UPDATED 9/10/18: Please note that committee meeting times have changed. Below is the updated schedule for the Sept. 12 committee meetings. ---------------- The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, Sept. 12. The Board is scheduled to convene at 2 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of University Library. Trustees will retire into executive session from 8-10 a.m. in the Urban Conference Room to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” ...
Faculty members and students from the nursing program at Kent State East Liverpool volunteered during the recent Canfield Fair by conducting free blood pressure screenings at a booth sponsored by the Ohio Nurses Association, District Three, in the fair’s Medical Building. The volunteer effort was initiated and organized by Angela Douglass, senior lecturer of nursing on the East Liverpool campus, assisted by Assistant Professor Diana Stewart. The students are enrolled in the associate degree in nursing program. Douglass noted that the East Liverpool students conducted nearly 500 blood pre...
Familiar Face Robin Dever Assistant Professor School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies Geauga Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I am an assistant professor and program coordinator of middle childhood education at the Kent State University at Geauga Campus. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2012 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Heidelberg University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I really enjoy the regional campus community. It allows for me to really get to know my students, what their individual needs are and provides me with the time ...
Kenneth Cushner, Professor Emeritus, School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, and Martha Lash, School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, co-authored the book Teacher as Traveler: Enhancing the Intercultural Development of Teachers and Students, 2nd Edition, (Rowman & Littlefield), (2018). ...
Congratulations to the following tenured faculty members who are receiving promotion: Ikpe (Justice) Akpan, Associate Professor, Tuscarawas, Management and Information Systems, College of Business Administration Rachael Blasiman, Associate Professor, Salem, Psychological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences Vinay Cheruvu, Associate Professor, Kent, College of Public Health Lisa Custer, Associate Professor, Kent, Health Sciences, College of Education, Health and Human Services Robin Dever, Associate Professor, Geauga, Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, College of Educati...
Peter Sagal, host of one of National Public Radio’s (NPR) most popular radio programs, Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me, will speak as part of the Tuscarawas 50th Anniversary on University Drive Celebration on Monday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Mr. Sagal replaces the previously announced Dave Barry who had to cancel his appearance because of a family health emergency. “While it’s unfortunate that circumstances necessitated Dave Barry to cancel his appearance, we’re excited to be able to bring someone as renowned as Peter Sagal to help us celebrate this milestone for our...
WKSU has announced the addition of an often-requested listening option with the debut of a pledge-free stream benefit – just in time for the station’s fall fund drive. The pledge-free content stream replaces typical fundraising talk breaks with more programming. Listeners who become sustaining members with an ongoing monthly donation will now have the ability to listen to WKSU as normal during fund drives. “Even people who say they don’t mind the fund drive tell us that once they’ve donated, they wish they could skip the fundraising messages,” says WKSU Executive Director Wendy Tu...
The Kent State University Alumni Association is inviting faculty and staff to show off their Kent State spirit and pride by decorating their offices with this year’s theme of 100 Years of Homecoming. Offices planning to participate should be registered at www.ksualumni.org/officecontest by Monday, Sept. 17, at 5 p.m. This year will offer many opportunities to win. The winning offices will be honored with a surprise visit and treats from the Alumni Association. For more information about this and other homecoming events, visit www.kent.edu/homecoming. ...
Kent State University’s annual 20-Year Club Inductee Ceremony is scheduled for Wednesday, Oct. 24, at 5:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. To learn more, or to register and purchase tickets, please visit www.kent.edu/hr/20-year-club. ...
Personal safety and security used to mean locking your doors and keeping your financial information secret. Today, safety and security have expanded definitions that include readiness for natural disasters, planning for epidemics and preventing intrusion from cyberthieves. On Wednesday, Sept. 19, from noon-1 p.m., Christopher Woolverton, Ph.D., professor of environmental health sciences in the College of Public Health, will offer practical tips for personal safety and security using the “all-hazards” preparedness model. Attendees will learn basic preparedness skills and appl...