Reduced tuition rate available for those who sign up by April 15 Æðµã´«Ã½â€™s School of Visual Communication Design will host its annual pre-college design academy, Inspire, which explores all areas of graphic design, from June 20-24. During Inspire, students engage in projects combining basic research tactics, brainstorming and creative thinking, while they envision, innovate and experiment. Working in the disciplines of print design, three-dimensional design, interaction design, photography and illustration, attendees collaborate with other creative students. During this weeklon...
The College of Arts and Sciences and the Department of Biological Sciences invites you to Wild Safari Night on April 5th from 6:30pm to 8:30pm in Cunningham Hall 101. Come learn about the newest study abroad field course in South Africa. We will discuss the course details and the field experience in South Africa, including costs and itinerary. This course is an adventure into savanna ecology, and the phenomenal diversity of the Cape floral kingdom, designed to introduce students to many major issues in the field. Students will learn how to apply modern field- observatio...
Æðµã´«Ã½â€™s School of Communication Studies will host its Global Issues Forum on Human Trafficking: A Global and Local Epidemic at 7 p.m. on April 6 in the Moulton Hall Ballroom. The forum will feature a panel discussion on human trafficking and its global and local occurrence. The panelists for the evening include: Kathleen Chandler, who is currently serving on the Board of Portage County Commissioners. She was elected in 2005 to the Ohio House of Representatives where she crafted legislation to make human trafficking a crime. Eric Heisig, who is a federal cou...
Student helps bring UNCHAINED fashion show to campus on April 4 A project that began as part of a public relations course in Æðµã´«Ã½â€™s School of Journalism and Mass Communication is now coming to fruition and raising awareness about human trafficking. Mackenzie Lunde, a senior fashion merchandising major and public relations minor, first created an event proposal for the UNCHAINED fashion show as part of her fall 2015 Public Relations Tactics course. UNCHAINED is a Columbus, Ohio-based company that uses fashion to bring awareness to human trafficking, one of the world’s fastest...
Æðµã´«Ã½ is mourning the loss of a valued member of its family. Trustee Richard H. Marsh passed away March 24. Marsh was a devoted alumnus who joined the Kent State Board of Trustees on July 27, 2011, by appointment of Gov. John Kasich. He served as Secretary of the Board, and was an invaluable advisor through his service on the board’s Audit and Compliance Committee, Finance and Administration Committee, Investment Committee, and Governance Committee. Marsh was a leading force in ensuring the university’s strong financial performance and practices, and he was a board leader in d...
The University Benefits Department will host a series of educational seminars on financial wellness and planning for new employees of Æðµã´«Ã½ who have been with the university 90 days or less. Come and learn more about: Financial Wellness and what that really means State of Ohio Retirement Systems (OPERS, STRS, ARP) Opportunities to increase your retirement earnings Social Security and the Windfall Elimination Provision Seminars will be held on the last Thursday of each month. The first meeting is Thursday, March 31, in Heer Hall, Room 102 from noon-1 p.m. Lun...
The evaluation process is occurring from March 21 through May 30, 2016. The following steps will allow you to complete a self-evaluation: Go to your evaluation homepage at https://videsktop.kent.edu/viEvalHomepage/login.aspx A login box will appear. You will be prompted to enter your kent.edu email address and password in the login box. This password is not synced to FlashLine. It is an independent password that each employee created. If this is your first time logging into the evaluation site, please refer to this training aid. If you need to recover the password you establis...
Work in Progress: Working on pile caps and grade beams. Plan to start column line 17 (Southern most column line) next week. Started working on forming elevator #2 (South). Pouring elevator #1 second lift (North) today. Continuing the installation of the basement concrete retaining wall along column line 'A' between A7 and A10. Currently 45% complete with pile caps. Looking forward: Complete auger cast piles on column line 0 (North). Steel erector mobilization to start on 3/28/2016. Steel bearing clips will begin on 3/28/2016 on concrete retaining walls. Pour ...
Work in Progress: First floor restroom and offices duct layout is complete with HVAC piping and duct installation has begun. Room 101 & 104 electrical rough-in is at 90% complete. Machine Shop electric panel installed and completed on Saturday 3/19. Room 223 electrical floor boxes are complete. Currently core drilling for drains and water lines throughout the building. Currently framing the 3rd floor restrooms and research lab. Looking Forward: Complete rough-in of all walls in 101, 104 and machine shop. Complete inspections of all trades prior to gypsum wa...