Experienced leader brings innovative approaches to technology and thought leadership Following a national search, ºÚÁÏÍø has selected John M. Rathje as its vice president for information services and chief information officer. Mr. Rathje comes to Kent State from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, where he has served as associate vice chancellor and chief information officer. He has significant experience in both higher education and industry sectors, including 15 years of increasingly complex leadership roles in higher education. He joins Kent State March 5, 2018....
KENT, Ohio - Jan. 2, 2018 - The ºÚÁÏÍø Board of Trustees recently voted to allocate $500,000 of University funds to be managed by finance students participating in a Student Managed Investment Fund, bringing the total amount of funds managed by Kent State finance majors to $1 million. With the additional $500,000 from ºÚÁÏÍø, students will now manage four separate $250,000 accounts. The purpose of the Student Managed Investment Fund, the first of its kind at Kent State, is to give students real-world experience and advance career opportuniti...
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Since his graduation in 2013 with a ºÚÁÏÍø degree in communication studies, alumnus Brandon Arroyo has worked in broadcast journalism throughout Northeast Ohio. His busy schedule led to a desire to learn how to cook, which prompted an audition for the Food Network's “Worst Cooks in America." Arroyo secured a spot and joined the Season 12 cast with episodes airing each Sunday at 9 p.m. on the Food Network. Learn more about Arroyo and cheer him on as he competes against 15 others. Where did you attend high school? I went to Brookside High School ...
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Dec. 30: Bobby Selvaggio is a composer, band leader, and one of the leading alto saxophone voices in today's jazz genre. He is currently the Director of Jazz Studies at ºÚÁÏÍø. Learn more about the School of Music Visit Bobby Selvaggio's website Listen to the Elevations interview: ...
At 11.a.m., on Wednesday, Dec. 27, Niles-McKinley High School students and local non-profit, Rock4Reason, will make a $1,600 donation to the Joanie Abdu Comprehensive Breast Care Center, located at 1044 Belmont Ave, Youngstown, OH 44504. "These students are amazing," said Frank Lindsay. Lindsay, Manager, Information Technology at ºÚÁÏÍø at Trumbull and co-founder of Rock4Reason. "We are really happy they can join us and see first-hand how they are making a difference." The students are all members of the school's National Honor Society. They raised close to $80...
Dec. 23: Dr. David Dees is interim dean of Kent State’s Columbiana County campuses – Salem and East Liverpool. Among David’s many areas of expertise are enhancing college attendance and assuring student success among those who would be first-generation college students. Rural Scholars Program Rural Scholars Program Receives Grant David Dees Named Interim Dean ...