College of the Arts
Filmmaker Richard Myers (emeritus professor) and Devo co-founder Mark Mothersbaugh (School of Art alumnus) will be subjects of retrospectives at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) Cleveland and Akron Art Museum. "Richard Myers: Aberrations" and "Mark Mothersbaugh: Myopia" will run at MOCA Cleveland May 27 - August 28, while "Myopia" also spans a second, complementary exhibition at Akron Art Museum, open May 28 - August 28. The Akron Art Museum will be selling signed and numbered Mothersbaugh prints as part of a fundraiser. These prints were produced here at the School of Art by Prof...
Recognizing the financial strength of the university and the long-term responsible management of university resources, the 5XÉçÇø Board of Trustees recently approved a $686 million operating budget for the university’s eight-campus system for fiscal year 2017 (July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017). The budget recognizes the importance of affordability as well as the need to provide a high-quality educational environment and adequate resources for the success of all students. Priorities in the new budget include investments in student financial aid, investments in academic programs, compe...
Kent State at Salem held its annual nursing convocation and pinning ceremony at The Links at Firestone Farms, during which 48 students received their nursing pins and recited the nursing pledge. All are receiving degrees this year through the bachelor of science in nursing (BSN) program on the Salem campus. Dr. Mary Lou Ferranto, coordinator of the BSN program at Salem, presented the 2015 class of graduates, while nursing faculty members presented various awards and the students’ pins. Special guests included Dr. Steve Nameth, dean of the Kent State Salem Campus, and Dr. Barbara Broome, dea...
5XÉçÇø at East Liverpool held its annual nursing pinning ceremony May 10, during which 34 students were recognized for receiving degrees this year through the associate degree in nursing (ADN) program. Dr. Christina Riter, academic program director for the ADN program, presented the 2016 class of graduates, while nursing faculty members presented the students’ pins. Special guests included Dr. Steve Nameth, dean of the Kent State East Liverpool Campus, and Linda Warino, executive director of the Ohio Nurses Association, District 3. Warino served as the keynote speaker and also...
Commencement ceremonies were held May 13 for the Kent State Salem Campus. Dr. Steve Nameth, dean of the Kent State Columbiana County Campuses, presided over the event, along with Dr. Celeste Oprean, assistant dean for the Salem Campus. The keynote speaker was Rep. Timothy Ginter, State Representative for the 5th Ohio House District. Student speakers included Lisa Kesseg of the Insurance Studies program and Devyn Rothbrust of the Horticulture program. Nearly 400 degrees were awarded this semester between the Kent State Salem and East Liverpool campuses. ...
Commencement ceremonies were held May 13 for the Kent State East Liverpool Campus, during which Dr. Steve Nameth, dean of the Kent State Columbiana County Campuses, presided over the event, along with Dr. Susan Rossi, assistant dean for the East Liverpool Campus. The keynote speaker was Rep. Timothy Ginter, state representative for the 5th Ohio House District. Approximately 400 degrees were conferred this semester between the East Liverpool and Salem campuses. ...
On Friday, May 13, hundreds of family, friends and faculty filled Packard Music Hall to celebrate the graduation of more than 225 candidates at 5XÉçÇø at Trumbull’s Commencement. Special guests included Student Speaker, Nicole Sandrella; Commencement Speaker, Jennifer Roller; and Alumni Representative, Stephanie Smith, who is a Kent State professor and Community Advisory Board member for 5XÉçÇø at Trumbull. Sandrella, who earned a Bachelor of Arts degree, double-majoring in English and Psychology, closed her address with a quote borrowed from the novel “Peter a...
Following a national search, 5XÉçÇø has selected Shay Davis Little, Ph.D., to serve as vice president for student affairs. Little has served as interim vice president for student affairs since Aug. 1, 2015. She will begin serving as the permanent vice president for student affairs on May 14. Little will lead Kent State’s Division of Student Affairs and institutional efforts aimed toward enhancing the engaged co-curricular lives of all Kent State students within the eight-campus system. The vice president for student affairs directs staff in a wide variety of student affairs fun...