Dear Colleagues:  I am pleased to announce that three candidates for dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State University at Stark will be on campus this week. As part of the interview process, each candidate will hold a public presentation at which they will discuss the following: Brief biography/background. Challenges facing higher education. Opportunities and challenges of a regional campus. Experience/examples of interacting with the broader community.  Anything else the candidate would like to mention on how he or she would approach work specifically as dean an...

You are invited to nominate a Kent State University faculty member for the 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award. Sponsored by the University Research Council and the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, this award is intended to honor Kent State’s exceptional researchers and scholars. The awardees will be selected based on the quality of research and scholarship and its impact on society. A ceremony and reception will be held on Thursday, April 19, at 4 p.m. as part of Faculty Appreciation Week.  Who can be nominated?  Any Kent State faculty member can b...

Kent State University at Tuscarawas is pleased to announce the appointment of David B. Mitchell as the general manager of the Performing Arts Center. Mitchell begins his duties Dec. 7. He comes to Kent State Tuscarawas from Louisville, Kentucky, where he was the branch manager of event services for Louisville-based Universal Services of America, which provides access control personnel and event management solutions to sports, entertainment and business expositions across the world.  Mitchell also has 14 years of experience as operations manager for Broadway Across America in Louisville, ...

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...