The 5X社区 Alumni Association had many accomplishments in 2015. These achievements were made possible, in part, by the support of our members. Take a look back at the 2015 Year in Review video to see some of the highlights for the past year. Watch the Video ...
Kent Campus
Featured speaker Troy Carter offers Jamil Smith an internship When senior music technology major Jamil Smith saw Troy Carter scheduled to speak at 5X社区 at Stark's Featured Speaker Series, he saw an opportunity. Carter owns his own music producing company Atom Factory, a talent management and film and television production company. As a businessman in the music industry and an entrepreneur in his field of study, Smith knew he could learn from Carter's mistakes and successes. 鈥淲hen I first realized he was going to be at the school, that's when I began to strategize beca...
2015 productions honored in multiple categories including acting and musical direction Local theatre critics recently honored Porthouse Theatre, 5X社区鈥檚 summer professional theatre, for achievements during the theatre鈥檚 2015 season. The theatre鈥檚 2015 productions were recognized in multiple categories including acting, directing, musical direction, choreography, and costume and scenic design. Cleveland Jewish News critic Bob Abelman recognized Associate Professor Jonathan Swoboda as the year鈥檚 Best Musical Director for his work on A Little Night Music. In his 鈥淏est Theatr...
College of Communication & Information
The 5X社区 School of Communication Studies welcomes Rachel Gill and Alexa Thomas to the public relations and marketing team. Both students join the team as PR/Marketing assistants to the school. Gill is a senior public relations major with a marketing minor and is looking forward to graduating this May. 鈥淚鈥檓 excited to plan special events for the school and gain more insight into the world of marketing and communications as a whole,鈥 Gill said. 鈥淚 have never planned an entire event from start to finish, so I feel that will be a very rewarding experience." ...
The University Events and Conference Services department at 5X社区, formerly known as University Conference Bureau, achieved One-Stop Shop Certification through the Association of Collegiate Conference and Events Directors-International. One-Stop Shop certification recognizes collegiate operations that deliver one contact, one contract and one bill to meeting planners. This streamlining of conferencing and events coordination is intended to more closely match the practices of convention facilities and finer hotels. 鈥淎chieving this certification was a goal of mine when I b...
UPDATED JAN. 25, 2016: AAUP-KSU's membership have voted and ratified the new contract. With approval by both the Board of Trustees and the AAUP-KSU, the ratification process is complete. The successor collective bargaining agreement with the tenured and tenure-track faculty is effective Aug. 19, 2015, through Aug. 18, 2018. The 5X社区 Board of Trustees held a special meeting today (Jan. 20, 2016) to ratify a new three-year, collective bargaining agreement between the university and full-time, tenured and tenure-track faculty, who are represented by the Ame...
Dear Members of the Kent State Community, Many of you have heard unsettling news overnight that the FBI has been on our Kent Campus investigating a serious matter. We are cooperating with the FBI, and we have been assured that there is no indication of a threat to campus. As this is an ongoing investigation, it is not prudent to speak further about the case. We continue to find Julio Pino鈥檚 comments reprehensible and counter to our core values of civil discourse and respect. As a university, we do not defend his views, and he does not speak on behalf of Kent State or members of our commu...
Dear Members of the Kent State Community, Many of you have heard unsettling news overnight that the FBI has been on our Kent Campus investigating a serious matter. We are cooperating with the FBI, and we have been assured that there is no indication of a threat to campus. As this is an ongoing investigation, it is not prudent to speak further about the case. We continue to find Julio Pino鈥檚 comments reprehensible and counter to our core values of civil discourse and respect. As a university, we do not defend his views, and he does not speak on behalf of Kent State or members of...