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TENURED FACULTY RECEIVING PROMOTION

Congratulations to the following tenured faculty members who are receiving promotion:

FACULTY RECEIVING TENURE

   Congratulations to the following faculty members who are receiving tenure:

Who’s behind the Kent State accounts? Take a peek behind the keyboard

That tweet you just liked from … that was us.

Meet the UCM Social Media Team

Get to know the group behind all of your favorite Kent State social media posts.

2020 Open Enrollment Schedule and Campus Fairs

The Open Enrollment period for selecting benefits for the 2020 plan year begins Mon., Oct. 14 at 8 a.m. and ends Fri., Nov. 1 at 4:59 p.m.

Join Team Kent State at the Akron Heart Walk Sept. 7 at Lock 3

The Heart Walk is the American Heart Association's premiere event for raising funds to save lives from the #1 cause of death in the United States, heart disease.

Kent State's Makerspaces Named Best in Ohio, No. 6 Nationally In New Rankings

Kent State’s makerspaces, which number more than 25 across the eight-campus system, was named the top program in Ohio and entered the top 10 by surpassing programs at schools such as the University of Southern California, Arizona State University, the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and Harvard University.

Music Man at Porthouse Theater Photo Gallery

Last week, more than 130 Kent State University faculty and staff and their family and friends attended a special presentation of the Music Man at Porthouse Theatre.

Universal Electronic Survey of Student Instruction (SSI) Arrives at Kent

The new Electronic Survey of Student Instruction (SSI) arrives at Kent State this fall.

Faculty Spotlight on Molly Wang

Zhiqiang Molly Wang, Ph.D., was recently promoted to full professor of chemistry and biochemistry at Kent State Geauga and the Regional Academic Center.

New Students Move Into Residence Halls With Help From Movers and Groovers

More than 1,000 volunteers from the Kent State University community welcomed and assisted new students as they moved into their residence halls on freshman move-in day, Sunday, Aug. 18. The annual community program, known as Movers and Groovers, is coordinated by Kent Interhall Council, the student government of the Kent Campus residence halls.

Kent Creativity Festival Announces 2019 Artists and Performers

The Kent Creativity Festival, sponsored by the city of Kent and the Kent State University College of the Arts, will present the annual outdoor hands-on arts festival on Saturday, Sept. 28, from 11 a.m.-5 p.m. on the Lefton Esplanade between Kent State’s Rockwell Hall on Lincoln Street and downtown Kent, near Haymaker Parkway.

'Wearing Justice' Exhibition at Kent State University Museum Brings Attention to Global Social Issues

In commemoration of the 50th anniversary of May 4, 1970, when Ohio National Guardsmen opened fire on Kent State University students protesting the U.S. invasion of Cambodia during the Vietnam War, killing four and wounding nine, students and faculty from Kent State’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising are bringing attention to current social issues in the new exhibition called “Wearing Justice: Perspectives From KSU Fashion School Faculty and Students” that is on display now at the Kent State University Museum.

Kent State Hosts Regional Entrepreneurship Immersion Week

From July 28 to August 2, 2019, forty students from ten different Northeast Ohio colleges and universities convened at Kent Sta

Faculty/Staff News Now: Molly Wang, Janice Lessman-Moss, 2020 Open Enrollment, eSurvey for Students, Enhanced Security, New Faculty Benefits, ETW Enhancements, Safety Training, WKSU PRNDI Awards, Music Man

Kent State Hosts Innovative International Translation Boot Camp

The Department of Modern and Classical Languages (MCLS), in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Scienc

Kent State Celebrates Summer 2019 Commencement

The Kent State University alumni network again grew its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes got their degrees. Kent State will held its Summer 2019 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

NIH Continues Support of Kent State Alzheimer’s Researcher with New 2-Year Grant

Once it begins, Alzheimer’s Disease progresses systematically and aggressively, attacking victims on multiple fronts.

Faculty Spotlight: Bobby Selvaggio - Educator, Musician and Band Leader

Saxophonist Bobby Selvaggio, Kent State's Director of Jazz Studies as well as an alumnus, continues to help in

New Methodologies Developed in Kent State Geology Professor's Lab Improve Monitoring of Lakes and Oceans

After years of remote sensing work, Joseph Ortiz, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Geology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, and his research team recently shared their development of new cost-efficient methodologies that may lead to much safer drinking water for people in Ohio and other municipalities affected by harmful algal blooms (HAB).

