Kent State University at Salem鈥檚 Rural Scholars Program received a $15,000 grant from the Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation. According to Wendy Pfrenger, program director for Rural Scholars, the funds will support the mentors in their individual work with the scholars. 鈥淭he grant from IICF will be critical in helping us meet the increasing demand from our participating districts for financial literacy education and mentoring for their students,鈥 she said. 鈥淲e are especially excited about adding a workshop on entrepreneurship for our tenth graders this summer with the help of the g...
The Kent State University Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates in the area of leadership, service, character and professional development. 鈥淭he alumni association is proud to recognize notable, accomplished graduates,鈥 said Lori Randorf, assistant vice president of Kent State鈥檚 Alumni Relations. 鈥淭hese awards not only bring distinction to the alumni who receive them, but also to the university as they showcase the contributions Kent State graduates make to their professions and society.鈥 Five alumni awards will be granted along wit...
AT&T has made a $200,000 contribution to Kent State University鈥檚 Research Center for Educational Technology to implement new technology in special education environments with a focus on mobile apps, including those intended to help students learn science, technology, engineering, arts and math (STEAM). Faculty, staff and students from the Research Center for Educational Technology, special education, school psychology, teacher education and computer science are partnering to explore how mobile applications can be used to support students in school, home and therapeutic settings. The proje...
Kent State University will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 18, and Saturday, Dec. 19, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State will confer 2,154 degrees, including 1,565 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 526 master鈥檚 degrees, 60 doctoral degrees and three educational specialist degrees. Across the university鈥檚 eight-campus system, 2,489 students will graduate from Kent State this fall, including those receiving associate degrees. Friday, Dec. 18, at 6 p.m. The 6 p.m. ceremony on Friday, Dec. 18, recognizes graduates receiving...
Kent State University鈥檚 new, shared vision for a dynamic future received endorsement from the Board of Trustees as it approved the Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State and a six-year state capital-spending plan during its Dec. 8, 2015, meeting. The roadmap provides direction through the university鈥檚 mission statement, core values and priorities to advance Kent State鈥檚 position of strength among the nation鈥檚 great public research universities. In addition, it proposed five major priorities and 16 university-level initiatives that will promote innovation and learning, adva...
The Wick Poetry Center, in Kent State University鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, recently received two grants from the Ohio Arts Council. The grants, totaling $28,368, will help support the Wick reading series, student scholarships, poetry publications, outreach workshops and the Traveling Stanzas project. The $14,410 Ohio Arts Council Sustainability grant, renewable for four years, provides general operating support to arts and cultural organizations across Ohio that make important contributions to the health and vitality of our communities. According to the Ohio Arts Council, 鈥淪u...