Due to Flint, Michigan’s population decrease, loss of tax revenue, and increased demands of city services the city was taken over by the state in 2011, which led to the now infamous water crisis. A policy of municipal takeover was implemented to help relieve Flint of financial and political hardships. Ashley Nickels, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Political Science in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, extensively researched Flint’s municipal takeover for seven years, earning her three awards for her work. After years...
Article link WKBN First News 27 by: Nadine Grimley, November 13, 2020 CHAMPION, Ohio (WKBN) – Kent State University at Trumbull is installing solar panels in the ground along the Route 82 Bypass Champion exit. The panels should be finished by spring 2021. The solar field will produce 65% of the campus’s energy use. University officials say they’re trying to improve local air quality. They’ll also save money because of the project– about $1.3 million over the next 25 years. “There are some advantages, and I think a lot of these advantages, beyond saving money and...
Outstanding professors have comprehensive knowledge of their fields, effectively and resourcefully organize and present material, and stimulate student thinking and understanding. Students, alumni, faculty and staff are invited to submit nominations for such an outstanding professor at Kent State Stark. Based on your nominations, a member of the full-time faculty will be awarded the Distinguished Teaching Award, and an adjunct (part-time) faculty member will be the recipient of the Award of Distinction. Award recipients will be announced in May. A selection committee co...
AASHE article link Kent State is a 2020 AASHE Sustainability Award Finalist. "The Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) is delighted to announce the finalists for the 2020 AASHE Sustainability Awards. The AASHE Sustainability Awards provide global recognition to the individuals and organizations leading the higher education sustainability movement. With the help of volunteer judges from the community, the awards program raises the visibility of high-impact sustainability projects, pioneering research, and student leadership, helping to dissemina...
People, program, spaces...that's really what you are looking at when you are exploring a major. During this virtual event, learn about our studio art/fine arts program from faculty, take a virtual live tour and see the classrooms and studios where our students become world-class artists. Virtual Studio Art Information Session Thursday, Nov. 19, 2020 2:45 - 3:45 p.m. via Zoom REGISTER TODAY A personalized Zoom link will be sent to you after you register for the event. If you can't make it, please still register! We will send you a recording after the e...
Orphaned at age 11, An’Jeanette Beverly struggled to find her place. When she discovered the support of her Hometown University, this first-generation college student excelled. Still, that dream almost came to a halt. Kent State University at Stark’s Last Dollar Scholarship is carrying her through to graduation day. In December, this 38-year-old will graduate, despite the challenges, with her bachelor’s degree in business management. Nights were the worst. In the darkness, An’Jeanette Beverly questioned when the dawn would come. Alone. Left behind. Then, just 11 years old, the words r...
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The Kent State University Board of Trustees congratulated Kent State President Todd Diacon and university leaders on increased retention and graduation rates, as well as a strong Class of 2024, as official fall 2020 enrollment figures were shared at the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, Sept. 16. Kent State’s increase in the retention of returning students is thanks in part to the university’s award-winning student support services designed to help students every step of the way – from their first day on campus through graduation. The university’s retenti...
People, program, spaces...that's really what you are looking at when you are exploring a major. During this virtual event, learn about the Kent State Stark nursing program from faculty, take a virtual live tour with our current nursing students and see the classrooms where our nursing students become world-class caregivers. Virtual Nursing Information Session Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2020 12 - 1 p.m. via Zoom REGISTER TODAY A personalized Zoom link will be sent to you after you register for the event. If you can't make it, please still register! We will send you a re...
Youth Time: Life Has Much More to Offer Than Smartphones – Interview with Professor Andrew Lepp By Martina Advaney Nature, beauty, mentoring, how the young miss out on important aspects of life on account of increase in the use of smartphones, how smartphones are detrimental to academic performance and physical fitness, how personality traits and use of smartphones are related, how personality types and tourism are related. Read about this and more in this interview with Professor Andrew Lepp. ...