English Professor Recalls Meeting Author Toni Morrison, Who Wrote of African American Experience

Toni Morrison, the bestselling author who died Aug. 5, at one time was offered a job in Kent State University’s Department of English, recalled English Professor Yoshinobu Hakutani, Ph.D.

Kent State Ashtabula Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Moving to State of Ohio’s First Hybrid Model

Targeted at widening students’ educational opportunities in preparing them for a career in occupational therapy, the Kent State University at Ashtabula Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Technology program recently announced the creation of a hybrid model, combining online learning with more convenient on-campus laboratory sessions.

NIH Funds Kent State Psychologist’s Project to Teach Children Food Allergy Safety Skills

A Kent State University researcher with a background in safety training models — and a very personal motivation — has devised a method to help some children with food allergies stay safe, and the National Institutes of Health (NIH) just granted him the funding to test it.

Kent State Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 17

The Kent State University alumni network will again grow its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes get their degrees. Kent State will hold its Summer 2019 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.

Kent State Researcher and Professor Elected to the European Academy of Sciences

One of Kent State University’s most prolific and renowned researchers has been elected to the

Female Flyers Played Vital Role in World War II, Kent State Associate Professor Says

The recent death of one of the remaining members of the Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II has a Kent State University associate professor recalling the vital role the female pilots played during the war.

Covering the Carnage: Journalists Risk Own Mental, Physical Health In Reporting from Dayton, El Paso

Note: Gretchen Hoak is a former television reporter/anchor and current assistant professor of journalism in Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Her research survey, ,  focused on how universities prepare young journalists for the trauma they may endure in covering violence. Kent State Today asked Hoak to share her thoughts on the impact the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton will have on the reporters assigned to cover these events.  

Faculty/Staff News Now: Spotlight on CAE, KYP Expands, Children's Asthma Study, Proctorio, WKSU Wins 10 Awards, Sick Leave Conversion, Intern Co-Op Fair, Turbine Test, Group Exercise Classes, Summer Wellness Goals,

Kent State Student Wins Talent Show for Singing in Sign

A North Royalton woman whom who will become a Kent State University student in the fall, won first place at the Medina County Fair talent show for performing a song in American Sign Language.

NSF Awards Kent State Researchers $1.3 Million to Nourish Children’s Minds, Fill Their Bellies

Science is complex, and it’s difficult to discuss it with children under the best circumstances; it’s even more difficult when they are hungry. Two Kent State University researchers may have cooked up a way to solve both of those problems, and the National Science Foundation just awarded them a three-year, $1.3 million grant to determine if their recipe works.

Alumna Reconnects to Passion of Nursing While Volunteering in Africa

Kent State alumna Shannon Gardiner, BSN ’09, RN, CCRN, always knew she wanted to help people, but also longed for a career that would provide flexibility along the way. After a few years working in Akron Children’s Hospital’s pediatric Intensive Care Unit, followed by some time as a traveling nurse, a Google search for volunteer opportunities led her to Mercy Ships, who own and operate the largest non-governmental hospital ship in the world.

Kent State Prepares LeBron James Family Foundation I PROMISE Students for College Entrance Exams

Kent State University hosted several dozen high school students from the LeBron James Family Foundation's I PROMISE program for a month of intensive college entrance exam preparation.
 

NSF Awards Kent State Researcher Nearly $1 Million for Separate Liquid Crystal Studies

Trustees Research Professor Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., a chemical physicist in Kent State University’s Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute (AMLCI), just received nearly $1 million between two grants from the National Science Foundation (NSF) for separate studies with potential applications in biomedical science, commercial electronics and beyond.

Kent State Insurance Expert Explains the Risks of Not Enough Coverage

Charla Martin-Bloodsaw, director of Kent State University's Insurance Studies Program at the Salem Campus, explains the risks of condo dwellers not having enough coverage. 

Kent State Biological Sciences Researchers to Lead Study on the Effects of the Spreading Eastern Red Cedars

The National Science Foundation has awarded a three-year, $914,000 grant to Kent State University to lead a collaborative research project to study how and at what rate the geographically most widespread native conifer in the eastern United States, the Eastern Red Cedar tree species (Juniperus virginiana), spreads across the landscape.

Kent State School of Music welcomes alumna Kate Ferguson as Interim Director of Athletic Bands

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