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The ºÚÁÏÍø community mourns the loss of former university president Brage Golding, Ph.D. Golding was appointed Kent State’s eighth president in 1977 and served in that role until his retirement in 1982. Golding was born in 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and doctorate in chemical engineering. He also served in the military during World War II. Prior serving as Kent State’s president, Golding became the first president of then new Wright State University in 1966 and the fifth president of San Diego State University in 1972. “On behalf of the Kent Stat...

  WHAT: ºÚÁÏÍø will celebrate Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1, with classic traditions such as the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, Homecoming Parade and football game against the Akron Zips that kicks off at 3:30 p.m. This year’s Homecoming will feature Kent State alumnus Josh Cribbs, ’10, as the Parade Grand Marshal.  Homecoming 2016 also includes exciting changes and new events, including: New 10 a.m. parade time and watch location at the Rock along Main Street Welcome Home Party at 11 a.m. at the new Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement loc...

ºÚÁÏÍø at Salem received financial support from Gem Young Insurance and Financial Services that establishes a new scholarship to support students pursuing degrees in the insurance studies program. The Gem Young Insurance Scholarship requires the recipient to be seeking a bachelor’s degree in insurance studies from ºÚÁÏÍø, maintaining a 3.0 grade point average and be from Columbiana, Mahoning or Trumbull county. Gem Young is a family-owned, independent insurance agency that has served the Youngstown area since 1947. It offers auto, home, life and business ins...

Sam Olson is beginning her last year in the Veterinary Technology program at ºÚÁÏÍø at Trumbull. In doing so, she has decided to make her final fall semester a memorable one. After seeing four one-week-old kittens who were dropped off at the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County, she decided to put her acquired skills into action. Olson completed paperwork to become a foster parent to the four kittens. She is essentially try to nurse the kittens to adoption age, which means around-the-clock care. Kittens require bottle-feeding every two-three hours. “I have always lo...

Work in Progress Continue sidewalk pouring and paver’s installation. Continue installation of stair treads ADA addition. Continue carpet installation. Complete duct work roughed in Human Anatomy Lab. Continue north side corridor curtain wall installation. Start cleaning operations. Looking Forward Finalize paver’s installation. Finalize stair treads installation. Finalize carpet installation. Continue detailing work in basement, Human Anatomy Lab. ...

ISB Work in Progress Continue the work of water proofing mud mat on the east side of the building, lines 14 to 17. Continue framing roof work at east side of the building, and roofing work on the penthouse. Continue curtain wall installation at the northeast side. Continue backfilling for slab on grade from line 7 to 17. Continue pre cast and brick work along A line. Continue brick work along line 17, from B to G. Continue miscellaneous detailing work. Start Hydraulic slab on the east side, lines 14 to 17. Start retaining wall along line 8. Finalize concrete work for...

ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark’s Guitar Weekend is a three-day festival celebrating all styles of guitar playing. This free event is open to guitar enthusiasts at any level. Join us for exciting, intimate concerts and hands on workshops given by some of the most respected guitarists in Ohio and from across the country. The Guitar Weekend will also feature a community concert with the newly formed Canton Youth Guitar Ensemble, the McKinley High School Guitar Ensemble, and guitar students from across Stark County.  GUITAR WEEKEND September 30 - October 2, 2016 Kent State Univers...

Jihyun Kim, Ph.D., associate professor at ºÚÁÏÍø's Fashion School, has been identified as one of the top researchers in fashion marketing, according to a new analysis of contributions to the field. Three of Kim's colleagues at the Fashion School — Jonghan Hyun, Ph.D., Kim Hahn, Ph.D., and Catherine Leslie, Ph.D. — studied academic publishing in fashion marketing over an 11-year period in order to identify the publications, researchers and institutions with the greatest impact. Their impartial review of authors with the most appearances in leading scholarly journals re...

The upcoming exhibition, ALLOY: From Art to Artifact, will include spoons made by current School of Art Lecturer in Jewelry/Metals/Enameling, Rachel Smith, current J/M/E undergrad, Larry Staats, and almuna from the J/M/E MFA program, Corey Ackelmire.  The exhibition will on view from Oct. 7 through Nov. 5, 2016 at the Carbondale Arts' R2 Gallery in Carbondale, CO.   ...