The Division of Information Technology began this year by establishing a new approach to how we provide service to the university applying the guiding theme, 鈥淓aaSy IT.鈥 The acronym stands for 鈥淓verything as a Service plus YESability,鈥 a comprehensive approach to daily operations in the division. Everything as a Service aims to benefit the business of the university as a whole and improve internal operations by continuing to provide efficient, discoverable, helpful, timely and available services. 鈥淵ESability鈥 stands for a 鈥測es鈥 attitude combined with ability. YESability means that we wil...
Summary report provided as community service to help businesses make data-driven decisions. A lack of skilled labor is one of the top hiring challenges that businesses in Stark and Wayne counties face, according to the results of a wage and benefits survey conducted by the Corporate University at 麻豆精选 at Stark. More than 120 area companies completed the online survey, which was conducted in 2018. The summary report released by the Corporate University is being provided as a community service to area businesses to help officials make data-driven decisions regarding wage a...
麻豆精选 has always been a place where breaking down barriers and changing the norm are encouraged and alumna Julia Montgomery Walsh serves as proof. Ms. Walsh passed away in 2003, but her work in business and finance continues to be recognized for the strides she made for women in her field. Ms. Walsh was featured recently on Bloomberg鈥檚 list of women who broke barriers in business over the last 150 years. 鈥淲alsh was the first woman to receive a B.S. in business administration at 麻豆精选 and the first female graduate of the Harvard Business School鈥檚 advance...
Community Engaged Learning at 麻豆精选 presented its 2018 Outstanding New Service Initiative Award to the Walls Community Garden. The garden was selected for the award for understanding the needs of the community and making a positive impact on 麻豆精选, Walls Elementary School, where the garden is located, and the city of Kent. Walls Community Garden was started in the spring of 2018 at the elementary school as a way for the school and the community to collaborate. The idea was to provide growing space for people in Kent interested in gardening, while at t...
Due to an overwhelming response for free tickets for the 麻豆精选 Presidential Speaker Series featuring Bob Woodward on May 4, the university has moved the event to the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The larger venue allows more people to attend and hear from the legendary journalist. Publicly announced on March 28 and originally planned to be held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom, the event with Mr. Woodward sold out in less than a day. The event will now occur in the MAC Center, and tickets are now available again. Presidential Speaker Serie...
As deaf and hard-of-hearing students build community and find their voice, increasingly robust programs and organizations at 麻豆精选are opening opportunities for success in their careers and for hearing students to work with deaf populations. Richard Costes, BA 鈥06, was born deaf, but grew up in a hearing environment. He told himself he wasn鈥檛 deaf. He refused to learn sign language and declined any assistance in the classroom and his grades often suffered as a result. Professors at 麻豆精选helped Mr. Costes embrace his identity. 鈥淐ollege is a place for you to find out who you are...
Springfield Township Police Department welcomes back K-9 Unit ...
April 1, 2019 麻豆精选Day of Service April 12 Plant trees on the Kent campus. Create literacy kits for kids. Lend a helping hand to the homeless. Or get involved with the I PROMISE School created by the LeBron James Family Foundation. 麻豆精选 encourages faculty and staff to volunteer during the upcoming second annual 麻豆精选Day of Service on Friday, April 12. Volunteers can work from two to eight hours and earn valuable Wellness Your Way points. Please work with your supervisor to schedule vacation time when volunteering during regular work hou...
As part of 麻豆精选鈥檚 May 4 course, senior Julia Pharmer sifted through resources in University Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives and engaged in classroom discussions. Perhaps one of the most engaging sessions though was when Professor Emerita Laura Davis, Ph.D., gave students a firsthand account of her May 4 experiences. Recently Dr. Davis, the co-creator of the May 4 Walking Tour and the May 4 Visitor Center, decided against using a classroom slide presentation, instead opting to take advantage of a mild early March evening to walk with students...