The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Thursday, March 2. The Board is scheduled to convene at 11:30 a.m. in Rockwell Library in Rockwell Hall. Rockwell Hall is located at 515 Hilltop Drive in Kent, Ohio. Trustees will retire into executive session from 7:30-8:15 a.m. in the Rhodes Conference Room to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” Board committees will meet as follows: Committee of the Whole – 8:15-9 a.m. in Rockwell Library. Academic Excellence and Student Success Committee – 9:15-10...

Lala Hajibayova, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, was co-organizer of a panel titled “Crowdsourcing approaches for knowledge organization systems: Crowd collaboration or crowd work” on Oct. 18, 2016, at the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) annual conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Co-organizers and presenters: Maayan Zhitomirsky-Geffet, Bar-Ilan University, Israel; Timothy Bowman, University of Turku, Finland; Juho Hamari, University of Tampere, Finland; Julia Bullard, The University of Texas at Austin; Barbara H. Kwasnik, Syracuse University.) ...

Kent State University’s Institute for Excellence (I4E) placed eighth in HR.com's 2017 LEAD (Leadership Excellence and Development) Award’s category for a University Certificate Program with Emphasis on Leadership and Organizational Development. Recognizing excellence in leadership development programs, the LEAD Awards celebrate the best applications and internally designed leadership development programs from organizations around the world, including colleges and universities, that provide exceptional leadership or human resources development programs at all levels. Past winners hav...

New/Familiar Face Michael Dearworth Grants Coordinator Department of Physics Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Provides support for the development and/or administration of Kent State University grant activity by assisting faculty and administrators in obtaining and administering grants and complying with university policy and agency regulations.  WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: January 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Prior to my current position, I worked in a temporary position in the College of Business Career Services Office during the summer/fall of 2...

The "Stress Management That Works" webinar series, accessible from any device with internet access, will help you to become more aware of when you are feeling stressed, as well as some easy-to-apply techniques and strategies on how to cope with the stressors in your life. Though Session 1 was previously held, you may still register and participate in Sessions 2 and 3. During Session 2 on Wednesday, March 8, at 10 a.m., we will dive deeper into understanding stress and discuss why there is a need to have stress in our lives, good and bad types of stress and counter-productive copin...

This spring, representatives from Human Resources and other departments will be holding KSU for You visits at all Regional Campus locations. The goal of KSU for You is to enhance connections with faculty and staff on the Regional Campuses and to better facilitate institutional knowledge sharing. Each KSU for You visit will include a mix of presentations, training, meet and greets, and informational tables, along with members of leadership from various divisions. Dates are as follows: April 3 at East Liverpool Campus April 4 at Salem Campus April 5 at Ge...

Simple … Exercise does not need to be complicated. Walking does not require any special skills or talents, and daily walking is a great way to stay fit. Just put one foot in front of the other. Taking regular fitness walks will strengthen your bones and muscles, burn calories, improve your mood and reduce your chances of getting sick. Steps … This 28-day program begins Wednesday, March 1, and is designed to help you move more by setting goals for total steps walked each day. Participants are encouraged to: Track your steps daily. Create a goal based on your current activity...

Kent State University's Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon has announced that Susan Perry has been named assistant provost for accreditation, assessment and learning.  Perry will oversee the Office of Accreditation, Assessment and Learning, which has the responsibility of directing the university's assessment process and for coordinating, planning and implementing strategies for assessment of major fields of study, general education and academic programs. The Office of Accreditation, Assessment and Learning serves as the primary liaison to the university's...

Three candidates for dean of Kent State University's Honors College will be on campus during the week of March 6. Each candidate will hold a public presentation on the topic: Components of top-notch honors programs and how the candidate has worked to achieve those successes thus far. Todd A. Diacon, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, invites and encourages faculty and staff to attend the presentations. Raphael C. Njoku, professor and chair of the Department of Global Studies at Idaho State University, will present on March 7 from 1:30-2:15 p.m. in Room 317 of the Ke...