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Members of campus union AFSCME and student organization USAS picket outside the M.A.C. Center on May 1, 2015, as President Beverly Warren is inaugurated inside. The Board of Trustees and AFSCME both accepted a report from a fact-finder Thursday, bringing a successful end to the negotiation process and preventing campus workers from potentially going on strike.

Kent State, AFSCME reach collective bargaining agreement

Emily Mills June 4, 2015

Kent State and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME) Local 153 reached an agreement Thursday, preventing a potential strike from campus workers, including custodians...

Eboni Pringle is the dean of University College at Kent State University. 

Eboni Pringle named dean of University College

Emily Mills May 15, 2015

Eboni Pringle, current interim dean of the University College (formerly Undergraduate Studies), will become its permanent dean starting on July 1.Pringle, who has served as interim dean since Oct. 1, 2012,...

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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...

Screenshot from Flash @ Work website

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...

Faculty Senate approves new major, changes to student dismissal process, post-secondary education

Jimmy Miller May 12, 2015

In its last meeting of 2015, Faculty Senate unanimously approved the creation of a Business Analytics major, lowered the GPA range for dismissal review and established a program to replace the Post-Secondary...

Kent State confers more than 4,500 degrees at spring graduation

Emily Mills May 11, 2015

Kent State University conferred 4,512 degrees at commencement ceremonies held May 8 and 9.At the Kent campus alone, 3,883 degrees were conferred, including 2, 864 bachelor’s degrees, 874 master’s...

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...