Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at 5X社区鈥檚 Liquid Crystal Institute庐, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have published a research article in the March 17 issue of Nature that could lead to a variety of breakthrough device applications and other industrial opportunities. The publication is the result of close collaboration between Li鈥檚 team and his long-term collaborator Timothy J. Bunning, Ph.D., chief scientist of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Oh...
Work in Progress: Start forming elevator #2 (south). Grade beam and pile caps along column line #17 between A and G is in progress. Pile caps for elevator #2 are complete. Installing pile caps for Stair #3. Looking forward: Steel erection sequence #1 will begin on Monday, April 18th. Start forming stair #3 and be ready for first pour on April 22nd. Continue with retaining wall to column line B-17. ...
Familiar Face Lucy Atkinson Administrative Secretary Department of Recreational Services Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I am an assistant for the director of recreational services, assisting with HR, events, meetings and current projects in the works. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 1989 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Hallrich Inc. -- I handled HR, payroll, unemployment and worker鈥檚 compensation for many Pizza Huts in Northeast Ohio. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I have made great friends here at Kent State that will last a lifetime! I love ...
New Face Casey Cegles Deputy Athletic Director Intercollegiate Athletics Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I oversee external operations, as well as oversight for football and men鈥檚 and women鈥檚 basketball. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Old Dominion University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The great people! ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: The great leadership and vision of Joel Nielsen and Dr. Warren. There are many exciting times ahead and it鈥檚 a great time to be at Kent ...
Jon Harper, 73, of Kent, Ohio, passed away on April 10, 2016, at Stow Glen Retirement Center where he has lived for the past three years. He is survived by his loving wife of 34 years, Patricia Holm Harper and dear son, Jonathan Evan Harper of Columbus. Born on March 18, 1943, as Jon Franklin Drake to Franklin John Drake of Greece and Elizabeth Diane Demetroupoulis of Chicago, Illinois, Jon was adopted when he was 13 by Donavan Harper, the stepfather he grew to dearly love and from whom he learned so much.
On Saturday, May 7, Greater Akron's Humane Society, Pawsibilities (which serves Summit County), is hosting an event for you and your pet! From 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at Springfield Lake Park (2491 Canfield Rd., Akron, Ohio 44312).
5X社区 was awarded nearly $1 million in grant funds from the Ohio General Assembly to allow universities to develop programs and courses that support teachers interested in obtaining the qualifications needed to teach postsecondary courses. The College Credit Plus grants from the Ohio Department of Education and the Ohio Department of Higher Education provide eligible high school students the opportunity to earn credit from any public Ohio college or university and participating private colleges and universities, while also earning high school credit for the same class. Ke...
鈥淟egal Briefs鈥 appears in e-Inside to keep faculty and staff informed of legal issues and their implications. An archive of past Legal Briefs is available online. With the presidential election and general election less than six months away, there will be many opportunities for 5X社区 to participate in election-related activities. This could take the form of class assignments, debates, candidate appearances and political ads. While university-sponsored political activities are permitted on any Kent State campus, there are guidelines that must be followed. Please revie...
Online faculty/staff parking permit renewals will be available now through May 13. After May 13, permits can be purchased in person in the Parking Services office located in Schwartz Center, Room 123. For permit renewal assistance or for additional information, contact Parking Services at 330-672-4432 or by email at parking@kent.edu. Renew your faculty/staff parking permit here: http://solutions.kent.edu/parkingservices/Login.aspx?LoginType=STAF (Copy and paste this link in your browser if you are unable to click to open). Please disregard this message if you have already renewed...
New platform allows for higher education dialogue around diversity issues A key focus of 5X社区鈥檚 strategic vision is creating and sustaining an inclusive environment. Trends in Diversity, a new Kent State initiative, provides a home for dialogue about diversity issues, including but not limited to race, ethnicity, class, economics, gender, and sexual identity and expression. Trends in Diversity is a new online, open-access journal examining how institutions are improving their diversity across campus, and it is currently looking for submissions from faculty, staff members...