Division of Finance and Administration

Leadership Announcement

Dear Members of the Kent State University Community,I am pleased to announce two leadership appointments that will take place early this summer.Douglas (Doug) Kubinski, J.D., will return to Kent State on June 23 as the university’s vice president and general counsel. He served as associate counsel a…

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Leadership Transition in Finance and Administration

Dear Kent State University Faculty and Staff,Mark Polatajko, Ph.D., senior vice president for finance and administration, has informed me he will retire on Aug. 1.All told, Mark has 29 years of Ohio public service to Kent State, Wright State University, Cuyahoga Community College and the Ohio Lotter…

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Kent State University Achieves Major Financial Win Through Strategic Debt Restructuring

Kent State University has successfully completed a strategic bond restructuring that delivered $4 million in net present value savings.

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Kent State Today

(From left to right) Kent State University Police Sgt. Anne Spahr and Salem, a black Labrador retriever, walk with Kent State Police Officer Miguel Witt and Fredy, a Czechoslovakian shepherd, along the Lefton Esplanade on the Kent Campus.

Paw Patrol: Meet the Kent State K-9s

Learn more about the Kent State University K-9s, past and present, and how they help keep the university safe.

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Kent State Today

Administrators at Crawford Hall Beam Signing

IN A FLASH: Signs of Support - and Progress

University administrators, donors and other supports of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship participated in a signing of the ceremonial final beam for Crawford Hall. 

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Staff and students pose with an airplane at the Kent State University Airport. The Kent State University Airport has been named Airport of the Year by the Ohio Aviation Association.

Kent State University Airport Designated Airport of the Year

During its annual conference in Columbus, Ohio, the Ohio Aviation Association designated the Kent State University Airport as its Airport of the Year. Each year, the Ohio Aviation Association selects an airport that puts into practice the association’s mission of promoting aviation by providing a…

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Kent State Celebrates Arbor Day With Tree Planting and Campuswide Events

Kent State University colleges and departments will hold several events across campus to celebrate Arbor Day on Thursday, April 21. From 9 a.m. to noon, Kent State’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will host Arbor Day activities for the children from the university’s Child Development C…

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ADVISORY: Ohio Homeland Security to Present Explosive-Detection Canine to the Kent State University Police Department

**MEDIA ADVISORY** Wednesday, Nov. 19 @ 10 a.m. Ohio Homeland Security to Present Explosive-Detection Canine to the Kent State University Police Department WHO:  John Born, Director, Ohio Department of Public Safety Fred Goldstein, Director of Operations, Ohio Homeland Security Chief John Pea…

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State of Ohio Presents Police Dog to Kent State

Coco isn’t the only police dog on campus -- anymore. Kent State University’s Police Services is adding a second explosives detection K-9 unit with Dexter, an 18-month-old male Belgian Malinois, thanks to Ohio Homeland Security, a division within the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Together, Dext…

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