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June 30,2008
Biotech training gets $2M boost (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
Kent State University has received a $2 million grant from the Ohio Innovation Partnership to head up an initiative to train people for biomedical and biotechnology jobs. The grant will provide scholarships for students at Kent State, Stark State College of Technology and Cuyahoga, Lakeland and Lorain County community colleges.
Some last-minute college financial aid available (Leader Telegram - Eau Claire, WI)
Lester Lefton, president of Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, strongly advocates doing whatever it takes to get a college education and a degree from the highest-quality institution affordable. But he says people have to think realistically about the debt load and the time it will take to pay it.
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Options can ease college-aid panic (Charleston Post Courier - Charleston, SC)
Last-minute options for college aid available (PhillyBurb.com - Philadelphia, PA)
Last-minute options can lessen college aid panic (Lower Hudson Journal News - White Plains, NY)
Financial aid can still be found (Connecticut Post - Bridgeport, CT)
Eleventh-hour efforts could pay off in college aid search (Austin American Statesmen - Austin, TX)
Options can ease college-aid panic (Post and Courier - Charleston, SC)
College aid available late in the game (Dispatch - Columbus, OH)
Art notes - June 30 (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
Si's reward — On June 21, Kent State University dedicated an Evan Lewis kinetic sculpture on the lawn of its alumni center. Given by Canton artist Sandi Knell Tamny in memory of her late husband, the widely respected engineer, Simon Tamny, the sculpture was commissioned in 1996 by Tamny, who tracked down Lewis, the sculptor who created the kinetic pieces featured in the 1996 movie, Twister. Tamny said the work, which is activated by the wind, is ''emblematic of Simon's energy and outlook on life.''
Colian named Dem of the Year (Salem News.net - Salem, OH)
He was largely instrumental in obtaining the Kent State University Salem Campus on state Route 45 for Salem in the late 1960s.
EBSCO Publishing Introduces EBSCOhost® 2.0 (PR-USA.net)
EBSCO Publishing, one of the leading providers of online research databases, is introducing the next generation of its popular EBSCOhost® user interface, EBSCOhost 2.0 (www.ebscohost.com/2.0) -- offering a clean new look and feel. Gorrell says the design team worked with a range of users and test groups to refine their ideas. "From 'guerilla usability tests,' where we pulled college students aside in Campus Centers to formal observations like the ones done at Kent State University's School of Library and Information Science's (SLIS) ScanPath Usability Lab. At Kent State, we were able to test and collect data on user expectations and preferences for search, as well as how users digest the wide array of information that EBSCOhost has to offer."
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EBSCO Publishing Introduces EBSCOhost® 2.0 (eMedia Wire - WA)
EBSCO Publishing Introduces EBSCOhost® 2.0 (PR Web - WA)
Don’t worry last-minute options can lessen college aid panic (Daily Record - MD)
Profiles of two new businesses (Repository - Canton, OH)
Andy Dixon and John McNamara are information technology guys, and they know a lot of other tech-savvy guys. It's the basis for the business they plan to open in August, despite the less than ideal economic conditions. Holly Bollinger of the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Kent State University Stark Campus helped the pair with their business plan and necessary corporate paperwork.
Is now a good time to start a business? (Repository - Canton, OH)
The economy is sluggish, credit is tight and energy prices are sky-high. Is it a lousy time to start a business? Some experts say it doesn't matter. "There is never a good time or a bad time," said Donald Schneck, director of the Ohio Small Business Development Center at Kent State University Stark Campus.
Calif. bill would protect teachers defending student speech (First Amendment Center.org - Internet)
A bill to protect California’s teachers from retaliation for defending student speech is making its way through the Legislature. But the University of California system says it’s unlikely to obey S.B. 1370 if it passes, according to the Center for Scholastic Journalism blog from Kent State University and insidehighered.com.
Credit crunch affecting student loans (Repository - Canton, OH)
Kent State University is in the direct loan program, in which its students directly borrow from the U.S. Department of Education, said Nina Antram, a financial aid officer for the school's Stark campus. So Kent students haven't been affected by the woes afflicting private lenders.
Stark faring better than many in these economic times (Repository - Canton, OH)
Some recent indicators may show that Stark County is holding up in this lousy economy better than a lot of people think. PBS 45 & 49 will change its name this fall to Western Reserve Public Media to reflect the public broadcaster's regional coverage, including Canton, Akron, Cleveland and Youngstown. Western Reserve Public Media will include the separately licensed public television stations WNEO/Alliance and WEAO/Akron. The new name will indicate its range of services — broadcast, Internet, new media and print. PBS 45 & 49 is owned and operated by Northeastern Educational Television of Ohio, a private, nonprofit corporation and consortium of Kent State University, The University of Akron and Youngstown State University.
The State Controlling Board must give final approval for the funding. (Vindicator - Youngstown, OH)
Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, located in Rootstown and in collaboration with Pathogen Systems, Inc. and Kent State University, was recommended for $3 million in funding for the Ohio-based research and commercialization of a real-time pathogen detection instrument.
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State proposes nearly $20 million for research work (Charlotte Business Journal - Charlotte, NC)
State proposes nearly $20 million for research work (Washington Business Journal - Washington D.C.)
State proposes nearly $20 million for research work (Milwaukee Business Journal - Milwaukee, WI)
State proposes nearly $20 million for research work (San Antonio Business Journal - San Antonio, TX)
NE Ohio reaps Third Frontier grants (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
State proposes nearly $20 million for research work (Phoenix Business Journal - Phoenix, AZ)
State proposes nearly $20 million for research work (Dayton Business Journal - Dayton, OH)
State proposes nearly $20 million for research work (Columbus Business First - Columbus, OH)
State proposes nearly $20 million for research work (Triangle Business Journal - NC)
State proposes nearly $20 million for research work (Bizjournal.com - NC)
NEOUCOM, KSU get bioterrorism grant (Vindicator - Youngstown, OH)
Local partnerships recommended for Third Frontier grants from state (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
Sharp Attack Unwarranted (Salem-News.com - OR)
Gene Sharp, an 80-year-old scholar of strategic nonviolent action and veteran of radical pacifist causes, is under attack by a number of foreign governments that claim that he and his small research institute are key players in a Bush administration plot against them. Some years ago, when the institute had a larger budget, one of their principal activities was to support research projects in strategic nonviolent action. Recipients included such left-leaning scholars and activists as Palestinian feminist Souad Dajani, Rutgers sociologist Kurt Schock, Israeli human rights activist Edy Kaufman, Kent State Peace Studies professor Patrick Coy, Nigerian human rights activist Uche Ewelukwa, University of Coventry professor Howard Clark, and University of Glasgow lecturer Paul Routledge, all of whom have been outspoken critics of U.S. foreign policy.
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Attacks on Gene Sharp and Albert Einstein Institution Unwarranted (Huffington Post - Huffington, NY)
Sharp Attack Unwarranted (Foreign Policy In Focus - Internet)
NE Ohio reaps Third Frontier grants-Alpha Micron (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
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Local partnerships recommended for Third Frontier grants from state (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
Could Rockland government benefit from a four-day workweek? (Lower Hudson Journal News - White Plains, NY)
Legislation has been submitted requesting Rockland County government explore the possibility of moving some staff to a four-day, 40-hour workweek. Similar plans have already been put into place in Michigan and at Kent State University in Ohio. In New York, a Suffolk County legislator last month proposed a program for the summer months, dubbed Operation Sunshine.
KSU alumna named to literacy institute (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Diane Barone, a Kent State University alumna and professor of literacy studies at the University of Nevada in Reno, has been appointed by President Bush to the advisory board of the National Literacy Institute, a federal agency that provides leadership on literacy issues such as the improvement of reading instruction for children, youth and adults.
Out and About: Porthouse Theatre: 'The arts' at its best (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
The Kent State University Museum is celebrating with Porthouse Theatre by running "The Porthouse Theatre Company" exhibition commemorating the 40th anniversary of a unique summer program that provides a select group of students, nationwide, with advanced training by experienced theater professionals. In its 40-year run, Porthouse has produced nearly 2,000 performances of 162 plays, entertaining more than 300,000 patrons to date.
PORTAGE PATHWAYS: Dueling presidents at Kent State in 1933 (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Alfred G. Yawberg is a footnote in Kent State history, whose dubious claim to fame is the shortest tenure of any of its presidents. He lasted only three days. And he never even set foot in the president's office. The Cuyahoga County educator was named to head Kent State during a tumultuous week in June 1933 that saw the ouster of his predecessor by a rump meeting of the Board of Trustees, an Ohio Senate inquiry into that action, the arrest of a trustee on a bad check charge, the ouster of the same trustee and, finally, the reinstatement of the president Yawberg was named to replace.
NEOUCOM realignment concerns some (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Gov. Ted Strickland is considering candidates to make up a new board for the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy in Rootstown, under a provision that became law when he signed the biennial capital budget earlier this week. KSU, Akron U and YSU currently each command 35 slots in the bachelor's degree/medical doctorate program. In multiple interviews, NEOUCOM President Lois Margaret Nora has welcomed the addition of CSU to the BS/MD program, contingent upon the state providing additional funding and without adversely affecting current members.
June 27, 2008
Last-minute options can lessen college aid panic (Lefton) (The Star Press - Muncie, IN)
Crunching the numbers on college costs has been a particularly grim task for parents of incoming freshmen this year. The weak economy has strained their cash resources and the nationwide mortgage crisis has made many unwilling or unable to tap home equity. On top of that, dozens of lenders have stopped issuing federally guaranteed loans because of the credit market turmoil. Lester Lefton, president of Kent State University and also a psychologist, strongly advocates doing whatever it takes to get a college education and a degree from the highest-quality institution affordable. But he says people have to think realistically about the debt load and the time it will take to pay it.
'Guru' distorts, Hindus say (Bhardwaj) (Dispatch - Columbus, OH)
Now, the latest character to test the good humor of Indian-Americans is Mike Myers' The Love Guru, a narcissistic, sucker-punching spiritual leader whose goals in life are to meet girls and appear on Oprah. The film opened June 20 in theaters nationwide. "The guru tradition is so much of a core tradition of Hinduism that this movie tends to denigrate it so the core of Hinduism is being attacked," said Surinder Bhardwaj, a professor emeritus at Kent State University.
$6.7 million goes to KSU, NEOUCOM Money to be used to develop pathogen detection system (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Researchers from the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy and Kent State University have been awarded $6.7 million by the state and other sources to develop, manufacture and commercialize a real-time pathogen detection system with applications in water quality testing, medical diagnosis and homeland security initiatives. A group of NEOUCOM staff, including principal investigator Gary Niehaus, went to Columbus to accept the grant Thursday. An associate professor of physiology at NEOUCOM, Niehaus said the technology was invented by himself and his NEOUCOM and KSU research colleagues nearly a decade ago.
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NEOUCOM, KSU get bioterrorism grant (Vindicator - Youngstown, OH)
$250,000 to Fund Upward Bound project (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown announced Thursday his office obtained $250,000 in U.S. Department of Education funds to help continue the work of the Upward Bound programs at Kent State University, and an additional nearly $300,000 for the same programs operated by the University of Akron.
Colleges discuss economic value (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Three speakers from Kent State University, the Cleveland Institute of Art and Cleveland Institute of Music touted their institutions’ economic value to the region at the recent quarterly meeting of The Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education. John Crawford, associate dean in KSU’s College of the Arts, discussed the KSU School of Fashion Design and Merchandising’s role in Fashion Week Cleveland, an event at which 400 people — including KSU students and alumni — demonstrated the fashion talent in Northeastern Ohio.
KSU, Hiram College get funding in announcement (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
State education and development officials announced on Thursday a number of multi-million dollar initiatives for Kent State University and Hiram College, including scholarships, strategic scientific programs and innovative economic development projects. KSU is the lead institution on a $2 million Choose Ohio First Scholarship program designed to train Northeastern Ohio’s future biomedical and biotechnology workforce.
June 26, 2008
Kent State Student Broadcasts Look Polished and Professional Thanks to Orad SmartSet (Broadcast Newsroom)
Orad Hi-Tec Systems Limited (Symbol: OHT), a leading provider of virtual sets, on-air graphics systems, and sports production and enhancement solutions for the global broadcast market, today announced that Kent State University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Office of Student Media have implemented the company's SmartSet 3-D virtual set system as a key component of a new HD facility for TV2, its student-operated broadcaster.
Takaezu works donated to KSU Exhibit runs through Oct. 24 (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
American ceramic artist Toshiko Takaezu has donated some of her work to the permanent art collection at Kent State University. Collected worldwide, Takaezu has donated 11 of her artworks in honor of the contributions made by Kirk Mangus, KSU professor of art and ceramics, and his wife, Eva Kwong, to the ceramics program at the KSU's School of Art.
Liquid crystal panels show promise as greenhouse material (WKSU - Kent, OH)
A partnership between Kent State University and the Cleveland Botanical Garden is literally bearing fruit. An experiment is pitting a conventional glass greenhouse against a greenhouse made from liquid crystal panels. And the plants inside show the liquid crystal greenhouse is performing a little better in the study's early stages.
