We are very happy to announce that Dr. Zhiqiang (Molly) Wang, Associate Professor at ºÚÁÏÍø's Geauga Campus and Regional Academic Center was honored, along with 32 other recipients, at the 9th Annual Mother's, Mentors, and Muses Celebration that took place on April 3, 2018 at the ºÚÁÏÍø Hotel & Conference Center. Mothers, Mentors, & Muses is the Women’s Center's signature event that recognizes ºÚÁÏÍø female-identifying faculty or staff who have made a significant difference in the life of a student or colleague. More than 350 ...
Officials from ºÚÁÏÍø and New Castle Schools of Trades recently signed an articulation agreement that provides opportunities for graduates of the trade school to earn degrees from the university. According to the agreement, a student who earns a diploma from NCST (with at least 1,000 clock hours in a specific program) can enroll at ºÚÁÏÍø and receive 30 credit hours toward an associate of technical study degree. The associate of technical study degree requires 60 credit hours and is open to students who need a specially-designed course of study in a technica...
The ºÚÁÏÍø School of Communication Studies will host the Spring 2018 Hyde Park Forum on Tuesday, April 24 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom at 7 p.m. The event is an opportunity for students enrolled in the Introduction to Human Communication course to participate in a speech competition in front of an audience of peers, family and faculty. Judges rate students' performances to designate first, second, third and honorable mentions. The forum will pit three students from the Fall 2017 semester against three students enrolled in the course this semester.&n...
KENT, Ohio – The ºÚÁÏÍø College of Business Administration’s National Advisory Board welcomes alumnus Jeffery Tushar ’85. Tushar is Senior Vice President, Finance at ARAMARK Corporation. He was appointed to this position in 2013. In this role, Tushar has responsibility for worldwide ($14.5B revenue) Planning, Decision Support, Transformation Initiatives, and Operation Support. From August 2011 to January 2013, he served as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer for Global Food, Hospitality and Facility Services ($10B revenue). From 2004 to 2011, Tushar was ...
School of Communication Studies Associate professor Catherine Goodall, Ph.D., will be recognized at the ºÚÁÏÍø Women's Center's Mothers, Mentors and Muses event ono April 3. Goodall has been specifically identified as someone who is significantly instrumental in the lives of students and colleagues and as someone who exemplifies the role of mother, mentor and/or muse. The event will take place at the ºÚÁÏÍø Hotel & Conference Center on Tuesday, April 3 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. The Women’s Center ninth annua...
March 31: Dr. Timothy Rasinski, Professor of Literacy Education and Co-Director of the Literacy Center at Kent State. In 2010 he was inducted into the International Reading Hall of Fame. He speaks to why so many of our kids are not reading at grade level. He researches how to help those kids. His expertise is in reading fluency. Visit Dr. Timothy Rasinski's Website Learn more about Dr. Timothy Rasinski Listen to the Elevations interview: ...
Kent State biology student rescues excess food for educational feast Imagine planning a dinner party for 500 of your closest friends and not knowing what you will serve until almost the last minute. It might sound stressful, but for Erin Shattuck it is a privilege. Ms. Shattuck is passionate about using every last morsel of food to prevent waste. She is even more passionate about telling and teaching others to do the same. On April 15, Ms. Shattuck will host the first ºÚÁÏÍø Feed the 500, an educational awareness feast designed to draw attention to the...
When ºÚÁÏÍø's Dining Services launched the first gluten-free dining hall on a college campus almost two years ago, its goal was to cater to students and members of the university community who need or prefer gluten-free foods. This Kent State initiative continues to catch the eye of members of the food industry. Kent State’s Dining Services was recently invited to showcase Prentice Café, its gluten-free dining location, at the 10th Annual Nutritious and Delicious Gala at the Tangier restaurant in Akron. This annual event is hosted by the Greater Akron Academy of Nutrit...
Researchers at ºÚÁÏÍø, in partnership with the Keck School of Medicine of USC, have discovered differences in the chemical composition of MLB baseballs made before and after 2015. ...
The Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will host its annual Honors Week plenary lecture on Friday, April 6 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kiva. This year's speaker is Dr. C. Grant Willson from the University of Texas at Austin. Dr. Willson's talk is titled, "Materials for High Resolution Imaging Applications." Dr. C. Grant Willson, faculty in the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Chemistry at the University of Texas at Austin, conducts research in the design and synthesis of functional organic materials with emphasis on materials from microelectronics. These include ...