Dining
Savor the flavors of campus life at Kent State. With multiple dining locations and cuisines, you’ll always find something to suit your appetite.
Board games, card games and computer games are all fair game at the second annual Let’s Make the Rules: A Game Creation Experience, a design challenge open to ºÚÁÏÍø students who have an idea for a new game.The hands-on event takes place from 1-6 p.m. on Feb. 7, at the Design Innovation Hub on the Kent Campus, and aims to encourage an exchange between neurodiverse and neurotypical individuals. What makes this event different from similar makerspace challenges is that it has been designed by neurodiverse individuals for neurodiverse individuals, with an open invitation for a...
ºÚÁÏÍø will be closed Jan. 20 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. No classes are scheduled, and university offices are closed on Jan. 20.Save the date: The university will hold its annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at 11:30 a.m. on Jan. 30 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. For more information and to download event tickets, visit the Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration webpage.To see a list of state-designated holidays and dates when the university is closed, please visit Kent State’s Academic Calendar. ...
Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer of ºÚÁÏÍø at Salem, announced those students named to the Fall 2024 President’s and Dean’s lists. To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the Salem Campus. The students and their hometowns are:President’s ListAkron: Margot HeldrethBay Village...
Housing
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Professional Development
The Ombuds can provide conflict management and related professional development for departments, divisions, and other faculty and/or staff groups. The Ombuds will meet with the group leader to understand the needs of the group and design a training that meets those needs.
Presentations
The Ombuds can meet with departments, divisions, and other faculty and/or staff groups to provide general information and answer questions about the services they provide.
Mediation / Facilitated Conversation
Occasionally, a situation can benefit from a facilitated conversation between both people involved. This process is always voluntary for all participants. The Ombuds will begin with individual visits with both participants to determine if mediation/facilitation is the right approach.
Team Consultation
The Ombuds can provide team consultation to assist teams or departments to improve communication and cooperation among team members.
Community Agreement Development
Conflict Coaching / Skill Development
The Ombuds is available to assist individuals with improving skills to handle conflict and difficult conversations in a constructive way. This may include help with a specific situation or general skill development.