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Familiar Face Michael Pfahl Associate General Counsel Office of General Counsel Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Serve as an attorney for the University in legal matters WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: May 2006 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: N/A likes most about kent state university: I went here as a student, so it’s an honor to be able to work with the university community to help advance our mission to improving the education and lives of our students and employees. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: The University is...

Familiar Face Erica Eckert Assistant Dean for Assessment and Accreditation and Assistant Professor Education Health and Human Services Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Collaborating with faculty and staff on assessment and accreditation projects, teaching courses in Higher Education Administration and Evaluation and Measurement, and evangelizing the virtues of assessment for demonstrating continuous improvement. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: June 2012 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: University of Akron likes most about kent state university: ...

Dynamic duo. Jasmine Long and Sharon Ware grew up in different neighborhoods, but their connection transcends residential blocks. Broken barriers now build the dreams to change their communities for the better.  Ms. Long hailed from the southeast side of Canton; Ms. Ware called Massillon home. But, the obstacles to accessible health care were the same. Today, they are medical students ready to change it. “Growing up, I watched as family members struggled daily with untreated health issues,” Ms. Long said. “Life could have been so much better for them, had they had access to the c...

����Vlog�ƽ�� Geauga Campus is being recognized as the 2019 recipient of the Geauga Growth Partnership’s (GGP) Frank Samuel Distinguished Service Award for “relentless determination, diligence and dedication” and for making “significant contributions to enhance the value, quality, effectiveness, and stature of the Geauga Growth Partnership.”  Named for GGP’s founding president, this annual award recognizes prolonged service and outstanding achievement by a GGP member or organization which embodies the following: Demonstrated community service and support, both p...

Several ����Vlog�ƽ�� departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of ����Vlog�ƽ�� students, faculty and staff with mental illness. Create Awareness is a collaborative effort between the College of Public Health Center for Public Policy and Health’s Division of Mental Health and Substance Use, School of Art, University Libraries and Student Accessibility Services. It is part of the on-campus initiative Talk On, an online resource funded throug...

Several ����Vlog�ƽ�� departments have come together to produce Create Awareness, an art exhibit located on the first floor of the University Library that focuses on using art to depict the personal experiences of ����Vlog�ƽ�� students, faculty and staff with mental illness. Create Awareness is a collaborative effort between the College of Public Health Center for Public Policy and Health’s Division of Mental Health and Substance Use, School of Art, University Libraries and Student Accessibility Services. It is part of the on-campus initiative Talk On, an online resource funded throug...

All faculty and staff are encouraged to join the Employee Wellness community on Facebook. To join this ����Vlog�ƽ�� Facebook community use contact "Kim" with password "Wellness Your Way." Everyone who joins by April 15 will be entered to win a prize drawing for a variety of gift cards and Employee Wellness swag. ...

Professor Kaplan Elected President of American Association of Geographers David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Geography in the College of Arts and Sciences at ����Vlog�ƽ��, has been elected president of the American Association of Geographers (AAG), the premier academic and professional geography organization in the United States, for 2019-20. “It is a huge honor for me to lead the flagship organization for geography,” said Dr. Kaplan, who previously served as vice president of the association. “Not only is the American Association of Geographers the largest ...

With nearly 400 student organizations, ����Vlog�ƽ�� has plenty of options for students to find a club that fits their interests. But if students can’t find one that piques their interest, they can always create their own.   That’s what ����Vlog�ƽ�� freshmen Tara Wade and Ryan Leflar did. The pair did not hesitate to turn their passion for choreography into a student organization. “Coming to ����Vlog�ƽ��, I knew anyone could start a club,” Ms. Wade said. “I thought it would be cool to have a club of people who are choreographers so they can get more experience teaching and workin...

For the first time, ����Vlog�ƽ�� has been designated as a Voter Friendly Campus for 2019-20. The Voter Friendly Campus initiative, led by national nonpartisan organizations Campus Vote Project and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators, acknowledged ����Vlog�ƽ��’s goals to break down barriers and empower students with the information and tools they need to participate in the political process. “This recognition allows us to continue to further spotlight the importance of voting and to connect more ����Vlog�ƽ�� students in the political process so they can live live...