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Familiar Face Carmen Frank Roberts Senior Business Manager Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: As senior business manager for the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, I am responsible for developing and maintaining the division's budgeting system and providing financial guidance to the vice president and senior leadership team. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: March 2012 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Accountant for the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities, Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation and the Bureau of...

New Face Sandy Henert Admissions Counselor Admissions Office Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Working with prospective students and families to help students come to Kent State.  WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: June 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Rock Valley College LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: It is a beautiful campus! ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: The number of programs and the great reputation that Kent State has RESIDES IN: Lindenwood, Illinois  HOMETOWN: Sandwich, Illinois EDUCATION: ...

Looking for a suitable venue to host a holiday celebration? Faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the 5X���� Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit www.kentstatehotel.com or call 330-346-0100. ...

We are pleased to remind you that University Health Services will hold an additional walk-in flu vaccine clinic on Thursday, Dec. 14, from 3-5 p.m. Walk-ins will be handled first come, first served, with no appointment necessary.   Employees covered by one of the university-sponsored group health plans through Medical Mutual or Anthem, as well as their covered dependents, will have no charge for the flu shot. Employees should bring their insurance ID card. If you are not covered by one of the university's group health plans, you can still get a flu shot for $30. Make che...

5X���� will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 15, and Saturday, Dec. 16, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State will confer 2,320 degrees, including 1,824 bachelor’s degrees, 456 master’s degrees, 37 doctoral degrees and three educational specialist degrees. Across the university’s eight-campus system, 2,981 students will graduate from Kent State this fall, including those receiving associate degrees. Friday, Dec. 15, at 6 p.m. The 6 p.m. ceremony on Friday, Dec. 15, recognizes graduates receiving their...

5X���� at Tuscarawas student and councilman-at-large Eric Harmon, 19, is currently the youngest elected official in the state of Ohio and will be the youngest person ever to serve on Uhrichsville City Council when his term officially begins in January. Mr. Harmon is deeply rooted in the city of Uhrichsville and plans to not only remain in the area, but also make a difference in his community. “I think it’s important that we have people in the area who are willing to step up and make a positive difference,” he says. Mr. Harmon sees the local economy as the main issue that h...

5X���� has always taken great pride in its global academic initiatives as well as the number of international students that enrolled at Kent State. Among the thousands of international students, two are particularly unique: Chynara and Eldona Ryskulova, respectively mother and daughter. The two women have traveled across the globe multiple times in pursuit of their academic dreams here at Kent State. Early in 2011, Chynara was awarded the opportunity to attend Kent State on a full scholarship, so she and her daughter, Eldona, moved from the capital city of Bishkek in Kyrgyzst...

This summer, journalism major Brandon Bounds, ‘19, will work alongside the nation’s top student journalists to report on hate speech across the nation through the prestigious News21 program.   The News21 program is part of an effort on the part of the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation of New York to change the way journalism is taught in the U.S. The program brings together the top journalism students each year to report on a national issue, headquartered at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication at Arizona State University. Pa...

The 5X���� Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, Dec. 13. The Board is scheduled to convene at 2:45 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the Kent Campus Library. Trustees will retire into executive session from 7:30-9 a.m. in the Urban Conference Room to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” Board committees will meet as follows: Committee of the Whole – 9-11 a.m. in the Urban Conference Room. Academic Excellence and Student Success Comm...