Provost Updates
Kent State Vice President for Research to Return to Faculty Position
Dear Colleagues: The following announcement will be released today. Kent State Vice President for Research to Return to Faculty Position Grant McGimpsey, Ph.D., has chosen to return to a faculty position, after having served successfully as vice president of research and sponsored programs at Kent S…
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Student Success - Part One
July 16, 2014 Dear Colleagues: We hear a lot today about undergraduate student success. In some ways this seems odd to me, because when haven't universities been interested in student success? After all, teaching students is what we do. Preparing undergraduates for success in the workforce an…
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Student Success - Part Two
July 23, 2014 Dear Colleagues: Last week I shared with you what universities are doing nationally to increase graduation rates. Today I write to describe what we are doing at Kent State to improve our freshman to sophomore retention rate, and our graduation rate. From research and experiences nat…
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David Dees Appointed Director of the Faculty Professional Development Center (FPDC)
July 14, 2014 Dear Academic Affairs Colleagues: I am pleased to announce that Dr. David Dees was appointed Director of the Faculty Professional Development Center (FPDC), effective July 1. Dr. Dees has served as Interim Director since July 2013. He is an Associate Professor in the School of Founda…
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