Dear Regional Campus Community,I am writing to follow up on recent university communications about Kent State’s budget situation and to specifically address what this means for our Regional Campus System. Working closely with our campus deans, we want to ensure you understand both the challenges we face and the steps we are taking to address them.As noted in last week’s Talking with Todd, the university is facing three main “squeeze points” that affect our operations. Here is a quick summary of those points, along with how each impacts our Regional Campus System.Student Demographics: Due to a ...

 On Saturday, October 19th, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM, Spanish coordinators Kimberly Talentino and Dr. Maria Zaldivar, along with the publisher Vista, coordinated and conducted a professional development day for KSU main campus and regional instructors, graduate assistants, and CCP instructors.  There were 31 instructors in attendance.  Our presenter, Dr. Diane Ceo-Difrancesco, Professor of Spanish in the Department of Classics and Modern Languages at Xavier University and former Faculty Director of the Center for Teaching Excellence, led the workshop. In the first segment, Dr. C...

Jocelyn Trimmer, a 2024 Kent State University graduate, wasted no time in getting a job after graduation. In fact, just weeks before May Commencement, she landed a spot in the ensemble cast for the North American tour of the popular musical “Mean Girls.”Trimmer came back to Northeast Ohio for about 24 hours in May to cross the stage at Commencement, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Dance Studies and a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Musical Theatre, graduating with honors in both degree programs, and then it was back on the road.Trimmer joined the production in April as a member of the ensemble cast and...

Elevator Pitch fostered a space for networking amongst like-minded creators and allowed student entrepreneurs to proudly and professionally pitch their businesses.  On Oct. 24 at the DI Hub, LaunchNET hosted its annual Elevator Pitch Competition, where 25 students pitched their venture ideas within a 90-second time limit and competed to win funding from a $3,000 prize pool.   LaunchNET is a co-curricular, cross-campus program that supports Kent State University entrepreneurs and innovators, including students, alumni, faculty and staff – anyone who wants to bring their idea...