New Face Adam Smith Academic Advisor I Vacca Office of Student Services Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I provide academic advising to a diverse population of students. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Texas A&M University, the University of Akron LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Front Campus, Office of Global Education ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Tuition waiver, professional development RESIDES IN: Akron, Ohio HOMETOWN: New London, Ohio EDUCATION: B.A. Inte...

Kent City Schools awarded its March Collaborative Organization of the Month to Kent State University’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion’s Diversity Education and Training Lab. The Diversity Education and Training Lab promotes dialogue and helps develop inclusion in various environments. The lab also touches on topics such as microaggressions, cultural competency and discrimination. Lisa Givan, associate director of diversity training, oversees and serves as lead facilitator within the lab. “We provide training for student organizations, departments, divisions and external orga...

Lucas Engelhardt, Ph.D., associate professor in Kent State University at Stark’s Department of Economics, is a firm believer in pursing innovation and investing in capital, when it comes to driving economic growth in cities. HonestlyNow Banking consulted Englehardt, and more than a dozen esteemed professors in the fields of finance and economics, to gather their thoughts on recessions. Together, the analysts studied 15,000 unique data points to reveal the best and worst recovered cities from 2008's Great Recession. Read HonestlyNow Banking’s best and worst recovered cities, and Engelhardt’s ...

Bring your bike from home or check out a bike through the Flashfleet bike-sharing program at one of eight locations around the Kent Campus. Flashfleet locations include the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Eastway Center, Van Campen Hall, Tri-Towers, Terrace Hall, Stopher-Johnson, the Kent Student Center and PARTA in downtown Kent.  The ride will take place on Tuesday, Aug. 8, from noon-1 p.m. Chris John from the Department of Recreational Services will lead us on a 30- to 40-minute bike ride around campus and the surrounding community. Please plan to meet at...

The new school year is just around the corner. As we prepare ourselves and our children for the upcoming school year, we know there are proactive measures we can take to get everyone off to a positive start. For instance, start the process of getting into a normal routine with bedtime and eating schedules. Looking ahead, what might you anticipate with homework and extracurricular activities and how much time needs to be set aside for these priorities?  More importantly, how are we incorporating input from our children to problem-solve these issues and practice their independent thinkin...

Kent State University faculty and staff are eligible for employee discounts to Playhouse Square and Cedar Point. For discount theatre tickets, visit the Playhouse Square website and enter the promo code KENT. Employees can redeem a discount coupon to visit Cedar Point from mid-August through Labor Day. The coupon is good for up to six people. Simply print more for additional guests. ...

What started three years ago with humorous banter between two Kent State University Students on a dating site has turned into a dreamy first date. And the world is watching. Michelle Arendas and Josh Avsec matched on Tinder back in 2014, but their responses to one another were not exactly instant. Sometimes it would take them many months and a lot of wit to return a message.   Their jokes caught the attention of the world and Tinder, which is sending the two students to Maui, Hawaii for their first date. News of the date has gone viral in the media, as people around the world wis...

Marie Bukowski is the new director of Kent State University’s School of Art. Bukowski comes to Kent State from the School of Art and Design at Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she served as director for four years. She also was employed at the School of Art at Louisiana Tech University, where she held a variety of positions over the course of 13 years, including professor of art, graduate program coordinator and B.F.A. Studio program coordinator. Bukowski received her Master of Fine Arts with honors with a double degree in painting and printmaking in 2000 from the University...