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Familiar Face Ikpe Justice Akpan Assistant Professor Management and Information Systems Tuscarawas Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Tenure-track assistant professor of management and information systems -- teaching, research and service to the university, the community and my profession. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2012 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Assistant Professor of Information Systems and Decision Sciences, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Vancouver Campus, B.C., Canada LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The family culture, the stimulating ...

New Face Gina Hiser Leadership Annual Giving Officer Division of Institutional Advancement Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Building, maintaining and growing relationships in order to increase and secure charitable Leadership Circle gifts for the university. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: November 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Director of Admissions, Recruitment and Outreach at Columbus State Community College in Columbus, Ohio  LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: It’s hard to pick just one thing to like! The campus is gorgeous, there is some...

Yes, a limited supply of tickets are still available for faculty and staff to attend a matinee performance of Oklahoma on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 2 p.m. at Porthouse Theatre, 3143 O'Neil Rd., in Cuyahoga Falls on the grounds of Blossom Music Center. Discount tickets are on sale now for $22 each. Limit is four tickets per employee. The deadline to reserve tickets is Friday, Aug. 3. Set in Western Indian territory just after the turn of the 20th century, the spirited rivalry between the local farmers and cowboys provides the backdrop for the love story between Curly, a handsome cowboy, and L...

51���� at Trumbull continues to examine ways to encourage prosperity in the Mahoning Valley. Its new Weekend College/Hybrid Completion Program offers anyone with prior college credits a unique opportunity to cost- and time-effectively complete their degree.  Beginning this fall, classes meet for a few hours every-other Saturday and the remainder is completed online. Classes are completed in eight weeks and begin on Saturday, Aug. 25.  “People stop attending college for a number of reasons,” said Dr. Jim Ritter, Director, Enrollment Management and Student Services...

If you compare the fields of medicine and education, you would find that the former bases its practices on empirical scientific research whereas education is mainly driven by intuition. However, cognitive psychology researchers at 51���� who investigate student achievement are trying to change this reality. “In fact, there are tons of empirical scientific studies already published in the field of education that don’t always go into practice in our educational system in the U.S.,” notes Katherine Rawson, Ph.D., professor of psychology in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent ...

Dear 51���� Community: July 1, 2017, is an anniversary worth both celebrating and noting again for our entire campus community. On that day, 51���� implemented a smoke-free, tobacco-free policy on any property owned, operated or leased by the university to include all outside areas and personal vehicles parked on university property. This strong commitment to a healthier lifestyle played a significant part in 51����'s selection for the prestigious 2018 Healthy Campus Award as one of the Healthiest Universities in the Nation. To continue to foster thi...

51���� recently announced its 2018 Varsity "K" Athletics Hall of Fame class consisting of nine new members to be introduced as part of the 40th induction ceremony on Oct. 20. Joining the Hall of Fame are Kerry De Vries (field hockey coach, 1997-2005), Jenny Eckel (gymnastics, 2000-03), Jamie Fitzpatrick Jones (softball, 2005-08), Anthony Gallas (baseball, 2007-10), Danielle Holt (volleyball, 2002-05), Mike Inge (men's track & field, 2003-07), Eugene Leonard (wrestling, 1979-82), Colleen Ramharak Dotson&...

Career Exploration and Development has launched a new job posting platform called Handshake.  This will replace Flash @ Work but no other part of the employment process for students is changing (follow the steps outlined in the Supervisor Checklist for On-Campus Employment). Here are important details:  Handshake is now live for supervisors and all are invited to set up an account today. Accounts should be set up based on whether you are also a student (taking 1 or more credit hours): Supervisor only (not a student): https://s...

51����’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to Fashion-schools.org. For fashion design, the school has been rated No. 4 nationally (top 3 percent of schools considered), No. 2 nationally among public schools and colleges (top 3 percent of schools considered) and No. 1 in the Midwest. For fashion merchandising, the school has been rated No. 4 nationally (top 3 percent of schools considered), No. 4 nationally among public schools and colleges (top 3 percent of schools considered) and No. 2 i...

The opportunity for students to experience the intellectual richness that interdisciplinary study provides is the driving force behind a new course being offered this fall at 51���� at Geauga. After attending a conference for the Society for Applied Anthropology last spring in Santa Fe, New Mexico, 51���� Geauga Associate Professor of Anthropology Jeanne Marie Stumpf-Carome, Ph.D., and English Instructor Molly Mokros Natale, who both share a background and love for interdisciplinary study, decided to collaborate in creating the course, The Construction of Self Thr...