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Uma Krishnan, Department of English, won an Honorable Mention for the 2016 CCCC James Berlin Memorial Outstanding Dissertation Award on April 8, 2016, during the 2016 CCCC Annual Convention in Houston, Texas. Krishnan was recognized for her dissertation, A Cross-Cultural Study of the Literacy Practices of the Dabbawalas: Towards a New Understanding of Nonmainstream Literacy and Its Impact on Successful Business Practices. The award honors a graduate whose dissertation improves the educational process in composition studies, or adds to the field's body of knowledge, through resea...

The Division of Human Resources recently honored 47 �鶹��ѡ employees at the annual 20-Year Club celebration in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Employees can access a poster of the 2016 20-Year Club members on the HR website. Congratulations inductees! ...

Smartphone, Smart TV, etablet, eReader, Apple, HP, Android, to name a few. Then there is Google, Facebook, Twitter, Snapchat, IM, Flicker, YouTube, Yelp, Pinterest, etc. – welcome to the world of social media. Gone are the family dinner table discussions. In this workshop, you will define social media and identify its uses and audiences. On Thursday, June 16, from noon to 1 p.m. at Heer Hall, you can explore the latest disorder known as social media anxiety disorder, or SMAD, and discuss the role social media could have on one's self-image and relational skills. The presenter is T...

Are you thinking about joining Weight Watchers at Work? There is no obligation. Full- and part-time employees can join anytime.  Weight Watchers at Work also is open to spouses, dependents and students. You can choose from one of two discounted weight-loss programs: A monthly pass that gives faculty, staff and students a trial period without the lengthy commitment. You have the option of "at-work" or local community meetings. The online tailored program allows for participation at your own pace. Simply attend the meetings Wednesdays at noon in Kent...

Willis Walker, interim vice president for human resources, is encouraging all supervisors to carefully consider supporting a faculty or staff member through �鶹��ѡ's nationally recognized and award-winning leadership development initiative, the Institute for Excellence (I4E). The mission of the Institute for Excellence is to develop and promote a culture of excellence for faculty and staff that aligns with the university’s strategic roadmap. Course curriculum will reflect the effective leadership competencies developed by the Center for Creative Leadership, and competencies a...

�鶹��ѡ offers a comprehensive (printable) list of resources, contact information and eligibility requirements for smoking cessation services for university employees. Please note that nicotine replacement therapy and prescription coverage for medications prescribed for smoking cessation will be covered effective July 1, 2016. This coverage is extended to employees and their eligible dependents, age 18 and older, covered under the university-sponsored drug plan with CVS Health. There will be no co-pay or co-insurance applied to these medications. Visit www.kent.edu...

Beverly Warren, Ph.D., will remain president of �鶹��ѡ through at least 2020. On May 11, the �鶹��ѡ Board of Trustees voted to extend Warren’s employment agreement through June 30, 2020. “�鶹��ѡhas developed tremendous momentum under President Bev Warren’s exceptional leadership,” says Dennis Eckart, chair of the �鶹��ѡBoard of Trustees who completed his term with the board at the meeting. “Extending Bev’s contract expresses our strong confidence in her leadership and the university’s direction. She is critical in enabling us to meet our key goals goi...

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed a new trustee to the �鶹��ѡ Board of Trustees. Kasich named Shawn M. Riley of Gates Mills, Ohio, to a nine-year term as a trustee. Riley’s appointment began May 17, 2016, and ends May 16, 2025.  Riley serves as president-elect of McDonald Hopkins LLC and will become president of the firm on Oct. 1, 2016. He will oversee 140 attorneys at six office locations. Currently, he leads the firm’s Cleveland office.  Riley joined McDonald Hopkins in 1995 and has served in a variety of roles, including founder and head of the firm’s Business ...

Following a national search, �鶹��ѡ has selected Shay Davis Little, Ph.D., to serve as vice president for student affairs. Little has served as interim vice president for student affairs since Aug. 1, 2015. She began serving as the permanent vice president for student affairs on May 14. Little will lead Kent State’s Division of Student Affairs and institutional efforts aimed toward enhancing the engaged co-curricular lives of all �鶹��ѡstudents within the eight-campus system. The vice president for student affairs directs staff in a wide variety of student affairs function...