The Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (http://www.ccneaccreditation.org) granted 10 years accreditation to Kent State University College of Nursing baccalaureate and master’s degree programs, as well as the Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) program and the post-graduate APRN certificate program, extending to December 31, 2028. “The excellence in education and the hard work of the faculty and staff of Kent State College of Nursing have enabled us to receive the maximum CCNE accreditation of 10 years,” said College of Nursing Dean Barbara Broome, Ph.D., RN, FAAN. “I continue to b...
Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren challenged the university community to embrace transformation at the annual State of the University Address. “Serious transformation is never easy,” she says. “It challenges us to let go of predictable ways and embrace something new and unfamiliar.” President Warren says the campus community is well-positioned to both embrace its future and to take the reins driving it toward world-changing successes. “The future has arrived,” President Warren says. “A visionary university has no choice but to respond. Will Kent State...
Q: What will the holiday schedule be this year? A. The holiday schedule will begin Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, at 10:30 p.m., and offices will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019. During that time, all nonessential operations will be closed at all Kent State campuses. Eligible classified and unclassified employees will receive paid leave for any regularly scheduled work time from Dec. 26-31 (referred to as additional days in the following questions). The paid leave is in addition to the paid holidays of Dec. 24, Dec. 25 and Jan. 1. Normal business opera...
Familiar Face Arvind Bansal Professor Computer Science Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Teaching and research in the area of artificial intelligence, multimedia and virtual reality, social robotics and humanoids, computational health informatics and bioinformatics WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 1988 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Case Western Reserve University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Beautiful campus ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Lets me be myself RESIDES IN: Twinsburg, Ohio HOMETOW...
New Face Taylor Livengood Admissions Counselor Admissions Office Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Traveling to high schools and colleges around Northwest Ohio to help students in their college-search process (and telling them about how great Kent State is) WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2018 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I worked as a student employee in the Admissions Office, and I worked as a student employee for the Kent State University Post Office. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The overall atmosphere. Everyone is so friendly, an...
Trevor Watkins, University Libraries, presented "How African American Contributions to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics Both Directly and Indirectly Had a Significant Impact During Times of War" at the 103rd ASALH Annual Meeting and Conference in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Oct. 4, 2018. ...
Get added support for the holidays with health coaching from Be Well Solutions. Health coaching is part of our employee wellness program for all full-time, benefits-eligible employees on all campuses. Health coaching appointments are individualized, 30-minute sessions with a certified health coach with expertise in a variety of areas, including exercise, nutrition, diabetes management, stress management, tobacco cessation and general health. Appointments are available face-to-face or telephonically to suit all schedules and are unlimited. The next onsite health coac...
As part of our continued commitment to building financial wellness, the Employee Wellness office is pleased to present Investment Planning Strategies on Tuesday, Dec. 11, from noon-1 p.m. in Room 107 of Heer Hall on the Kent Campus. This seminar will explain basic and advanced investing topics to achieve specific financial goals. In this seminar, we will go through the basics of investing and cover topics, such as: The difference between saving and investing. The importance of compound interest. The different type of investments available (stocks, bonds, mutual funds and ...
As part of our continued commitment to building financial wellness, the Employee Wellness office is pleased to present Investment Planning Strategies on Tuesday, Dec. 11 from noon - 1 pm in 107 Heer Hall on the Kent Campus. This seminar will explain basic and advanced investing topics to achieve specific financial goals. In this seminar, we will go through the basics of investing and cover topics such as: The difference between saving and investing; The importance of compound interest; The different type of investments available (stocks, bonds, mutual funds, annuities); Buildin...
As the 50th anniversary of the May 4, 1970, shootings approaches, the work of developing a yearlong commemoration that honors the legacy of the past while setting a course for the future is in the hands of Rodney Flauhaus, Kent State University’s new May 4 Commemoration project manager. Mr. Flauhaus, in many ways, has been preparing for the task for decades. As a Kent State student, he joined the May 4 Task Force in 1983 and served as its president in 1985, when the university marked the 15th anniversary of the shootings that killed four students and wounded nine others. During his ti...