While most high school seniors are thinking about prom, final exams and graduation parties, some are preparing for their academic future by attending Kent State University at Stark’s First Step program. Though they still have a month of high school to complete, Michaela Morris, Shelby Secrest, Anna Genovese and Devin Giovannelli are officially Kent State Stark freshmen, having already completed the advising and registration program. Giovannelli, a senior at Jackson High School, will enter Kent State Stark’s nursing program this fall. She says First Step was very informative and is looking f...
Human Resources Records, in collaboration with Payroll and Information Services, will soon release the new Employee Profile Dashboard. The new Employee Profile Dashboard will provide employees and supervisors with a more comprehensive view of frequently sought-after information at one location rather than clicking through multiple locations in FlashLine. For example, employees will be able to view leave balances, job history, pay stub information and personal demographics all in one location. For supervisors and managers, a feature button called My Team will allow managers to view...
WKSU Presents Journalist John Hockenberry in Akron Celebrated journalist and host of “The Takeaway” John Hockenberry is coming to Northeast Ohio for two events on Thursday, May 7. Hockenberry will speak on the changing state of media and news. The event takes place at 7:30 p.m. at Actors’ Summit Theatre in Greystone Hall in downtown Akron. Audience members are encouraged to present questions during the Q&A following his talk. Hockenberry is currently heard on WKSU as host of PRI’s “The Takeaway” weekday mornings at 9 a.m. During his stay in Ohio, he will broadcast his program live...
Matthew E. Likens, president and chief executive officer of Ulthera Inc., will be the keynote speaker at Kent State University’s Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series on April 22 hosted by the College of Business Administration’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. Likens will present “From Zero to $600M and Lessons Learned Along the Way,” which will take place at 7:30 p.m. at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. The event is free and open to the public. To register, visit https://cobamarketing.wufoo.com/forms/register-for-the-solomon-speaker-series. Likens is a...
Kent State University will host Relay for Life, beginning Friday, April 17, at 6 p.m. and ending Saturday, April 18, at noon in the Kent State Field House. Relay for Life events are organized, overnight community fundraising walks that benefit the American Cancer Society. The event, which helps to fight cancer, celebrates the lives of people who have battled cancer and remembers loved ones who lost their battle against the disease. Kent State has participated in Relay for Life since 2003. This year, 53 teams are registered and more than $34,000 has already been raised. Teams have been raisin...
Two Kent State students are helping the cast of “Blur” better understand the play’s main character, Dot, who is losing her sight to a genetic disease. Students Katie Kimble and Brianna Bradley talked with the cast and The Suburbanite about their own hurdles in overcoming vision loss. “Blur” opens at the Kent State University at Stark Theatre on April 17. Read more here in The Suburbanite. ...