Please be aware of the following news release issued by the Kent City Police Department: --------- KENT POLICE DEPARTMENT Kent Police are investigating a reported sexual assault that is believed to have occurred at approximately 0800 hrs on 11-1-18. A female victim reported to police that she was walking along Holly Drive between Holly Park Apartments and Horning Road in Kent when she was confronted by an unknown male wearing a mask. The male sexually assaulted the woman before fleeing northbound when a vehicle approached nearby. Kent Police are asking everyone to be cautious and vigi...
Vintage player piano - free. Would make a great "flip" piece of furniture. You pick up. Contact lschuck@kent.edu.
Kent State University at Tuscarawas’ Gunnar Tharp, of East Canton, scored his 1000th career point on Sunday, October 28, 2018, as the Golden Eagles opened the 2018-2019 basketball season by dominating Ohio University Zanesville 132-74. Tharp, a graduate of Canton South High School, is a sophomore majoring in both criminology and justice studies and sociology. He ended the game with 14 points. The navy and gold were led by LJ Williams, of Winston-Salem, North Carolina and a graduate of Winston-Salem Preparatory Academy, with 22 points, while Trevor Donaldson, of Dover and a graduate of Garaway ...
Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren has built a legacy of excellence, respect, kindness and purpose in all that she has done during her time as Kent State’s 12th president. That legacy includes recently welcoming the university’s largest and most accomplished freshman class and a record number of baccalaureate degrees conferred in a single academic year. During President Warren’s tenure, Kent State’s profile has risen to one of national distinction among public research universities. In her upcoming State of the University Address, President Warren will ...
Celebrate democracy with an election night party at WKSU’s Broadcast Center at Kent State University. Starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, guests will be invited to enjoy snacks and activities – including selfie stations, station tours and keeping tabs on the big maps – as they watch WKSU News in-studio reporters cover the results of the 2018 midterm elections live. On-air analysts will stop by the party room for brief Q&As that will be available via Facebook Live. The event is free, and guests can learn more and register at WKSU.org. With all of Ohio’s U.S. House seats on the block, ...
Peter C. Kratcoski, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, co-authored a section of the book "Introduction: Overview of Major Types, Prevention and Control," 1st Edition, Springer International Publishers, 2018. ...
Familiar Face Spyridon (Spiros) Margetis Professor Department of Physics Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Experimental Nuclear Physics WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: September 1997 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Brookhaven Lab LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The new face of it! ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Top-quality nuclear research group RESIDES IN: Munroe Falls, Ohio HOMETOWN: Messolongi, Greece EDUCATION: Ph.D. in physics from Frankfurt University, Germany HOBBIES: Cine...
New Face Liz Piatt Project Director, McNair Scholars Program University College Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I manage the McNair Scholars Program, a federally funded TRIO with the purpose of increasing the number of students in Ph.D. programs from underrepresented and high-financial-need/first-generation populations. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: February 2018 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I was an associate professor at Hiram College. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The focus on students means that they have access to so many valuable resourc...
On Thursday, Nov. 15, at 5:30 p.m., we will host our evening workshop on popular fad diets. Topics include why fad diets work, why they do not work long term and the alternative to “dieting.” Tanya R. Falcone, M.S., R.D., L.D., coordinator for Kent State University's Center of Nutrition Outreach in the School of Health Sciences will lead this workshop, which will take place at the Kent Recreation and Wellness Center, Seminar Room B. Registration is required for this event. All full- and part-time employees, family members and students are invited ...
Faculty/staff group exercise classes are provided at no cost to Kent State University employees and sponsored by Employee Wellness and the Department of Recreational Services. A membership is not required to attend, but advance registration is required and space is limited for each session. Below is a summary of our faculty/staff group exercise classes offered each week along with the times and a brief description: Mondays – Basic Strength Training (12:30-1:15 pm.) No matter your fitness level, it is always good to start with (or go back to) the basics. This class will...