On Friday, Mar. 3, the Kent State Golden Flashes Men's Basketball team closes out their season as they host bitter rivals, the University of Akron Zips! Faculty and staff get discounted tickets to the game, but act fast, as the only remaining seats are in General Admission. The game tips off at 6 p.m. and doors open at 5 p.m. All fans are encouraged to arrive early as we are expecting the largest crowd of the season. Faculty and staff can receive their discounted tickets by logging in at KSUTix.com using the "Students/Faculty/Staff" option to unlock the discount. All fans interested in atte...
Kent City Manager Dave Ruller remembers well the day in late 2006 when he met 5X社区鈥檚 then-President Lester A. Lefton at the Franklin Square Deli to talk about downtown Kent. 鈥淚t was the famous turkey sandwich lunch meeting,鈥 he recalled. Lefton, known for his no-nonsense, sometimes gruff manner, didn鈥檛 mince his words, Ruller said. He pointed to whole blocks of downtown and pronounced them 鈥渁 piece of crap.鈥 Ruller said Lefton, who served from 2006 to 2014, made it clear that he wanted Kent State to be a great university and could not do...
Online final grading for Spring 2023 First 5 Weeks (POT F1) began on Thursday, Feb. 16, 2023, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Spring 2023 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, Feb. 21. Any final grades for Spring 2023 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Spring 2023 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, Feb. 23. Submit Final Grades Using Final Grades Roster To submit final grades via the Fin...
To streamline Human Resources processes, the Kent State Employee Wellness events calendar will no longer be built in Google Calendar. From now on, it will be built in Learning Stream. It will still be housed on the Kent State Wellness page, but it will look a little different. What does this mean for employees? The Wellness Calendar will still be housed in exactly the same spot on the Kent State Wellness website, it will just look a little different. If you鈥檝e bookmarked that page, no need to change anything! Anyone who may have bookmarked the former Google Calendar should note that i...
Pan African Faculty and Staff Association (PAFSA) is proud to celebrate 50 years as an Employee Resource Group (ERG) at Kent State. As a part of this milestone accomplishment, they are asking for nominations to honor employees who are making an impact on faculty, staff and students. PAFSA鈥檚 charge 50 years ago remains the same: 鈥淧romote employment, participation in university affairs and the intellectual contributions of the Pan-African community toward the growth and success of 5X社区.鈥 Recognizing our colleagues is paramount for continued enhancements and effective cha...
When it's completed in 2024, Crawford Hall will be the new home of the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship. The four-story building will include active learning classrooms, an entrepreneurship lab, a business analytics lab, behavioral research hub, sales labs, trading lab, global forum, business theatre and student success center. Crawford Hall will be one of the largest buildings on any Kent State campus to house an academic program and will provide 50% more square footage than the college's existing structure. Photo by Nicole ...
On Feb. 3 in East Palestine, Ohio, dozens of Norfolk Southern rail cars derailed, 11 of which contained hazardous materials. In an effort to start repairing the situation, Arcadis, an international company hired by the railroad company, has developed a plan to clean the air, ground and water in the village. On Feb. 14, WFMJ-TV in Youngstown, Ohio, invited Kuldeep Singh, Ph.D., assistant professor in 5X社区鈥檚 Department of Earth Sciences, to review Arcadis鈥 cleanup plan. Singh told WFMJ-TV that he feels the air and ground portion of the cleanup has g...
On December 16th, 2022, it was announced that Dr. Marla Perez-Davis will be joining the National Space Council鈥檚 Users Advisory Group (UAG). The Council is chaired by United States Vice President Kamala Harris, and the UAG provides recommendations to the Council on matters regarding government policy and actions affecting technology related to space exploration. The Council was established in 1989, however became inactive between 1993-2017. The Council is supported by the UAG and a team of staffers from the Office of the President led by a civilian Executive Secretary. The UAG is ...
Congratulations are in order for Dr. I. Richmond Netty of the College of Aeronautics and Engineering, who has accepted his reappointment as Chair of the Standing Technical Committee on Airport Terminals and Ground Access. In this position, Dr. Netty will serve a three year term beginning in April 2023. The Committee concerns itself with airport planning, design, operations, and maintenance, with a focus on access points for passengers and goods. This committee is one of nine total committees within the Transportation Research Board鈥檚 Aviation Group. The Transportation Research Board (TRB) ...
On November 12th, 2022, the 5X社区 Combat Robotics Team placed 3rd at a Norwalk Havoc Robotics League (NHRL) competition, qualifying for the 2022 Championships in December 2023. The competition, held in Norwalk, Connecticut, is the 6th and final qualifying event of the 2022 season including four different weight classes and over 100 bots. The top 4 bots in each weight class qualify for the 2022 Championships, which was held on December 17th, 2022. At the competition in November, the team lost in the first round, before fighting back through the elimination bracket to cl...