YSU to evaluate NEOUCOM plan (Vindicator - Youngstown, OH)
The president of Youngstown State University said it may be time to take a parochial look at the university’s relationship with the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine. All of the talk about the medical school across this section of the state for the past year or so has been about collaboration and bringing an additional partner into the NEOUCOM mix that already includes YSU, the University of Akron and Kent State University.
June 25, 2008
Colleges studying ways to trim costs (Euclide) (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
Kent State University is trying to lower its gas consumption by buying several electric cars for use on the main campus, said Tom Euclide, executive director of facilities planning and operations. Electric cars, which performed well in tests on the main campus, cost about the same as gas-powered cars and will allow 60 to 100 miles per electric charge, he said. The cars likely will be purchased this summer, he said.
Adviser protection bill clears Assembly, draws fire from U of Calif. (Goodman) (Student Press Law Center - Arlington, VA)
After a bill to protect high school and college journalism advisers won overwhelming approval in the state Assembly, the University of California Board of Regents said in a letter it likely will not adopt the bill's provisions. Mark Goodman, the Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University, said he is not sure why the university thinks the speech in the given hypothetical would be protected.
NEOUCOM to add CSU, get new board Gov. Strickland approves changes to medical school (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Gov. Ted Strickland will appoint a new Board of Trustees to lead the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy, following the signing of House Bill 562 by Strickland, Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric D. Fingerhut and the Ohio General Assembly. They earn a combined bachelor of science and doctor of medicine degree in six or seven years. Current partners in the B.S./M.D. program include Kent State University, the University of Akron and Youngstown State University.
Colleges going SAT-optional Standardized tests losing value (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
A growing trend among liberal arts colleges in the United States is to drop the SAT/ACT requirement altogether over questions of fairness and accuracy and whether the tests are truly representative of a student's knowledge. Of Kent State University's eight campuses, only the regional Stark and Tuscarawas campuses are SAT and ACT optional, and then only for in-state applicants. Out-of-state applicants are still required to submit standardized test scores. "I'm aware of the trends, but we have not really had extensive conversations around it," said Robert Frank, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost at KSU.
Margaret's Notepad (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Don't be surprised to see Kent State University students stepping up to volunteer should an emergency or crisis occur in Portage County. Ann Gosky, who oversees volunteer and community service for KSU students, was among those attending a Volunteer Agency Leadership Workshop recently coordinated by the Portage County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency (HSEMA) and the Portage County Health Department.
Little show was a big seller at the Mathile (Shearer) (Dayton Daily News - Dayton, OH)
Ohio State University reported that enrollment is steady in its nationally known program. Kent State University, which is building a new performing arts complex, has seen growth for several years. Andrea Shearer, KSU's director, said the national trend is to add dance as a major. Two Midwestern universities with specialized ballet programs have seen increased numbers at auditions.
On Business: Some not-so-bright ideas by businesses (Repository - Canton, OH)
Kent State University Stark Campus continues to have and prove its value to the business community. The Canton Stark County Convention & Visitors' Bureau recently polled 10,000 online voters, and KSU's Professional Education and Conference Center in Jackson Township was chosen as the best place to host a meeting or corporate function.
Russert may be last of breed that worked to be objective, fair (Mastriacovo) (Repository - Canton, OH)
In every one of the journalism courses I took, the professors emphasized objectivity. They recognized we would have personal views, ideas and political preferences, but we were to cover everyone, friend and foe, alike. Paul A. Mastriacovo of Jackson Township is a faculty member in the Department of Justice Studies at the main campus of Kent State University.
What’s in a name? A lot, apparently (Times Daily - Florence, AL)
The article, “The Mussels of Muscle Shoals,” was interesting. But the reason McGregor sent it to me is because of a short sidebar called “Mussel or Muscle?” that peers into the two spellings. The article also mentions comments from Kent State University in Ohio biologist Ralph W. Dexter, who said in 1961 that “the spelling of ‘muscle’ in reference to bivalve mollusks was common in the Alabama-Tennessee region in early times.” Dexter continues, “in general, use of the spelling ‘muscle’ is an old and obsolete form whereas ‘mussel’ is more recent and preferred.”
York County mulls four-day workweek (Evening Sun - Hanover, PA)
Four-day workweeks are becoming a national trend because of rising gas costs for commuters. Centre and Berks counties are among governments nationwide that are considering shorter workweeks. Last month, Ohio's Kent State University offered some of its employees the option of working a compressed schedule. City Hall workers in Avondale, Ariz., also have that option, and a similar policy takes effect in Birmingham, Ala., next month.
Plans form for Valley community college (Vindicator - Youngstown, OH)
Selling the concept of education being taken to students — rather than students traveling a long distance — is vital for community colleges to exist in the Mahoning Valley, those involved say. Representatives of the Public Services Institute of Lorain Community College were here Tuesday to brief city officials about ongoing efforts. The plan calls for the use of facilities at Youngstown State University, the three Kent State University branch campuses in Trumbull and Columbiana counties, high school technical and career centers in the three counties, and Choffin Career and Technical Center in Youngstown.
Changes in store for Wick Park (Vindicator - Youngstown, OH)
If you’ve been to Wick Park lately, you likely have noticed the freshly planted and mulched rows of flowers near each of the park’s four corners. Other ideas from the March 15 meeting were revisited, such as lifting restrictions regarding vendors, creating a dog park and adding programs for all seasons, noted Terry Schwarz of Kent State University‘s Urban Design Center of Northeast Ohio, who moderated the session.
June 24, 2008
Study cites reasons why people delay total knee replacement surgery (Jacobson) (Ortho Supersite - NJ)
Findings from a recent study unveil the reasons why people may initially choose to delay but ultimately undergo total knee replacement surgery, underscoring the need for better patient education before and after surgery, investigators said. The researchers said many patients have to work through a four-stage process of accepting the fact that they have knee pain and/or disability and overcoming their fear about surgery and the inevitable recovery process. "These patients' perspectives have rarely been the topic of research, yet numerous existing studies of total joint replacement of the hip or knee indicate that eligible patients delay or decline the procedure for reasons that haven't been well understood," said Ann F. Jacobson, PhD, RN, associate professor of nursing at Kent State University, in a news release.
York County mulls shorter, four-day workweeks (York Daily Record - York, PA)
Four-day workweeks are becoming a national trend because of rising gas costs for commuters. Centre and Berks counties are among governments nationwide that are considering shorter workweeks. Last month, Ohio's Kent State University offered some of its employees the option of working a compressed schedule. City Hall workers in Avondale, Ariz., also have that option, and a similar policy takes effect in Birmingham, Ala., next month.
Indians offered flight training Program targeted to international students in area (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
KentState University and Premier Flight Academy, which operates out of Akron-Fulton Municipal Airport in Akron and Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, have partnered to create a non-credit flight training program specifically targeted to international students from India.
KSU offering support for cancer survivors American Cancer Society funds groups, Mamovan (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
The American Cancer Society and Kent State University are giving hope and help to cancer patients, survivors and their families by offering two new support groups in Portage County. The professionally-led groups, consisting of weekly exercise and support group sessions, offer cancer patients and others affected by the disease a chance to discuss the challenges and treatment they face. While events like the Susan G. Komen Race For the Cure get lots of notice, "we still could do better to try to make people aware" of breast cancer, said Amy Thompson, assistant professor of adult counseling, health and vocational education at KSU. "We really need some people to get in the support group to keep it going."
June 23, 2008
Hindus divided on whether to laugh or cry at 'Love Guru' (Bhardwaj) (USA Today)
First there was Apu, the stereotypical convenience store owner parodied on The Simpsons. Then there was Kumar, the brilliant stoner-slacker of the Harold and Kumar films. ... "The guru tradition is so much of a core tradition of Hinduism that this movie tends to denigrate it so the core of Hinduism is being attacked," said Surinder Bhardwaj, a professor emeritus at Kent State University.
College graduates are headed home. What can you do? (Lefton) (St. Louis Dispatch - St. Louis, MO)
They're coming home. Many parents already know this, but it's likely that after four, perhaps five or even six years of school, many college graduates — facing a tight job market, higher gasoline and food costs as well as mountains of debt — have no choice but to move home to get their financial bearings. ... Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, thinks this trend is unhealthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," said Lefton. "
Fugitive Safe Surrender program works; KSU study tells why (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
Casey Hennacy went to the House of the Lord Church in Akron last year looking for repentance. But the mercy she sought was from the law, not the Lord. The 20-year-old woman was five months pregnant and didn't want to give birth behind bars only to have the baby taken away. She was wanted on three felony drug and theft warrants. ... A new study by Kent State University researchers sheds light on what led Hennacy and other former fugitives to stop running.
Convince yourself to rein in spending (Roxburgh) (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
It seems like the best way to jump into this financial challenge of ours (see Page A1 today) is to get our minds around the ultimate goal — managing our money. ... ''Throw away the catalogs that come in the mail. Don't watch TV shows that focus on fixing up your house,'' suggests Kent State University Associate Professor of Sociology Susan Roxburgh, a specialist in work, family and mental health. ''All of these things give us opportunity to focus on what we don't have. Looking in the catalog generates needs you didn't even know you had. That's the purpose of it.
June 20, 2008
'Love Guru' stereotype upsets Hindu activists (Bhardwaj) (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
Now the latest character to test the good humor of Indian-Americans is Mike Myers' "The Love Guru," a narcissistic, sucker-punching spiritual leader whose goals in life are to meet girls and appear on "Oprah." The film opens today in area theaters.The Hindu community in Northeast Ohio is growing along with Indian immigration. About 4,000 Hindus live in Northeast Ohio, an increase of about 1,500 Hindus since 1980, according to Surinder Bhardwaj, a professor emeritus at Kent State University.
KSU arrangement creates link to China (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
Kent State University has signed memorandums of understanding with seven Chinese universities. The agreements call for Kent State and its Chinese partners to recruit Chinese students and faculty to Kent State's doctorate programs; create master's programs with courses taken in both Kent and China; and to develop undergraduate degree programs that allow students to combine courses taken in China with those at Kent State, among other goals.
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KSU partners with Chinese universities (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Heat wave heralds summer (Daily Press - Victorville, CA)
Summer starts Friday evening but a heat wave brought a rude awakening to the season Thursday with temperatures rising above 100 degrees throughout the Inland Empire. Age makes a person more vulnerable to heat whether they feel old or not. A recent study by Kent State University of people older than 65 showed only half of respondents aware of extreme heat advisory took any precautions.
Talent abundant in Porthouse’s ‘Anything Goes’ (West Side Leader - Akron, OH)
Porthouse Theatre is celebrating its 40th anniversary this summer. The beautiful theater on the Blossom Music Center campus is supervised by theater faculty from Kent State University. Porthouse has started the summer-long birthday party with “Anything Goes,” which will be on stage through June 28.
June 19, 2008
PETA Goes After Kent State's Live Mascot (US News and World Report - Washington, D.C.)
PETA has scolded Kent State University for its new live mascot, Flash, a golden eagle contracted from an animal rescue and rehabilitation nonprofit for use at sporting events, the Daily Kent Stater reports. "Forcing a wild bird into a gymnasium is terrorizing to the animal," said a representative of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. "It is totally unnatural for the bird."
Fingerhut wants to bridge gap between high school, college (Repository - Canton, OH)
The bridge between high school and college hasn't been so easy to cross for many students in Ohio. One of the goals of the University System of Ohio's 10-Year Plan for Higher Education is to make that bridge easier to traverse. Institutes of higher education and in Ohio have been perceived as bad partners, said Eric Fingerhut, chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, during a forum Wednesday at KentState Stark University Campus.
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Doors opening for Ohio students (The Independent - Massillon, OH)
Canton's churches should use collective might to fight gangs (Senfton) (Repository - Canton, OH)
It was a day for this community to be impressed. This was the first of two community forums planned by a squadron of Canton teens who believe the city's improvement will have to start with them. Many enlightened observations came out of this first event, and a fall forum promises even bigger things. Rick Senften teaches journalism at Kent State University and lives in Canton.
Funds allocated toward campus parking lot (The Review - East Liverpool, OH)
The effort to provide additional parking for college students downtown got a financial boost from the state. State Senator Jason Wilson (D-Columbiana) announced an allocation of $24,800 for renovations to the student parking lot at the East Liverpool Campus of Kent State University. According to a press release from Wilson’s office, the funding comes from the Ohio Board of Regents and will help build a dedicated parking lot for students.
School cafeteria gets state nod for nutrition (Times Reporter - New Philadelphia, OH)
Fifteen students already are enrolled in the program from various home schools and will participate in a half-day lab and half-day session at their home schools. The lab, based at the Tuscarawas Campus of Kent State University at New Philadelphia, will allow students to observe classes at every grade level as well as intervention and special education classes. It also will dovetail with the opportunity for post-secondary classes at Kent-Tuscarawas, but the program is under Buckeye’s administration.
Clutter family makes donation to KSUA Health and Science Building (Star Beacon - Ashtabula, OH)
The president of one of Ashtabula County’s fastest growing manufacturing companies will invest in the growth at Kent State University Ashtabula. Ronald Clutter, president of Nordic Air Inc., his wife Tracy and their family have made a what is being described as a substantial personal contribution to the construction of the new Health and Science Building on the Campus.
