Pet or person, caregiver’s burden is similar, Kent State researcher finds The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor quality of life. There are ways to prevent and treat it. But what about caregivers of pets with chronic and terminal diseases? Do they carry the same level of stress and burden? Until recently, very little scientific research has been published on what these caregivers go through and how they handle the stress. It to...
Analyses and Framework Plan Comments
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Sep. 18, 2017
The Framework Plan is a concept of how the Kent campus may change and improve. The Framework is an outline for new and renovated facilities, open space networks, and connections to the Kent community. For printing or analysis, PDF versions of the graphs and tables are divided into three segments-- academic and research facilities, student life facilities, and
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via Instagram “bout to spend 4 years in this library with mollie” by Cait @cgslattery We’d like to feature photos that highlight favorite aspects of all Kent State campuses in upcoming issues of Kent State Magazine. So we can see your best shots, please use the hashtag #KentState on Instagram or email your photos to magazine@kent.edu. Blast from the Past I was pleasantly surprised when a former roommate at Kent State alerted me to the story on Kent State’s Ultimate Frisbee Club [“Disc Jockeys” Flashback, spring 2017]. I am second from the right in the photo. I am still in t...
The Kent Campus Enrollment is Intended to Grow in the Future
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Sep. 18, 2017
University leadership believes that student enrollment will continue to grow for the next decade, and the campus master plan must prepare the campus for this enrollment growth. The master plan anticipates about 9 percent growth in the on-campus Kent Campus student population, with both undergraduates and graduate populations growing. The university anticipates approximately 2,600 additional students on the Kent Campus taking classes, parking, sleeping, eating, and recreating.
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The Kent Campus is Using its Classrooms Moderately Well
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Sep. 18, 2017
Although the university is scheduling the Kent Campus classrooms moderately well, the master plan seeks to further increase the efficiency of how we use our classrooms. The master plan sets the following utilization goals for classrooms:
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Assignable Square Feet (ASF) per Station (the amount of space each student has): The Kent Campus on average provides 21 ASF per Station. To achieve goals for more active learning and more flexibility, the campus average should increase to 24 ASF per Station.
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The Kent Campus is Using its Teaching Labs Moderately Well
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Sep. 18, 2017
Although the university is scheduling the Kent Campus teaching labs well, the master plan seeks to further increase the efficiency of how we use our teaching labs. The master plan sets the following utilization goals for teaching labs:
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Student Station Occupancy (number of seats actually filled): The Kent Campus now fills only 68% of seats during scheduled courses. Teaching labs are typically very expensive spaces, so there’s an expectation for higher utilization. To more efficiently use teaching labs, the goal is 80% seat fill.
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The Kent Campus Has Less Space Per Student than its University Peers
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Sep. 18, 2017
When benchmarked against a large pool of similar universities with enrollment between 22,000 and 30,000, the Kent Campus provides less than average academic and support space per student than others.
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In Order to Meet its Research Growth Goal, the Kent Campus Will Need More Principal Investigators and Research Labs
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Sep. 18, 2017
KSU has established an ambitious goal – it seeks to double its research awards from $25 million in 2016 to $50 million in 2026. KSU research activity is substantially lower than the KSU peer and KSU aspirational institutions, so research growth is needed to close this gap.