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Kent State has filled two of its vacant vice president positions with one person from within the university and another the product of a search committee. President Lester Lefton named Willis Walker, the university's chief counsel, vice president for human resources. (0) comments
The Educational Policies Committee approved several proposals today, including the establishment of a new academic unit in the College of Arts and Sciences. The Department of Applied Social and Behavioral Research will house a new master's program in Applied Social and Behavioral Research. (0) comments
"Change" was the focus of President Lester Lefton's discussion on regional campuses Thursday, during his "State of the University" address. Lefton outlined a plan for regional campuses to offer more baccalaureate programs and increase cooperation with the state's community colleges. (0) comments
The Educational Policies Committee will take action on a number of items today, including a possible change in the committee to include graduate studies. (0) comments
The Rock the Vote Road Trip '08 stopped at Kent State Friday to kick off the "We the People Fest" with live music, voter registration forms and information about voting 'green.' (0) comments
The honor of Homecoming King and Queen is much more than wearing a glamorous crown and a charming smile. When searching for the perfect court, candidates are quizzed with Kent State trivia and asked a series of questions about themselves. (0) comments
The costume for Indiana Jones hangs on display at the Smithsonian in Washington D.C. Meanwhile, its creator, Deborah Landis, passed on her years of experience in film costume design to Kent State students. (1) comment
The site of the rubber recycling facility that burned three weeks ago is not a threat to nearby residents or the environment, according to the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. An estimated 350,000 pounds of rubber burned at the Puritan Systems, Inc. plant near Interstate Highway 76 in Brimfield.
WATCH a video about the fire at the Puritan Systems, Inc. plant.
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When most of the city lost power during the wind storm this September, Kent State did not, thanks to its campus power plant. (0) comments
The Kent State Anti-War Committee will protest today to remind students about the wars - and that they have a voice. (16) comments
Talks of a planning grant and design message for the May 4 visitors' center are progressing, said associate provost Laura Davis. Davis and Carole Barbato, professor of communication studies at Kent State East Liverpool Campus, went to Washington D.C. in mid-September to meet with design firm Gallagher & Associates and the National Endowment for the Humanities about the visitors center. (0) comments
• Math tutoring When: 1-4 p.m. Where: Women's Resource Center • Anti-War protest When: 4-5:30 p.m. Where: Risman Plaza • Movie: "Born into Brothels" When: 5 p.m. Where: Merrill Hall Room 107 • Rosh Hashanah Service When: 7-10 p.m. (0) comments
Michele Norris, host of NPR's newsmagazine "All Things Considered," will speak at 7:30 p.m. in the Timken Great Hall, located in the Kent State Stark Professional Education and Conference Center. (0) comments
Celebration of the Jewish New Year will begin tonight and end Wednesday morning. It will kick off the 10-day period known as the High Holiday, which starts with Rosh Hashanah and ends with Yom Kippur. The High Holiday is meant to elicit personal reflection and growth for those celebrating it. (0) comments
Students can learn about commonly overlooked safety issues during the Dining Services' second annual Safety Week starting today. "This is just a chance after everybody settles in to actually look at the little things that make you safer on campus," said Autumn Piller, Dining Services marketing manager. (0) comments