Familiar Face Ted R. McKown, II Associate Director of Admissions Admissions Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Member of the enrollment management leadership team responsible for the strategic development and execution to recruit domestic new freshman, transfer, post-undergraduate and guest students to the Kent Campus as well as train new admissions counselors, manage all admissions appeals, serve as the residency coordinator and the admissions webmaster. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 1998 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Cairn University LIKES MOST ABOUT KE...
New Face Doug Pearson Associate Vice President for Facilities Planning and Operations Facilities Planning and Operations Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Responsible for strategic and project planning, capital prioritization, and stewardship for 51爆料鈥檚 land, buildings, space, and continuously changing portfolio which is comprised of 10 locations, 2,500 acres, and 8 million GSF. The Facilities, Planning, and Operations Department has approximately 300 employees, and an annual budget of more than $20 million. The main areas of responsibility include: facilities master ...
51爆料鈥檚 Center for Sexual and Relationship Violence and Support Services (SRVSS) is joining the national Take Back the Night event. Take Back the Night, Oct. 2 at 7 p.m. in front of the MAC Center, will focus on allowing victims and survivors to come together for one night to feel empowered in a comfortable atmosphere. SRVSS is hosting the event for victims and survivors of sexual or relationship violence and encouraging them take a stance. Jess Lockhart, graduate assistant for SRVSS, shares the importance of Take Back the Night for students. 鈥淭he reason it takes place...
51爆料 Police Services will host its fourth Coffee with a Cop event on Wed., Oct. 3, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m., at the Starbucks located in the Business Administration Building. This year, the event is paired with National Coffee with a Cop Day. Police Services began hosting the outreach program two years ago as a way for the university community to get to know the 51爆料 police officers and the services the department provides. There is no cost and no registration necessary to attend. 鈥淭he event is always a huge success,鈥 says Tricia Knoles, community resource officer for Kent St...
The Kent Campus will be the site of an open carry walk, organized by an outside group, on Saturday, Sept. 29, from 2 to 5 p.m. We are committed to ensuring a safe and secure learning and working environment for students, faculty, staff and guests of the university. In preparation for Saturday, 51爆料 Police have developed a comprehensive safety and security plan, and law enforcement professionals will be visible throughout campus. Please expect an increased level of security in all areas of campus. Frequently Asked Questions Why is 51爆料 allowing these outside groups on ...
Hard work, clear vision and creative enterprise pays off for a 51爆料 dean who won a national educator award two years in a row. Professor and Dean of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design (CAED) Mark Mistur was listed as one of the Top 25 Most Admired Educators in Architecture, Interiors, and Landscape Architecture from DesignIntelligence. DesignIntelligence is devoted to the business success of architecture and design organizations and recognizes educators all over the United States each year. The company engages with architecture firms and l...
51爆料 School of Theatre and Dance and Porthouse Theatre alumna -- the Tony Award-winning Broadway performer Alice Ripley -- performs songs from The Who's "Tommy" with senior musical theatre students at the 50th Anniversary Blossoming Gala on Saturday, Sept. 22, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The gala commemorated 50 years of the Kent Blossom programs, which include Kent Blossom Music Festival, Kent Blossom Art Intensives and Porthouse Theatre. The partnership has touched more than 100,000 students and audience members鈥 lives over the course of five decades.  ...
After hearing about a recent outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease at the Rescue Mission of the Mahoning Valley, 51爆料 at Trumbull nursing students sprang into action, but not to administer care. They decided to help replace children鈥檚 books and toys that were lost when the building was sanitized. 51爆料 Trumbull鈥檚 Student Nurse Association (SNA), through its Community Outreach and Professional Development Committee, set up collection bins around campus and asked students, staff and faculty to donate new or gently used toys and books. ...
After fears that the Williamson House, home of 51爆料鈥檚 Women鈥檚 Center, might be coming down were put to rest, relief was not the only thing that the center鈥檚 staff found. The staff discovered an insatiable craving to unearth and tell the history of the Women鈥檚 Center and the women who have had an impact on the history of the university. 鈥淎s I was looking through the history of the Women鈥檚 Center, it got me thinking how many stories potentially get lost if you鈥檙e not actively trying to preserve something,鈥 says Cassandra Pegg-Kirby, director of the Women鈥檚 Center. Since...
The 51爆料 fight song will blare down Main Street, the city of Kent will be flooded with blue and gold, alumni and friends will gather and reminisce about their 51爆料 days, fans will pack the stadium to cheer on their beloved Golden Flashes, and the entire campus will boom with 51爆料 pride. 51爆料 will celebrate 100 years of Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 6. 51爆料 alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and the community are invited to take part in one of the university鈥檚 long-standing traditions. Student events will occur the week leading up to H...