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New Face Kyle Brooks Leadership Annual Giving Officer Division of Institutional Advancement Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Fundraising for university support of programs and scholarships through alumni outreach. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: November 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Student caller at 51���� under Ruffalo Noel Levitz  LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I love the friendly environment and dedication to education that permeates the university.  ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: It’s m...

Follow these three steps to secure the employee discount at the Rock Hall. Using the link and special promo code: Airplane18, employees can purchase adult general admission tickets at the discounted rate of $18 (regularly $26). Go to ticketing.rockhall.com. Enter the promo code (Airplane18) in the upper right hand corner of the screen at checkout. Hit Submit to activate the code. For similar employee discounts, please visit www.kent.edu/hr/benefits/employee-discounts. ...

Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed the Rev. Dr. Todd C. Davidson Sr. of Lyndhurst, Ohio, to the 51���� Board of Trustees. Dr. Davidson’s appointment began June 13, 2018, and ends May 16, 2027. He fills the seat of former Trustee Lawrence Pollock, whose term expired this year. Dr. Davidson currently serves as senior pastor of Antioch Baptist Church Cleveland, a position he has held since 2012. He previously served as pastor of the Piney Grove Baptist Church in Virginia Beach, Virginia. In 2006, he became the youngest person ever elected to the Board of the Virginia Beach City P...

Nearly a half century ago, sparks from a passing train not only set fire to oil-slicked debris on the Cuyahoga River, which sent flames five-stories high, it ignited the river’s reputation as one of the most polluted in the United States. Since then, clean-up efforts have helped return the river to its natural state, and now visitors will have the opportunity to give it a voice, thanks to a grant awarded to the Wick Poetry Center in 51����’s College of Arts and Sciences. National Endowment for the Arts Chairman Jane Chu has approved more than $2 million in Creativity Connects g...

A shaved head can represent many things, but to some people, including Lisa Morde, coordinator of Community Engaged Learning in University College, a shaved head represents more than what meets the eye. Ms. Morde, who shaved her head for the third time since 2001, feels so deeply about gender and racial equality and enacting positive social change that cutting off all her hair is a way to show her support for each cause. “The first time I shaved my head, I was thinking deeply about how gender roles are prescribed and maintained,” says Ms. Morde. Many people view her differently when she sha...

A public auction of items from the Art Building will take place on Wednesday, June 27, at the facility at 325 Terrace Dr. on the Kent Campus beginning at 10 a.m. The auction will be conducted by Don R. Wallick Auctions Inc.   The items listed for auction include:   Vehicle: 2005 Chevrolet Equinox – VIN#2CNDL13F956191779 – with approximately 95,492 miles – 3.3-6 cylinder. (Sells at noon)   Contents: Large assortment of cubicles, assorted office and desk chairs, tables, office desks, work stations, drafting tables, large assortment of filing cabinets, (2) safes (n...

A green roof, a geothermal heating and cooling system that is 300 percent more efficient than standard systems, and a 15,000-gallon gray tank that recycles rainwater for irrigation and flushing bathroom fixtures. These are just a few of the sustainability features that helped 51����’s Center for Architecture and Environmental Design receive LEED Platinum recognition. Platinum is the highest ranking for the LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) system, which is the most widely used green building rating system in the world. The Center for Architecture and Environm...

Mechanical and electrical engineering technology students at 51���� at Tuscarawas successfully collaborated on their capstone project during the spring semester and delivered an electric cart on finals night. A class of 12 students, six from each program, worked together to design, fabricate and build a running electric cart as their project. Students involved with the project were James Allman, Joshua Arron, Phillip Barker, Gary Charton, Justin Courser, Kaylee Dudek, Reilly Foltz, Jacob Jones, Andrew Shepherd, Nathan Stallman, Kenny Stemple and Dylan Wolfe. “This was a sp...

With a shared mission to help the youth in Akron earn a life-changing education, 51���� has teamed up with the LeBron James Family Foundation (LJFF) to provide LJFF’s I PROMISE students with increased resources to help prepare them for college and beyond. As part of this long-term partnership, 51���� has committed to providing specialized programming to help I PROMISE students remain on target to graduate from high school and be fully eligible for the college scholarships that have been committed to them. “As our oldest I PROMISE students continue to find their footing in h...