June 18, 2008
Self-help (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
Cities in need of healing from the waves of foreclosures created by the subprime lending fiasco can't afford to wait for a helping hand that may never come from the federal government. It will take self-help efforts such as the one about to be launched in Cleveland that aims to stem and reverse the erosion of neighborhoods overrun with abandoned homes. Nonprofit advocacy group Neighborhood Progress Inc., the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission and community development groups from the initial six neighborhoods — Buckeye, Detroit/Shoreway, Fairfax, Glenville, Slavic Village and Tremont — all are involved in the effort. So, too, is KentState University's Urban Design Collaborative, which can use the city as a lab for exploring land use ideas that could include urban gardens, public art and other strategic uses of green space.
Schools adapt offerings to lure program hopefuls (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
In response, several area colleges and universities have developed prescriptions designed to cure a shortfall in health care workers. Among the mix of antidotes are new, accelerated and expanded programs, state-of-the-art facilities and outreach efforts to attract and better educate more people in the professions of caring for others. Here are just a few of the measures schools are taking: Registered nurse to Bachelor of Science in nursing: Various institutions around Northeast Ohio are expanding and growing programs that allow registered nurses with associate's degrees to earn four-year Bachelor of Science degrees. Kent State University, for example, has streamlined and more widely marketed its program, said Laura Dzurec, dean of the College of Nursing.
Team NEO: Starting wages in Ohio lower than reported (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
Team NEO has a message to companies eyeballing a new site in Ohio: Wages here aren't as high as they might think. The region's leading business-attraction group released a survey Monday of starting wages and benefits. The survey, done by the Office of Corporate and Community Service at KentState University's Stark Campus, also looked at paid time off and health benefits - information businesses considering the region can't find anywhere else, Team NEO officials said.
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Northeast Ohio report finds true salary costs (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
Arts, other groups receive $1,805,246 (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
The Akron Community Foundation has approved $1,805,246 in grants. Thirty Summit County programs were awarded Community Fund grants totaling $466,250. The board also approved 224 grants totaling $1,338,996 from 70 designated funds. Community Fund grants will support the following arts and culture programs: Kent State University Foundation Inc., for the Wick Poetry Center's Giving Voice program at Miller South School for the Visual and Performing Arts, $10,000.
Squirrel to light up Kent Popular image used to promote city (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
It's a bird! It's a plane! It's a ... squirrel? The black squirrel, an unofficial and quasi-underground mascot for the city of Kent, will make an appearance in the sky above downtown during the annual Kent Heritage Festival on the July Fourth weekend. Black squirrels are the official mascot of KentState University's Black Squirrel Radio station. Kent has been home to the real animals themselves, which have been a mainstay on the KSU campus and trees all over the city for nearly 50 years.
Girard looks to KSU for economic plan (Vindicator - Youngstown, OH)
Council members are looking to put an economic development plan in place for the city, and they are hoping a group from Kent State University can help in that effort. Councilmen Brian Kren, Larry Williams and Tom Seidler met with Christopher Diehl, director of the Urban Design Center at Kent State University, for a brainstorming session earlier this week.
Kent-Tusc gets recycling grant (The Times Reporter - New Philadelphia, OH)
The Tuscarawas Campus of Kent State University at New Philadelphia is one of 15 public colleges and universities across Ohio to receive part of $390,235 in grants from the Ohio Department of Natural Resources to expand recycling and waste reduction efforts.
June 17, 2008
McClatchy cuts jobs 10 percent, lays off employees at Bee, other papers (Fine) (Sacramento Bee - Sacramento, CA)
"The industry is in really dire straits," said Lauren Rich Fine, a former Merrill Lynch investment analyst who teaches at Kent State University in Ohio. "With McClatchy, you couple that with the amount of debt they took on to make the (Knight Ridder) acquisition, this is not a surprise."
KSU WKSU honored with 12 state awards (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
WKSU 89.7-FM in Kent will be recognized with 12 awards from Ohio Professional Writers Inc., the state affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women, at the organization's annual conference Saturday.
June 16, 2008
'Anything Goes' enjoyable romp; Porthouse Theatre's musical production has audience smiling (Akron Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
How many musicals are as fizzy as Champagne and feature adorable gangsters? In Cole Porter's Anything Goes, bad guys and socialites alike are put onstage for one reason: to make us smile. I couldn't stop grinning at the snappy, effervescent production that opened at Porthouse Theatre Friday night. The evening got off to a festive start. As the show's director, Terri Kent, was introducing it, Summit County Councilman Frank Communale ran down the steps of the open-air pavilion, yelling, ''Stop!'' He presented Kent with flowers and a cake celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Kent/Blossom Theatre Festival, where professional artists mentor theater students in productions at Kent State's Porthouse Theatre.
VIEWPOINT: Eight-ball in the PETA pocket (Sandusky Register - Sandusky, OH)
Get real, PETA. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has once again managed to turn a noble ideal -- that animals should not be treated cruelly for human benefit -- into a sick joke. In its usual inimitable style of shoot-first-and-ask-questions-never, the animal-rights group has set its sights on Mona Rutger and her Back to the Wild wildlife rehabilitation center near Castalia. Rutger's alleged act of cruelty was to display, for a few minutes, a bald eagle at a Kent State University athletic event.
In Stock Plan, Employees See Stacked Deck (Logue) (The New York Times - New York City, NY)
CLEWISTON, Fla. — Thousands of workers at U.S. Sugar thought they were getting a good deal when the company shelved their pension plan and gave them stock for their retirement instead. They had a heady sense of controlling their own destiny as they became the company’s biggest shareholders, Vic McCorvey, a former farm manager there, said. ... John Logue, an ESOP specialist at Kent State University, said federal law does not require worker-owners to vote on acquisition offers. But, he said, “when you’re in doubt, let the participants vote. We have kind of an innate sense in the United States that people are entitled to do what they want with the property they own.”
June 13, 2008
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June 12, 2008
Summer time brings flex time trial at Kent State (WKSU News - Kent, OH)
At the same time the state is cutting back on flexible work weeks, Kent State University is trying out four-day weeks with its maintenance staff. One big motive is to try to cut employee commute costs.
June 11, 2008
Imaging microscopic beauty (Photonics.com - Pittsfield, MA)
Liquid crystal, as used in displays and sensors, is visualized under polarized light by Karen Neill of the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University in Ohio.
Research examines factors in delaying or declining total knee replacement surgery (Biotech Business Week - Atlanta, GA)
A study led by Dr. Ann F. Jacobson, associate professor in KentState's College of Nursing, unveils the reasons why people may initially choose to postpone but ultimately undergo total knee replacement surgery and emphasizes the need for better patient education before and after the procedure.
California: Freedom of Press Not Allowed in High School (Goodman) (Infoshop News)
High school is so far from a place for free expression of any kind as to be down right scary. Imagine a country run like your old high school. I'd kind of hoped things had changed over the decades since I was in school, but apparently that isn't the case. It appears that high school administrators remain as afraid of their students "thoughts" today as they did yesterday. Mark Goodman, holder of the Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism at Kent State University, says, "I think anybody who's been involved in this issue for any length of time can tell you that there are more censorship conflicts today than at any other time."
Home rehab drive could be model (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
A multimillion-dollar effort will be launched this month or in early July to rehabilitate foreclosed properties and to reuse vacant land in six Cleveland neighborhoods that already have significant economic development projects in the works, said Chris Warren, the city of Cleveland’s chief of regional development. The city is working with nonprofit Neighborhood Progress Inc., KentState University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, the Cuyahoga County Planning Commission and community development groups from the Buckeye, Detroit/Shoreway, Fairfax, Glenville, Slavic Village and Tremont neighborhoods on the plan to redevelop those neighborhoods.
New life sciences data have been reported by scientists at Kent State University, Department of Psychology (Life Sciences - Atlanta, GA)
New life sciences data have been reported by scientists at Kent State University, Department of Psychology Research findings, 'Adolescent exposure to nicotine impairs adult serial pattern learning in rats,' are discussed in a new report. According to a study from the United States, "In the present study investigating the effects of adolescent nicotine exposure on adult serial pattern learning, adolescent rats received daily i.p. injections of either 1.0 mg/kg nicotine or saline for 5 days per week for 5 weeks beginning on postnatal day 25 (P25), then were allowed 35 days drug free. Rats then began training on P95 as adults on a 24-element serial pattern composed of eight 3-element chunks."
June 10, 2008
Extra! Extra! Running a newspaper is hard (Fine) (CNN Money.com)
Brian Tierney was pretty cocky when he and a group of investors bought the Philadelphia Inquirer and its sister, the tabloid Daily News, for $515 million two years ago. The former public relations magnate vowed to boost circulation and revenue at the papers. They now have crabby and anxious bondholders." says Lauren Rich Fine, a former Merrill Lynch newspaper industry analyst who now teaches at Kent State University. "Still the same pressure - if not worse."
Commencement 2008 (Chronicle of Higher Education)
The new-wave band Devo is probably best known for the song "Whip It" and for the members' plastic "energy dome" headware and chemical-protection suits. But for all the group's whimsy, its outlook was shaped by the Kent State University shootings of 1970. Devo began at Kent State, and the shootings led the group to remake its namesake notion — that the human race is devolving — from a satirical romp into a serious theme. This month Devo's frontman, Mark Mothersbaugh, was recognized at commencement for his "iconic and innovative contributions to the fields of music and the visual arts."
Putting on quite a display (Crains Cleveland)
Kent Displays Inc. is preparing to start a manufacturing line that people in the business of producing liquid crystal displays have “waited many, many years to see,” according to an industry expert. The Kent State University spinoff company in July plans to install a manufacturing machine that will allow it to mass produce liquid crystal displays housed in plastic.
Symphony for 1000 Drums Makes Colorado Debut, World Renown Composer Halim El-Dabh to Lead Massive Piece (El-Dabh) (Emediawire - WA)
The Colorado premiere of the Symphony for 1000 Drums will be conducted on August 22 in Fort Collins under the direction of world-renown composer Halim El-Dabh. Drummers of all styles, skill levels and ages are invited to join the sound of one thousand drums of this massive drum piece. The Symphony for 1000 Drums is on the opening day of festivities celebrating the Peace Corps and its volunteers. A Peace Corps Celebration, August 22-24, is hosted by local Returned Peace Corps Volunteers and by Beet Street, the Fort Collins Downtown Development Authority's arts and humanities initiative. At age 87, Egyptian-born El-Dabh continues to write at a frenetic pace for opera, orchestra, electronica and beyond. His music, heard every morning since 1961 at the Great Pyramids at Giza, is a synthesis of modernity and the ancient. He has collaborated with such notables as Martha Graham, John Cage and Leonard Bernstein and is a professor emeritus of Pan-African Studies at Kent State University in Ohio.
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Mount Mary College Professor Publishes Work on US Peace Movement(Coy) (Wauwatosa Now - WI)
Dr. Lynne M. Woehrle, Ph.D., associate professor of sociology at Mount Mary College and a Wauwatosa resident, has collaborated on two published academic papers and a book due out later this year. The first paper, "Discursive Legacies: The U.S. Peace Movement and 'Support the Troops'" was published in the May 2008 issue of Social Problems, a journal of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. Dr. Woehrle collaborated on the project with Patrick G. Coy, associate professor and director of the Center for Applied Conflict Management at Kent State University, Ohio, and Greg M. Maney, associate professor in the Department of Sociology at Hofstra University on Long Island, New York.
Three years later, she has knees made for dancing (Jacobson) (Herald Tribune - Sarasota, FL)
Studies of many hundreds of patients with total knee replacements show potential problems surgeons may fail to mention in advance. "What we as health professionals tell patients pre-operatively isn't always what they need to know," Dr. Ann F. Jacobson of the Kent State University College of Nursing said in an interview.
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New knees: My progress after 3 years (Berkshire Eagle - Pittsfield, MA)
Documentary looks at faith and Alcoholics Anonymous (Bhardwaj) (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
Local experts in the documentary include Victoria Sanelli of Ignatia Hall, Colleen Ryszka of Edwin Shaw Rehab, Pastor George Murphy of St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Akron, Mohamed Ismail of the Islamic Society of Akron and Kent, Rabbi Susan B. Stone of Temple Beth Shalom in Hudson, the Rev. Nancy O. Arnold of Unitarian Universalist Church of Akron, and Hindu priest and Kent State professor emeritus Surinder Bhardwaj.
Lead or manage: They're different (Smith) (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
Dr. Robert D. Smith is a SCORE counselor and Kent State University professor emeritus, management and leadership. A t the conclusion of each Management and and Leadership Workshop that I facilitate, I ask participants to identify those topics they want to remember and apply in the future.
Subjects sought for stress-reduction study (Repository - Canton, OH)
Participants are needed for a Kent State University/ Summa Health System study on the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction and progressive muscle relaxation on people diagnosed with prehypertension.
PETA takes aim at Kent State mascot (Dispatch - Columbus, OH)
Kent State University's golden eagle mascot doesn't fly with People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, the organization says. PETA issued an action alert that asks the public to urge KSU officials to stop showcasing the live eagle at university events.
