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Kent Room & Building: Other - multiple buildings Sunday, October 1, 2017 - 8:00am to Monday, November 6, 2017 - 5:00pm �鶹��ѡ’s Office of Sustainability and the Women’s Center are hosting a bra recycling drive Oct. 1 through Nov. 6 to collect reusable or worn-out bras and reduce the number of textiles in landfills. Bras that are in good condition will be donated to the Portage County Community Clothing Center. Worn-out bras will be recycled. Bras that are washed and clean can be dropped off at the Women’s Center in Williamson ...

While the damage caused by Hurricane Harvey was a distant disaster for many, the storm touched the lives and families of numerous �鶹��ѡ students studying on the Kent Campus and online from their Texas homes. Here are a few of their stories: Kathryn Owens - Port Arthur, Texas - Graduate Student in �鶹��ѡ's College of the Arts On the night that Hurricane Harvey made landfall, Kathryn Owens, of Port Arthur, Texas, and her fiancé Caleb Frost, decided to have a little fun. The couple threw a “hurricane party” and invited two friends to their third-floor apa...

The �鶹��ѡ Aeronautics Fair is a free, family-friendly event held at the �鶹��ѡ Airport. The 2017 fair took place Sept. 9.               ...

Congratulations to the following non-tenure track faculty members receiving promotion: *Bigham, George, Kent, Promoted to Associate Lecturer, College of Aeronautics and Engineering Cifani, Debra, Kent, Promoted to Associate Lecturer, College of Nursing, Nursing Ferguson, JoAnn, Geauga, Promoted to Associate Lecturer, College of Nursing, Nursing Rafferty-Semon, Pamela, Kent, Promoted to Associate Lecturer, College of Nursing, Nursing Shuman, Mason, Stark, Promoted to Associate Lecturer, College of Arts and Sciences, Modern and Classical Language Studies Steidl, Joan, Ashtabula...

Yanhai Du, College of Aeronautics and Engineering, was co-author for the following peer-reviewed and internationally circulated journal articles: D. Panthi, B. Choi, Yanhai Du, A. Tsutsumi, “Lowering the Co-Sintering Temperature of Cathode–Electrolyte Bilayers for Micro-Tubular Solid Oxide Fuel Cells”, Ceramics International, 43, 10698-10707, 2017. (Journal Impact Factor = 2.758). N. Hedayat, Yanhai Du, H. Ilkhani, “Review on Fabrication Techniques for Porous Electrodes of Solid Oxide Fuel Cells by Sacrificial Template Methods”, Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, 77, 1221-1239...

�鶹��ѡ’s Board of Trustees celebrated the high quality of the university’s fall enrollment, a record number of degrees and certificates awarded and an impressive national ranking, while also approving a university budget that ensures all students continue to receive a world-class education. University leaders shared Kent State’s fall enrollment figures during the Board’s Sept. 13 meeting by highlighting the 4,263 students in the university’s incoming class. This marks the seventh consecutive year of freshman enrollment exceeding 4,000 on the Kent Campus. Board members also le...

Familiar Face Deborah Bice Associate Professor English Department �鶹��ѡAshtabula JOB DESCRIPTION: English coordinator. Teach writing composition and Medieval/Renaissance literature WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 1998 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Case Western Reserve University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Students and their success ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Student centered RESIDES IN: Ashtabula, Ohio HOMETOWN: Providence, Rhode Island EDUCATION: Ph.D. Medieval and Renaissance L...

New Face Steven Zoller Training and Development Specialist Training and Organizational Development Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Perform a high level of design and delivery of blended training solutions; webinars, online learning and facilitation. Manage the entire lifecycle of projects that support the function of the Division of Human Resources and the mission of the university. Reports to the director of training and development. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: January 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Marriott International Inc. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT S...

Four �鶹��ѡ employees have been named 2017 “30 for the Future” award recipients by the Greater Akron Chamber. Kent State’s Theron Brown, assistant professor of jazz piano in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music; Cason Brunt, director of student support services and academic diversity outreach in University College; Michael Kavulic, Ph.D., director of board operations and technology in the Office of the President; and Alicia Robinson, assistant director of the Women’s Center, received their awards Sept. 7 during an award ceremony. The “30 for the Future” award is given to young p...

Project AWARE Kent will be offering an eight-hour Mental Health First-Aid course to students, faculty and staff in an effort to create a network of people at �鶹��ѡ who will know how to respond to and are aware of mental health and substance abuse disorders. The course is an evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance-use disorders.  The Mental Health First-Aid course counts for two hours of Beyond Compliance Training (for faculty and staff) or 1,500 FLASHperks (for students). &nbsp...