Kent State University will hold its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year’s theme is “Testament of Hope: Past, Present and Future of Diversity.” The keynote speaker for the event is David Anderson, D.Phil. He is founder and president of the BridgeLeader Network (BLN), one of the world’s leading authorities on building bridges across the deep divides of race, faith, culture and wealth. Anderson’s work has brought hope and healing to communities, families and people in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Am...
Division of Information Services and Communication Studies Faculty Member Honored Kent State University’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion presented awards for outstanding contributions toward diversity at the university’s 15th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26. The Unity Award for Diversity, which honors a Kent State unit for its commitment to implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives, was awarded to the Division of Information Services (IS). “The IS division is to be commended for its efforts in striving to create an inclusive working ...
Kent State Trumbull and Rock4Reason Host Benefit for Local Fourth Grader On Friday, Feb. 10, Kent State University at Trumbull, its Jurisprudence Organization (composed of students with a collective interest in criminal justice), and Rock4Reason are hosting a benefit silent raffle auction and pasta dinner for Celeste Rodgers and her son Jaden. Rodgers, a Kent State Trumbull student and active member of the Jurisprudence Organization, was recently told that her ten-year-old son, Jaden, has terminal Glioblastoma Multiforme, an aggressive type of brain cancer. Jaden is a fourth grade studen...
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, Kent State University at Trumbull will host a "On the Matter of Lives," a community discussion about the issues associated with both Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter campaigns. A panel discussion, which begins at 7 p.m., includes: Captain Daniel Zampelli (Akron City Police Department), Professor Stanley Smith (Retired Police Officer and Visiting Lecturer, Department of Disaster Science & Emergency Services at the University of Akron) and Dr. Molly Merryman (Film Documentarist and Director of the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at Kent State Uni...
Dear Members of the Kent State University Community: Late Friday, President Trump issued an executive order titled "Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States" that restricts individuals from seven countries from entering the United States. The order, which suspends visas for nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen, has the potential to have a powerfully negative impact on our global community and our climate of inclusion and care. I am deeply troubled by this situation and offer the following information and guidance to assist our comm...
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The Kent State School of Journalism and Mass Communication hosted a panel discussion Jan. 26, 2017, to reflect up on coverage of Election 2016 and to discuss the changing and unprecedented relationship between the media and the White House. Watch the event in full below. [View the story "Journalism's Way Forward" on Storify] ...
Kent State University’s Division of Human Resources will partner with the Office of Sustainability to host Shred-Mania on Wednesday, March 22, from 7:30 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Ice Arena parking lot, as part of the RecycleMania competition. Shred-Mania is open to all students, faculty, staff and the Kent community. The event allows participants to recycle unwanted paper documents using a secured, onsite document destruction service. Bring documents, drawings, photos, blueprints, coupons, tickets, checks, magazines, spiral notebooks, hanging folders, paper bags and brochures. It is not...
Kent State University continues to offer the Weight Watchers at Work program to all full- and part-time employees, their dependents and university students. Attend the Weight Watchers at Work Open House on Wednesday, Feb. 8, from 12-1 p.m. in the Kent Student Center, Room 310C. Find out more about the program and how to get started by visiting www.kent.edu/hr/benefits/weight-watchers-work. ...
Dear Members of the Kent State Community: Earlier this week, we invited members of the Kent State University community to open presentations on the results of our campus climate study. I offer sincere gratitude to everyone who was able to make attending or viewing one of these presentations a priority within your very busy schedules. The levels of participation at these presentations reflect our community's commitment to fostering a welcoming and inclusive environment for all — the foundation of student, faculty and staff success and satisfaction. It has been nearly 20 years since our la...