Familiar Face Amy Cecchetti Secretary Intercollegiate Athletics Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Secretary for men’s and women’s basketball teams WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: May 2002 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Ametek/Lamb Electric LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I really enjoy walking around campus and enjoying nature. There is always something wonderful to see during every season. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: I like working at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ because of the students and student-athletes who I have the pri...
New Face Johanna Slivinske Counseling Specialist Student Services Ashtabula Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: As a counseling specialist, I provide counseling services to students attending ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ at Ashtabula. I also conduct workshops and presentations regarding wellness and mental health to students, faculty and staff. An important part of this position is serving on university and community committees and coalitions. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: January 2018 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I previously was a mental health therapis...
Sophomores from Akron Public Schools’ Firestone Community Learning Center spent a week at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ learning about college programs and numerous potential careers. ...
ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is honoring our nation’s service members by hosting a military-exclusive hospitality chalet for veterans, service members and their families during the World Golf Championships-Bridgestone Invitational at Firestone Country Club in Akron on Aug. 1-5. For the fourth consecutive year, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ is presenting Birdies for the Brave® Patriots’ Outpost, located adjacent to the 14th green at Firestone Country Club. The Outpost will be open from Aug. 2-5 from 10 a.m. until the end of play each day. Military outreach activities will culminate with a milit...
This year during Homecoming weekend, ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ will recognize the achievements of individuals, organizations and businesses that support diversity, equity and inclusion during the annual Diversity and Scholarship Celebration fundraiser. The fundraiser will be held on Saturday, Oct. 6, at 7:30 p.m. at the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Hotel and Conference Center. Proceeds from this event support the Academic Diversity Bridge Fund, which provides financial assistance to diverse students at the university. The se...
Does your office have outdated T-shirts taking up space in your storage closet? Let us turn them into reusable grocery bags for food pantries. Do you have a collection of plastic grocery bags at home (from when you forget to take your reusable bags to the store)? Let us turn them into lightweight, waterproof sleeping mats for people experiencing homelessness. Support incoming first-year students as they connect to their new community through service. The last day to donate is Friday, Aug. 17. Collection boxes are available at the Center for Undergraduate Excellence ki...
Does your office have outdated T-shirts taking up space in your storage closet? Let us turn them into reusable grocery bags for food pantries. Do you have a collection of plastic grocery bags at home (from when you forget to take your reusable bags to the store)? Let us turn them into lightweight, waterproof sleeping mats for people experiencing homelessness. Support incoming first-year students as they connect to their new community through service. The last day to donate is Friday, Aug. 17. Collection boxes are available at the Center for Undergraduate Excellen...
The Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is excited to share new staff changes for academic year 2018-2019! Natasha Curtis has been promoted to Associate Director for the DEI Education & Training Lab. If you have any training requests, please route them to Natasha@ ncurtis1@kent.edu . Additionally, Michael Daniels and Katie Mattise both received promotions to Assistant Director for the Student Multicultural Center and LGBTQ Student Center respectively; they will also assume some training responsibilities alongside Natasha Curtis. Congra...
A group of high school sophomores from Firestone Community Learning Center in Akron spent a week at ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ exploring university programs and learning more about college and careers. The program is part of ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s new partnership with Akron Public Schools, in which three new college and career academies at Firestone High School will bear ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ’s name. The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Academy of Design, the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Academy of Performing Arts, and the ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Academy of Advanced Technology and Comprehensive Engineering will open at Firestone in 2019....
The ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ Museum announces the appointment of Sarah J. Rogers as its new director. Ms. Rogers has been active in the arts and nonprofit arena for more than 25 years in a variety of roles, which include curating, museum management, fundraising, communications and marketing, donor relations and community engagement. Ms. Rogers comes to ÌÇÐÄVlogÆƽâ°æ from the Columbus Museum of Art where she has served as executive deputy director since 2012. While her main charge was to oversee the museum’s communications and development departments and the management of the Museum Sto...