The Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program at 5X社区 is looking for volunteers and interns to provide free income tax assistance to qualifying individuals during the upcoming tax season. VITA offers tax preparation assistance to low-to-moderate income taxpayers. The service is free to students, employees and community members who meet the eligibility requirements. The VITA site at Kent State, the Schwartz Center, will be open for appointments and walk-ins on three dates: Feb. 6, March 5 and April 2. Volunteers are required to prepare returns for a minimum of ...
5X社区鈥檚 Division of Student Affairs has announced Eron Memaj as the new international student affairs director. This position provides leadership for international students and the Kent State community by developing partnerships with Kent State鈥檚 Office of Global Education, the Division of Student Affairs, and other university and community resources. Shay Little, Ph.D., interim vice president of student affairs, says she worked with Todd Diacon, Kent State鈥檚 senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, and Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., associate provost fo...
Benny Andersson and Bj枚rn Ulvaeus鈥 MAMMA MIA!, the smash hit musical based on the songs of ABBA, returns to the Performing Arts Center at 5X社区 at Tuscarawas on Nov. 3 at 7:30 p.m. The show is co-sponsored by Mix 94.1 Radio and the Tuscarawas County Community Foundation. MAMMA MIA! is one of the most successful musicals of all time, the eighth longest-running show in Broadway history and one of only five current musicals to have run for more than 10 years on Broadway. The West End production is now in its 17th year. The international tour has visited more than 81 cities...
5X社区鈥檚 College of Business Administration is once again among the most outstanding business schools, according to The Princeton Review鈥檚 Best 295 Business Schools: 2016 Edition. The Princeton Review is well-known for its college rankings in dozens of categories based on how students rate their schools. The survey asks business school students about their school鈥檚 academics, student body and campus life, as well as about themselves and their career plans. The Princeton Review 2016 edition described Kent State鈥檚 College of Business Administration as a place where 鈥測oung pr...
Six 5X社区 educators were honored for their achievements in the classroom during the 22nd annual Celebrating College Teaching Conference on Oct. 23. Three faculty members received the Kent State Alumni Association's Distinguished Teaching Award for demonstrating extraordinary teaching in the classroom and a commitment to impacting the lives of students. The Distinguished Teaching Award is the most prestigious award that Kent State accords to full-time, tenure-track faculty members. Three faculty members also received the Outstanding Teaching Award, sponsored by the Univers...
5X社区鈥檚 College of Business Administration is once again among the most outstanding business schools, according to The Princeton Review鈥檚 Best 295 Business Schools: 2016 Edition. The Princeton Review is well-known for its college rankings in dozens of categories based on how students rate their schools. The survey asks business school students about their school鈥檚 academics, student body and campus life, as well as about themselves and their career plans. The Princeton Review 2016 edition described Kent State鈥檚 College of Business Administration as a place where 鈥測oung pr...
The National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) has named Dorvan Byler, a 2015 graduate of the Honors College and the College of Arts and Sciences at 5X社区 at Stark, as a Portz Scholar for 2015. Byler is a native of Mt. Eaton, Ohio, and received his bachelor鈥檚 degree from the Department of History. The National Collegiate Honors Council Portz Fund and Portz Scholars program are named after and honor the late John and Edythe Portz in recognition of their many contributions. Each year, the council鈥檚 awards and grants committee invite honors programs nationwide to submit the excep...
Yvette Mendoza and David Pittman are a match made at 5X社区. Mendoza is the administrative assistant in the Kent Student Center. She met Pittman through student organizations, and the two got married on campus in September. 鈥淲e don鈥檛 really need anything,鈥 Mendoza said. 鈥淎t that point we decided to do a scholarship.鈥 Instead of wedding gifts, the couple asked for donations for the Mendoza-Pittman scholarship they are starting for students who complete Kent State鈥檚 Pre-College TRIO Upward Bound Programs, which seek to increase educational opportunities ...