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2025 Annual Pay Increase Eligibility and Information for Non-Represented StaffAt Kent State University, our employees are our most valued resource. The Board of Trustees approved a 2% pay increase for all qualifying, non-represented staff (i.e., classified and unclassified employees). The 2% increase will take effect with the pay period that includes Oct. 1, 2025. More specific details, including eligibility, are listed below.Classified Non-represented Employees Pay Increase TimetableThe pay increase will take effect Sept. 21, 2025, the start of the pay period that includes Oct. 1. The increas...
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When students enroll in Kent State University’s documentary filmmaking course, they expect guidance, instruction and the tools needed to create their own documentaries. What they don’t expect is to have their work featured on local television, a rare opportunity that elevates classroom learning to a professional exhibition.Last spring, School of Media and Journalism Professor Jacqueline A. Marino and Associate Lecturer Christopher Knoblock guided 58 students from disciplines including digital media production, journalism and public relations through a collaborative documentary filmmaking proje...