The Office of the General Counsel (GC) often prepares materials or conducts seminars for the purpose of educating the university community about legal issues. This site contains much of the material from those seminars, as well as materials and opinions from the GC regarding a variety of issues. Please contact the GC Office at 330-672-2982 if you have any questions or need information on a subject not listed here.

Upcoming Seminars

Check here for information on upcoming seminars and workshops sponsored by GC.

Advisories and Updates

• NEW FOR 2011! Navigating the Legal Landscape: Resources & Information for Kent State Deans, Chairs and Directors
  

• View a summary of information presented at the seminar on Hiring International Employees
  For questions, contact Mike Pfahl at mpfahl@kent.edu.

• Campus Emergency and Deadly Weapons Policies Now Online 
  In 2008 the university  updated the policy register with the these and other policies related to campus emergencies and deadly weapons. 

• Legal Brief: Ethics in Ohio: Soliciting and Accepting Gifts
  The Ohio Ethics Commission and Office of the General Counsel advises that university employees should not solicit or accept any thing of value from parties you regulate or with whom they do business.