黑料网 has named Carmen E. Edgehouse Jr. as its executive in residence for the insurance studies degree program. He is the vice president and director of Oswald Companies Property and Casualty Middle Market team, based in Cleveland. In this role, Edgehouse will serve as an industry resource to current Kent State students pursuing the insurance studies degree, while also working to provide opportunities for current insurance industry employees who wish to earn or complete college degrees. He is participating in student recruitment efforts, as well as working to create pa...
Beginning in the Fall 2017, all incoming students were asked to participate in an online training around healthy relationship, sex in college, partying smart, and sexual violence. "Think About It" takes about 90 minutes to complete and provides an interactive and engaging platform to learn. Students who participated had positive experiences with the module. Comments from students included: "It鈥檚 good to have a course that doesn't hold back on any details to show the reality of what happens in college and the responsibilities we have to keep the campus safe." ...
Pet or person, caregiver鈥檚 burden is similar, Kent State researcher finds The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor quality of life. There are ways to prevent and treat it. But what about caregivers of pets with chronic and terminal diseases? Do they carry the same level of stress and burden? Until recently, very little scientific research has been published on what these caregivers go through and how they handle the stress. It to...
Analyses and Framework Plan Comments
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Sep. 18, 2017
The Framework Plan is a concept of how the Kent campus may change and improve. The Framework is an outline for new and renovated facilities, open space networks, and connections to the Kent community. For printing or analysis, PDF versions of the graphs and tables are divided into three segments-- , , and
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The Kent Campus Enrollment is Intended to Grow in the Future
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Sep. 18, 2017
University leadership believes that student enrollment will continue to grow for the next decade, and the campus master plan must prepare the campus for this enrollment growth. The master plan anticipates about 9 percent growth in the on-campus Kent Campus student population, with both undergraduates and graduate populations growing. The university anticipates approximately 2,600 additional students on the Kent Campus taking classes, parking, sleeping, eating, and recreating.
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The Kent Campus is Using its Classrooms Moderately Well
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Sep. 18, 2017
Although the university is scheduling the Kent Campus classrooms moderately well, the master plan seeks to further increase the efficiency of how we use our classrooms. The master plan sets the following utilization goals for classrooms:
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Assignable Square Feet (ASF) per Station (the amount of space each student has): The Kent Campus on average provides 21 ASF per Station. To achieve goals for more active learning and more flexibility, the campus average should increase to 24 ASF per Station.
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The Kent Campus is Using its Teaching Labs Moderately Well
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Sep. 18, 2017
Although the university is scheduling the Kent Campus teaching labs well, the master plan seeks to further increase the efficiency of how we use our teaching labs. The master plan sets the following utilization goals for teaching labs:
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Student Station Occupancy (number of seats actually filled): The Kent Campus now fills only 68% of seats during scheduled courses. Teaching labs are typically very expensive spaces, so there鈥檚 an expectation for higher utilization. To more efficiently use teaching labs, the goal is 80% seat fill.