The Three Minute Thesis (3MT) Finals are Friday, Oct. 30, from noon-2 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. The 3MT is a research competition that is coming to Kent State University for the first time and is offered at more than 170 universities. The 3MT gives graduate students just three minutes and one PowerPoint slide as tools to explain their research in a clear, engaging and concise manner. The exercise allows graduate students the opportunity to share their research with an interdisciplinary audience, consolidate their ideas and crystalize their research discoveries. More th...
The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at Kent State University is looking for volunteers and interns to provide free income tax assistance to qualifying individuals during the upcoming tax season. VITA offers tax preparation assistance to low-to-moderate income taxpayers. The service is free to students, employees and community members who meet the eligibility requirements. The VITA site at Kent State, the Schwartz Center, will be open for appointments and walk-ins on three dates: Feb. 6, March 5 and April 2. Volunteers are required to prepare returns for a minimum of ...
Kent State University’s Division of Student Affairs has announced Eron Memaj as the new international student affairs director. This position provides leadership for international students and the Kent State community by developing partnerships with Kent State’s Office of Global Education, the Division of Student Affairs, and other university and community resources. Shay Little, Ph.D., interim vice president of student affairs, says she worked with Todd Diacon, Kent State’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, and Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., associate provost fo...
Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus’ MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University at Tuscarawas on Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. The show is co-sponsored by Mix 94.1 Radio and the Tuscarawas County Community Foundation. MAMMA MIA! is one of the most successful musicals of all time, the eighth longest-running show in Broadway history and one of only five current musicals to have run for more than 10 years on Broadway. The West End production is now in its 17th year. The international tour has visited more than 81 cities...
Kent State University’s College of Business Administration is once again among the most outstanding business schools, according to The Princeton Review’s Best 295 Business Schools: 2016 Edition. The Princeton Review is well-known for its college rankings in dozens of categories based on how students rate their schools. The survey asks business school students about their school’s academics, student body and campus life, as well as about themselves and their career plans. The Princeton Review 2016 edition described Kent State’s College of Business Administration as a place where “young pr...
Six Kent State University educators were honored for their achievements in the classroom during the 22nd annual Celebrating College Teaching Conference on Oct. 23. Three faculty members received the Kent State Alumni Association's Distinguished Teaching Award for demonstrating extraordinary teaching in the classroom and a commitment to impacting the lives of students. The Distinguished Teaching Award is the most prestigious award that Kent State accords to full-time, tenure-track faculty members. Three faculty members also received the Outstanding Teaching Award, sponsored by the Univers...
Kent State University’s Columbiana County campuses will host Information Nights over the next few weeks for parents and students to learn more about the programs offered locally. Those who attend Information Night and complete the required paperwork will have the $40 application fee waived. Kent State Salem’s Information Night is Thursday, Nov. 19, at the main building located at 2491 St. Route 45 South. The majors fair begins at 5:30 p.m. and the information session begins at 6 p.m. To reserve your place, call 330-332-0361. Kent State East Liverpool’s Information Night is Thursday...
Kent State University’s College of Business Administration is once again among the most outstanding business schools, according to The Princeton Review’s Best 295 Business Schools: 2016 Edition. The Princeton Review is well-known for its college rankings in dozens of categories based on how students rate their schools. The survey asks business school students about their school’s academics, student body and campus life, as well as about themselves and their career plans. The Princeton Review 2016 edition described Kent State’s College of Business Administration as a place where “young pr...
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) has named Dorvan Byler, a 2015 graduate of the Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University at Stark, as a Portz Scholar for 2015. Byler is a native of Mt. Eaton, Ohio, and received his bachelor’s degree from the Department of History. The National Collegiate Honors Council Portz Fund and Portz Scholars program are named after and honor the late John and Edythe Portz in recognition of their many contributions. Each year, the council’s awards and grants committee invite honors programs nationwide to submit the excep...
Yvette Mendoza and David Pittman are a match made at Kent State University. Mendoza is the administrative assistant in the Kent Student Center. She met Pittman through student organizations, and the two got married on campus in September. “We don’t really need anything,” Mendoza said. “At that point we decided to do a scholarship.” Instead of wedding gifts, the couple asked for donations for the Mendoza-Pittman scholarship they are starting for students who complete Kent State’s Pre-College TRIO Upward Bound Programs, which seek to increase educational opportunities ...