Last week the Ohio Employee Ownership Center, an outreach center based in the College of Arts and Sciences, published a new report, Building Legacies: Retaining Jobs and Building Wealth Through Employee Ownership, that outlines three major challenges faced by Ohio today: 1. Baby-Boomer Business-Owners Set to Retire in Massive Numbers In Ohio, baby boomers own 54 percent of businesses, representing 94,000 firms employing 2.6 million workers. Though more than half of these business owners plan to retire in the next decade, 80 percen...
SAVE THE DATE! OPEN ENROLLMENT BEGINS MONDAY, OCTOBER 18, AND RUNS THROUGH FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 2021 The Open Enrollment Employee Benefits and Wellness Kickoff Forum will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, October 12, from 9 – 11 a.m. To connect simply go to www.kent.edu/zoomopenenrollment. During the session, we will cover: Strategic initiatives as they relate to healthcare and wellness Medical plan updates for 2022 and optimizing your choices Tools for decision-making and first-hand testimonials from fellow Flashes Need...
Week three winners of the Kent State University employee vaccination drawing have been announced. Congratulations to the lucky winners! Kristin Bechter $100 Asst Dir, Alt Credit & Artic Frank Lindsay $100 Mgr, Information Technology,RC Ronald Hoagland $100 Business Mgr Aimee Ward $100 Faculty Part-Time -Semester Debra Dobrilovic $100 IT Vendor Mgmt/Proc Analyst Andrea-Louise Sosa Fontaine $100 Assistant Professor Clarissa Thompson $100 Associate Pro...
Campus was overflowing with blue and gold pride again this year as the Kent State University community came together to celebrate Homecoming. Golden Flashes enjoyed many activities, both outdoors in-person and online, throughout the weekend, which ran from Friday, Oct. 1 through Sunday, Oct. 3. In addition to the classic Homecoming traditions, Kent State introduced new activities and events for the entire community to enjoy, including the Homecoming Kickoff celebration on Oct. 1 and the first-ever parade livestream that was hosted by Kent State students and featured an exclusive coffe...
Art historian and curator Key Jo Lee (Cleveland Museum of Art) and TEXTURES artist Nontsikelelo Mutiti join co-curator Joseph L. Underwood in a conversation about Mutiti's recent projects in art and design, including her site-specific installation at the KSU Museum.
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Nontsikelelo Mutiti, Cassamance #2, 2020
University launches most ambitious comprehensive campaign in its 111-year history Kent State University publicly launched a $350 million comprehensive fundraising campaign Saturday, Oct. 2. During a special halftime announcement at the Homecoming football game, campaign co-chairs Sandra C. and Lawrence R. Armstrong joined Kent State President Todd Diacon to publicly unveil Forever Brighter to thousands of alumni, donors and friends. “We are turning an eye to the future, and it is my great pleasure to announce the public phase of Kent State University’s Forever Brighter compre...
Join the Division of Graduate Studies and past Three Minute Thesis (3MT) award recipients at the Three Minute Thesis Workshop: Tips for Communicating your Research to learn more about this year’s 3MT competition and receive advice for preparing a successful presentation.
Meet up with other graduate students to tour the Textures: The History and Art of Black Hair exhibit at the Kent State University Museum. We will meet outside the museum at 2 p.m.
The First Generation Scholars’ Circle brings graduate students, faculty and administrators together to share their research with one another in a casual environment. If you are interested in discussing your research at the November Scholars’ Circle, please email Becky Broghammer at rbrogham@kent.edu.
During the pandemic, it seemed the best way forward was to blur the line that once existed between “the real world” and “the virtual world.” From schooling to working, shopping, banking, and socializing, functions were moved to an online platform. This transition was recently exemplified in the Introduction to Entrepreneurship class at Kent State University, Twinsburg Academic Center… a virtual COVID classroom that has optimized the silver linings inherent in the adaptation from in-person to online learning. Traditionally, Judith C. Allen, MBA, adjunct instructor of the entrepreneurshi...
