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Leadership Award salutes top leadership practitioners and highlights their roles in the industry
Kent State University has been selected as a recipient of the 2014 Leadership 500 Excellence Award by HR.com at the Global Leadership Excellence Forum held in Vail, Colorado, last…
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![Heather White (right), grounds manager of University Facilities Management at Kent State, displays Kent State’s Tree Campus USA designation following the 2014 Arbor Day tree planting ceremony in the courtyard of Centennial A and B. She is pictured with gr Heather White (right), grounds manager of University Facilities Management at Kent State, displays Kent State’s Tree Campus USA designation following the 2014 Arbor Day tree planting ceremony in the courtyard of Centennial A and B. She is pictured with gr](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/AD2.jpg?VersionId=P2A7dVdIAQjMbtlQ__Y_.1wsjyS8updP)
Kent State University faculty, staff and students gathered between residence halls Centennial A and B on April 24 for the annual Tree Planting Ceremony to commemorate Arbor Day and to celebrate the winners of this year’s RecycleMania competition.
Bradley A. Bielski, Ph.D., has been selected as the new dean and chief administrative officer at Kent State University at Tuscarawas. Bielski was named after a national search. He currently serves as vice president for academic affairs and dean at Thomas More College in…
Denise Seachrist, Ph.D., director of the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University, has been named interim dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State University at Stark, effective July 1, 2014. Todd Diacon, Kent State’s senior vice president for academic…
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Scholar of the Month
Kimberly S. Schimmel
Associate Professor of the Sociology of Sport
College of Education, Health and Human Services
1995-present
Kim Schimmel is an associate professor in the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration of the College of Education,…
Walter F. Wagor, Ph.D., has decided to return to a faculty position, after having served successfully as dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State University at Stark for the past four years. His last day as dean is June 30, 2014.
Swedish psychiatrist Harald Blomberg, M.D., will share his work, Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT), at a symposium hosted by Kent State University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services, July 24-30.
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![A therapy dog and a Kent State student take a close look at each other during the Stress-Free Zone event held in the lobby of the library. A therapy dog and a Kent State student take a close look at each other during the Stress-Free Zone event held in the lobby of the library.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/article/Dog2%20-%20USE%20ON%20HOME%20PAGE.jpg?VersionId=n0aiYsU5Xlo2vtSMKv9luDEapTdAtsvJ)
The school year is coming to an end and finals, along with the stress that comes with them, are quickly approaching.