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Group Wants Eagle Grounded At Kent State (WLIO NBC - Lima, OH)
Eagle mascot to continue KSU public appearances PETA says bird stressed by noise, lights (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Water park could transform Kent (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Couldn't any community do this? What makes this unique to Kent? One answer is the university. Through the School of Exercise, Leisure and Sports, Kent has not only the educational know-how but also the research and technological know-how. The linkages of SELS to other university programs add to this, as does KSU's links to biotechnology and biomedical companies. The value added by SELS and Recreational Services is an emphasis upon physical activity performed optimally, with optimal body/mind integration and coordination.
Andrews named interim dean Head of Tuscarawas campus also will oversee regional campus system (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Gregory Andrews, dean of Kent State University's Tuscarawas Campus, will become interim executive dean for regional campuses on July 1. Andrews will replace Shirley Barton following her retirement after 32 years serving the KSU community for 32 years. During his service as interim executive dean, Andrews will retain his duties as dean of KSU Tuscarawas.
Downtown ideas eyed in Kent City officials, council examine strategic planning documents (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Documents in the review include survey results of Kent State University students from 2007, a 2006 citizen survey, a report on council budget priorities and a 1993 city economic development strategy report. The complete list is available online at Ruller's blog site www.Kent360.com under a link titled "Kent Strategic Plan."
Students wanted coming and going KSU pushes international offerings (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
Buon giorno! Gruezi! Merhaba! Ni hao! That's "hello" in Italian, Swiss German, Turkish and Chinese. And just four of the greetings Kent State University students may need to learn as the university expands its offerings abroad and tries to attract more international students. Robert Frank, vice president for academic affairs and provost, said he wants to increase to 1,500 the number of international students studying at KSU by 2010, the university's centennial year. Approximately 300 KSU students study abroad each year, and Frank said he wants to double that number by 2010.
June 6, 2008
KSU eagle focus of PETA protest (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
KentState brought "Flash" to the field house for a basketball game last January. That's when the controversy began. The animal rights group P.E.T.A. believes the majestic bird was frightened by the fans in the stands. However, university officials maintain that "Flash" was not abused in any way. "The handlers with "Back To The Wild" had no problems with "Flash" at the game," Media Relations Director Scott Rainone said. "They said it was relaxed, went back to its home and had a nice meal afterwards."
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Kent State’s live eagle mascot sparks complaint (Eagle Gazette - Lancaster, OH)
Kent State's Eagle Mascot Doesn't Fly With PETA (PETA Press Release - Norfolk, VA)
Companies considering four-day work week (WNWO - Toledo, OH)
All over the country, employers are giving workers the chance to work four, ten hours days. Kent State University pitched the idea to its custodians for the summer: Scott Rainone of Kent State University said, "We offered it to 94, and we had 78 take part in it."
June 5, 2008
3 years later, knees made for dancing (Jacobson) (International Herald Tribune - France)
But the truth is that artificial knees, while certainly an improvement over severely arthritic ones like mine, are not like normal, healthy knees. There are limitations inherent in the devices and surgical techniques that most surgeons use. Although a vast majority of patients ultimately fare really well, in some cases the device fails or there are lasting injuries to internal tissues. Studies of many hundreds of patients with total knee replacements show potential problems surgeons may fail to mention in advance. "What we as health professionals tell patients preoperatively isn't always what they need to know," Ann Jacobson of the KentState University College of Nursing said in an interview.
High Gas Prices Prompt Companies To Move To 4 Day Work Week (WCSH - Portland, ME)
With gas prices skyrocketing, and no end in sight, a lot of companies are offering the option of working four, ten-hour days. That would cut a full day off your commute and possibly reduce your gasoline bill 20 percent. Kent State University pitched the idea to its custodians for the summer. Scott Rainone of Kent State University said, "We offered it to 94, and we had 78 take part in it."
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High Gas Prices Prompt Companies To Move To 4 Day Work Week (WLBZ - Bangor, ME)
Participants sought for study of stress, blood pressure (Hughes) (Repository - Canton, OH)
Participants are needed for a Kent State University/Summa Health System study on the effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction and progressive muscle relaxation on people diagnosed with prehypertension. Joel Hughes, a Kent State University assistant professor of psychology and Summa study investigator explained, "Each year, more and more Americans are diagnosed with high blood pressure. The goal of the SMiLE study is to identify treatment options during the prehypertensive stage that also will lead to a healthier community and, hopefully, a reversal of the growing number of people with heart disease."
Colleges fight ‘brain drain’ (Times Reporter - New Philadelphia, OH)
Figures for the last decade show that Ohio’s colleges and universities have attracted about 84 percent of the state’s college-bound seniors. The National Center for Higher Education Management Systems says that ranks Ohio 37th in the nation. “Everyone in higher education in Ohio would like to see students remain in Ohio for their college careers as well as for their employment following graduation,” said Gregg Andrews, dean at Tuscarawas Campus of KentState University at New Philadelphia.
June 4, 2008
¿Habla Español? Sprechen zie Deutsch? Then read on (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
If you're fairly decent at speaking a foreign language and you've got an interest in international business, this item might be for you. Kent State University is creating a dual master's degree program in language translation and business administration. Under the program, which will be launched next fall, students will receive a Master of Arts in translation from Kent State's Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies and an MBA.
Kent: Juried Cup Show continues ... KSU's national exhibition marks eighth year of ceramics (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
The opening reception of the eighth annual National Juried Cup Show, sponsored in part by the KentState University School of Art Ceramics Department, was held at the School of Art's Downtown Gallery in downtown Kent. More than 100 people attended. The exhibition will run through Saturday. Anderson Turner, director of galleries of the KSU School of Art, is curator of the show.
Kent State Geauga focuses on health care (The News Herald - Willoughby, OH)
Like it will in Lake County and most all of Northeast Ohio, the health-care sector is expected to play a central role in Geauga County's economic future. As a result, KentState University's Geauga Campus in Burton Township has turned its attention to programs involving area hospitals that will help fill future needs, Assistant Dean Donna Moore-Ramsey said.
Dover resident will be honored for work in radio (Times Reporter - New Philadelphia, OH)
Dover resident Amanda Rabinowitz was among WKSU staff recognized with 12 awards from Ohio Professional Writers Inc., the state affiliate of the National Federation of Press Women. The prizes will be presented June 21 in the Pugh Cabin Conference Center at Malabar Farm State Park during the organization’s annual spring convention. Based at Kent State University at Kent, WKSU broadcasts NPR and classical music at 89.7.
LEADERship may aid city manager search (Star Beacon - Ashtabula, OH)
Interim manager Edward Somppi said Marta Stone, LEADERship-Ashtabula County’s executive director, has been contacted to see what assistance the organization may provide in the job search. Kent State University helped the city locate its first three managers, but the school is now out of the headhunting business, Somppi said. Other colleges are following suit, he said.
June 3, 2008
3 Years Later, Knees Made for Dancing (New York Times – New York City, NY)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/03/health/03brod.html?_r=1&scp=1&sq=3+Years+Later%2C+Knees+Made+for+Dancing+&st=nyt&oref=slogin
The question most often asked by longtime readers and acquaintances I haven’t seen for a while is, “How are your knees?”...Studies of many hundreds of patients with total knee replacements show potential problems surgeons may fail to mention in advance. “What we as health professionals tell patients preoperatively isn’t always what they need to know,” Ann F. Jacobson of the KentState University College of Nursing said in an interview.
Half of prospective graduates plan to move home after graduation (South Coast News - MA)
WASHINGTON — They're coming home. Many parents already know this, but it's likely that after four, perhaps five or even six years of school, many college graduates — faced with a tight job market, higher gas and food costs, and mountainous debt — have no choice but to move home to get their financial bearings. ... Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy.
“Smart” Greenhouse Research Project Unveiled (Greenhouse Product News – Arlington Heights, IL)
A pioneering research project exploring the potential of liquid crystal technology for creating more sustainable, energy-efficient greenhouses is now in full swing. Cleveland Botanical Garden and KentState University’s Liquid Crystal Institute unveiled two greenhouses that will be used in the first phase of the research project during an event at Wade Oval last week. One of the greenhouses contains liquid crystal panels and the other, a control, has plain glass. A demonstration revealed how the panes switch to manage the amount of sunlight that enters the greenhouse, according to a Kent State News press release.
Ohio education system searching for its place in new global economy (Repository – Canton, OH)
JACKSON TWP. Eric Fingerhut, chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, wants the next Google to be started in Ohio. He noted that Google was started by two Stanford University graduate students who believed they could come up with a better algorithm to find information on the Internet. Today, the company is worth nearly $185 billion. "Why not two students at Stark State, or two students at KentState Stark, as they're doing their studies?" Fingerhut asked.
Shocked! How the oil crisis has hit the world (The Independent - United Kingdom)
British pensioners who cannot afford to heat their homes. European hauliers and fishermen whose livelihoods are under threat. Palestinians forced to fill up their cars with olive oil. Americans asked to go down to a four-day week. ... When Kent State University, in Ohio, offered this opportunity to 94 security staff, 78 of them snapped it up.
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Ohio’s Minority Teacher Shortage (WCPN - Cleveland, OH)
To help minority students gravitate toward teaching, and particularly toward sciences and math, Ohio’s Board of Regents launched a program in 2007 which targets high school kids who ‘might’ consider a teaching career. Besides the Miami-Cincinnati campuses, Cleveland State, Baldwin Wallace, KentState, Hiram College, and The University of Akron are among participants.
KSU gets 156 Warhol photos Donation includes Polaroids, prints worth $250,000 (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
The photographic legacy of iconic pop artist Andy Warhol is now represented in the KentState University School of Art collection after a recent donation of the artist's original work. KSU was among three northeastern Ohio colleges and 183 nationwide to receive works from the Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts, Inc. "We're very pleased to receive the collection of images," KSU school of art director Anderson Turner said. "These are Warhol's actual Polaroids which range from unknown socialites to famed celebrities."
June 2, 2008
Workers Shifting to 4 - Day Week to Save Gasoline (New York Times)
When Ohio's Kent State University offered custodial staff the option of working four days a week instead of five to cut commuting costs, most jumped at the chance, part of a U.S. trend aimed at combating soaring gasoline prices. "We offered it to 94 employees and 78 have taken us up on it," said university spokesman Scott Rainone.
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The Quad Countdown: No. 99 Kent State (New York Times)
If we don’t count Florida International, which has only been playing football since 2002, Kent State has the worst all-time record of any team thus far on the Countdown: 297-476-28, a .388 winning percentage. The current string of ineptitude –- two winning seasons since 1977 –- is the program’s worst yet, though there is reason to believe the 2008 season will give the Golden Flashes their best chance at a winning season in recent memory.
Survey finds few Ivy League degrees among Cleveland-area executives (Plain Dealer)
If you could peek into the executive suites of Northeast Ohio's biggest companies, you might be surprised.You wouldn't find many Ivy League diplomas on the walls. ... They accounted for seven of the top 10 picks, with Miami (in Oxford), Ohio State, Kent, Akron, Cleveland State and Case Western Reserve universities topping the list.
Kent State University graduate looks for her first broadcasting job (Plain Dealer)
Q: One of the raps against young people entering the work force is that they're not willing to do the unglamorous jobs at first, to pay their dues. Is that true?
A: I think our professors emphasized preparing us to take on as much responsibility as we can during our first jobs. Because it is such a competitive field, you have to be the person who is willing to do it all.
Kent business honored by KSU ACS's Joe Zeno wins "executive of the year' (Record Courier)
For the first time in several years, a local company and executive have won the Kent State University College of Business and Graduate School of Management, "Business Executive of the Year Award." Joe Zeno, president and CEO of American Coupler Systems, a manufacturer of attachments for the construction equipment industry, was presented with the award by George Stevens, dean of the business college.
Dr. Robert A. Zuckerman KSU's "Doc Whiz" is dead at 60 (Record Courier)
Dr. Robert A. Zuckerman, who was known to thousands of Kent State University incoming freshman students as Doc Whiz, was found dead in his home on Thursday. He was 60 years old. His death was attributed to natural causes.
Opinion: Stark hailed as education pioneer (Canton Repository)
It's a good thing Eric Fingerhut's plan to make Ohio a more educated state spans 10 years. These things take time, and Ohio is starting very far back in the pack. ... And, he said, no other institutions of higher learning in Ohio have forged a stronger relationship of collaboration and cooperation than that created by Stark State and its neighbor, the Stark Campus of Kent State University. This, too, is a standard that he is challenging other institutions to meet.
Survey queries substance use (Tallmadge Express)
Tallmadge -- Students at Tallmadge High School perceive many of their peers use substances like alcohol and tobacco more than they really do, according to the results of a substance abuse monitoring survey administered at the school. The substance survey, created by Kent State University, was given to Tallmadge high school students to voluntarily and anonymously take the poll, according to Colleen Springer, who administered the test and presented the results during the May 21 Board of Education meeting.
May 30, 2008
Workers shifting to 4-day week to save gasoline (Reuters)
When Ohio's KentState University offered custodial staff the option of working four days a week instead of five to cut commuting costs, most jumped at the chance, part of a U.S. trend aimed at combating soaring gasoline prices.
