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To a panel of seven executives circled like sharks, seven student-run businesses pitched their ideas for a chance to win $30,000 in cash prizes at the CEBIpitch Competition held at Kent State University.   The Kent State College of Business Administration’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation hosted the 2018 CEBIpitch competition that featured seven businesses created by entrepreneurship majors and minors at Kent State. Finalists were chosen to participate in a three-month mentorship program to prepare for the live pitch event that took place recently.   “...

Neither Hurricane Irma nor Hurricane Maria could stop a Kent State University nursing student from graduating, even though the Category 5 storms that hit the U.S. Virgin Islands last September forced Debra Thomas to make a difficult decision.     ...

Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, was named as one of the 25 Fellows for the Association of Research Libraries' (ARL) Leadership & Career Development Program's 2018-19 cohort on May 4, 2018. The yearlong program prepares librarians from underrepresented groups to take on leadership roles in their careers and professions.   Web link: www.arl.org/focus-areas/arl-academy/leadership-development-programs/leadership-career-development-program#.WzPNjtJKjcv ...

Peter C. Kratcoski, Professor Emeritus, authored “The Victim-Offender Relationship in the Criminal Victimization of the Elderly” in Perspectives on Elderly Crime and Victimization, Edition 1st, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer) Peter C. Kratcoski & Maximilian Edelbacher (Eds.), (2018), 101-124. ...

Familiar Face Diane Denise Platton Residence Hall Director, Olson and Lake Halls Department of Residence Services Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: As a residence hall director, I supervise an RA staff, oversee the maintenance and functionality of my assigned halls, work with and serve as a resource for residents with academic and personal concerns, manage conduct around campus and in the halls, serve in an on-call emergency response rotation with other professional staff in the department, manage the room change processes for residents in my hall in collaboration with other RHDs...

New Face Huseyin Aksu Research Associate Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Conduct research WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: December 2017  EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Bilecik University in Turkey LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Friendly campus ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Dr. Dunietz’s research group RESIDES IN: Kent, Ohio HOMETOWN: Milas, Turkey EDUCATION: Ph.D. in physics from Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University in Turkey HOBBIES: Fitness, listening t...

The Kent Campus continues to undergo extensive renovations and new construction. Join us on Tuesday, July 24, from noon to 1 p.m. when Michael Bruder from the Office of the University Architect will fill us in on all of construction progress as we “walk and talk” about the campus. The meeting location to begin the walk is at the black squirrel statue between University Library and the Kent Student Center on the Kent Campus. Please plan to meet at noon. The walk will begin promptly at 12:10 p.m. and return just before 1 p.m. Employees participating in the Wellness Your Wa...

Bring your bike from home or check out a bike through the Flashfleet bike-sharing program at one of eight locations around the Kent Campus. Flashfleet locations include the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Eastway Center, Van Campen Hall, Tri-Towers, Terrace Hall, Stopher-Johnson, the Kent Student Center and PARTA in downtown Kent.  The lunchtime ride will take place on Wednesday, July 25, from noon-1 p.m. Staff from Kent State's Department of Recreational Services will lead participants on a 30- to 40-minute campus ride, as well as around the surrounding com...

Nine public colleges and universities in Northeast Ohio have teamed up to create a consortium agreement to improve efficiency and effectiveness, strengthen educational offerings, provide collaborative pathways to degrees and support the region’s workforce. The agreement — known as the Northeast Ohio Regional Higher Education Compact — brings together Cleveland State University, Cuyahoga Community College (Tri-C®), Kent State University, Lakeland Community College, Lorain County Community College, Northeast Ohio Medical University, Stark State College, the University of Akron and Youngstown ...