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Familiar Face Richard Steigmann-Gall Associate Professor Department of History Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Published author, teacher, campus citizen WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2000 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: St. Francis Xavier University, Nova Scotia LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Supportive colleagues, excellent library system, engaged students ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Teaching abroad opportunities, improved downtown, close to family RESIDES IN: Kent, Ohio HOMETOWN: Ann Arbor, Michigan...

New Face April Woodward, Esq. Compliance Investigator and Deputy Title IX Coordinator Office of Compliance, Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Responsible for affirmative action and equal opportunity compliance, and investigation of student and faculty/staff complaints related to equal opportunity and affirmative action WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: December 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Douglas B. Brown & Associates, LLC (employment law firm) LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The university’s com...

The Summit Street: Building a Better Way improvement project continues this fall. Here is what you need to know: Two-way traffic has resumed in the construction area from Whitehall Boulevard to East Campus Center Drive.  One-way, one-lane eastbound traffic will be maintained from Fraternity Circle to East Campus Center Drive. The north end of Ted Boyd Drive remains closed while work continues on the first roundabout, meaning the only entrance to the Student Recreation and Wellness Center is from the south end of Ted Boyd Drive, via Campus Center Drive.   The first roundabo...

Off-campus access to the numerous electronic resources provided by 5X���� Libraries just became a lot easier. Launching today, Aug. 22, the new KSU Proxy service replaces the KSU Cisco VPN (virtual private network) for remote library access. KSU Proxy allows library users to securely connect to databases, electronic journals, ebooks and streaming media services without installing complicated third-party software. When visiting University Libraries’ website, students, faculty and staff attempting to access library content from off-campus will be prompted to enter their FlashLine...

5X����’s Fleet Services has purchased two 15-passenger minibuses that can be used by departments for university travel. The new minibuses are equipped with overhead storage, backup cameras and larger windows for better visibility. “The interiors are very spacious and comfortable,” says Nicole Corll, associate director for University Facilities and Management. “The goal of adding minibuses to the fleet is to provide a service to the students, faculty and staff to increase and enhance transportation options for group outings.” Individuals must be at least 21 years old and...

Volunteers make freshman move-in day less stressful for new students and their families 5X���� faculty, staff and students volunteer to help incoming freshmen move into the university’s residence halls at the beginning of each school year. This year, freshman move-in day is Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Last year, the Movers and Groovers program garnered 921 volunteers. Jill Church, director of Residence Services at Kent State, anticipates more than 900 volunteers again this year. “The program is completely student run and organized,” Church says. “Kent Interhall ...

Take a group picture with colleagues in the photo booth. Strut your stuff in the lip sync contest. Feel like dancing? Bust a move during Zumba demos. Assemble a small crew of comrades and complete a deceptively simple challenge in 60 seconds for Minute to Win It. Can you name that tune in one note? Take a selfie with Flash, Rocky the black squirrel or Elvis! Post your personal pics on social media and watch the live feeds via Instagram and Twitter. Join the Spirit Patrol and find and reward employees dressed in blue and gold. Or you can relax with a soothing chair massage courtesy of the Stud...

Three community members have been named to the Tuscarawas County University Branch District Board of Trustees and the Tuscarawas County University Foundation at 5X���� at Tuscarawas. Darlene Finzer of Stonecreek was appointed to the Tuscarawas County University Branch District Board of Trustees, which governs the campus. Finzer is a principal and the director of benefit plan audit services at Rea & Associates in New Philadelphia. She replaces Zoe Ann Kelly of Dover who retired from the board after 31 years of service. Nicole Zesiger of Dover and Michael Davis of New Philad...

Ratchneewan Ross, Ph.D., RN, associate dean of the Ph.D. program and director of international initiatives at 5X����’s College of Nursing, will be inducted as a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing (FAAN) in October at its Transforming Health, Driving Policy Conference in Washington, D.C. The academy's more than 2,400 members, known as Fellows, include association executives; university presidents, chancellors and deans; state and federal political appointees; hospital chief executives and vice presidents of nursing; nurse consultants; and researchers and entreprene...