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In Stock Plan, Employees See Stacked Deck (Logue) (Times Daily - Florence, AL)
Thousands of workers at U.S. Sugar thought they were getting a good deal when the company shelved their pension plan and gave them stock for their retirement instead. They had a heady sense of controlling their own destiny as they became the company’s biggest shareholders, Vic McCorvey, a former farm manager there, said. John Logue, an ESOP specialist at Kent State University, said federal law does not require worker-owners to vote on acquisition offers. But, he said, “when you’re in doubt, let the participants vote. We have kind of an innate sense in the United States that people are entitled to do what they want with the property they own.”
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WKSU, PBS 45/49 to open Akron bureau Join forces to lease space in downtown building (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
WKSU 89.7-FM and PBS channels 45/49 are becoming roommates. And it will be three's company, because the Kent-based public radio station and public television stations will be opening bureaus in downtown Akron July 1 alongside TV station WKYC Channel 3. WKSU spokesperson Bob Burford said Channel 3, an NBC affiliate, currently is leasing the space in the United Building on Akron's South Main Street, which is owned by the city of Akron. A service of Kent State University that plays National Public Radio content and classical music, WKSU didn't need all the space that was being vacated by WKYC.
Wright State seeks new students from China (Dayton Daily News - Dayton, OH)
Recruiters for Wright State University have been looking east — far east. The university has signed on with EduGlobal — which describes itself as a global "education service provider" — to recruit students from China to attend the local state university of nearly 17,000 students. EduGlobal markets its clients, including Wright State, to prospective college students in China. The company has hired Dominic Berardi as a U.S. recruitment manager, and already, the company said he has signed five U.S. colleges, including KentState, Ashland University and Wright State.
With economy in slump, requests for aid increase (Vindicator - Youngstown, OH)
Carole J. Dunfee says that requests for various kinds of emergency aid “are coming in at an alarming rate.” Dunfee, the executive director of The Greater Pottery Area Chapter of the American Red Cross, knows a thing or two about disaster relief. The agency provides help in Columbiana and parts of Mahoning counties and Hancock County in West Virginia. County officials are trying to help economic development, such as adding water and sewer lines in Calcutta to aid commercial growth. The Salem Area Chamber of Commerce is completing a community plan that would include growth, and Kent State University will help people start a business.
Liberty chief’s choice: Resign or be fired (Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH)
Township trustees gave police Chief Tony Slifka an ultimatum Thursday: Quit or be fired. ‘‘The board has chosen not to have you render services for the 90-day notification period and they will pay you the severance and medical benefits in accordance to the contract,’’ township attorney Mark Finamore states in a letter presented to the embattled police chief. On the recommendation of the township’s attorney, it has hired KentState to do an independent investigation of the incident.
Customers in place, Maumee plant buyer says (Toledo Blade - Toledo, OH)
The man trying to reopen Ford Motor Co.'s former Maumee Stamping Plant as an employee-owned operation said yesterday that he has letters of intent for tens of millions of dollars in business, if he can get the keys to the plant. The state development agency has not received a report from a consultant it hired to investigate the project's financial viability, a state spokesman said. The consultant is affiliated with KentState University's Ohio Employee Ownership Center.
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Customers in place, Maumee plant buyer says (Technology Marketing Corporation - Norwalk, CT)
The man trying to reopen Ford Motor Co.'s former Maumee Stamping Plant as an employee-owned operation said yesterday that he has letters of intent for tens of
millions of dollars in business, if he can get the keys to the plant. The state development agency has not received a report from a consultant it hired to investigate
the project's financial viability, a state spokesman said. The consultant is affiliated with KentState University's Ohio Employee Ownership Center.
May 29, 2008
In Stock Plan, Employees See Stacked Deck (Logue) (New York Times - New York, NY)
John Logue, an ESOP specialist at Kent State University, said federal law does not require worker-owners to vote on acquisition offers. But, he said, “when you’re in doubt, let the participants vote. We have kind of an innate sense in the United States that people are entitled to do what they want with the property they own.”
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In Stock Plan, Employees See Stacked Deck (Logue) (Yahoo! Finance)
http://biz.yahoo.com/nytimes/080529/1194779793955.html?.v=3
John Logue, an ESOP specialist at Kent State University, said federal law does not require worker-owners to vote on acquisition offers. But, he said, “when
you’re in doubt, let the participants vote. We have kind of an innate sense in the United States that people are entitled to do what they want with the property
they own.”
Censorship in schools growing, experts say (Goodman) (United Press International)
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05/28/censorship_in_schools_growing_experts_say/5772/
Journalism law experts say student newsroom losses such hers are chilling. They say Kane's firing is indicative of a trend toward censorship in high schools, the Tribune said. "I think anybody who's been involved in this issue for any length of time can tell you that there are more censorship conflicts today than at any other time," said Mark Goodman of Kent State University.
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Censorship in schools growing, experts say (Goodman) (Moldova.org)
http://politicom.moldova.org/stiri/eng/122853/
Journalism law experts say student newsroom losses such hers are chilling. They say Kane's firing is indicative of a trend toward censorship in high
schools, the Tribune said. "I think anybody who's been involved in this issue for any length of time can tell you that there are more censorship conflicts
today than at any other time, said Mark Goodman of KentState University.
Kent State University - Geauga Announces New Online Courses (NewsWire - San Francisco, CA)
http://www.newswiretoday.com/news/34863/
Online career training courses are in heavy demand. Staying on the cutting edge of this popular educational methodology, Kent State University - Geauga recently partnered with Gatlin Education Services to provide online career training courses in the fields of healthcare and fitness, business and professional, IT and software development, management and corporate, media and design, hospitality and gaming, as well as skilled trades and industrial.
Faculty group at KSU OKs pact (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/19344414.html
KentState's non-tenure track faculty have approved a one-year contract extension with a 3 percent raise and domestic-partner benefits. That decision is in contrast to the one made by KSU faculty with tenure — in essence, lifetime employment. They rejected a similar offer in April.
Newscast's end opens door for area broadcasters (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
As for Channels 45/49, the move into Akron comes as they are preparing for a brand-name change from ''PBS 45/49'' to Western Reserve Public Media, coming later this year. Channels 45/49 also plan a more regional focus in their programming and presentation. (A merger of two stations, Channels 45/49 is part of a consortium of the University of Akron, Youngstown State University and KentState University. WKSU is a service of Kent State.)
Recruitment rate up at Kent State Retention of freshmen also has increased (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3863532
Student recruitment and freshmen retention rates are up, President Lester Lefton told the KentState University Board of Trustees Wednesday. Lefton said the university has received 12,800 applications for the class of 2012, an increase of 800 applicants from last year. The total also has more than two times the number of accepted merit scholars, a 23 percent increase in transfer student applications, an increase in applications by non-Ohio residents and more late applications arriving each day.
May 28, 2008
Playhouse, zoo get grants Blossom Festival also is among area programs sharing $316,395 from the Foundation (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/19311794.html?page=2&c=y
KentState University Foundation, $12,500, for its Porthouse Theatre Pathway and Beautification Project.
Censorship widening, experts say (Chicago Tribune - Chicago, IL)
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-freepress_28may28,0,2527297.story
"I think anybody who's been involved in this issue for any length of time can tell you that there are more censorship conflicts today than at any other time," said Mark Goodman of Kent State University.
RadiciSpandex Announces 2008 'Stretch To The Future' Design Competition Winners (Textile World Magazine - GA)
http://www.textileworld.com/Articles/2008/May_2008/Textile_News/RadiciSpandex_Announces_2008_xStretch_To_The_Futurex_Design_Competition_Winners.html
Gastonia, N.C.-based RadiciSpandex Corp. recently feted the winning designs submitted in three categories by students from The Fashion School of Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, for the company’s 2008 “Stretch to the Future” Design Competition, as well as designer Marc Bouwer as honoree judge for the competition. The event was held May 20 at the Italian Trade Commission’s offices in New York City.
Human Things (Free Times - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.freetimes.com/stories/15/56/human-things
As paterfamilias, Mangus' drawings and sculptures preside over the gallery, continuing this artist's career-long satyricon — a lighthearted but intensely expressive masked ball of polymorphous animal and human characters. Such figures have frolicked out of his kilns and off his drawing board since Mangus took over Kent's ceramic studio in the mid 1980s; amazingly they've lost none of their engaging, sometimes erotic energies. At Asterisk, his caricature-like heads are nominally jugs, with ear handles and a spout at the top. "Dog Mama"'s big blue human eyes peer out from behind their canine mask with innocent glee. But "Blue Bunny" and "Black Cat Girl" display a predatory twinkle that seems more demonic than otherwise. Mangus' figures are haunted by the energies of myth and animism, twirling in a fiery dance as they emerge from imaginative depths and the heart of the ceramicist's furnace.
Some Employers Giving Employees A Shorter Work (WLIO NBC - Lima, OH)
http://www.wlio.com/localNews.aspx?NewsID=6972
The 4-day work week option appears to be catching on, a business in the Cleveland suburb of Middleburg Heights is trying it, as isKent State University, 94 university workers were given the option, and 78 are trying it.
Fighting gas prices with a four day work week (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=90134
Kent State University is trying a four day work week, offering it on a trial basis to the custodial staff this summer. "We offered it to 94 and we had 78 take part in it, so it's been overwhelmingly accepted," Scott Rainone of Kent State University said.
Researchers study the language of IM (Network World)
http://www.networkworld.com/community/node/27437
Not that we really needed university researchers to tell us this, but instant messaging qualifies as its own language according to KentState University researchers. “Instant messaging, or IM, is not just bad grammar or a bunch of mistakes,” says Dr. Pamela Takayoshi, Kent State University associate professor of English, in a statement.
May 27, 2008
Ohio earns mixed grade on preparing teachers (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1211704267120581.xml&coll=2
The state's preparation of special-education teachers received the strongest criticism, while the licensing requirements earned the most praise. Ohio does more than most to hold teacher preparation programs accountable, the council found. Based on the students he has seen as a professor of French at KentState University for more than two decades, Richard Berrong believes the state could do better. It's beginning to look like Artists of Rubber City is the go-to group for serious contemporary artists in the Akron area. n its current exhibit, Artists of Rubber City 18th Annual Juried Show at Mocha Maiden through June 13, the group demonstrates that it has the means, the intent and the will to attract and display some of the most interesting new work being done hereabouts. The current show, meticulously judged by Darice Polo, assistant professor at the Kent State University School of Art, contains the work of 45 artists — 77 pieces chosen from 154 entries.
Names in business news (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=413675&Category=5&subCategoryID=
Lillian P. Morrison of North Canton has been appointed outreach program manager of KentState University Stark Campus' Office of Corporate and Community Services.
Akrongroup creates high-caliber show (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/19244964.html
It's beginning to look like Artists of Rubber City is the go-to group for serious contemporary artists in the Akron area. In its current exhibit, Artists of Rubber City 18th Annual Juried Show at Mocha Maiden through June 13, the group demonstrates that it has the means, the intent and the will to attract and display some of the most interesting new work being done hereabouts. The current show, meticulously judged by Darice Polo, assistant professor at the Kent State University School of Art, contains the work of 45 artists — 77 pieces chosen from 154 entries.
Businesses with eyes on the future (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/19231074.html
The area's most promising new manufacturer, retailer and service provider have this much in common: They all offer innovative modern solutions to real-world problems. The winners of the Akron Beacon Journal NEXT Awards — open to area businesses founded in the past three years — also smartly target growing markets that should keep them in demand, according to a panel of judges. ''A lot of it is future potential, great future potential'' said Julie Messing, director of KentState University's Center for Entrepreneurship & Business Innovation.
Workers Opt For 4-Day Work Week to Save on Gas (WGHP - NC)
http://www.myfoxwghp.com/myfox/pages/Business/Detail?contentId=6611239&version=1&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=4.9.1
Kent State University is experimenting with a compressed work week, trying it out with its custodial staff. A university spokesman says 94 workers were given the option, and 78 are taking advantage.
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Workers Opt For 4-Day Work Week to Save on Gas (My Fox - Springfield, IL)
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Workers Opt For 4-Day Work Week to Save on Gas (My Fox - Kansas City, MO)
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Workers Opt For 4-Day Work Week to Save on Gas (My Fox - Kansas City, MO)
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Workers Opt For 4-Day Work Week to Save on Gas (My Fox - NY, NY)
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Workers Opt For 4-Day Work Week to Save on Gas (My Fox - Nepa, PA)
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Workers Opt For 4-Day Work Week to Save on Gas (My Fox - Lubbock, TX)
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Workers Opt For 4-Day Work Week to Save on Gas (My Fox - Spokane, WA )
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Workers Opt For 4-Day Work Week to Save on Gas (My Fox - Wausau, WI )
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Workers Opt For 4-Day Work Week to Save on Gas (My Fox - Chattanooga, TN)
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Workers Opt For 4-Day Work Week to Save on Gas (My Fox - Gulf Coast, AL)
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Workers Opt For 4-Day Work Week to Save on Gas (WTOL, OH)
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=8370100
Graduates with loans boomerang back home (Louisville Courier-Journal - OH)
http://www.courier-journal.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080525/BUSINESS/805250418
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," he said. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton knows that for many, returning is inevitable.
