Our Goal
Ensure a culture of continuous improvement and the careful and responsible management of university resources and infrastructure in a safe and secure environment.
Brian Neff, assistant dean of flight and operations within Kent State University's College of Aeronautics and Engineering, has exciting news to share about the Kent State Flying Flashes, Peyton Turner and Laura Wilson and the 2023 Air Race Classic: a first-place finish. "The two pilots completed the four-day, 2,685-mile, all-female race with the best score to win the overall, collegiate, fastest Cessna, and fastest WAI (Women in Aviation International) team competitions," Neff said. Junior Peyton Turner (left) and 2022 graduate Laura Wilson (right) The 2...
The College of Public Health is proud to announce the launch of three graduate certificates created in direct response to community healthcare needs. The LGBTQ+ Public Health, Healthcare Compliance, and Clinical Research certificates will begin in fall 2023. Certificates can be completed 100 percent online, providing access to all students and professionals interested in advancing their career and making a real difference in their fields. The new graduate certificates are between 12 to 15 credit hours and can be taken as stand-alone programs or combined with other graduate programs includin...
KENT, Ohio – Thanks to a long-standing conference for accounting professionals, $30,000 was donated this spring to support Kent State accounting students.Kent State Professor Emeritus Norm Meonske, who joined the Kent State accounting faculty in 1972, founded the prestigious Accounting Leadership Conference (now the Meonske Professional Development Conference), in 1974. The annual conference provides attendees with an opportunity to learn and network with other accounting and finance professionals.In 2007, former students of Meonske founded the Norman R. Meonske endowed scholarship ...
Our Vision
We provide leadership and stewardship over the university’s financial, physical, and safety resources to advance Kent State University’s strategic priorities in a collaborative, engaged, equitable, inclusive, and secure environment.
Our Mission
To deliver innovative services and solutions that promote safety and sustainability of our valued resources.
Objective 1: Culture
Objective 1: Enhance and promote a divisional culture of engagement and belonging demonstrated by reduced employee vacancies and increased retention.
Sample Metrics
- Number of employees participating in training programs that prepare them for promotion.
- Number of career ladder programs
- Divisional engagement plan action items implemented
- Improved employee satisfaction
- Completion of a document memorializing the activities and initiatives of the KSU Police community policing efforts.
Strategy 1.3
Emphasize employee engagement through divisional meetings, recognition programs, and team-building activities
Tactics:
- 1.3a - Survey divisional personnel, benchmark external resources, and develop a Divisional Employee Engagement Plan.
- 1.3b - Implement the priorities and action items proposed in the Divisional Employee Engagement Plan.
- 1.3c - Continue to grow the portfolio of programming to stay current and relevant.
Strategy 1.2
Expand career ladder opportunities to advance staff from entry-level positions.
Tactics:
- 1.2a - Evaluate and assess current career ladder programs within the Division.
- 1.2b - Develop a plan for replicating best practices identified during the assessment of existing career ladder programs.
- 1.2c - Implement planned career ladder programs in identified areas, especially those with staffing issues.
- 1.2d - Assess results and continue to expand in other departments.