Read More »
Re-envisioning the Kent Core Community Forums
April 8, 2024
Since its inception in 1983, the Kent Core has been critical to the mission of Kent State University. The Kent Core general education curricular requirements touch each of our students as they navigate through their undergraduate experience. For the last several semesters,…
Read More »
Presentation about Kent State’s Global Education Programs
March 29, 2024
Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., director of Kent State's Office of Global Studies, will make a presentation at the Kent Free Library on Wednesday, Apr. 10 from 3-5 p.m. about the wide variety of international activities that Kent State is currently involved in.
Read More »KSU Press author Jamie C. Capuzza earns accolades for "The Fifth Star"
March 29, 2024
The Kent State University Press is delighted to announce that Professor Jamie C. Capuzza’s new book, The Fifth Star: Ohio’s Fight for Women’s Right to Vote (Kent State University Press, 2023), has received the 2024 Senior Scholar Publication Award from the Ohio Academy of…
Read More »
Important Information about Final Grading of Spring 2024 (POT F2) Classes
March 22, 2024
Online final grading for Spring 2024 (POT F2) began Thursday, Mar. 21, 2024, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Spring 2024 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 2.
Read More »
March discounts available with FAST (faculty and staff) Plan
March 8, 2024
Courtesy of University Culinary Services, special monthly promotions are available if you have the FAST (faculty and staff) Meal Plan. During the entire month of February, FAST Plan users receive 1$ off soup and a coffee or pastry for $3.99 at Flash Bistro and Simon Cafe.
Read More »
Register for Dialogue and Difference!
March 5, 2024
“Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding” is a year-long initiative which will engage our Kent State community and advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect and kindness in all we do. The Division of People, Culture and Belonging is partnering with the…
Read More »
Presentation on ChatGPT and its Ramifications
March 4, 2024
The Kent State University Retirees’ Association sponsors monthly presentations which are free and open to the entire Kent State community. This month, Javed I. Khan, Ph.D., chair of the Computer Science Department, will make a presentation about the ways in which the artificial…
Read More »