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Grad is back home. Now, the rules (The News & Observer - Raleigh, NC)
http://www.newsobserver.com/business/story/1084547.html
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy.
"Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," Lefton says. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for
college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
Too Many College Grads Are Returning Home (Military Money.com)
http://www.militarymoney.com/columns/1/889
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president ofKent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerangadults is healthy.
"Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for
college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
KSU: Office support staff honored ... Luncheon sandwiched between two fashion shows, a treat (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3853961
During the recent Office Support Staff Recognition Luncheon, sponsored by the Division of Human Resources atKent State University, more than 375 staff members and several university administrators enjoyed a luncheon and two fashion shows.
KSU Sharron named to 'UWIRE 100' list (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3844612
Kent State University junior Christopher Sharron, an editorial cartoonist with the Daily Kent Stater newspaper, recently was honored as one of the inaugural "UWIRE 100," one of the nation's top 100 collegiate journalists.
May 23, 2008
Kent State awarded more than $14M to study liquid crystals and soft matter (First Science - London, United Kingdom)
http://www.firstscience.com/home/news/chemistry-physics-and-materials-sciences/kent-state-awarded-more-than-14m-to-study-liquid-crystals-and-soft-matter_48449.html
Kent State University will lead a partnership of eight northeast Ohio entities in a $14.5 million Ohio Research Scholars Program project to establish a Research Cluster on Surfaces in Advanced Materials. The new research center will be located at Kent State's Liquid Crystal Institute.
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Kent State awarded more than $14M to study liquid crystals and soft matter (EurekAlert!)
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-05/ksu-ksa052208.php
Kent State University will lead a partnership of eight northeast Ohio entities in a $14.5 million Ohio Research Scholars Program project to establish a
Research Cluster on Surfaces in Advanced Materials. The new research center will be located at Kent State's Liquid Crystal Institute. Lieutenant Governor
Lee Fisher, chair of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission, and Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut, announced the award Tuesday as a
reaffirmation of Ohio’s commitment to attracting world-class talent and better aligning Ohio’s research investments with economic development.
Fighting gas prices with a four day work week (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/local/news_article.aspx?storyid=90134&catid=3
Driving to work four days a week would cut the cost of commuting 20 percent. Kent State University is trying a four day work week, offering it on a trial basis to the custodial staff this summer. "We offered it to 94 and we had 78 take part in it, so it's been overwhelmingly accepted," Scott Rainone of Kent State University said.
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Gas Prices Drive 4-Day Work Week (Fox 8 - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6606375&version=2&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
With the price of gas these days, more companies are giving their employees the option to work four-day work weeks. Some custodial workers at Kent
State University will also have the same option to go to four day work weeks this summer. Spokesperson Scott Rainone says "this is probably the trend
we'll see as more companies try to become a little more competitive and try to recruit workers. You might see this spreading everywhere because gas
doesn't look like it'll get any cheaper anytime soon."
Workers opt for 4-day work week to save on gas (Fox 19 - Cincinnati, OH)
http://www.wxix.com/Global/story.asp?S=8370100
Responding to high gasoline prices, more Ohio employers are offering workers the option of a 4-day work week to cut their commuting costs. Kent State
University is experimenting with a compressed work week, trying it out with its custodial staff. A university spokesman says 94 workers were given the
option, and 78 are taking advantage.
Workers opt for 4-day work week to save on gas (WDTN - Dayton, OH)
http://www.wdtn.com/Global/story.asp?S=8370100
Responding to high gasoline prices, more Ohio employers are offering workers the option of a 4-day work week to cut their commuting costs. Kent State
University is experimenting with a compressed work week, trying it out with its custodial staff. A university spokesman says 94 workers were given the
option, and 78 are taking advantage.
Workers opt for 4-day work week to save on gas (WFMJ - Youngstown, OH)
http://www.wfmj.com/Global/story.asp?S=8370100
Responding to high gasoline prices, more Ohio employers are offering workers the option of a 4-day work week to cut their commuting costs. Kent State
University is experimenting with a compressed work week, trying it out with its custodial staff. A university spokesman says 94 workers were given the
option, and 78 are taking advantage.
Even after subsidy, graduate health care still lacking (The Post - Athens, OH)
http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/News/2008/05/23/24725/
Kent State University set aside $403,800 this year to subsidize graduate assistant health care, which covers 70 percent of costs, or $1,010 per student. Kent State’s main campus has 4,717 graduate students, according to the Ohio Board of Regents.
May 22, 2008
Knee Replacement (Jacobson) (New York Times - New York, NY)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/20/opinion/l20knee.html?ex=1211947200&en=f333e0cb923bf829&ei=5070&emc=eta1
My colleagues and I report a study of 27 pre- or post-total knee replacement patients in the May issue of AJN, the American Journal of Nursing. But in our study, the delay to having total knee replacement was based on patients’ fear of surgery or its effects, as well as hope for less invasive treatment. Ann F. Jacobson The writer, a registered nurse, is an associate professor at KentState University College of Nursing.
State awards $143 million for tech research (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20080521/FREE/561134561/1048&Profile=1048
The state of Ohio has awarded $143 million to 10 technology-focused research initiatives at research institutions throughout the state, with seven of those projects involving institutions in Northeast Ohio. KentState University and Case Western Reserve University are to receive $14.4 million to establish a research cluster on the science of soft matter interfaces. Kent State will receive two endowed Research Scholar positions, and CWRU would receive one.
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State funds to draw top college scholars is a boon to all of Ohio - editorial (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/opinion/121144505135370.xml&coll=2
The $73 million flowing to local universities under a new, enterprising program will turbocharge the boost higher education already has received from the
Strickland administration and the legislature. In Northeast Ohio, the money will support projects involving the University of Akron, Case Western Reserve
University, KentState University, the Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine and the Cleveland Clinic.
Third Frontier panel gives OSU big chunk of grants (Dispatch - Columbus, OH)
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/21/research.ART_ART_05-21-08_B4_RRA8RO0.html?sid=101
Ohio State University is in line to receive $53.6 million -- more than any other state college -- to attract top scholars in science and technology. Ohio State
also could share in another $50.7 million by participating in two projects led by other state colleges. Other schools benefiting from the money are Bowling
Green State University, Case Western Reserve, Cleveland State University, KentState University, Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine,
Wright State University and the universities of Akron and Toledo.
OUR VIEW: KSU major player Ohio investment of Third Frontier research money can become a boon (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3832051
Pending approval from the State Controlling Board, the plan announced Tuesday by Ohio's Third Frontier Commission and the University System of Ohio to
pump $143 million into supporting research, partly by attempting to attract top scholars, is an impressive investment in Ohio's economic future. A little
more than half of that money will come to Northeastern Ohio in research collaborations involving KentState University, Northeastern Ohio Universities
College of Medicine, the University of Akron, Cleveland State University and Case Western Reserve University.
Set guidelines if graduates return home to live (Lefton) (Courier Post - Cherry Hill, NJ)
http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080522/BUSINESS01/805220371/1003/business
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home."
Chinese institute coming to UA (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/19166189.html?page=all&c=y
The University of Akron is the third university in Ohio to win a Confucius Institute from the People's Republic of China. UA announced this week that it is to receive a $100,000 grant, two fully funded instructors in Chinese and a 3,000-volume library to promote the Chinese language and culture. Last year, Miami University received the first Confucius Institute in Ohio and Cleveland State became the second this year. KentState applied this spring.
Employers in Portage help workers with gas costs NDS, KSU move to 4-day work week (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3832752
Kent State University also is adjusting to the changes in the economy to suit its employees. KSU spokesman Scott Rainone said the university changed scheduling for administration employees three years ago to allow for a flex schedule. Starting this summer, the university will allow custodial workers to work four 10-hour days instead of five 8-hour days. Rainone said the progressive scheduling approach may be used to recruit workers in the future.
May 21, 2008
Before allowing adult children (Herald Tribune - Sarasota, FL)
http://www.heraldtribune.com/article/20080521/NEWS/805210456/-1/newssitemap
So should you allow your graduate to move home? Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
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They're back! Grads come home (Stockton Record - Stockton, CA)
http://www.recordnet.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080521/A_BIZ0202/805210312/-1/A_NEWS05
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is
healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," Lefton said. "Therefore, it is not a good
thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
How to help your 'boomerangs' land on their own (Daily Herald - Chicago, IL)
http://www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=194305
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is
healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good
thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
Make a plan if your graduate moves back home (Lawrence Journal World - KS)
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2008/may/20/make_plan_if_your_graduate_moves_back_home/
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn’t think this trend of boomerang adults is
healthy. “Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves,” Lefton says. “Therefore, it is not a good
thing for college graduates to move back to their parents’ home.” But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
Tough love in order when kids move back (Santa Rosa Press Democrat - CA)
http://www1.pressdemocrat.com/article/20080520/BUSINESS/805200337/1036/BUSINESS01
So should you allow your graduate to move home? Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University,
doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for
themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for
many, coming home is inevitable.
Grads' new home same as old home (National Association for College Admissions Counseling)
http://www.nacacnet.org/MemberPortal/News/newsfeed/newsarticle.htm?id=I555675857
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is
healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good
thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
Study: Nearly half of college grads will move back home (In Rich.com)
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-05-20-0014.html
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is
healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," Lefton says. "Therefore, it is not a good
thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
Before your college grad moves back home (News OK.com)
http://newsok.com/article/3245164/?print=1
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is
healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton.
Grads' new home same as old home (Omaha World Herald - NE)
http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=1208&u_sid=10338106
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is
healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good
thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
Parents should play hardball with graduates moving home (HeraldNet - Everett, WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080518/BIZ/447591364/1005/biz
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is
healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good
thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
State grants over $143 million to get top researchers (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1211358796125410.xml&coll=2
For Northeast Ohio, it means a commitment of more than $73 million to projects that will involve the University of Akron, Case Western Reserve University, KentState University, the Northeast Ohio Universities College of Medicine and the Cleveland Clinic. "This is a historic moment for us," said Eric Fingerhut, Board of Regents chancellor. "It's probably been 25 years since the state of Ohio has made this kind of investment in its research structure."
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Colleges get state money to lure 3 to area (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/19128394.html
A partnership between KentState University and Case Western Reserve University is getting $14.4 million from a new Ohio Research Scholars Program.
The grant money will help to establish a research cluster related to liquid crystals. Kent State will get two endowed research scholar positions, and Case
will receive one.
State awards nearly $8.6 million to Northeast Ohio orthopedic project (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/19108744.html
Akron Children's Hospital and Summa Health System. The University of Akron and NEOUCOM each will receive one endowed research scholars position
with the grant money. A partnership between KentState University and Case Western Reserve University also was awarded nearly $14.4 million to
establish a research cluster related to liquid crystals, according to the Third Frontier Commission. Kent State will receive two endowed research scholar
positions, while Case will receive one. The Northeast Ohio orthopedic proposal was among 23 projects statewide vying for a piece of the grant money,
offered by the state's Department of Development and the Ohio Board of Regents to increase ''clusters of research excellence'' across the state.
Lt. Governor Fisher, Chancellor Fingerhut announce more than $143 million in Ohio Research Scholars awards (Ohio Department of Development - web)
http://www.odod.state.oh.us/newsroom/releases/1905.asp
The Commission announced the following awards for the Fiscal Year 2008 Ohio Research Scholars program: KentState University in partnership with
Case Western Reserve University were recommended for $14,392,382 in funding for a proposal to establish a research cluster on the science of soft
matter interfaces. The effort will be organized by the Liquid Crystal Institute at Kent State University and the materials research community (Physics and
Macromolecular Departments) at Case Western Reserve University. Kent State University will receive two endowed Research Scholar positions and Case
Western Reserve University will receive one.
$14.5 million given to KSU for research Will work with eight area entities (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3825132
Kent State University will lead a partnership of eight Northeastern Ohio entities in a $14.5 million Ohio Research Scholars Program project to establish a
Research Cluster on Surfaces in Advanced Materials. Lt. Gov. Lee Fisher, chairman of the Ohio Third Frontier Commission, and Ohio Board of Regents
Chancellor Eric Fingerhut, announced the award Tuesday afternoon as a reaffirmation of Ohio's commitment to attracting world-class talent and better
aligning Ohio's research investments with economic development.
Bill to fix budget introduced in Ohio House (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/19128419.html
Other local projects in the budget bill include: • University of Akron, $19.9 million, including $7.4 million for a polymer processing center, $5 million for a school of education, and $200,000 to the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank. • KentState University, $29.3 million, including $6.7 million for the Oscar Ritchie Hall renovation, $5.8 million for the speech and hearing hall renovation, $1.6 million for science and nursing hall renovation, $1 million for Blossom Music Center and $1 million for the University Hospitals Geauga Medical Center.
