“Legal Briefs” appears in e-Inside to keep faculty and staff informed of legal issues and their implications. An archive of past Legal Briefs is available online. What should you do if you are contacted or confronted by an attorney representing a person or entity in a matter involving the university? The Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit lawyers from communicating with a person whom the lawyer knows is represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless the lawyer has the consent of the other lawyer or is authorized to do so by law or a court order.[1] In other words, if y...

Please note that beginning July 1, there will be several changes regarding Mail Services operations.  First, the department will have new hours, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., which means Mail Services will open and close a half-hour later than before. The change also means that many departmental delivery and pick-up times will be a half-hour later than normal, but the new schedule will better align with the U.S. Post Office hours and the university’s business hours. Another change is for those who use the FlashPac pick-up service for ground shipments. As of July 1, you will need to ca...

64 Golden Flashes receive diplomas in spring 2016 The 2016 Kent State University Golden Flashes have shattered the record for the highest annual grade point average (GPA) in program history. They also broke the record for the most students with a perfect 4.0.  Collectively, this year’s graduates posted a 3.264 grade point average (GPA) and were responsible for a combined 22 Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season and tournament championships over the last four years. Also, out of the 425 student-athletes, 57 earned a 4.0 GPA – breaking the previous record of 41 ...

What happens when you throw away your trash? Kent State students produce an average of four pounds of trash per person per week. Visit www.kent.edu/sustainability for more information.     ...

On Sept. 10, the Kent State University at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center 2016-17 season launches with Resurrection – A Journey Tribute, the first of 21 diverse and high-quality performances. The season also will feature comedy, dance, Broadway shows and additional concerts. “We have four outstanding Broadway shows on this year’s schedule,” says Brad Bielski, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State Tuscarawas. “David Mitchell, our general manager, applied his extensive theatre and Broadway show background to carefully choose 42nd Street, Saturday Night Fever, Riverdance a...

Team presented marketing campaign to V8®+Energy Brand executives A team of Kent State University students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication finished second place nationwide in the Collegiate Effie competition.  Over the course of the 2016 Spring Semester, advertising majors Ellie Schering, ’17, Emily Wahl, ’16, and Matt Varga, ’16, developed an integrated marketing campaign for V8®+Energy. The Collegiate Effie competition called upon college students to develop multichannel marketing campaigns for either V8+Energy or Kleenex. Like the professional com...

What started as research on the relationship between dog and owner, turned into one of the country’s first therapy programs more than a decade ago. Today, the Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy Program® at Kent State University serves as a model to bring certified therapy dogs to stressed out college students. Throughout the academic year, Kathleen Adamle, Dogs on Campus founder and professor emerita from Kent State’s College of Nursing, brings the dogs to the library, residence halls and special events. Their furry faces and wagging tails are sure to bring smiles and a sense of peace to student...

What started as research on the relationship between dog and owner, turned into one of the country’s first therapy programs more than a decade ago. Today, the Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy Program® at Kent State University serves as a model to bring certified therapy dogs to stressed out college students. Throughout the academic year, Kathleen Adamle, Dogs on Campus founder and professor emerita from Kent State’s College of Nursing, brings the dogs to the library, residence halls and special events. Their furry faces and wagging tails are sure to bring smiles and a sense of peace to student...

What was scheduled to take four days to complete, Kent State University’s Flying Flashes finished in three. Carissa Marion, a Kent State flight instructor and graduate of the university and Jalia Manga, a flight technology major in Kent State’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, landed in Daytona Beach, Florida on Thursday, June 23, instead of the following day when the all-women, 2700 mile Air Race Classic officially ended. The competition is the oldest of its kind with roots that can be traced back to the 1929 Women’s Air Derby, in ...