The staff of the Office of Global Education is joining other international offices at numerous colleges and universities across the United States in the #YouAreWelcomeHere social media campaign to make both prospective and current students feel welcome at Kent State University despite the recent political rhetoric. By supporting the campaign, the Office is championing the university's "longstanding commitment to be a welcoming, inclusive environment where all feel at home" as stated in President Warren's recent message to members of the Kent State Community following the issuance of the recent...
Many people take their work home, but few turn work into their home. Christopher Dum, Ph.D., assistant sociology professor from Kent State University鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences, did just that. For a year, Dum moved into a residential motel to better understand the dangerous living conditions and vulnerable residents who have nowhere else to go. Dum compiled their stories into a book Exiled in America: Life on the Margins in a Residential Motel The book documents the lives of struggling addicts, registered sex offenders, released prisoners and the recently homeless in order to bring ...
Last fall, the Kent State University Supplier Diversity Program launched the Kent State University/Turner School of Construction Workshop Series. The series provides construction training, technical expertise and benchmarking of best practices to diverse businesses. Created in collaboration with the Office of University Architect and the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, as well as industry-leading Turner Construction Company, the nine-month workshop series empowers participants by developing their construction management skills and enriching their knowledge of th...
Want to learn about our South Africa course? See the course blog summary below. South Africa Field Ecology Course: How we spent our winter break in 2017 DAY ONE: Monday, 02 January 2017. Excitement builds as we gather at the Cleveland Airport to fly to Johannesburg, South Africa. Short flight to Atlanta, looong flight to Johannesburg. DAY TWO: Arrive in Johannesburg too late to continue to the Wits Rural Facility near Kruger National Park. Lots of sleepy students crash at the airport hotel. DAY THREE: Off to Hoedspruit 鈥 amazed at the rinky-dink airport! Then we...
Kent State University Dining Services is creating a welcoming environment in the dining halls for Kent State鈥檚 international student body, which represents 109 countries. The latest advancement involved a trip to a Hindu Temple in Parma. The international food station in Prentice Caf茅 has themed events every other week, but an Indian menu was not part of the rotation. 鈥淐urrently we encourage all students to share their recipes so they feel at home,鈥 said Marlene Maneage, senior manager for Prentice Caf茅. 鈥淲e talk to our employees and customers to get to know them and what they like to ea...
New Face Dennis Campbell Assistant Director, Fraternity and Sorority Life Center for Student Involvement Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: The Assistant Director of Fraternity and Sorority Life oversees all aspects of the fraternities and sororities here at Kent State University, including day-to-day operations, programming, philanthropic efforts, academic success and service to the community. The assistant director also advises the Interfraternity Council, Panhellenic Council and the Integrated Greek Council. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KEN...
May 4, 1970, was a watershed moment for the country and especially the Kent State University family. We lost four students that day while nine others were wounded and countless others were changed forever. This abhorrent post is in poor taste and trivializes a loss of life that still pains the Kent State community today. We invite the person who wrote this statement to tour our campus and our May 4 Visitors Center, which opened four years ago, to gain perspective on what happened 47 years ago and apply its meaning to the future. ...
Dr. Beverly Warren is the 12th President of Kent State University. Dr. Warren is leading Kent State during a time of unprecedented growth and transformation, guided by the six-year vision called A Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State. This plan calls for the university to be a community of change agents whose collective commitment to learning sparks epic thinking, meaningful voice, and invaluable outcomes to better our society. Listen to or download the broadcast: THE MAKING OF MEANINGFUL VOICE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT STUDENT VOICES ...
Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., a chemical physics professor and Ohio Research Scholar in Kent State University鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute庐 in the College of Arts and Sciences, recently was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, one of the top publishing societies in chemistry worldwide. 鈥淚t was a tremendous honor being included in the list of fellows of the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC),鈥 Hegmann says. 鈥淭he list of admitted fellows every year contains names of very innovative, leading chemists 鈥 many of whom I am looking up to as I pursue my own research. To appear among them is incred...
A partnership of the TechStyleLAB and LaunchNET at Kent State University, the Fashion/Tech Hackathon gathers students from many majors and curricula from across the nation and brings them together with mentors and sponsor companies over a 36-hour period. The event unlocks creativity and applies breakthrough ideas that result in innovative concepts and products. ...