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Dear Kent State Community Members: Our national search for the vice president for student affairs position, which began in December, is progressing well, and we are pleased to invite three finalists to campus this week. The finalists will meet with diverse stakeholders, including students, faculty and staff. Open forums will be held for students and the Division of Student Affairs. To learn more about the candidates and their schedules, please consult the search website: www.kent.edu/student-affairs-search/candidates. The three finalists (in order of their visits) are: Terrence Hogan, Ph....

Dear Colleagues:  I am pleased to announce that three candidates for vice president for Kent State System Integration will be on campus over the next several weeks. As part of the interview process, each candidate will hold a public presentation at which they will discuss the following: Brief biography/background. Challenges facing higher education today and examples of how the candidate has faced these challenges in his/her current or previous positions. Opportunities and challenges of a university with a regional campus system. Experience/examples of interactions with the broader...

After successfully beta testing a new Web design this spring, 91�Թ��� will be moving forward with the redesign transition this summer. This redesign, spearheaded by branding agency 160over90, will work to align Kent State’s online presence with the university’s new brand. The initiative will encompass all of Kent State’s websites, not just its institutional site www.kent.edu. It will include a redesign of websites for Regional Campuses, individual colleges, academic departments and the university administration. “We are working on a strategy that will allow webmasters to...

For its continued support of the organization’s cause and dedication to improving the quality of life in the region, 91�Թ��� at Ashtabula was presented with the Live United Award by the United Way of Ashtabula County at its annual volunteer breakfast and awards ceremony on March 31. “Our community is immeasurably better because of Kent State Ashtabula,” says United Way board member Mary Pepperney who presented the award to Kent State Ashtabula Dean Susan Stocker, Ph.D. “Each year, our local campus educates hundreds of people to prepare for their chosen careers, to expand th...

Team Oman defeats Team Saudi Arabia 6-2 to take the championship 91�Թ���'s Student Recreation and Wellness Center was the site for an epic struggle between nations and continents on April 9 as 11 international teams gathered to vie for the 2016 Kent State Global Cup in soccer. After a close-fought first half which ended with the two teams tied 2-2, Team Oman pulled away from Team Saudi Arabia in the second half with four unanswered goals to win the 2016 Global Cup Championship 6-2 in decisive fashion. Throughout the tournament, Team Oman demonstrated a grit and te...

91�Թ��� student Nahuel Gorostiza, a freshman digital sciences major, is now the United Nations (U.N.) Youth Delegate of Argentina. Voting in Argentina Gorostiza was born in Argentina and lived there until starting college last fall at Kent State. He had always been interested in politics and played an influential role in the recent presidential election in Argentina, which helped him qualify as a youth delegate. Gorostiza says voting is optional for citizens between the ages of 16 and 18 in Argentina. If one is over 18, voting becomes mandatory. Gorostiza seized this opp...

91�Թ��� alumnus Chad Meyers, who graduated in 1992 with a degree in Peace & Conflict Studies (now offered as Applied Conflict Management through the School of Peace and Conflict Studies), was mentioned in a recent article for being an inspiration to his own students.   Chad, a social studies teacher at James Ford Rhodes High School in Cleveland, truly cares about his students, and demonstrates that in his work. One of his former students has been hired as New York City's first LGBT student liaison, and in a recent interview, talks about the majo...

Mothers’ Mentors and Muses Two 91�Թ��� Geauga Campus women were honored at the seventh annual Mothers Mentors and Muses Scholarship Fundraising event hosted by the Women’s Center at the University Ballroom. LuAnn Coldwell, Career Counselor and Karen Hansen, part-time faculty member who teaches Lifespan Development & Education Sciences. Mothers, Mentors and Muses is the Women's Center signature event that recognizes 91�Թ��� faculty or staff members who have made a significant difference in the life of a student or colleague as either a mother – some...

Two 91�Թ��� researchers from the College of Arts and Sciences have been awarded more than $1 million in federal grants for their research projects. The National Institutes of Health’s National Institute on Aging awarded Gemma Casadesus-Smith, Ph.D., from Kent State’s Department of Biological Sciences, a three-year $444,000 grant to research the mechanisms associated with the benefits of Pramlintide — a synthetic hormone — in models of Alzheimer’s disease. Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., from Kent State’s Department of Geography, received a three-year $565,000 NASA grant to study cli...

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed a new trustee to the 91�Թ��� Board of Trustees. Kasich named Robin Kilbride of Wadsworth, Ohio, to a nine-year term as a trustee. Kilbride’s appointment began April 18, 2016, and ends May 16, 2024.  “We welcome Robin to our board,” said Dennis E. Eckart, chair of the Kent State Board of Trustees. “Her financial and business experience will be a real plus, and we look forward to her longtime engagement with Kent State.” Kilbride serves as president, CEO and chairman of the board of Smithers-Oasis Company, a privately held company headquar...