Kent State University faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit www.kentstatehotel.com or call 330-346-0100.
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For the past four years, the SAGE Project has recognized female students who have demonstrated innovation, creativity, risk-taking and leadership skills in their academic and personal lives. The project uses the power of storytelling to highlight students who have overcome adversity to shape their life and Kent State University experience. Twelve students will make up the SAGE Project Class of 2018 and will be recognized this spring.
Kent State University’s Division of Information Services has finalized an agreement with Adobe Systems Inc. that will save Kent State students in excess of $1 million per year.
Kent State students are now able to purchase Adobe Creative Cloud subscriptions for only $75 per year. The current student plan for the same package ranges from $240 to $360 per year.
Two professors in Kent State University’s School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies say race plays a factor in the lives of every student.
“Education is always deeply related to sociocultural norms and values,” says Walter Gershon, Ph.D., associate professor in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies. “The systems are biased, and education is influenced by race, class and gender.”
![Kent State University at East Liverpool students helped to build the Walnut Grove Playground, an all-inclusive recreational facility designed for those with special needs Kent State University at East Liverpool students helped to build the Walnut Grove Playground, an all-inclusive recreational facility designed for those with special needs.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Playground1.jpg?VersionId=vg2YX7ltLzDaUxEj6zxYziRP8l.5delp&h=e6f36a9c&itok=KafAhwuw)
Students from the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at Kent State University at East Liverpool rolled up their sleeves, flexed their muscles and went to work to help build the Walnut Grove Playground, an all-inclusive recreational facility designed for those with special needs.
![In this photo taken at his home is Bob Christy’s 1953 CJ3B Jeep and 1946 Henry Spen trailer. In this photo taken at his home is Bob Christy’s 1953 CJ3B Jeep and 1946 Henry Spen trailer.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-Jeep1.jpg?VersionId=XUkO_bU1p4rDOR8u6W8klPx2Zf4Kb7bD&h=e6f36a9c&itok=0tgwNsFs)
Bob Christy, coordinator of photography at Kent State University, has a passion for restoring Jeeps from the 1940s and 1950s. He tears them apart, cleans each piece, locates new parts and rebuilds from the ground up.
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Familiar Face
Doug delahanty
Professor and Associate Vice President for Research, Faculty Development
Department of Psychological Sciences and Division of Research and Sponsored Programs
Kent Campus
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Kenneth Cushner, professor emeritus, School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, served as intercultural specialist for the fall 2017 voyage around the world, “Semester at Sea.” He visited 10 countries (Germany, Spain, Ghana, South Africa, India, Myanmar, Vietnam, China, Japan and USA) on four continents over four months.
Jennifer L. McCullough, School of Communication Studies, Sajani Raman, Sara Guerrero-Duby, Miraides Brown, Sarah Ostrowski-Delahanty, Diane Langkamp and John C. Duby authored “Screen Exposure During Daily Routines and a Young Child’s Risk for Having Social-Emotional Delay” in Clinical Pediatrics, Russell W. Steele (Ed.), Vol. 56, Issue 13, (2017): 1244-1253.
Richard (Rick) Feinberg, Department of Anthropology, and Gina Zavota, Department of Philosophy, presented “Behaviorist Ethics in Polynesia” at the American Anthropological Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 1, 2017.
Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!
At Kent State, we want to honor the celebration of our Native American and Indigenous culture by developing a calendar encompassing all the university events that are relevant to Native American Heritage Month. The Native American Heritage Month Planning Committee is welcoming university divisions, departments and student organizations to begin submitting their programming, activities and events to the University Events Calendar to be featured on the Native American Heritage Month Website.
Open Enrollment is from Oct. 16, through Nov. 3. Each year in the fall, benefits-eligible employees may select and make changes to their health coverage plans based on their needs and the needs of their family. Outside a qualifying life event, this will be the only window during which such changes may be made. Click to learn more, and to see how to access the Open Enrollment Portal.