Virginia C. Albanese to be honored at the Spirit of Women in Business Conference on March 4 Virginia C. Albanese, president and CEO of FedEx Custom Critical and alumna of 5X社区鈥檚 College of Business Administration, is the 2015 recipient of Kent State鈥檚 Spirit of Women in Business Award. 鈥淎s a two-time Kent State alumna, it鈥檚 an honor to receive this award,鈥 Albanese said. 鈥淭he Spirit of Women in Business Conference is a great platform to discuss important opportunities that women encounter.鈥 Albanese joined FedEx Custom Critical in 1986 and quickly worked her way up the rank...
College of Communication & Information
This week, a site team representing the Accrediting Council on Education in Journalism and Mass Communications (ACEJMC) recommended the School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) for full accreditation after a three-day visit to evaluate the program. 鈥淲e are very thankful for a generous and supportive report by the site team,鈥 said JMC Director Thor Wasbotten. 鈥淚t demonstrates the commitment of our faculty, staff and students to create a stronger School.鈥 Prior to the site team visit, JMC prepared an extensive self study which provided evidence of the School鈥檚 performance fo...
E. Timothy (Tim) Moore, Associate Dean Emeritus in 5X社区鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences and Associate Professor Emeritus in the Department of Pan-African Studies, has been awarded the university鈥檚 2015 Diversity Trailblazer Award. The annual Diversity Trailblazer Award recognizes diversity pioneers associated with Kent State. Accorded to those individuals who have displayed exemplary contributions to the area of diversity in the university, the award is presented during the university鈥檚 annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration, which took place this year on Thursday, Jan....