Teachers visiting from afar (Aurora Advocate - Aurora, OH)
http://www.auroraadvocate.com/news/article/3819692
Brown, who teaches senior English, AP English and IB senior English, was asked by Principal Pat Ciccantelli if she would like to work with a foreign teacher through the International Research and Exchanges Board program. Brown attracted three from outside the United States to Aurora. Shaji Choorapuzhayil from India and Noureddine Boutahar and Ghizlan Razak from Morocco have spent part of their five-month visit to the United States at AHS. The trio arrived in the U.S. on Jan. 8 along with 15 others who are staying at Kent State University, one of three universities -- along with Southern Georgia and Eastern Missouri -- hosting the international teachers.
KSU teacher named fellow (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/19128439.html
An associate professor of English at Kent State University will get several months to work on her new book as one of about 40 scholars nationwide to be named a fellow of the National Humanities Center for the upcoming academic year. Florence W. Dore, chosen from a field of more than 400 applicants, will spend the year working at the center on a research project and sharing ideas in seminars, lectures and conferences, KSU said Tuesday in a news release.
FirstEnergy Holds 2008 Annual Meeting (CNN Money.com)
http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/200805201419PR_NEWS_USPR_____CLTU067.htm
The following directors were reelected to one-year terms: Mr. Alexander; Paul T. Addison, retired managing director of Salomon Smith Barney; Michael J. Anderson, president and chief executive officer of The Andersons, Inc., and chairman of the board, Interstate Bakeries Corporation; Dr. Carol A. Cartwright, retired president of Kent State University; William T. Cottle, retired chairman, president and chief executive officer of STP Nuclear Operating Company; Robert B. Heisler, Jr., special assistant for community and business strategies to the president of Kent State University; Ernest J. Novak, Jr., retired managing partner of the Cleveland office of Ernst & Young LLP; Catherine A. Rein, retired senior executive vice president and chief administrative officer of MetLife Inc.; George M. Smart, non-executive chairman of the FirstEnergy Board of Directors and retired president of Sonoco-Phoenix, Inc.; Wes M. Taylor, retired president of TXU Generation; and Jesse T. Williams, Sr., retired vice president of The GoGoodyear Tire & Rubber Company.
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FirstEnergy Holds 2008 Annual Meeting (Earthtimes - UK)
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/firstenergy-holds-2008-annual-meeting,402412.shtml
FirstEnergy Holds 2008 Annual Meeting (Stockhouse - Canada)
http://www.stockhouse.com/News/USReleasesDetail.aspx?n=6907807
FirstEnergy Holds 2008 Annual Meeting (Street Insider - MI)
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/FirstEnergy+Holds+2008+Annual+Meeting/3671847.html
Gin makes a man mean. Maybe. (Connect Savannah.com - GA)
http://www.connectsavannah.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A7984
A 1975 experiment performed by KentState researchers Stuart Taylor and Charles Gammon was one of many to use the aggression machine paradigm, developed by psychologist Arnold Buss at the University of Pittsburgh in the early 60s. In Taylor and Gammons version, 40 male subjects were given either a small or large quantity of vodka or bourbon—mixed liberally with ginger ale and a dash of peppermint oil so they wouldnt know what they were getting. Then each was seated at a control panel with an electrode strapped to his wrist. He was told he’d be competing in a series of reaction-time tests against an unseen opponent; the winner of each round would select the intensity of an electric shock to be received by the loser. The whole thing was, of course, rigged—there was no opponent, and all the subjects won and lost the same number of trials and received shocks of the same gradually increasing intensity. The results: Subjects in the high-dose vodka group zapped their nonexistent opponents with stronger shocks and weare much more likely to repeatedly select the highest possible voltage. In post-test questioning, the high-dose vodka group was also more likely to impute hostility to the opponent than the low-dose group, whereas the high-dose bourbon group was less prone to describe the opponent as hostile.
Seven county projects await state funding (Morning Journal - Lisbon, OH)
http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/501861.html
Columbiana County is in line to receive $836,000 for seven projects from the state legislature’s capital spending budget currently under consideration. State Rep. Linda Bolon, D-Columbiana, issued a news release Tuesday listing the projects under consideration and the funding amount each would receive, with the largest amount — $313,654 — going to the Kent State University campuses in East Liverpool ($177,231) and Salem ($136,423) for basic renovation.
State budget would aid skatepark, SCT (Salem News Net - Salem, OH)
http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/502158.html
The largest chunk of money for projects on her list, $313,654, will go to Kent State University for basic renovations to the East Liverpool and Salem campuses, with $177,231 for East Liverpool and $136,423 for Salem.
$28.6 million eyed for Portage projects KSU, Hiram College, NEOUCOM to benefit from state spending plan (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3817242
State lawmakers began reviewing nearly $1.3 billion in capital spending Monday, part of the biennial projects bill they plan to approve before breaking for the summer. The current version of the bill has $28.6 million for Portage County projects, including about $25 million for Kent State University, $2 million for the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy in Rootstown, and $500,000 for Hiram College.
'Cheap shot' (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3824511
I am writing in response to the May 19 Record-Courier editorial entitled, "School of Public Health" that starts off by incorrectly observing "A proposal that Kent State University create a School of Public Health, although apparently not popular with some of the faculty who fear loss of funding for their own programs as a result...."
May 20, 2008
Study: Nearly half of college grads will move back home (Richmond Times Dispatch)
http://www.inrich.com/cva/ric/news.apx.-content-articles-RTD-2008-05-20-0014.html
WASHINGTON They're coming home. ... Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," Lefton says. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home."
Interns find they can make a difference in nonprofit CDCs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/08140/883070-85.stm
Emily Nordquist describes her work as "a found interest." She didn't start her internship at East Liberty Development Inc. burning to be a neighborhood organizer. ... Ms. Nordquist was an intern under Mr. Wildfire's supervision last year, when she graduated in public relations from Kent State University. She lined up her career options early.
$28.6 million eyed for Portage projects (Record-Courier)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3817242
COLUMBUS -- State lawmakers began reviewing nearly $1.3 billion in capital spending Monday, part of the biennial projects bill they plan to approve before breaking for the summer. The current version of the bill has $28.6 million for Portage County projects, including about $25 million for Kent State University, $2 million for the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine and Pharmacy in Rootstown, and $500,000 for Hiram College.
Grendell secures $6 million in grants (Lake County News Herald)
http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19703556&BRD=1698&PAG=461&dept_id=21849&rfi=6
Lakeland Community College will get $3 million in state grant money announced Monday to help Northeast Ohio students. ... It's not clear yet how any grant money might be used for discussions between Lakeland and Kent in mutual project discussions. As part of a separate grant, Kent's Geauga campus will get another $93,150 in funding.
Around Town: YWCA Hall of fame honors inductees (Canton Repository)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=413001&Category=8&subCategoryID=
Congratulations to this year's YWCA Stark County Women's Hall of Fame inductees. ... Tullys was nominated by Rev. Douglas Patton of John Knox Presbyterian Church for the Human Service Award. Her 36 years as an educator in Stark County included teaching in West Branch, Alliance, and Canton City school districts, and 12 years on the faculty of Kent State University.
May 19, 2008
When college graduates move back home, financial ground rules are imperative (Boston Globe - Boston, MA)
http://www.boston.com/business/personalfinance/articles/2008/05/18/when_college_graduates_move_back_home_financial_ground_rules_are_imperative/
So should you allow your graduate to move home? Lester Lefton, an experimental psychology scholar and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves." But he also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
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He Gets His Old Room but Not for Free, Not Forever (Washington Post - Washington D.C.)
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/17/AR2008051700161.html
Lester Lefton, a psychology scholar and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," Lefton said. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home."
If grad returns home, set some ground rules (Modesto Bee - CA)
http://www.modbee.com/business/story/301584.html
So should you allow your graduate to move home? Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," said Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home."
Grads who move home likely to stay awhile (Miami Herald - FL)
http://www.miamiherald.com/business/story/536713.html
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. ''Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves,'' says Lefton. 'Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home.'' But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
Hold homebound grads accountable (Daily Press - VA)
http://www.dailypress.com/business/dp-biz_singletary_0518may18,0,2832055.story
Lester Lefton, a scholar in experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think that this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," Lefton said. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
Ready or not, many grads return home (News Journal - DE)
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080518/BUSINESS03/805180351/1003/BUSINESS
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
The Color of Money: The Kids Are Moving Back Home ... Now What? (Kitsap Sun - US)
http://www.kitsapsun.com/news/2008/may/18/michelle-singletary-the-color-of-money-the-kids/
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
Parents should play hardball with graduates moving home (Herald Net - WA)
http://www.heraldnet.com/article/20080518/BIZ/447591364/1005
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
When adult children return home (Shreveport Times - LA)
http://www.shreveporttimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080518/NEWS05/805180318/1064
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves. Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
Before your college grad moves back home (newsok.com - OK)
http://newsok.com/before-your-college-grad-moves-back-home/article/3245164/
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton.
When College Graduates Go Home To Mom And Dad (Courant.com)
http://www.courant.com/business/hc-singletary0518.artmay18,0,1519040.story
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," Lefton said. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that, for many, coming home is inevitable.
College Students after Graduation May Come Home to Live (Blackamericaweb.com)
http://www.blackamericaweb.com/site.aspx/finance/grads051608
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
Ready or not, many grads return home (delawareonline.com)
http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080518/BUSINESS03/805180351/1003/BUSINESS
Lester Lefton, a scholar in the field of experimental psychology and president of Kent State University, doesn't think this trend of boomerang adults is healthy. "Students went to college to become independent and gain the expertise to make a living for themselves," says Lefton. "Therefore, it is not a good thing for college graduates to move back to their parents' home." But Lefton also knows that for many, coming home is inevitable.
Factors In Delaying Or Declining Total Knee Replacement Surgery (Medical News Today - UK)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/107580.php
A study led by Dr. Ann F. Jacobson, associate professor in KentState's College of Nursing, unveils the reasons why people may initially choose to postpone but ultimately undergo total knee replacement surgery and emphasizes the need for better patient education before and after the procedure.
Keeping it in the family (Cincinnati Enquirer - Cincinnati, OH)
http://news.enquirer.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080518/BIZ01/805180351/1076
Only about 5 percent of family-owned businesses make it to the third generation, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. But Riegler, founded 54 years ago by the late father of current owners Dan, 56, and Ron, 53, is starting to plan now to hand off the residential and commercial blacktopping business to the next wave of Rieglers. Chris Cooper, program coordinator for the Business Succession Planning Program at Kent State University, said that's not always a bad thing. "As kids grow up and go to college, they develop other career interests and they don't look at Mom and Dad's business as something they want to do."
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Business succession webinars planned at KSU (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3810531
Kent State University's Ohio Employee Ownership Center is hosting a series of succession planning Web seminars, or webinars, for small business owners.The OEOC will sponsor the four seminars Tuesday and Thursday and June 3 and 5, with support from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
Lakeside High School to add classes and expand library (Star Beacon - Ashtabula, OH)
http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_138030319.html
Lakeside High School also will participate in a new initiative that pairs LHS teachers with Kent State University professors, thus enabling students to gain college credits upon meeting the requirements established.
Youths, adults work together on 'Bridging the Gap' (Canton Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=412518&Category=9&subCategoryID=0
At the youth education group, William Casterlow, an admissions counselor at Kent State University Stark Campus, asked a question the teenagers had a tough time answering. "Why should any employer anywhere in the world pay Americans to do highly skilled work if other people just as well-educated are available in less-developed countries for half our wages?"
Community college sought for Warren (Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH)
http://www.tribunechronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/505525.html?nav=5021
A new community college is expected to welcome its first class by fall of 2009, and one city official is trying to bring its benefits even closer to home. Yet to be determined is exactly where classes will be held. The group said it aims to take advantage of facilities at Youngstown State University, KentState University branch campuses, and adult education centers such as the Trumbull Career and Technical Center.
Officials push literacy progams (Evening Leader - St. Mary's, OH)
http://www.theeveningleader.com/content/view/83172/27/
Reading really is fundamental and the ability to read and comprehend is the foundation for academic and career success, experts say. According to the Committee on Preventing Reading Difficulties, between 25 and 40 percent of American children are in danger of falling behind their classmates due to reading challenges. Additionally, more than 20 percent of adults read at or below and fifth-grade reading level. Ohio educators, legislators and librarians have recognized the problem and have formed partnerships to help address literacy problems in the early stages in a child’s development. The Ohio Library Council, the State Library of Ohio and Kent State University developed a plan to address the problem with an initiative called “Every Child Ready to Read.” The initiative is charged with having every preschool child ready to learn to read by the time they start kindergarten.
High school students converse across cultures (Hudson Hub Times - Hudson, OH)
http://www.hudsonhubtimes.com/news/article/3802532
The cross-cultural exchange was arranged by Diana Garvey, Hudson High School and Middle School's English as a second language teacher. The second Web cam conversation this year, it was intended to be a two-way educational experience, she said. The live Internet conversations sprang from an educational partnership formed between Garvey and Moroccan English teacher, Ketouma Guerch. Originally, Guerch came to HHS through Kent State University's participation in a U.S. Department of State program for international educators.
