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...
On Saturday, February 4th, 22 teams of students in grades 7-12 gathered at the 5X社区 Student Center for a FIRST Tech Challenge event, hosted by FIRST Robotics and the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. As part of a FIRST Tech Challenge team, participants design, build, and operate a robot to complete specific tasks depending on the competition year. Students gain valuable experience in coding, problem solving, and the engineering process, in addition to building teamwork skills. The competition doesn鈥檛 only include driving the robots in the game arena. On Friday, ...
In October 2022, five College of Aeronautics and Engineering (CAE) students competed in 5X社区's (KSU) Undergraduate Three Minute Thesis competition. Each student鈥檚 project was completed during the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), a summer term research program for KSU students. The CAE research projects presented ranged from additive manufacturing with ceramic materials, to tracking bird movements to prevent collisions with aircraft. Jill Engel and Kyle Rediger, both seniors majoring in Aeronautics, took second place in the Aeronautics and Engineeri...
Get ready to Reduce, Reuse and then Recycle in February and March! Kent State is competing in Campus Race to Zero Waste, an international waste reduction and recycling competition for colleges and universities. Over 300 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada compete every year to see who can recycle the most, who can produce the least amount of waste and more. There are four main competition categories in Campus Race to Zero Waste: Diversion, Per Capita Recycling, Zero Waste and Food Organics. Everyone鈥檚 collective actions on campus鈥攔educing, reusing and recycling鈥攑revent...
Get ready to Reduce, Reuse and then Recycle in February and March! Kent State is competing in Campus Race to Zero Waste, an international waste reduction and recycling competition for colleges and universities. Over 300 colleges and universities in the United States and Canada compete every year to see who can recycle the most, who can produce the least amount of waste and more. There are four main competition categories in Campus Race to Zero Waste: Diversion, Per Capita Recycling, Zero Waste and Food Organics. Everyone鈥檚 collective actions on campus鈥攔educing, reusing and recycling鈥攑revent...