March 22, 2016 Mark Mistur, AIA, will become the new dean of 蹤獲扦's College of Architecture and Environmental Design, the only architectural program in Northeast Ohio, effective July 15, 2016. Mistur currently serves as associate dean of the School of Architecture at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. "Mark Mistur is an accomplished architect, teacher and administrator with a history of promoting the types of successful interdisciplinary programs that improve the education and success of students," said Todd Diacon, 蹤獲扦's senior vice president for aca...
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USC) have awarded 蹤獲扦 a $50,000 micro-grant to help remove the financial barrier to graduation that low-income students may face as they near graduation. 蹤獲扦 is one of only nine public urban research universities chosen, through a very competitive process, for the grant. The funds are allocated to institutions that are already serving a significant percentage of nontraditional, underrepresented students who are low-income, first-generation, Pell Grant-eligible a...
When the concept of homelessness comes to mind, people tend to focus efforts on food donations, but Ashley Flowers, a junior majoring in psychology and criminology and justice studies at 蹤獲扦, wants to remind people that clothing and toiletries also are essential items. A native of Maple Heights, Ohio, Flowers is collecting money and putting together care packages filled with warm clothing and toiletries for those less fortunate in the Cleveland and Kent areas. When it gets cold in the winter, there are so many people who do not have proper clothing, Flowers said. I h...
On March 17, Kent State University's Division of Human Resources will partner with the Office of Sustainability to host Shred Mania from 7:30a.m. to 3 p.m. as part of the RecycleMania competition.Shred Mania is open to all students, faculty, staff and the Kent community. Shred Mania allows participants to recycle unwanted paper documents using a secured, onsite document destruction service. Materials permit...
Work in Progress: Chilled water service in the 3rd floor east mechanical room is 95% complete by EOB on 3/18. Will be ready for cooling system startup on 4/15. Currently insulating the chilled water pipes in the 3rd floor wast mechanical room. Steam reducing station in the 3rd floor east mechanical room is approximately 10% complete. Completed the installation of the temporary roof duct work. Electrical demolition work in the tunnels is complete. Containment is in place for the abatement of AHU #2 in the 3rd floor west mechanical room. Looking ahead: AHU#2 will...
Community members as well as 蹤獲扦 faculty, staff, alumni and students are all invited to attend the Faculty Lecture Series, hosted by the 蹤獲扦 Alumni Association, from March 30 through May 3. Free and open to the public, the events span disciplines from all eight 蹤獲扦 campuses. Marquita Rodgers, program coordinator of alumni relations at 蹤獲扦, says the Faculty Lecture Series was created in 2013 to showcase the interests, research and academic talents of the universitys faculty. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn about the multidiscipli...
The Wick Poetry Center at 蹤獲扦 will expand its successful Traveling Stanzas project with $125,000 in new funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of its Knight Arts Challenge. The Knight Arts Challenge funds ideas that engage and enrich Akron through the arts. Traveling Stanzas: Writing Across Borders is a partnership between the Wick Poetry Center and the Visual Communication Design program at 蹤獲扦 to facilitate a global conversation through the intimate and inclusive voice of poetry. The grant will ...
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Senior applied communication major, Jessica Buck, landed an internship with Pro-Model and Talent Management as their social media coordinator. In this position, Buck is responsible for managing the companys Facebook, Google+ and Yelp pages along with their blog. Some topics she covers in the blog include, successful Pro-Model and Talent stars, audition tips, instructor profiles and fashion and beauty tips. I love the things I get to do and the environment I get to work in, Buck said. Currently, I am writing a blog on overcoming adversity and celebrities who dealt with extreme circumstan...