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Sign Up for a Title IX Workshop

The Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action is conducting a series of customized Title IX workshops for faculty, staff and students.

The monthly sessions will consist of the following topics:

  • What is Title IX? Defining sexual harassment/sexual misconduct;
  • How and where to report issues related to Title IX; 
  • Statistics on sexual violence; 
  • The university’s responsibility; and
  • What happens after you report a Title IX issue?

Advance registration is required for these facilitator-led workshops, and dates are subject to change or cancellation if an insufficient number of participants sign up. All sessions will be held at Heer Hall in Room 107.

Please visit www.kent.edu/hr/title-ix-workshops-faculty-staff-and-students to register.

Last Call for Kent State Alumni Award Nominations

The 5XÉçÇø Alumni Association invites faculty and staff to nominate deserving alumni for the 5XÉçÇø Alumni Awards. Sponsored by the alumni association, the alumni awards recognize graduates in the area of leadership, service, character and professional development.

Nominations will be accepted through Dec. 31!

One student award – the Golden Flash award – will be given to a student who promotes 5XÉçÇø spirit, pride and tradition.

Kent State to Close University Golf Course

5XÉçÇø will close its golf course at the end of the 2016 fall season. For 50 years, the university has been pleased to provide this service to the community, which is no longer a viable option. As the Northeast Ohio golf industry continues to experience financial challenges, the university determined that the Kent State Golf Course could not reverse a five-year trend of declining revenues and mounting operating losses.    

Important Information About Final Grading of Fall 2016 Full Term (POT 1), Third 5 Weeks (F3), Second Half Semester (H2), Second 7 Weeks (W2) Classes

Online final grading for Fall 2016 Full Term (POT 1), Third 5 Weeks (F3), Second Half Semester (H2), Second 7 Weeks (W2) begins Friday, Dec. 9, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any fall 2016 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, Dec. 20. Any final grades for fall 2016 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow.

Last e-Inside Issue for the Fall 2016 Semester

The last e-Inside issue for the 2016 Fall Semester will be published Dec. 12. Copy submissions for that issue should be emailed to einside@kent.edu by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 6. e-Inside will resume production on Jan. 16.

Kent State Chemistry Professor Awarded the Marie Sklodowska-Curie Medal in Poland

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Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements.

Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State's Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. 

Giving Tuesday 2016: Thank You Message

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The Kent State family truly showed their blue and gold spirit by donating a record breaking $426,000 for Giving Tuesday.

The 5XÉçÇø family truly showed their blue and gold spirit by donating a record breaking $426,000 for Giving Tuesday.

Kent State Salem Nursing Students Return to Pine Ridge Indian Reservation

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The 5XÉçÇø team shows off some of the winter clothing items donated to Lakota children living in the Pine Ridge Dormitory.

Several students and faculty members from 5XÉçÇø at Salem began their fall semester with a trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southern South Dakota.

Think Big for the Future of Kent State

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Thinking big is what Kent State is asking of its faculty, staff and students for the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in the history of the university.

The 5XÉçÇø Board of Trustees and the 5XÉçÇø Foundation unanimously approved the administration’s proposal for the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in the history of the university.

Kent State Police Services Raises Awareness for Cancer Through No-Shave November

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Kent State police officers took part in No-Shave November to raise awareness about cancer.

Officers from 5XÉçÇø Police Services looked a little scruffy in November as they participated in No-Shave November to raise awareness for cancer.

Babacar M’Baye | Nov. 28, 2016

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Babacar M’Baye
Babacar M’Baye
Familiar Face

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Associate Professor 
Departments of English and Pan-African Studies​
Kent Campus

POSTED: Thursday, November 10, 2016 10:01 AM
Kent State Board of Trustees Announces Plans for National Presidential Search

The 5XÉçÇø Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.

 

Kent State Receives State Historic Preservation Award for Preserving May 4 History and Site

The events of May 4, 1970, placed 5XÉçÇø in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.

The Brain | Dec. 10, 2018
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New Face

the brain

Art Sculpture
Answerer of Questions About Kent State
Kent Campus

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