Dear Colleagues: Prior to the start of the current academic year, we shared a communication about ways the university is balancing its Fiscal Year 2018 budget, including several cost-saving strategies. One such program is the Comprehensive Office Print Initiative, or COPI for short. The purpose of this initiative is to assess office copier/printer practices across all Kent State campuses and identify potential efficiencies by modifying current equipment and printing practices. In the spirit of collaboration, Kent State partnered with the Inter-University Council (IUC) Purchasing Gro...
Over the last few months, University Dining Services has been reviewing customer feedback from on-campus dining locations and making enhancements. Here are a few examples: Dining locations now offer a wider variety of food selections. The number of food service staff has increased to provide faster service and more consistent food preparation. Dining Services conducts daily site visits to ensure the best experience for customers. More value meals are available to help save money. Dining Services is working hard to make everyone’s dining experience satisfying. Next time you eat...
Before you leave for winter break, do not forget to “Unplug, Shutdown and Set Back!” As the semester comes to a close, please join your colleagues in reducing campus energy consumption over winter break. Thanks to our collective efforts over the 2016 holiday break, the university avoided more than $30,000 in energy costs over 11 days. The carbon dioxide emission reduction was equal to more than the electricity use for 80 homes in one year. Before leaving campus, turn off and unplug all computers and other electronics, including power strips. Keep in mind that most electronics will stil...
Kent State University Libraries will once again offer its Stress-Free Zone to all students, faculty and staff on Monday, Dec. 11, and Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 3-5 p.m. in the Garden Room at the University Library. This event gives the Kent State University community a chance to wind down during finals week with snacks, games and the Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy Program. “We know that studies show that full-on, nonstop studying is not good,” says Cynthia Williams, director of marketing, communications and public relations for University Libraries. “You need to take a break, and this is the best wa...
Kent State’s Columbiana County campuses were well represented in the annual holiday parades in each of their respective communities. The Kent State Salem Campus participated in the Salem parade on Nov. 30, represented by students, faculty, administration and Flash. The Undergraduate Student Council decorated the campus pickup in blue and gold, while campus representatives handed out treats and pencils to those watching from the curb. The East Liverpool Campus spent months getting ready for the East Liverpool parade by collecting, sorting and organizing more than 2,700 children’s books that w...
Kent State University will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 15, and Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State will confer 2,320 degrees, including 1,824 bachelor’s degrees, 456 master’s degrees, 37 doctoral degrees and three educational specialist degrees. Across the university’s eight-campus system, 2,981 students will graduate from Kent State this fall, including those receiving associate degrees. Friday, Dec. 15, at 6 p.m. The 6 p.m. ceremony on Friday, Dec. 15, recognizes graduates receiving their...
By Latisha Ellison The holidays can bring sweet memories of family traditions and wish lists miles long, but the season is also a time when people reflect on what they have and what they can give to others. Kent State University just wrapped up its monthlong Giving Tuesday initiative, but that does not mean the giving season is over; it has only just begun. You can give back in various ways this holiday season by gifting your time, money or items to those in need. Several campus and local organizations offer opportunities for you to give this holiday season. KENT STATE ORGANIZATIONS ...
Before you leave for winter break, do not forget to “Unplug, Shutdown and Set Back!” As the semester comes to a close, please join your colleagues in reducing campus energy consumption over winter break. Thanks to our collective efforts over the 2016 holiday break, the university avoided more than $30,000 in energy costs over 11 days. The carbon dioxide emission reduction was equal to more than the electricity use for 80 homes in one year. Before leaving campus, turn off and unplug all computers and other electronics, including power strips. Keep in mind that most electronics will stil...
The Kent State University School of Communication Studies hosted its first-ever Hyde Park Forum Qualifying Tournament on Dec. 1, 2017, in Taylor Hall. The qualifying competition pits Introduction to Human Communication students against one another using persuasive public discourse with clear calls to action. The new qualifying tournament will be held in both fall and spring, featuring 12 to 24 students with the best overall persuasive speeches delivered in the Introduction to Human Communication course. Interim Basic Course Director Aaron Bacue and Assistant Basic Course Direct...
Several students from the Kent State Salem Campus recently stepped out of the classroom and back into time, learning how people and events from the Salem area helped shaped history around the world. Dr. E. Sue Wamsley, assistant professor of history, arranged a field trip to the Salem Museum and Historical Society for students in her History of the United States: Modern America and History of the United States: Early America classes. Tour guides explained the early history of the Salem area and, using items displayed throughout the various rooms, described what it was like to liv...