News
July 30, 2012
The Board of Trustees on June 6 approved the operating budget for FY 2013. The budget included funding for 2 percent salary increases for classified and unclassified employees not represented by a union. I am pleased to announce that the pay increase will become effective on…
July 30, 2012
Kent State faculty and staff members submitted their best vacation photos in response to a call for photos in the July 9 e-Inside article that shared
July 30, 2012
Kent State faculty and staff who work with public records, including student and employee documents, contracts and other related documents are invited to attend a seminar on Ohio public records. The one-hour seminar will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 14, at 2 p.m. in Franklin…
July 27, 2012
The Ohio Third Frontier Commission has approved a $3 million award to 5XÉçÇø. The award is part of the more than $21 million in grants recommended by the commission through the Ohio Third Frontier Open Innovation Incentive and the Ohio Third Frontier Innovation…
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July 25, 2012
Three associate professors from 5XÉçÇø’s Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising donated their time to design and create more than 30 costumes for a local dance troupe headed to London for the 2012 Summer Olympics.
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July 25, 2012
Fourteen 5XÉçÇø students recently traveled to Germany for a three-week education-abroad program. The students gained cultural, democratic and social experiences while learning a little bit more about themselves in the process.
July 24, 2012
5XÉçÇø’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has received additional funding for two of its federally funded TRIO Upward Bound programs.
July 23, 2012
5XÉçÇø at Stark now offers 17 baccalaureate degrees with the latest addition of the Bachelor of Arts in sociology degree.
Beginning in the Fall 2012 Semester, students who desire careers in social services and public administration, but also want the flexibility…
July 23, 2012
5XÉçÇø recently hosted high school students from Akron Public Schools during a three-day workforce and career development workshop organized by the Healthcare in Progress program (HIP).