General Announcements
- Student winners announced in Scrappers ticket giveaway! Free baseball tickets and picnic on tap for selected students & their guests as Kent State Trumbull hosts "College Fair 2012." - Posted Jun. 1, 2012
- ADVISORY: Kent State University Board of Trustees Meeting, June 6 The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, June 6. The Board will convene at 1:30 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the Kent Campus Library. - Posted May. 31, 2012
- Kent State names copyright law scholar-educator as new SLIS director The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University announces the appointment of Tomas A. Lipinski, J.D., LL.M., Ph.D., as its new director. Lipinski will join the department in January 2013 to replace Richard Rubin, Ph.D., who left in 2010 to become Kent State’s associate provost for extended education. SLIS Associate Professor Don A. Wicks, Ph.D., has served as interim director. Click to read more - Posted May. 31, 2012
- Kent State University Invests in Flexible Electronics Research to Bolster Regional Economic Development - Posted May. 30, 2012
- Health Informatics: Learn About Career Opportunities & Scholarships The demand for Health Informatics specialists continues to climb. Join us for a free online open house Wednesday, June 13, at noon Eastern time(11 a.m. Central) to find out if this career field is for you -- and about new scholarships that are available. Click to read more and to register. - Posted May. 30, 2012
- Advance Your Education or Career with LIS Workshops The School of Library and Information Science offers a robust schedule of workshops that will benefit students AND professionals in libraries, museums and other cultural and information organizations. Find out more at a free online open house on Wednesday, June 6, at noon. Click to read more and to register. - Posted May. 30, 2012
- College for Kids The 22nd annual College for Kids program is being offered by Kent State University at Tuscarawas. This summer’s sessions offer 46 fun and interesting youth enrichment classes for students who were in first through eighth grades during the 2011-2012 school year. Session I is offered June 18-22 and Session II is July 23-27. Each five-day session offers courses from 10 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. - Posted May. 30, 2012
- The Effect of Housing Wealth on College Choice Examined by Kent State Researcher The housing boom that some areas of the country experienced in the late 1990s and early 2000s resulted in dramatic increases in housing values for many households. A new study by researchers at Kent State University and Cornell University found that this growth resulted in changes in college choices by students in those households. - Posted May. 30, 2012
- Porthouse Theatre Kicks Off 2012 Season with a Grand Slam of a Musical - "Damn Yankees" "Damn Yankees" is the perfect musical comedy that both theatre and sports enthusiasts will love! The show opens on June 14 at Porthouse Theatre, on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, and closes June 30. Call the Box Office at 330-672-3884 for tickets. - Posted May. 29, 2012
- 500 MHz NMR Upgraded with New Electronics and Software The 500 MHz NMR spectrometer in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry has recently been upgraded with new, digital control console and new software. - Posted May. 29, 2012
- Construction and Parking Update for Kent Student Center Area Kent State University is building for the future with a number of significant improvements to its campus. Work on the Student Green in front of the library and Kent Student Center is currently underway. Due to this construction, the visitor lot in front of Risman Plaza is closed through Aug. 19. - Posted May. 29, 2012
- THIS WEEK ON THE ASHTABULA CAMPUS There is always something happening on the Ashtabula Campus. Check back each week for an updated list. - Posted May. 25, 2012
- Spring 2012 President's and Dean's Lists Announced Kent State University at Stark announces President's and Dean's List for 2012 Spring Semester. - Posted May. 25, 2012
- New endowed scholarship for KSU Ashtabula students The Nassief family has endowed a new scholarship for Kent State University at Ashtabula students pursuing business related degrees. The family recently presented a check for $25,000 to establish the George D. and Helen L. Nassief Endowed Scholarship. - Posted May. 24, 2012
- Campus student designs a winner Alicia Colicchio submitted the winning design in a contest held for students to create an image to go with the Campus’ “You’ve Got Mail” promotional campaign. - Posted May. 24, 2012
- Canacci keeps Global Lens in focus at Kent Trumbull - Posted May. 24, 2012
- Largest Cash Gift Ever Made to Kent State University Museum The Kent State University Museum has received a $1.1 million donation – its largest cash gift ever – from local business leader and Kent State alumnus Gerald Schweigert. The donation, in the form of a charitable gift annuity, will be instrumental in the preservation and future support of museum collections and activities. - Posted May. 23, 2012
