Provost Updates
Kent State's Eboni Pringle Named Dean of its University College
May 6, 2015 Colleagues: The following announcement will be released later today. Kent State's Eboni Pringle Named Dean of its University College Eboni Pringle, Ph.D., of Kent, Ohio, has been selected as the new dean of the University College (formerly Undergraduate Studies) a…
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Provost Announces Interim Leadership Appointments
April 23, 2015 Colleagues: Following 10 years of distinguished service at Kent State University, Dr. Wanda E. Thomas has announced her retirement as associate provost, dean of the Regional College, and interim dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State University at Trumbull…
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Reminder - Please Complete the Great Colleges Survey
April 8, 2015 Colleagues: Kent State University is participating in The Chronicle's Great Colleges to Work For program, a study designed to recognize institutions that have built great workplaces. Part of the program involves an employee survey distributed to a sample of each institution's …
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Opening for Full-Time Provost's Fellow to Begin Fall Semester 2015
April 2, 2015 Faculty Colleagues: The Office of the Provost is pleased to announce an opening for a full-time Provost's Fellow to begin Fall Semester 2015. Since 2009, faculty members from the Kent and regional campuses, and from both the tenure-track and full-time non-tenure track faculty ranks, …
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Opening for Dean of University College (Undergraduate Studies)
March 17, 2015 Colleagues: Undergraduate Studies was established in 1994 for the purpose of providing educational experiences to ensure student success. The unit's mission is to provide a dynamic and engaging environment for maximizing the academic and personal potential of each student, while fos…
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Upcoming Faculty Staff Survey for the Chronicle's Great Colleges to Work for Program
Colleagues: Kent State University is participating in The Chronicle's Great Colleges to Work For program, a study designed to recognize institutions that have built great workplaces. Part of the program involves an employee survey distributed to a sample of each institution's full-time faculty, ad…
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Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity
Colleagues: Please join us on Wednesday, March 11, from 1:00-5:00 pm, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom, as we celebrate undergraduate research, scholarship, and creative activity on our eight campuses. More than 120 student presenters will be on hand to share their work and exhibit their drive an…
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Sally Kandel Announces Retirement
Dear Colleagues: Sally A. Kandel, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Administration and Operations, has announced her intention to retire effective November 30, 2014. "Having earned three degrees, two certificates, and a lifetime of positive and challenging experiences and accomp…
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Sally Kandel Announces Retirement
Dear Colleagues: Sally A. Kandel, Ph.D., Associate Vice President for Academic Affairs Administration and Operations, has announced her intention to retire effective November 30, 2014. "Having earned three degrees, two certificates, and a lifetime of positive and challenging experiences and accomp…
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Freshman to Sophomore Retention at All-Time High
Dear Colleagues: It is time to celebrate! This week we learned that our freshman to sophomore retention rate on the Kent campus reached 81.7%, an all-time record at Kent State! In addition, preliminary numbers suggest that our six-year graduation rate will increase to nearly 55%. Put on your party…
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