Kent State University’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action is conducting a series of customized Title IX workshops for faculty, staff and students. You can find workshop dates here. The monthly sessions will consist of the following topics: What is Title IX? Defining sexual harassment/sexual misconduct; How and where to report issues related to Title IX; Statistics on sexual violence; The university’s responsibility; and What happens after you report a Title IX issue? Advance registration is required for these facilitator-led workshops, an...
The concept of social justice covers a diverse collection of human rights and equality issues, challenging societies to see all people as part of a common humanity. This year, the annual Poynter Kent State University Media Ethics Workshop, sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Media Law Center for Ethics and Access, is examining ethics issues journalists and communicators face when covering social justice in the media. As part of the workshop, a traveling installation, Colors of Social Justice, is traversing campus, highlighting such diversity by asking the Kent State...
“Legal Briefs” appears in e-Inside to keep faculty and staff informed of legal issues and their implications The mission of Kent State University’s Office of General Counsel is to advance the university’s strategic goals, while preserving the legal, ethical and financial integrity of the institution. Accordingly, the Office of General Counsel serves as the legal representative of the university and is available to provide legal advice and guidance on university-related matters to employees and departments on all campuses. Willis Walker, vice president, General Counsel, is resp...
Project AWARE Kent is an initiative to raise awareness about mental health and substance abuse disorders. Project AWARE Kent will be offering mental health first-aid courses to Kent State University students, faculty and staff in an effort to create a network of people at the university who will know how to respond and are aware of mental health and substance abuse disorders. The course is an evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. The two-day (four hours each day) course is free. Students earn 1,50...
The second annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) research competition will be hosted this fall at Kent State University, and all graduate students are eligible to participate. The competition gives graduate students just three minutes and one PowerPoint slide as tools to explain their research to an intelligent, but nonspecialist audience in an engaging and concise manner. The deadline to register is tonight, Sept. 19, at 11:59 p.m. Preliminary rounds will be held on Sept. 28, 29 and 30 at noon in Kent Student Center, Room 310AB. The top presenters from each preliminary round will...
When Joshua Budd thinks about all the places he has traveled up to his senior year of high school, only one has been outside of the United States, and that was a quick jaunt to Niagara Falls, Ontario, in Canada. So, the thought of actually living in a foreign country, especially Europe, was well outside of his comfort zone. As an incoming freshman in Kent State University’s Honors College, Budd faced his first major decision: Should he study abroad before he takes his first class on the Kent Campus, even before he moves into his residence hall and before he narrows down his future career choi...
Chefs from Kent State University’s Dining Services will feature wonderful, healthy and tasty food options from dining locations across campus at this year's Taste of Kent State on Sept. 21 from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Student Green on the Kent Campus. The rain location will be the second floor of the Kent Student Center. Students, employees and visitors can experience a variety of wholesome samples. The Kent State of Wellness initiative aims to create a healthy campus that enhances the health and wellness of students, faculty and staff. In response to the mission, Dining Services will feature...
University is one of three in the nation offering program Kent State University’s Middle Childhood Education program is the first in the state of Ohio to offer an undergraduate program authorized by the International Baccalaureate (IB) Organization: the International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program Certificate in Teaching and Learning. The International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program is a curriculum for students in grades 6-10, and focuses on the development of the whole child in the classroom and in the world outside. The International Baccalaureate is a recognized leader in the ...
Familiar Face Eugene Shelton (better known as Gene) Professor School of Journalism and Mass Communication Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I teach the largest classes in the school, and I love it. I call it showtime! WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2003 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Warner Bros. Records, Burbank, California, and New York, New York LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Kent State faculty opened the door to the world for me. They are my greatest inspiration! ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Best job I h...
New Face Alivia Lapcevich Training and Development Logistics Coordinator Center for Corporate and Professional Development Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Assist with the design, development and delivery of training programs and materials specific to services provided by the Center for Corporate and Professional Development. Primary function: The management of the logistics for the center’s contracted, onsite custom training programs. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: December 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Training specialist, Things Remembered, Nor...