- Kent State School of Art's Downtown Gallery of Abstract Art from Richard Lazzaro The Downtown Gallery will present the exhibit "Far East to West, A Series of Gouache Works" featuring artist Richard Lazarro from May 18 to June 16. The Downtown Gallery is located at 141 E. Main St., Kent, OH. - Posted May. 23, 2012
- World-Renowned Biologist Edith Widder to Speak on June 5 Biologist Edith Widder will visit Kent State University at Stark to address students and faculty from Stark County colleges and universities before they embark on a collaborative water sampling project. - Posted May. 23, 2012
- Kent State East Liverpool’s Nursing Lab Receives $70,000 in Upgrades Through a matching grant provided by the Ohio Mid-Eastern Governments Association (OMEGA), Kent State University at East Liverpool was able to make more than $70,000 in equipment upgrades to its nursing laboratory. Half of the funding was provided by the state through the Appalachian Regional Commission. The remaining funds were provided by Kent State East Liverpool. Recently, all the equipment purchasers were finalized. - Posted May. 22, 2012
- Deadline Extended for First Kent Multimedia Workshop at Kent State’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication Registration has been extended for Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication first Kent Multimedia Workshop – a three-day, hands-on video and photography multimedia storytelling workshop – to be held June 14-16 in Franklin Hall on the Kent Campus. - Posted May. 21, 2012
- Looking for a Summer class? Digital Video Editing, anyone? - Posted May. 21, 2012
- Kent State University at Geauga Hosts Community Events - Posted May. 17, 2012
- Kent State Researchers Examine Emotional Impact of Acting White Accusation Acting white is an accusation faced by many black adolescents, and it is one of the most negative accusations a black adolescent can receive from another, according to a team of Kent State University researchers. A recent study published in the Journal of Anxiety Disorders highlights the emotional implications of being on the receiving end of the acting white accusation. Kent State researchers who surveyed African-American adolescents in Northeast Ohio found higher levels of anxiety among those who had been accused of acting white. - Posted May. 17, 2012
- New Solar Panels Will Power Kent State University’s Field House Kent State University is in the process of installing 1,716 solar panels on the Kent State Field House located on the Kent Campus. The panels will cover almost one acre of roof area or nearly 0.5 megawatt of panel capacity. - Posted May. 17, 2012
- Askat Dukenbaev selected for Charles & Kathleen Manatt Fellowship Askat Dukenbaev (PhD candidate) has been selected as a fellow of the Charles & Kathleen Manatt Democracy Studies Fellowship at IFES in Washington D.C. for the summer of 2012. The fellowship will give Askat an opportunity to conduct a research on the topic of his dissertation at IFES’ F. Clifton White Applied Research Center for Democracy and Elections (ARC), and have the benefit of mentorship from IFES’ international election and democracy experts on staff. Congratulations to Askat! - Posted May. 16, 2012
- Applications now being accepted for LifeShare Scholarship - Posted May. 16, 2012
- Back to School Blastoff 2012 Does your organization want to participate in Back to School Blastoff 2012? - Posted May. 16, 2012
- Kent State Salem Recognizes Nursing Students Prior to the end of the semester, Kent State University at Salem held its annual pinning ceremony at Avion on the Water for the 2012 graduating class. Thirty-five students received nursing pins signifying their hard work and dedication to their schoolwork and future profession. - Posted May. 15, 2012
- New Graduate Certificate in Enterprise Architecture Offered Beginning Spring 2013 Beginning in Spring 2013, the School of Digital Sciences will offer an 18-credit Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Enterprise Architecture. - Posted May. 15, 2012
- Job Posting for an Academic Advisor Coordinator The School of Digital Sciences has posted a job opening for an Academic Advisor Coordinator, position number 990148. - Posted May. 15, 2012
- Information Night for Professional MBA on June 6 Kent State University at Stark will host a Professional MBA Info Night on Wednesday, June 6 at 6:30 p.m. in room 232 of The University Center. - Posted May. 15, 2012
- Two Kent State Professors Will Bike Three Hours to Work to Mark National Bike to Work Day Kent State University College of Nursing professors Peggy Doheny, Ph.D., and Ann Jacobson, Ph.D., will ride their bicycles to work on Friday, May 18, to mark National Bike to Work Day. Doheny and Jacobson, both in their 60s, will ride about 30 miles to work in Kent, Ohio, from Jacobson’s home in South Russell, Ohio. - Posted May. 14, 2012
