Kent State University faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit www.kentstatehotel.com or call 330-346-0100.
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Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, chaired the 2017 Notable Children's Recordings Committee for the Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC).
John E. Simmons, School of Library and Information Science, authored Museums: A History. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield (2016).
Rebecca Meehan, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is lead author (co-author, R. Shura) of an article titled “Residents’ Perspectives on Living With Vision Impairment in Long-term Care: An Unseen Factor in Quality of Life and Appropriateness of Care,” published in Journal of Nursing Home Research. Vol. 2, p. 34-40.
Lala Hajibayova, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, is lead author (co-author, E.K. Jacob) of an article titled “User-generated Tagging Vocabularies: An Investigation of the Levels of Abstraction of Tags Across Three Resource Genres,” published in Information Processing & Management.
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Kent State University President Beverly Warren will deliver the State of the University address on Thursday, Oct. 13, at 3 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. Kent State faculty, staff, students and members of the community are invited to attend the event, which is themed “Living the Kent State Promise.”
A reception will follow in the Kent Student Center. Regional locations will host watch events for their campus communities.
University seeks national recognition for commitment to community engagement
Kent State University is in the early stages of preparing to apply for Carnegie Community Engagement Classification from the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching. The Carnegie Community Engagement Classification recognizes higher education institutions for evidence-based institutional commitment to community engagement.
Following a national search, Wendy Turner has been selected to serve as the new executive director and general manager of WKSU, Kent State University’s award-winning NPR-affiliated radio station. Turner currently serves as vice president of digital and technical operations at Chicago Public Media. She will begin her new role at WKSU on Oct. 31, 2016.
Kent State University’s Parking and Transit Services is piloting a parking app this fall for commuter lots. When the app is fully operational, it will allow users to determine if a parking lot is full or has vacant spaces. As part of the pilot program, the commuter lot behind Verder Hall will be the first to use the technology.
POSTED: Friday, October 28, 2016 10:23 AM
Kent State University's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, Kent State University created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or community-held events in alignment with their spirituality.
Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!