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Taléa Drummer-Ferrell, Ph.D., ��ñ��’s Dean of Students, has been appointed to serve as a member of NASPA’S (National Association of Student Personnel Administrators) AVP Steering Committee. Already part of what NASPA refers to as the AVP Community (e.g. assistant/associate vice president or dean of students), she did not hesitate to apply after NASPA sent out a call for applications. “I was immediately interested and applied right away,” she said. “I had participated in many of the events and professional opportunities offered through the steering committee [and] I have f...

��ñ�� at Salem has made its next steps in the university’s Energy Master Plan by installing sustainable, cost effective solar panels. A recent story by Salem News detailed the project’s importance and the progress made so far by the Salem and East Liverpool campuses. In 2020, the ��ñ�� Board of Trustees approved a plan to install power-saving solar panels at six of Kent State’s regional campuses. When finished, the project will save the university $1.5 million over the 25-year-long contract, while producing up to 56 percent of the total electricity require...

U.S. News & World Report has named four ��ñ�� programs as U.S. News Best Online Programs for 2021. ��ñ��is recognized in the Best Online Master’s in Nursing Programs, Best Online MBA Programs, Best Online MBA – Business Analytics Programs and Best Online Graduate Education Programs rankings. Kent State’s Online MBA with a concentration in business analytics program ranks No. 25 in the nation, and its online master’s in nursing program ranks in the top 100 in the country in the latest rankings released by U.S. News on Tuesday, Jan. 26. Kent State’s online master’s i...

The Division of Student Affairs (DSA) started the strategic planning process in October 2019, culminating with the implementation of a three-year plan that will contribute to the institution’s vision of being a student-ready university providing transformative learning experiences for all ��ñ��students. The DSA Strategic Planning Committee, led by co-chairs, Valerie Samuels, Joshua Rider, and Julie Volcheck, presented the plan to the division on Thursday, Jan. 14, 2021. To ensure an inclusive process, the DSA Strategic Planning Committee consisted of students, faculty, and staff repre...

A DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION EVENT Join the Geauga/Twinsburg Campus for a university and community-wide celebration in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. ��ñ�� Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center will virtually present A Time to Break the Silence: From Martin Luther King to Black Lives Matter on Thursday, January 28, from noon – 2 p.m.   In 1967, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered a speech entitled, "A Time to Break Silence," criticizing the United States on the Vietnam War and the continued injustices at home. He called for the n...

��ñ��’s School of Art is pleased to announce that Dr. Joseph Underwood, professor of art history, was selected as one of the 2020 recipients of the Andy Warhol Foundation Arts Writers Grant. “Forging a New Contemporary: Art from Senegal in Transnational Networks, 1974–1984” was one of six book projects selected and carries a $50,000 award toward the research and production of his new book. The grants are issued in support of contemporary-art writing and are aimed at preserving critical writing in relation to the visual arts. “We are extremely proud of Dr....

���s Senior Guest program provides an opportunity for senior citizens to get back in the classroom - for free. Similar programs are available across the state, thanks to a 1999 Ohio revised code that says every public university in Ohio must allow those 60 years and older who have lived in the state for at least one year to enroll in courses tuition free. Darlene Kosar, administrative assistant in the Office of Continuing and Distance Education, assists senior guests in registering for courses and contacting professors. She says that many senior guests enjoy courses ...

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff, Welcome to the first full week of this spring semester.  We are just short of a year since our lives changed, with many classes converted to a remote format, and we have lost much of that face-to-face contact that we had taken for granted. Considering all we have been through; I am excited and grateful to welcome you back to classes in one form or another. Whether you are finishing your last semester or beginning your first on our Trumbull Campus, you are part of a family. Over the last year, we have strengthened our ability to connect with you virt...

Four new middle school teachers started the school year with high hopes and big dreams, ready to establish their classrooms, teach dynamically and build community with their young students through daily, face-to-face interaction. Instead, they have encountered empty classrooms and computer icons rather than students’ faces. All recent graduates from ��ñ�� at Geauga’s Middle Childhood Education (MCED) program, Jessica Gaia, Emma Urban, Matthew Utz, and Stephenie Keller, share their stories of first-year teaching from the COVID classroom. Jessica Gaia Geauga County native Jess ...