Kent State University is developing its first comprehensive campus sustainability plan, and your input is needed! Please take a few moments to complete the “Kent State Sustainability Plan Ideas Assessment.” This survey is designed to engage the campus community in the development process of the sustainability plan by gathering feedback on specific sustainability initiatives. You will have the opportunity to share what you think are the most important focus areas for our campus and provide additional comments. Deadline to participate is Friday, February 18. For more information,...
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A client who values community and works to support those around her. StarAndia Johnson has a vision for her brand and she is making that vision known as she paves her way in the fashion world. During her undergrad, StarAndia discovered her passion for the fabric dyeing process. Now as a graduate of Kent State, she is using what she learned to fulfill her mission of creativity with sustainable fashion by using produce to create unique pieces. We had the pleasure of sitting down with StarAndia and learning more about how she got started, her wise words to other entrepreneurs, ...
Do you know what causes heart disease in women? What about women’s survival rate? Or whether women of all ethnicities share the same risk? The fact is, heart disease is the number one killer of women, causing one in three deaths each year. That’s approximately one woman every minute! Heart disease doesn’t affect all women in the same way, and the warning signs for women aren’t the same for men. Heart disease is also the leading cause of death for men of most racial/ethnic groups, killing nearly one in four in the U.S. What’s more, these facts only begin to scratch the surface of the devasta...
The Pan African Faculty and Staff Association (PAFSA) is one of Kent State’s seven Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), and one of the oldest organizations of its kind in the our country. Celebrating 50 years of advocacy and service, PAFSA was founded in 1972 by the Institute for African American Affairs, formally the Department of Pan-African Studies. The organization was formed to promote employment, participation in university affairs, and the intellectual contributions of the Pan-African community toward the growth and success of Kent State University. The...
FOR ALL FULL-TIME TENURE-TRACK AND NON-TENURE-TRACK FACULTY Last week, full-time faculty were invited to participate in a survey of faculty job satisfaction. Although there are many surveys that faculty are asked to complete, this one is unique because it was designed entirely to examine current job satisfaction compared to faculty at peer institutions. This survey research is part of a national program called the Collaborative on Academic Careers in Higher Education (COACHE), which has been operating from the Harvard Graduate School of Education since 2003. Other climate studies ...
Early in 2020 — just as the COVID-19 pandemic was emerging and before society was forced to shift to remote classrooms and telemedicine appointments — Kent State University’s Regional Campuses at Geauga and Ashtabula applied for an expansive distance learning grant from the federal government. Now, it is poised to bring rural Geauga and Ashtabula counties on par with the latest technological advancements in education, medicine and workforce development. “We saw this grant as an opportunity to innovate and offer more educational opportunities to students within our communities,” said Lance Wi...
"Where On the Web?" is a new series that will introduce possibly unfamiliar pages and features on the Kent State University website that students, faculty and staff should know about. Follow along to learn more about the advantages of using www.kent.edu. First up in the series is the campus safety resource. This feature, created in 2017, is a quick drop-down tab on the university’s homepage that allows students to easily access important information such as police contact information, mental health services, sexual and relationship violence support services, campus security escorts and more...
College of the Arts
School of Fashion students are invited to enter the THINK TANK CONTEST // REGENERATION X KSU FASHION SCHOOL Upcycling Competition. The competition is sponsored by School of Fashion alumna Krista Bucaro and requires entrants to create an upcycled garment and provide a step by step tutorial on how to create the upcycled garment along with a TikTok-style video that demonstrates the tutorial. About the Contest The contest is a creative challenge to re-imagine well-loved styles. Brand will provide curated selection of apparel to be upcycled. The students can source their own as well but the c...
College of the Arts
The Kent Dance Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Gregory King, welcomes interdisciplinary artist Stefanie Batten Bland to Kent State as a guest artist Feb. 24 – 28, 2022. During her residency, Batten Bland will collaborate with the members of the Kent Dance Ensemble on a work that will appear in the April 2022 Kent Dance Ensemble concert. Jerome Robbins Awardee Stefanie Batten Bland is an interdisciplinary artist who situates her work at the intersection of dance-theatre, film, and installation, with a focus on the interrogation of contemporary and historical cu...