Faculty/Staff News

Poetry Month Speaker: Jeanne Bryner, Nurse and Poet

April 10, 2024

In celebration of April 2024 National Poetry Month, Kent State University Geauga will host retired nurse, poet, and essayist Jeanne Bryner, who will read from her work and conduct a workshop on healing through writing. Bryner is the author of several books, including "Breathless…

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Performance Evaluations: tips and best practices

April 9, 2024

We’re making our way into the final quarter of the fiscal year, which means it’s Performance Evaluation season. Self-evaluations and performance evaluations for classified and unclassified employees will be open from Apr. 1 through Jun. 14, 2024. Continual dialogue between an…

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Re-envisioning the Kent Core Community Forums

April 8, 2024

Since its inception in 1983, the Kent Core has been critical to the mission of Kent State University. The Kent Core general education curricular requirements touch each of our students as they navigate through their undergraduate experience. For the last several semesters,…

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Presentation about Kent State’s Global Education Programs

March 29, 2024

Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., director of Kent State's Office of Global Studies, will make a presentation at the Kent Free Library on Wednesday, Apr. 10 from 3-5 p.m. about the wide variety of international activities that Kent State is currently involved in.

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KSU Press author Jamie C. Capuzza earns accolades for "The Fifth Star"

March 29, 2024

The Kent State University Press is delighted to announce that Professor Jamie C. Capuzza’s new book, The Fifth Star: Ohio’s Fight for Women’s Right to Vote (Kent State University Press, 2023), has received the 2024 Senior Scholar Publication Award from the Ohio Academy of…

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Important Information about Final Grading of Spring 2024 (POT F2) Classes

March 22, 2024

Online final grading for Spring 2024 (POT F2) began Thursday, Mar. 21, 2024, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Spring 2024 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, Apr. 2. 

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Register for Dialogue and Difference!

March 5, 2024

“Dialogue and Difference: A New Understanding” is a year-long initiative which will engage our Kent State community and advance our core values of freedom of expression, respect and kindness in all we do. The Division of People, Culture and Belonging is partnering with the…

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Presentation on ChatGPT and its Ramifications

March 4, 2024

The Kent State University Retirees’ Association sponsors monthly presentations which are free and open to the entire Kent State community. This month, Javed I. Khan, Ph.D., chair of the Computer Science Department, will make a presentation about the ways in which the artificial…

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Use it or lose it: 2023 Flexible Spending Accounts

March 4, 2024

Employees may use any remaining 2023 Flexible Spending Account (FSA) funds, for qualified expenses (i.e. deductibles, co-pays, eyeglass, dental expenses, etc. not covered by the plan) incurred up through March 15, 2024.Reimbursement of incurred expenses for any remaining…

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6th Annual Education Elevated Conference: TechForward!

Feb. 23, 2024

Education Elevated Conference (e2) will be held virtually on Friday, Mar. 8, 2024, from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. As always, e2 is free to attend and open to anyone. This year’s theme is TechForward! Our goal is to equip participants with the latest strategies and tools to…

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