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Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs to split into two separate divisions

Emily Mills May 15, 2015

The Division of Enrollment Management and Student Affairs, an entity that oversees student life at Kent State, will split into the Office of Enrollment Management and the Division of Student Affairs on...

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KSU grad found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2013 fatal turnpike crash

Emily Mills May 15, 2015

A Kent State graduate was found not guilty by reason of insanity in the 2013 aggravated vehicular homicide deaths of an elderly couple in Toledo.Andrew Gans, 26, of Kent, was traveling at average speeds...

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New interim dean of EHHS announced

Emily Mills May 13, 2015

Mark Kretovics, an associate professor of higher education administration and student personnel, will become the interim dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services starting July 1.Kretovics...

Phones throughout Kent State's campus will be enabled to display text alerts on their screens during campus emergencies. Phones with this capability will be labeled with a red sticker that says "MNS," which stands for Mass Notification System.

KSU police department to test emergency notification system Wednesday

Emily Mills May 12, 2015

The Kent State Police Department will test the University Mass Notification System between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Wednesday night.Jeff Futo, Kent State police officer and emergency and safety specialist, said...

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Career Services launches new employment database

Emily Mills May 12, 2015

Career Services launched a new employment database Monday titled Flash @ Work that will replace the existing Experience Job and Internship Board for students to apply for jobs and internships.Career Services...

Petition for no-confidence vote against provost introduced at Faculty Senate

Emily Mills May 12, 2015

A Kent State professor introduced a petition at Monday’s Faculty Senate meeting calling for a vote of no confidence against Provost Todd Diacon.The petition was created in response to Diacon’s vote...

People gather in the University Bookstore in the Student Center for their "Spring Blowout Sale" on Wednesday, May 6, 2015. The bookstore closed Saturday, May 9, and will reopen Monday, May 18.

Kent State bookstore closed this week

Emily Mills May 11, 2015

The Kent State bookstore will be closed this week as it transitions textbook vendors from Follett Higher Education Group to Barnes and Noble College.All eight Kent State campuses will use Barnes and Noble...

Rec center to close May 9-May 17 for cleaning, addition of new equipment

Emily Mills May 8, 2015

The Student Recreation and Wellness Center (SRWC) will be closed from May 9 to May 17 for its annual facility shutdown.    Associate director Kim Rufra said the center will be replacing all of its...

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Black influence in pop culture

Ashlyne Wilson February 3, 2015

Imagine yourself in a meeting with your boss and several coworkers, where you all are bouncing ideas off one another to find a solution for a specific problem in the company. You stay quiet and think up...

Professor Dale Richards presents audio projects produced by his class during his College Writing I class, Dec. 3, 2014.

A good class to B in

Emily Mills December 3, 2014

Junior integrated language arts major Abbi Wright took College Writing I with English professor Katherine Orr in Spring 2012.The class was one of the best she’s taken at Kent State and also one of the...

Black United Students rally campus in protest of Ferguson decision

Emily Mills November 25, 2014

Four-and-a-half minutes of silence blanketed the HUB this afternoon to symbolize the four-and-a-half hours 18-year-old Michael Brown’s body laid in the street after he was shot by officer Darren...

Smoke-Free Campus?

Emily Mills November 23, 2014

Junior environmental conservation biology major Sean Nichols and junior German/French translation major Kyle Darrah smoke outside the Student Center on Friday, Nov. 21, 2014. Nichols said Kent State becoming...

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