Two Kent State Employees Among "30 For the Future" Recipients

Two Kent State University employees have been recognized among the 2020 “30 for the Future” award recipients by the Greater Akron Chamber.

Andrea Sosa Fontaine

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Andrea Sosa Fontaine

Assistant Professor of Interior Design
College of Architecture and Environmental Design
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

August 2020

EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY:

University of Manitoba, Annex Design, LM Architectural Group, RCCIT (Yorkville University), HOK

Vanessa Vesely

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Vanessa Vesely

Manager, Compensation
Compensation
Kent Campus

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Administer compensation programs for staff positions at the university.

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

November 2001

Dr. Jackie Ridley

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Dr. Jackie Ridley

Assistant Professor
Teaching, Learning, and Curriculum Studies
Kent Campus

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Assistant Professor of Early Childhood Literacy Education

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

August 2020

Shawn Powell Featured at Cleveland’s New Abattoir Gallery and in Vanity Fair Magazine

Kent State University Assistant Professor of Painting Shawn Powell is being featured in a two-person show at Cleveland’s new Abattoir Gallery now through Sept. 5. One of Powell's paintings was featured in Vanity Fair this August.

College of Public Health Offers New 100% Online MPH in Epidemiology

The 100% online MPH, with a concentration in epidemiology , will have an official launch in fall semester 2020.

Changing Families and Futures: Kent State Receives Five-Year Grant Renewal for TRIO Student Support Services Program

The U.S. Department of Education has awarded Kent State University a $2.6 million, five-year TRIO Student Support Services program grant. The program serves students from first-generation and low-income backgrounds and students with diverse learning and physical abilities.

Kent State University Museum To Receive $35,000 Grant from National Endowment for the Arts

Kent, OH – National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Mary Anne Carter has approved more than $84 million in grants as par

Client Profile: Angelique Wong & Stay Stylin

In honor of Black Business Month, we are shining a light on some of our AMAZING LaunchNET clients! 

Geology Professor and Science Historian Co-Author Article Exploring Eunice Foote’s Climate Experiments From 1856

Recently, Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., professor and assistant chair in the Department of Geology in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Science, partnered with Sir Roland Jackson, Ph.D., a historian of science at the Royal Institution and the Department of Science and Technology Studies at University College London, to co-author a paper assessing the experiments described in Eunice Foote’s papers from a detailed quantitative perspective and to place them in historical context. They point out the differences between her hypothesis and that of the modern greenhouse effect.

2020 BHRI Undergraduate Fellows Cap Off a Great Summer Research Experience

Ten undergraduate students from nine different majors had extraordinary research experiences as Brain Health Research Institute (BHRI) Fellows during summer 2020.

Shaping a Better Future: Dialogues and Strategizing for Change Hosts First Series

The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is proud to announce a new virtual series, Shaping a Better Future: Dialogues and Strateg