Written By: Emily Fulmer and Luke Armour Throw it away or recycle it? That is the question Kent State University’s Office of Sustainability hopes students, faculty and staff will pause to ask before automatically tossing something in the bin. Kent State is participating in its ninth annual RecycleMania competition that runs until March 31. Kent State is one of 300 schools competing and one of 14 Ohio schools in the competition. RecycleMania is a competition held each spring across hundreds of college campuses in the United States and Canada. During this eight-week pe...
Feb. 10: Elizabeth Smith-Pryor: PhD, an associate professor of history who specializes in African American history. In 2016, she won the Ford Foundation Senior Fellowship, including an $80,000 stipend, for her ongoing research on the history of the Cleveland Urban League's efforts in the 1960s and 1970s to redefine equality in an era of racialized inequality. Learn more about the Department of History review or purchase A Chosen Exile: A History of Racial Passing in American Life Listen to the Elevations interview: ...
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On a cold, rainy Saturday at the end of September, a group of volunteers and researchers trudge up a steep, muddy hill in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park (CVNP). They’ve come out to celebrate National Public Lands Day and, despite the conditions, they’re having fun planting over 480 native trees on a site near the Brandywine Ski Resort. Christopher Blackwood, PhD, a professor of biological sciences at Kent State University, along with graduate students in the department, partnered with the national park to coordinate the volunteers who are assisting them in an effort to restore a na...
The Department of Biological Sciences is pleased to offer a number of class for major and non-majors this summer. This includes some upper level majors courses only taught in summer. For details or to register, please go to the schedule of classes. Summer Courses *Field Methods in Ornithology &...
Richard (Rick) Feinberg, Department of Anthropology, chaired and moderated a session on "ASAO Histories" at the Association for Social Anthropology in Oceania in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Feb. 1, 2018. Summary: This working session focused on documenting a half century of ASAO history. Papers combined personal and institutional perspectives, organizing and preserving critical data to serve as a resource for future Pacific Islands’ scholars and association members. Web link: https://www.asao.org/asao-histories.html ...
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Familiar Face Vicki Gutierrez Senior Instructional Designer Office of Continuing and Distance Education Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I am responsible for designing, developing and supporting online program and course development for the College of Arts and Sciences. I also developed and support the Master of Music in Music Education program for the School of Music. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: June 2007 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Art Teacher, Ravenna City Schools LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I really enjoy the collegiate atmosphere, wor...
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New Face Jennifer Russell Assistant Director, Alumni Relations Marketing Alumni Relations Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Develop and execute multichannel marketing strategies to increase awareness and participation in Kent State University Alumni Association’s signature events and programs. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I worked in both the Office of Student Life and the Alumni Association at the Ohio State University. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The campus environment and the people. Everyone on cam...
Every day, we all encounter stressors such as traffic, work deadlines and family obligations, to name a few. Sometimes, it feels like we can’t get away from stress. This three-part webinar series will help you become more aware of when you are feeling stressed and provide some simple techniques and strategies on how to cope with stress. Session I: March 8, 10-11 a.m. This webinar will provide education and background knowledge to help you understand stress and its effect on your body. We also will discuss how to identify when you are feeling stressed and begin to understand ho...