Do Kent State employees get a discount at the Kent State Hotel?

Haithem Zourrig, Ph.D., Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at Kent State University at Stark, and his co-presenters received a Best Paper Award in Global and Cross-cultural Marketing Track at the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators conference, March 8-11, 2017. The paper is titled “The Perceived Deceptiveness of Insurance Fraud: A Cross-cultural Perspective on Information Manipulation Theory.”

Peter C. Kratcoski Sr., Department of Sociology at Kent State University at Stark, authored “Policing: Continuity and Change,” a section in Global Issues in Contemporary Policing.

Virginia Dressler, University Libraries, authored a journal article titled “The State of Affairs With Digital Preservation at ARL Member Libraries: A Survey and Analysis of Policy” in Digital Library Perspectives, Vol. 33 (2), 2017.

Kent City Schools awarded its March Collaborative Organization of the Month to Kent State University’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s Diversity Education and Training Lab.

The Diversity Education and Training Lab promotes dialogue and helps develop inclusion in various environments. The lab also touches on topics such as microaggressions, cultural competency and discrimination. Lisa Givan, associate director of diversity training, oversees and serves as lead facilitator within the lab.

Marie Bukowski is the new director of Kent State University’s School of Art. Bukowski comes to Kent State from the School of Art and Design at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she served as director for four years. She also was employed at the School of Art at Louisiana Tech University, where she held a variety of positions over the course of 13 years, including professor of art, graduate program coordinator and B.F.A. Studio program coordinator.

Kent State University students will soon have a unique opportunity to gain professional money management experience. Starting in the fall, the Kent State University Foundation will effectively start “hiring” the students to manage current investable assets.

The Student Managed Investment Fund will be the first of its kind at Kent State. The purpose is to give students real-world experience and advance career opportunities.

Did you know that ceiling lights generate a lot of excess light you may not need. A desk lamp focuses light only where you need it.

Although Homecoming Week will not take place until Oct. 8-14, it is not too early to start planning your Homecoming events and activities. Many Homecoming activities are already being scheduled, including the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, the parade and more!