By now it’s clear that Systems Development and Innovation is hard at work developing new products at what seems like a nearly impossible rate. With over 4,000 people using the KSUMobile app on the Apple iOS and Android platforms, in particular, and with an average 70 new users each day, it’s also very clear that people across campus rely on these products as the dependable utilities that they are. Yet, SDI feels it’s time to update the KSUMobile app for one outstanding reason. Historically, SDI’s Mobile Applications Development team has had to work through native development for the KSUM...
Kent State University’s Giving Tuesday 2017 doubled the 2016 campaign – hitting more than $1 million just before midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 28. The single largest gift of the day was a $100,000 donation to the Fashion School Study Away Fund. From multiple student education abroad scholarships to research opportunities and poetry programs, there were more than 40 featured giving options across the Kent State system from which to choose. Watch thank you video from Kent State President Beverly Warren “We are beyond thrilled that Giving Tuesday 2017 was an exceptional success with funds throughou...
A pair of Kent State University geographers have teamed up to secure two research grants totaling more than $550,000 for separate projects to study climate change and weather patterns. Geography Professor and Chair Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., will lead a project titled “Using a Synoptic Climatological Framework to Assess Predictability of Anomalous Coastal Sea Levels in NOAA High-Priority Areas,” while Assistant Professor Cameron Lee, Ph.D., will lead another project called “Developing Extreme Event Climate Change Indicators Related to Human Thermal Comfort.” Drs. Lee and Sheridan, of Kent State...
Kent State University’s Giving Tuesday 2017 doubled the 2016 campaign – hitting more than $1 million just before midnight on Tuesday, Nov. 28. Please watch Kent State President Beverly Warren's heartfelt thank you video to learn just how much of an impact donors' generous support made on Giving Tuesday. ...
Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives; Elizabeth Smith-Pryor, Department of History; and Jacky Johnson presented “WOKE Since 1960s: How Student Activism Has Shaped the Nation” at the 102nd annual meeting and conference of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Sept. 27, 2017. ...
Alfred Guiffrida, Management and Information Systems, and Jay Brown authored “Stochastic Modeling of the Last Mile Problem for Delivery Fleet Planning” in Journal of the Transportation Research Forum, 56(2), 2017, 93-108. Summary: This paper presents a stochastic representation of the last mile problem that quantifies expected maintenance, labor, fuel and carbon emission costs resulting from different delivery fleet options. ...
Familiar Face Cathie Bachtel Senior Secretary College of Nursing Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Provide secretarial needs for the faculty and others on the third floor of Henderson Hall. I type and run tests for faculty, along with putting them into electronic form for online testing through Blackboard. I am also responsible for collecting syllabi, SSI evaluations, troubleshooting Microsoft Office and copiers. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: December 2001 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Various physician offices LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Frien...
New Face Cynthia McDowell Associate Director, Foundation Scholarships Kent State University Foundation Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Managing all foundation scholarships, including overseeing awarding and funding WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: East Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The friendly atmosphere ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Opportunity to learn and grow in my field RESIDES IN: Akron, Ohio HOMETOWN: Lorain, Ohio ...
Attend a Title IX faculty and staff workshop to learn how to “See It! State It! Stop It!” Visit http://goo.gl/OSNY7x to register. This workshop counts toward one hour of Beyond Compliance training. ...
The Akron Symphony Orchestra will present Home for the Holidays with Helen Welch on Dec. 8 at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall. The evening will feature holiday favorites and traditional carols. Come early for the Winter Carnival, featuring photo ops with Elsa from Frozen and Santa Claus, activities and music. Kent State faculty and staff can receive a 10 percent discount on adult tickets by using the promo code KSU17 at www.akronsymphony.org. The discount is also available the night of the performance by showing your employee ID at the box office. ...