- OTA Students Participate in East Liverpool Beautification Project Students of the Kent State University at East Liverpool Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) program showed off their green thumbs for the third consecutive year when they again partnered with the Garden Club of East Liverpool. The students assisted in cleaning up the serpentine area off of Route 30 near Kent State East Liverpool. - Posted May. 14, 2012
- Research Incentive Awards The College of Arts and Sciences is pleased to announce Research Incentive awards for Spring 2012. - Posted May. 14, 2012
- Seventh Annual Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference Kent State University at East Liverpool recently held its 7th Annual Earth Day Environmental Justice Conference in the campus’s Slak Shak. Essay and poster contests were held as a part of the annual conference. - Posted May. 14, 2012
- Kent Trumbull Theatre to host youth acting classes - Posted May. 14, 2012
- Kent State’s Upward Bound Programs to Celebrate Graduating High School Seniors, May 19 The Kent State University Upward Bound Programs will host the Senior Scholarship Banquet on Saturday, May 19, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The event is open to Kent State faculty and staff, high school administrators and community members. - Posted May. 14, 2012
- Sciences Research Activity Since June 2011, faculty research activities in the sciences have included many publications, grant awards, and invited presentations which have contributed to the research mission at KSU. Recent sciences research includes work by Maxim Dzero & Carmen Almasan, Songping Huang & Soumitra Basu, Laura Leff, Jonathan Maletic, Marilyn Norconk, and Alison Smith. - Posted May. 14, 2012
- Varga selected as 2012 Fellow of Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Emeritus Professor Richard Varga (Department of Mathematical Sciences) has been selected as a 2012 Fellow of the Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics. - Posted May. 14, 2012
- Department Welcomes New Academic Lab Coordinator The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry welcomes our new Academic Laboratory Coordinator, Kristen Camputaro. - Posted May. 14, 2012
- DSCI Professor Joe Murray Attempts Record-Breaking Flight Classes are over, so maybe it's time to relax? For Joe Murray -- the DSCI prof who teaches My Story on the Web -- that means a two-week journey flying to every county in Ohio in an antique Piper Cub. - Posted May. 12, 2012
- Radiology students do well at conference KSU Ashtabula Of the 239 students taking the Phillip W. Ballinger Student Assessment Exam, it was one from Kent State University at Ashtabula who achieved the highest overall score. Spring 2012 Radiologic Technology graduate Lori Mayfield was recognized for her achievement at the Ohio Society of Radiologic Technologists Awards banquet held in Cleveland in April. - Posted May. 11, 2012
- Elementary Students Learn Science, Technology, Engineering and Math with LEGO® WeDo™ Robotics at Kent State Knowing that young children are natural engineers, fascinated with how things work and with building and taking things apart, led the Research Center for Educational Technology (RCET) staff at Kent State University to adopt the LEGO® WeDo™ Robotics system to help promote elementary content standards for science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) learning. - Posted May. 11, 2012
- Bridging the Transition Gap for Students with Disabilities - Posted May. 10, 2012
- Kent State Professor Receives $390,090 Grant to Continue Groundbreaking Parkinson’s Research Parkinson’s disease affects about 1.5 million Americans, and it often leads to decreased independence and increased reliance on caregivers and the healthcare system for individuals living with it. But research conducted by Kent State University’s Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., shows reduced symptoms of the disease with the use of exercise using motorized bicycles. Ridgel, an assistant professor in exercise science/physiology at Kent State, recently received a two-year, $390,900 grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue her work to design and test “smart” motorized bicycles, which could access individual effort, performance, skill level and therapeutic value in order to maximize the benefit. - Posted May. 9, 2012
- Department of Geology: Achievements June 2011 – April 2012 Recent research activity conducted by Department of Geology faculty members between June 2011 and April 2012 includes five new grants, five articles, one book chapter, and one invited presentation. - Posted May. 8, 2012
- Department of Computer Science: Achievements June 2011-April 2012 Recent research activity conducted by Department of Computer Science faculty members between June 2011 and April 2012 includes five new grants. - Posted May. 8, 2012
