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Jennifer O’Connell and Stephanie Orwick, both from the Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services, along with Alicia Robinson, Women’s Center, gave a presentation at the ATIXA/SCOPE Joint National Conference on Oct. 6, 2016, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Their presentation was titled “The Strategic Prevention Framework Model in Creating a Coordinated Community Response Team for Sexual Violence.” Over the past six years, ����ɬ���� has grown its sexual assault response team (SART) into a coordinated community response, creating a university culture change. The SA...

Alicia Robinson, Women’s Center, facilitated a workshop called “Lighting a Legacy: Gaining the Tools to Light the Flame in the Next Generation of Young Girls” at the Black Women and Girls Symposium: Producers of Knowledge and Agents of Change on Sept. 9, 2016, in Providence, Rhode Island. The workshop taught participants how to use their passions to drive change. Participants were lead through mini-sessions that taught them the key components of being a change agent, setting effective goals and ensuring their vision is accomplished.    ...

Familiar Face Pervaiz Alam Professor Department of Accounting Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I teach in the areas of auditing, financial accounting and managerial accounting, both at the undergraduate and graduate (master’s and Ph.D. courses) levels. My recent research interest has been in credit default swaps and in accounting accruals quality areas. Some of my recent papers have been published in the Review of Accounting Studies, the Journal of Accounting and Public Policy and the Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting. I also serve as the Ph.D. program coordinator for the...

Jeremiah Vaughan, a second-year Ph.D. student in the Exercise Physiology program at ����ɬ����, always had an interest in environmental physiology, and this summer, he spearheaded a project that will help to add to understanding respiratory protective equipment resistance on workers’ physical, cognitive and subjective performance in low-oxygen environments, such as Denver and Boulder, Colorado. The goal of this project is to measure variables, such as mood, cognition, breathing effort and comfort, lactic acid, hemoglobin levels, blood pressure, oxygen levels and pulse, while part...

Following a national search, ����ɬ���� has selected Karen B. Clarke as its senior vice president for strategic communications and external affairs. Clarke comes to ����ɬ���� from Temple University in Philadelphia, where she has served as vice president for strategic marketing and communications. Last year, the American Marketing Association named Clarke its “National Higher Education Visionary Leader in Marketing.” She joins ����ɬ���� on Jan. 3, 2017. Clarke will report directly to ����ɬ���� President Beverly Warren and will serve on the President’s Cabinet as a member of the u...

New Face Erin Ahrens Academic Advisor II Honors College Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Advise all ����ɬ���� Honors students in the pursuit of their academic goals WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: June 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: University of Akron Honors College LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Everyone that I meet at ����ɬ���� is very friendly and helpful. The campus has beautiful grounds for lunchtime walks. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Great employee benefits with a focus on healthy living, and well-rec...

����ɬ���� at Salem’s City Center received the 2016 Sunflower Award from the Salem Beautification Committee through the Salem Chamber of Commerce for the third consecutive year. The award is given based on the upkeep of the building, including clean windows, neatly maintained entryways and sidewalks, as well as an aesthetically pleasing facade. The City Center building is the former Salem High School and has been part of the city’s history for almost 100 years. It not only houses classrooms and a computer lab for ����ɬ���� students, but it also accommodates the Salem City Health D...

As a reminder, the Kent Campus Benefits and Wellness Fair is Wednesday, Oct. 19, from 10-11 a.m. and 1-2 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The Ashtabula Campus Benefits and Wellness Fair is Thursday, Oct. 20, from 9-10 a.m. and 10-11 a.m in the Oak Room in Main Hall. Open Enrollment runs now through Nov. 4. For information about the High Deductible Health Plan and the Health Savings Account, you can review the complete wellness program presentation schedule. View the Open Enrollments Benefits Forum Presentation right from your desktop for information about the new High Deductible...

Everyone is sad from time to time, but depression is different. What is sadness, and when does this normal every day emotion spiral into a clinical diagnosis? This informative workshop will explore the difference between a day or two of sadness versus depression. Join us on Tuesday, Oct. 25, from noon-1 p.m. in the Kent Student Center, Room 313, for a discussion about self-care and when medication or other treatment should be explored. We also will discuss just how common depression is and what you can do to support yourself or a loved one who is combating depression. The presenter is Matt ...

Attend a Title IX faculty and staff workshop to learn how to See It! State It! Stop It! Visit http://goo.gl/OSNY7x to register. This workshop counts toward one hour of Beyond Compliance training. ...