Kent State University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center, Women’s Center and Sexual Relationship Violence Support Services Office introduce new organizations, programs and services for faculty, staff and students. The SAGE Project is a new awards program honoring female students taking control of their education and Kent State experiences, according to the Women’s Center website. The program was piloted last year, but this is its first year of implementation, says Alicia Robinson, program coordinator for the Women’s Center at Kent State. “Faculty and staff...

Kent State University is the recipient of the 2015 Institutional Excellence for Students in Transition Award by the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. The center is committed to setting the standard for excellence in supporting students at critical junctures in the educational pipeline, and it seeks to promote intentional and integrative connections within and across institutions and educational sectors to enhance the student transition experience. Launched in 2014, the Institutional Excellence for Students in Transition Award is presented ann...

On Dec. 1, the Kent State University community gave generously. Watch a special thank you video to learn just how large of an impact the university's amazing contributors created on Giving Tuesday.     ...

Obesity is an epidemic in Stark County. But Kent State University at Stark nursing students have begun providing treatment and educating youth about healthy eating and exercise. The Stark County Health Department identifies the number one health concern in the area as obesity. In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that nearly 70 percent of Stark County adults, as well as more than 33 percent of third graders, were overweight or obese. Nursing students at Kent State Stark understand the seriousness of obesity — and the diabetes, heart disease and other condition...

The fourth floor of Kent State’s University Library is the ultimate study space, complete with treadmill desks, cozy seats and the Math Emporium. But where are the books? To make room for custom-made areas like these, more than five miles of shelving – filled with books – moved from the second, fourth and fifth floors of University Library to storage facilities, such as Assure Vault and the Northeast Ohio Regional Book Depository.     The facilities are two of five active storage buildings around Ohio that house and share books through an extensive system — partnering...

After four years of development, Kent State University’s Career and Community Studies program is officially established. Career and Community Studies is a four-year, nondegree program that requires 120 credits to complete.  “These credits are obtained by blending specialized Career and Community Studies and inclusive Kent State courses, using a transition curriculum to assist students in achieving adult roles and a quality of life within their community,” says Vonnie Michali, director of the Career and Community Studies program.  The Career and Community Studies program’s mission i...

Familiar Face Gary Misich Academic Laboratory Manager Department of Biological Sciences Kent State University at Ashtabula JOB DESCRIPTION: Maintaining biology, microbiology, chemistry, anatomy and cadaver labs. Supporting and assisting the instructors as required. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: March 2010 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Ricerca Biosciences LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Working with great and interesting people makes this job enjoyable. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: The position is a good fit fo...

New Face Brittney Braydich Director of Advancement for the College of Education, Health and Human Services Division of Institutional Advancement Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I work as part of the Institutional Advancement team to implement a major gift fundraising program designed to align donor passions with the philanthropic needs of the College of Education, Health and Human Services and Kent State University.  WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: March 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Director of Major Gifts at Hiram College LIKES MOST ABOUT KEN...

Kent State University is one of 17 colleges and universities nationwide being honored by University Business magazine, a leading publication for senior managers at colleges and universities throughout the United States, in its Winter 2015 Models of Excellence recognition program. The Models of Excellence program recognizes innovative approaches to encouraging and nurturing student success on campus. The program is sponsored by Higher One, a leading provider of financial services to college and university campuses across the U.S.  “Kent State’s choice to link academic outcomes and career ...