- Kent State Stark Announces Teaching Award Recipients Kent State University at Stark recently announced the recipient and finalists of the 2011-12 Distinguished Teaching Award and the recipient of the Award of Distinction. These honors were presented during the Spring 2012 Commencement. - Posted May. 8, 2012
- Kent Trumbull congratulates over 200 new graduates! - Posted May. 8, 2012
- Kent State Columbiana County Campuses Hold Commencement Kent State University at East Liverpool and Kent State University at Salem provide high quality and affordable access to higher education. This was demonstrated Friday when more than 390 students graduated from Kent State University at East Liverpool and Kent State University at Salem during the campuses' annual spring commencement ceremonies. - Posted May. 8, 2012
- Dr. Mark Cassell takes his graduate course in Urban Politics to Cleveland Dr. Mark Cassell takes his graduate course in Urban Politics to Cleveland. The students in the course were briefed by David Beach, the executive director of Green City on a Blue Lake, Chris Ronayne, President of University Circle Incorporate, the directors of Cleveland's Planning Department and Community Development Department, and city planner Marka Fields. - Posted May. 7, 2012
- Summer Stark Campus Construction Updates Various Kent State Stark buildings and offices will be under construction during the summer months. - Posted May. 7, 2012
- Congratulations Spring 2012 Graduates There are now 147 new graduates of Kent State University who took their classes on the Ashtabula Campus. Because of two dual majors, 149 degrees were awarded at commencement ceremonies May 4, 2012. - Posted May. 7, 2012
- Pop Up City To Be In International Exhibition - Posted May. 4, 2012
- 24th Annual Wall of Fame Awards Banquet Held Kent State University at East Liverpool held its 24th annual Wall of Fame Honors Banquet last Friday at the East Liverpool Country Club. A dinner program was held to honor students and this year’s Wall of Fame inductees. - Posted May. 4, 2012
- Kent State to Hold Business Breakfast Forum In conjunction with The East Liverpool, St Clair Township and Wellsville Area Chambers of Commerce, Kent State University at East Liverpool is pleased to announce the quarterly Sunrise Business Breakfast Forum on May 14, 2012. - Posted May. 4, 2012
- Kent State Selected to Host Fulbright Visiting Scholars This Summer Kent State University is one of five institutions selected to host the 2012 Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program for Iraq this summer. The prestigious program is sponsored by the Council for International Exchange of Scholars and supported by the U.S. Department of State’s Educational and Cultural Affairs Bureau and the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad. - Posted May. 3, 2012
- Kent State Recovers 7.6 Pounds Per Person of Recyclable Materials During RecycleMania The results from this year’s RecycleMania tournament are in, and Kent State University won bragging rights against the University of Akron in the friendly environmental competition. RecycleMania is a benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste reduction activities to their campus communities. - Posted May. 3, 2012
- Dateline Delhi Website Launches, Features Multimedia Projects Eighteen communication students and three professors from Kent State University spent 10 days of March in Delhi, India reporting on culture, environment, the economy and more for DatelineDelhi.org, a multimedia news website and product of the International Storytelling course. The site officially launched on Monday, April 30 showcasing student photography, video and feature stories from India. - Posted May. 3, 2012
- Four Kent State Students Earn $3,000 Scholarships Six area college students were selected for scholarships in memory of longtime Akron Beacon Journal editor John S. Knight and public relations professional Ludel Sauvageot. A seventh student has received a scholarship from the Akron Press Club. This year Kent State students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication earned four of the seven coveted $3,000 scholarships. - Posted May. 3, 2012
- Former State Rep earns distinguished former student award Newcomb has a long and distinguished career in public service; serving the Ohio House of Representatives from 2008 to 2010, as Ashtabula County Commissioner from 1999 to 2008 and on Conneaut City Council from 1996 to 1999. - Posted May. 2, 2012
- Ohio Third Frontier Approves $200,000 in Commercialization Grants to Kent State Researchers The Ohio Third Frontier program recently made three separate grants to Kent State University researchers through the newly established Technology Validation and Start-up Fund, which promotes the commercialization of Ohio technologies developed by the state’s institutions of higher education. - Posted May. 2, 2012
- Blackboard Vista will be changing to Blackboard Learn Blackboard Vista will only be accessible until August 25th. Starting Fall 2012, you must use Blackboard Learn. Course content and student data will not be transferred to Learn. - Posted May. 2, 2012
