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New Face Daniel Diaz Nilsson Director, Academic Diversity Outreach and Development College of Education, Health and Human Services Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: To manage and maintain the day-to-day operations of the Office of Diversity Outreach and Development in the College of Education, Health and Human Services on the Kent Campus. We are charged with the recruitment and retention of first-generation, underrepresented and minority students to ����ɬ����. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: October 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The Universit...

����ɬ���� has named Nathan Ritchey, Ph.D., as its new vice president for ����ɬ���� System Integration. Ritchey was selected following a national search. He currently serves at Edinboro University as vice president for strategic initiatives and founding dean of the College of Science and Health Professions. He joins ����ɬ���� on July 1.  As vice president for ����ɬ���� System Integration, which is a newly created position, Ritchey will be the senior officer responsible for the oversight of the university’s seven Regional Campuses. He will report to the senior vice president...

����ɬ����'s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon has announced that Mandy Munro-Stasiuk, Ph.D., has been selected as associate provost for academic affairs, effective June 1, 2016.  Munro-Stasiuk has served as interim associate provost since July 1, 2015, where she leads a number of university-level initiatives. These include development of a "one-stop" shop for student services; design and implementation of diversifying the faculty search process search committee training (in collaboration with the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusio...

“Legal Briefs” appears in e-Inside to keep faculty and staff informed of legal issues and their implications. An archive of past Legal Briefs is available online. What should you do if you are contacted or confronted by an attorney representing a person or entity in a matter involving the university? The Ohio Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit lawyers from communicating with a person whom the lawyer knows is represented by another lawyer in the matter, unless the lawyer has the consent of the other lawyer or is authorized to do so by law or a court order.[1] In other words, if y...

Please note that beginning July 1, there will be several changes regarding Mail Services operations.  First, the department will have new hours, from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., which means Mail Services will open and close a half-hour later than before. The change also means that many departmental delivery and pick-up times will be a half-hour later than normal, but the new schedule will better align with the U.S. Post Office hours and the university’s business hours. Another change is for those who use the FlashPac pick-up service for ground shipments. As of July 1, you will need to ca...

64 Golden Flashes receive diplomas in spring 2016 The 2016 ����ɬ���� Golden Flashes have shattered the record for the highest annual grade point average (GPA) in program history. They also broke the record for the most students with a perfect 4.0.  Collectively, this year’s graduates posted a 3.264 grade point average (GPA) and were responsible for a combined 22 Mid-American Conference (MAC) regular season and tournament championships over the last four years. Also, out of the 425 student-athletes, 57 earned a 4.0 GPA – breaking the previous record of 41 ...

What happens when you throw away your trash? ����ɬ���� students produce an average of four pounds of trash per person per week. Visit www.kent.edu/sustainability for more information.     ...

On Sept. 10, the ����ɬ���� at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center 2016-17 season launches with Resurrection – A Journey Tribute, the first of 21 diverse and high-quality performances. The season also will feature comedy, dance, Broadway shows and additional concerts. “We have four outstanding Broadway shows on this year’s schedule,” says Brad Bielski, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer of ����ɬ���� Tuscarawas. “David Mitchell, our general manager, applied his extensive theatre and Broadway show background to carefully choose 42nd Street, Saturday Night Fever, Riverdance a...

Team presented marketing campaign to V8®+Energy Brand executives A team of ����ɬ���� students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication finished second place nationwide in the Collegiate Effie competition.  Over the course of the 2016 Spring Semester, advertising majors Ellie Schering, ’17, Emily Wahl, ’16, and Matt Varga, ’16, developed an integrated marketing campaign for V8®+Energy. The Collegiate Effie competition called upon college students to develop multichannel marketing campaigns for either V8+Energy or Kleenex. Like the professional com...

What started as research on the relationship between dog and owner, turned into one of the country’s first therapy programs more than a decade ago. Today, the Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy Program® at ����ɬ���� serves as a model to bring certified therapy dogs to stressed out college students. Throughout the academic year, Kathleen Adamle, Dogs on Campus founder and professor emerita from ����ɬ����’s College of Nursing, brings the dogs to the library, residence halls and special events. Their furry faces and wagging tails are sure to bring smiles and a sense of peace to student...