Summary report provided as community service to help businesses make data-driven decisions. A lack of skilled labor is one of the top hiring challenges that businesses in Stark and Wayne counties face, according to the results of a wage and benefits survey conducted by the Corporate University at 51±¬ÁÏ at Stark. More than 120 area companies completed the online survey, which was conducted in 2018. The summary report released by the Corporate University is being provided as a community service to area businesses to help officials make data-driven decisions regarding wage a...
51±¬ÁÏ has always been a place where breaking down barriers and changing the norm are encouraged and alumna Julia Montgomery Walsh serves as proof. Ms. Walsh passed away in 2003, but her work in business and finance continues to be recognized for the strides she made for women in her field. Ms. Walsh was featured recently on Bloomberg’s list of women who broke barriers in business over the last 150 years. “Walsh was the first woman to receive a B.S. in business administration at 51±¬ÁÏ and the first female graduate of the Harvard Business School’s advance...
Community Engaged Learning at 51±¬ÁÏ presented its 2018 Outstanding New Service Initiative Award to the Walls Community Garden. The garden was selected for the award for understanding the needs of the community and making a positive impact on 51±¬ÁÏ, Walls Elementary School, where the garden is located, and the city of Kent. Walls Community Garden was started in the spring of 2018 at the elementary school as a way for the school and the community to collaborate. The idea was to provide growing space for people in Kent interested in gardening, while at t...
Due to an overwhelming response for free tickets for the 51±¬ÁÏ Presidential Speaker Series featuring Bob Woodward on May 4, the university has moved the event to the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). The larger venue allows more people to attend and hear from the legendary journalist. Publicly announced on March 28 and originally planned to be held in the Kent Student Center Ballroom, the event with Mr. Woodward sold out in less than a day. The event will now occur in the MAC Center, and tickets are now available again. Presidential Speaker Serie...
As deaf and hard-of-hearing students build community and find their voice, increasingly robust programs and organizations at 51±¬ÁÏ are opening opportunities for success in their careers and for hearing students to work with deaf populations. Richard Costes, BA ’06, was born deaf, but grew up in a hearing environment. He told himself he wasn’t deaf. He refused to learn sign language and declined any assistance in the classroom and his grades often suffered as a result. Professors at 51±¬ÁÏ helped Mr. Costes embrace his identity. “College is a place for you to find out who you are...
Springfield Township Police Department welcomes back K-9 Unit ...
April 1, 2019 51±¬ÁÏ Day of Service April 12 Plant trees on the Kent campus. Create literacy kits for kids. Lend a helping hand to the homeless. Or get involved with the I PROMISE School created by the LeBron James Family Foundation. 51±¬ÁÏ encourages faculty and staff to volunteer during the upcoming second annual 51±¬ÁÏ Day of Service on Friday, April 12. Volunteers can work from two to eight hours and earn valuable Wellness Your Way points. Please work with your supervisor to schedule vacation time when volunteering during regular work hou...
As part of 51±¬ÁÏ’s May 4 course, senior Julia Pharmer sifted through resources in University Libraries' Department of Special Collections and Archives and engaged in classroom discussions. Perhaps one of the most engaging sessions though was when Professor Emerita Laura Davis, Ph.D., gave students a firsthand account of her May 4 experiences. Recently Dr. Davis, the co-creator of the May 4 Walking Tour and the May 4 Visitor Center, decided against using a classroom slide presentation, instead opting to take advantage of a mild early March evening to walk with students...
BAS 18-066 Academy Award Ceremony (Pictures) On March 26, 2019, 51±¬ÁÏ Police Academy Fall Day Class 2018 gathered in the Schwartz Center Auditorium to receive their awards and certificates. This class of twenty-four students achieved a record average test score of 87.13% on the State of Ohio written exam, and the highest individual score of 97%, 12 cadets with scores 90% and higher. The class honored Commander Jeffrey E. Film with a wooden handcrafted American Flag made by one of our Marine Veterans as a tribute to his excellent leadership of the...