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KENT, Ohio — The Kent State University Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship has earned national recognition for its Online MBA program, ranking No. 30 in The Princeton Review’s Top 50 Online MBA Programs for 2027. Kent State is the highest-ranked institution in Ohio on the list, and the only Ohio university ranked in the top 30.“The college is grateful for The Princeton Review’s recognition of our high-quality online MBA program,” said Deborah Spake, Ph.D., dean of Kent State’s Ambassador Crawford College. “Our outstanding faculty and industry-releva...
When the 2026 Association for Information Systems (AIS) Research Rankings were recently released, two names from the same department at Kent State University appeared near the top of the global list. Jose Benitez, Ph.D., Bridgestone Endowed Chair in International Business and professor of information systems (IS) in the Department of Information Systems and Business Analytics, ranked No. 1 worldwide among individual authors for publications in the 11 most prestigious information systems journals in 2025 – and No. 2 worldwide over...
Whom can I contact at EPC with specific questions about the plan?
Employees may schedule an individual counseling session by contacting EPC at 1-800-747-1504 or by contacting Celestine Taylor at ctaylor@epcinternet.com.
Whom can I contact at Kent State with general questions?
General questions can be directed to Donna Sansonetti with Human Resources at 330-672-8333 or dsansone@kent.edu.
Can I work for another state university?
Yes. This agreement only applies to employment with Kent State University.
What if I’d like to explore re-employment with Kent State?
A plan participant has no right to re-employment with the university.
Can I work full- or part-time at Kent State after my election of the UFSP?
If you intend to continue working after the Jun. 2023, exit date, you should talk to your Dean and/or your Academic Unit Administrator. The plan does allow employees to extend their exit date for one year beyond the June 2023 exit date described in the plan documents. In such cases, you can continue to work until your extended exit date.
The UFSP does not permit employment after your exit date, including any extended exit date (June 2024). Employment after your exit date would interrupt, and could potentially void, any future benefit payments to you.
How long do I have to wait before applying to work at Kent State again?
Employees who participate in the separation plan shall be required to waive all future employment rights, property rights, all entitlement to future wage and benefits increases and all rights to participate in any university-sponsored benefit plans (other than the right to payments under this plan and the right to purchase continuation of health care coverage as is required under applicable federal law); and also shall agree not to apply for re-employment.
