Kent State University and the Office of Sustainability kicked off Campus Sustainability Month with the Kent Green Energy Ohio Tour, a self-guided tour through different sites around Kent and Portage County, on Oct. 1. The tour included a stop in downtown Kent at the Kent Clean Transportation Cruise-In, an event that featured alternative fuel vehicles (electric vehicles and hybrid models) and highlighted local transportation options available to everyone. Additionally, Jerry T. Fiala, mayor of Kent and president of Kent City Council, has declared October 2017 as Sustainability Mo...
Kent State University’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a fifth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity has selected Kent State as a recipient of the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. The annual HEED Award is a national honor that recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. As a recipient of this award, Kent State will...
College of the Arts
Jenniffer Omaitz is an MFA alumna (’09 Painting) who has been getting a lot of local and national attention lately. In her artist statement she says ”My paintings explore ideas of Fold, Gesture and Movement. These are approached in two ongoing series; Solid Movement and Folding Gesture. Solid Movement is an investigation into gesture and its ability to encapsulate time and psyche, fuse internal and external, and record conceptual state changes in solidified form. Folding Gesture explores changes in spatial order that appear fractured or fragmented.” She has also been exploring si...
According to Surveys, Students, Faculty, and Staff are Looking for More Dining Facilities in the Front and Central Campus Areas
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Sep. 26, 2017
A June 2017 survey of students revealed how students use student life facilities and their ideas for improvements. On-campus students dominate dining options, but there is an opportunity to grow Kent State’s dining market by capturing more commuter students through convenient, value-driven options.
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In the Future, the Demand for Indoor and Outdoor Recreation Facilities by Students and Club Sports will be Greater Than What the Kent Campus Now Offers; Athletics Has a Facility Plan to Achieve its “Game Plan” Goals
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Sep. 26, 2017
According to a June 2017 student survey, Kent State offers high quality recreational facilities. Nearly half of students utilize the Student Recreation and Wellness Center two or more times per week. Overcrowding and inconvenient parking deters students from pursuing more indoor recreational sports and fitness activities on campus. The majority of survey respondents reported never utilizing outdoor facilities, but of those that do, the campus hiking and biking trails are most used.
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The Programming of the Student Center Could Shift From a Focus on Dining Toward Other Student Life Spaces
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Sep. 26, 2017
Benchmarking analysis indicates that the size of the Student Center is appropriate for the Kent Campus. However, the programming of the Student Center is disproportionately focused on food service. In a June 2017 student survey, students report being twice as likely to visit the Student Center for food as for any other reason.
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A Moderate Number of Graduate and International Students Will Be Looking For Additional Off-Campus Housing
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Sep. 26, 2017
According to a June 2017 student survey, graduate students are relatively happy with housing options. They prefer to live off-campus and proximity to campus is not important. The cost of rent/utilities is the driving decision factor. There is a small demand for additional graduate and international housing, but it should be off-campus and mixed with other housing types.
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Kent State University’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a fifth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity has selected Kent State as a recipient of the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. The annual HEED Award is a national honor that recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. As a recipient of this award, Kent State will be featured in INSI...
College of Communication & Information
Kent State alumnus Tyler Pina, ’14, recently teamed up with fellow alumni to create a film focusing on the stories of inmates’ lives, post-incarceration. Pina graduated from the digital media production major three years ago, and works in San Francisco as a video director of The Verge, a Vox Media company, and is founder and CEO of Neon Flamingo Films. This film, “88 Cents,” which has been submitted to the Sundance Film Festival, aims to draw awareness to the difficulty of reintegrating into society after leaving the prison system and the lack of resources provided for these people. Us...