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What’s a Zoom Room? It’s an innovative delivery method for an effective college education during a pandemic via remote instruction. Zoom Rooms are providing the way forward for local students seeking to further their education at the Kent State University Geauga Campus in Burton. Proving that "necessity is the mother of invention,” the COVID-19 pandemic is revolutionizing the norms of a college education. At Kent State Geauga, it also provides an opportunity for the university to fulfill its mission in unique ways. This Fall Semester 2020, Kent State Geauga students have a new Zoom Room to ...
Kent State University shines again in the new 2021 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. Kent State is the highest-ranking public university in Northern Ohio on the Top Public Schools and Best National Universities lists in the newly released rankings. Kent State is again named among the Top Public Schools, ranking No. 109. In addition, Kent State is again included in the Best National Universities list in the coveted top tier, ranking No. 217 in the nation. Kent State is one of only seven Ohio public universities on this prestigious list. “Being recognized as ...
“This all started with a drive to improve humanity,” former Executive Director for Entrepreneurship Initiatives at Kent State University Julie Messing explained. For the problem that Andrew Konya was trying to solve - this was very true. Konya, '10, graduated from Kent State with a degree in physics and started chiseling away at what is now his company, Remesh, in 2013. Remesh, has gone on to receive $25 million in Series A-2 funding to continue expanding and creating solutions. The creation of Remesh was inspired by a vision to help solve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict with softw...
After serving 41 years on the Kent State University at Tuscarawas Branch District Board of Trustees, Roger Lile will retire as of Sept. 30, 2020. A retired Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Judge, Lile has served on the Board of Trustees since 1979 and has held several offices, including Fiscal Officer, Vice Chairman and Chairman. Since 1998, he has been a member of the Tuscarawas County University Foundation, serving both as vice president and president. Lile credited the leadership of other trustees and campus deans throughout the years for enabling him to remain on the board for such a long...
The Kent City Health Department has notified 19 residents of Centennial Court A on Kent State University’s Kent Campus that they must quarantine until Oct. 10 due to possible exposure to the communicable disease COVID-19. The 19 students will remain in a separate section of Centennial Court A. Meals will be provided along with other university resources through the quarantine period. Anyone testing positive has been moved to isolation. The university will work with the students and their instructors to ensure a seamless transition to remote learning for any face-to-face courses. An...
Kent State University at Trumbull will become home to a Siffrin Academy to help people with disabilities transition from high school to jobs or advanced education programs. Dan Palmer, Ph.D., interim dean and chief administrative officer, Kent State Trumbull, and Brad Vincent, Siffrin chief executive officer, recently signed a formal agreement to use utilize a classroom and office on campus. Vincent calls this a great win for the community. “This is a big win for the Mahoning Valley and especially for people with disabilities. They will now have a chance and a choice,” he said....
This is an archived communication. Access the university's current coronavirus information. ###### Dear Kent State University Faculty and Staff, Today, I joined with other university presidents from the Mid-America Conference (MAC) to vote to resume football this fall. I want to explain my actions so that everyone will understand that this reversal of my previous stance was contingent upon several factors, all of which were based on my top priority of keeping our student-athletes and athletic staff healthy and safe. My vote was driven by recent developments....