HCTV - May 18 (Hudson Hub Times - Hudson, OH)
http://www.hudsonhubtimes.com/news/article/3801762
The May edition of Good Day in Hudson features Terri Kent, artistic director of KentState University's Porthouse Theatre, and Minnie Wagner, co-founder of Leo's Reserve Inn Restaurant in downtown Hudson. HCTV's coverage of Hudson's 2008 Earth Day will be shown this week.
School of Public Health Kent State seizes opportunity in growing, important field of study (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3814041
A proposal that Kent State University create a School of Public Health, although apparently not popular with some of the faculty who fear loss of funding for their own programs as a result, could be a winner and expand the funding pie at the university. Health care is one of the few guaranteed-to-grow sectors of the economy and more health care than is apparent on the surface falls within the preserve of public health.
May 4 center poses opportunity in Kent (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/comment/3806232
While this is a noble cause,room and board at KSU will be $7,400 next year.If we cannot afford to educate the future generations to think responsibly and intellectually, what's the point?Those that are trying to get an education will not be able to focus on peace but on how to pay for their education.The veterans of the Vietnam war have not been able to live peacefully because they were tormented and reviled.Many have committed suicide,many still deal with drug and alcohol, and marital discourse because the "peace lovers" have done nothing to bring peace in to these soldiers lives.Did not provide adequate care for wha they brought back with them.They were forced into that war by a draft.Instead of a peace center at KSU why not a place where veterans can go to find medical,emotional peace from their pasts?
Business succession webinars planned at KSU (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3810531
Kent State University's Ohio Employee Ownership Center is hosting a series of succession planning Web seminars, or webinars, for small business owners.The OEOC will sponsor the four seminars Tuesday and Thursday and June 3 and 5, with support from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services.
May 16, 2008
Why patients may delay knee surgery (UPI)
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Health/2008/05/15/why_patients_may_delay_knee_surgery/2068/
KENT, Ohio, May 15 (UPI) -- Patients usually postpone but ultimately undergo knee replacement surgery, U.S. researchers found. Kent State's College of Nursing found four themes of patient experience -- put up and put off, wait and worry, let go and let in, or hurt and hope -- and recommended finding new and better ways to give patients more education and support before and after the procedure.
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Science Daily, http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080514134648.htm
From combat to college; local student struggles with loneliness on "The Long Road Home" (WKYC 3)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/regional/akron_article.aspx?storyid=89640
KENT - At first glance, Rob Chamberlain looks like an ordinary college student. There's the usual sweatshirt, ball cap and a slow walk to and from class while pondering weekend social events. He fits the profile. ... Chamberlain's quiet persona is often attributed to a higher level of maturity for a young adult. He's been approached several times about being a Resident Assistant (RA) supervising other college students in the Kent State dorms.
Youths, adults work together on 'Bridging the Gap' (Canton Repository)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=412518&Category=9&subCategoryID=0
CANTON For many youths in the area, day-to-day life is filled with complications that can send them hurtling in the wrong direction. Whether it's drugs, gang violence, pregnancy or a lack of focus in school, the issues are many — and potentially ruinous. ... At the youth education group, William Casterlow, an admissions counselor at Kent State University Stark Campus, asked a question the teenagers had a tough time answering.
KSU classroom turns 10 (Record Publishing)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3801262
John Bennett, a public school teacher in Akron, talks with Becky Weckerly as she shows him her slide show project on the Western region. The two were attending an open house Wednesday for Kent State University's Research Center for Educational Technology, which celebrated the first 10 years of its AT&T Classroom, a learning and educational research center.
May 15, 2008
Kent State envisions visitor center (Columbus Dispatch)
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/12/ohno_may4_ABJ_0510.ART_ART_05-12-08_B5_51A65G3.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101
Kent State University has launched a fundraising campaign to create a visitor center to memorialize the shootings and campus unrest of May 4, 1970. The university has applied for a $75,000 planning grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities and is seeking donations to cover the project's estimated cost of $1 million.
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Coshocton Tribune, http://coshoctontribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080511/NEWS01/805110327
WKYC 3 Cleveland, http://www.wkyc.com/news/rss_article.aspx?ref=RSS&storyid=89236
Research examines factors in delaying or declining total knee replacement surgery (Physorg)
http://www.physorg.com/news129994604.html
A study led by Dr. Ann F. Jacobson, associate professor in Kent State’s College of Nursing, unveils the reasons why people may initially choose to postpone but ultimately undergo total knee replacement surgery and emphasizes the need for better patient education before and after the procedure. "This study sought to better understand patients’ pre-and post operative experiences with total knee replacement surgery,” says Jacobson.
Globally thinking about her future (Eylria Chronicle-Telegram)
http://www.chroniclet.com/2008/05/15/globally-thinking-about-her-future/
NORTH RIDGEVILLE — When North Ridgeville resident Jill Holava set her mind to study abroad after graduating from North Ridgeville High School in 2006, she hoped she’d see the world in a different way. Now, two years and three trips across the ocean later, Holava knows there is more to the world than just North America. ... For the fall semester, Holava will be studying abroad once again at Kent State University’s Palazzo dei Cerchi in Florence, Italy. While there, she will have the opportunity to observe and research another global market.
Mz. Skittlez brings crunk to Cleveland (Plain Dealer)
http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2008/05/mild_mannered_kent_state_stude.html
Mild-mannered Kent State student by day and rising MC by night, Mz. Skittlez brings "Controversy" to the WENZ-FM 107.9 ninth annual Birthday Bash. ... While Mary Seats has been dabbling as an MC since high school, it was only last year that the Shaw High School graduate began taking her hip-hop career seriously, recording her debut effort, "Controversy," under the name Mz. Skittlez.
Board OKs new phones for juvenile court (Salem News)
http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/501960.html?nav=5007
... About $550 has been donated for the beautification project, including a grant from WTI. Phase I calls for the planting of trees and installation of lighting along the front and sides of the Courthouse in downtown Lisbon, following a plan drawn by horticulture students at Kent State University Salem campus. Students in a planting class will begin work on the planting portion of the project in July.
May 14, 2008
Fashion Week Cleveland made big strides this year (Plain Dealer)
ttp://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/cuyahoga/121075399964880.xml&coll=2
You know how it is. You've got an important event coming up, and you're not sure what to wear. ... Headliner Tad Boetcher, a Kent State University fashion school alum who has found success in major New York design houses, unveiled his first solo line, dubbed Tad b., to a standing ovation. ... A trio of Kent State professors acquitted themselves nicely. Linda Ohrn-McDaniel and Sherry Schofield-Tomschin showed impeccable workmanship in their lines of primarily eveningwear, while Vince Quevedo -- the only designer with menswear looks on the runway -- showed a handful of them.
A Gift That Kept on Giving (Chronicle of Higher Education)
http://chronicle.com/weekly/v54/i36/36a00702.htm
Health administrators at Kent State University thought they had a good enticement on their hands last month when they offered coupons for free burritos to students who donated blood. As fate would have it, some of those students came right back to the university's health center.
Kent exhibit pays tribute to fashion trendsetter (Plain Dealer)
http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living-0/121075381564880.xml&coll=2
The name of designer James Galanos is closely associated with first lady Nancy Reagan. She and her fashionably sleek friends were certainly among his best customers. But Galanos deserves attention for more than that. The couture quality of his ready-to-wear clothing places him among the 20th century's finest American designers, says Jean Druesedow, director of the Kent State University Museum.
Making room for innovation at Parker Hannifin (Plain Dealer)
http://blog.cleveland.com/business/2008/05/making_room_for_innovation_at.html
A softly lighted suite of glass-partitioned chambers at Parker Hannifin Corp.'s Mayfield Heights headquarters has a starring role in how the 90-year-old company wants the world to view it. ... Don Coates saw the innovation facilities at Parker Hannifin when they were under construction and considered the commitment to innovation a positive move for the company. He's a faculty member at Kent State University's business school and director of its Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, which began in 2006.
School of public health eyed at KSU (Record Courier)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3787731
To better provide for the public health of residents of Northeastern Ohio, Kent State University is considering adding an accredited school of public health to the university's academic offerings. In conversations with KSU administrators, President Lester Lefton had expressed a desire to make the university a leader in providing leadership in public health initiatives of all kinds, said Robert Frank, senior vice president for academic affairs and provost.
Out of the Grey: Candles shed light on Holocaust Rememberance Day (Hudson Hub Times)
http://www.the-news-leader.com/news/article/3784262
Each candle stood for a million people, and there were six candles flickering on the altar of St. Mary Church during the annual Hudson community Holocaust Remembrance Service May 6. ... In the words of poet Yoram Eckstein, a Kent State University professor and Holocaust survivor who spoke at the commemoration, so many people whose lives shadow and haunt those who survived.
May 13, 2008
Americans View Rebates With Mixed Emotions (WCPN.org)
http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/12034/
Survey after survey finds most Americans say they will save their government tax rebate, or use it to pay down debt. Only a minority of Americans say they plan to go out and spend it on non-essentials, like a flat screen TV. One noted psychologist has been watching with curiosity how people are handling this money. ideastream®'s Eric Wellman spoke with KentState University President Lester Lefton about rebate psychology.
County airport board closes runway for repairs (Star Beacon - OH)
http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_133231105.html
Price is still awaiting a reply from KentState University — Ashtabula officials on lease arrangements to use one of the large hangars for its aircraft maintenance technician program. He said information is needed from KSUA officials as to how the hangar needs to be laid out for classroom use.
KSU High schoolers offered summer language school Hindi among new Board of Regents academy offerings (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3782882
Following a successful first year for the program, Kent State University and several other Ohio colleges and universities once again are offering high school juniors and seniors the chance to learn foreign languages not traditionally taught in Ohio high schools. The 2008 Ohio Board of Regents Foreign Language Academy will immerse 70 high school students in Arabic, Chinese, Japanese, Russian or Hindi, the newest of the languages to be offered.
May 12, 2008
Smyrna airport flying high (Daily News Journal - Murfreesboro, TN)
http://dnj.midsouthnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080510/BUSINESS/805100312/1088
Participants from 31 aviation schools across the country have taken over Smyrna Airport this week for SAFECON, the National Intercollegiate Flying Association's (NIFA) annual safety contest. During the weeklong event, flight students are competing in tests involving aircraft recognition, pre-flight inspection, flight computer accuracy, precision landings, cross-country navigation and flight simulator proficiency. Among those competing are the U.S. Air Force and Naval academies, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University teams from the school's Arizona and Florida campuses, KentState and Ohio State.
Grant opens world of recycling to East Liverpool residents (Morning Journal - Lisbon, OH)
http://www.morningjournalnews.com/page/content.detail/id/501650.html?nav=5006
The idea behind the recycling program is to divert as much recyclable waste from the general waste stream as possible, according to officials, who said extensive research was conducted to determine which recyclable materials would be collected. Paper, plastic and glass have been chosen, with 20 percent of each expected to be recycled by citizens. This would mean 147 tons of paper, 58 tons of glass and 70 tons of plastic diverted from landfills each year. All households will be offered the service, as well as local businesses and schools, with a partnership with Kent State University being explored.
Weathervane shifts course (Akron Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/entertainment/18839819.html
For audiences in the 2008-09 season, it means at least one out-of-the-ordinary choice on the Weathervane lineup: a new version of Henrik Ibsen's classic tale of marital distress, A Doll's House. It will be directed by New York director Matthew Earnest, whose work Hedges admired in a recent Kent State University production of The Caucasian Chalk Circle and Peter Pan at Porthouse Theatre.
Kent State eyes center for 1970 shootings (Coshocton Tribune - OH)
http://www.coshoctontribune.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080511/NEWS01/805110327/1002
Kent State University is raising money to build a new visitor center that would help tell the story of the deadly Ohio National Guard shootings on campus 38 years ago.
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Kent State eyes visitor center (Zanesville Times Recorder - OH)
http://zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080510/UPDATES01/80510007
Kent State University is raising money to build a new visitor center. (Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH)
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/10/kent_web.html?sid=101
Kent State eyes visitor center for 1970 shootings (Palladium-Item - OH)
http://www.pal-item.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080510/UPDATES/80510010
Kent State eyes visitor center (WDTN - OH)
http://www.wdtn.com/Global/story.asp?S=8304252
Kent State eyes visitor center (WTOL - OH)
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=8304252
Kent State eyes visitor center (Akron Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=523099&c=y
Working for the summer (Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH)
http://www.tribunechronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/505195.html
Those who have been downsized or laid-off, however, will also flood the summer job market, increasing the number of applicants from which employers can choose. Competition for jobs traditionally held by teens could be fierce this year, says Lisa Goetsch, director of Workforce Development at KentState University Trumbull campus.
Newspapers Face Extinction (Tampa Tribune - FL)
http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/may/10/na-newspapers-face-extinction/
Industry experts such as Lauren Rich Fine of Kent State University do not think that the Times is responding forcefully enough. "Now is the time to beef up its business section," she says. Fine also points out that although all newspapers are being buffeted by the Internet, their ability to respond will probably depend on whether their audiences are national, metropolitan or local.
Literacy program aiding students (Herald Star - Steubenville, OH)
http://www.hsconnect.com/page/content.detail/id/502612.html?nav=5010
Through a grant provided by the Dunlevy Educational Trust and donations given by members of Phi Delta Kappa at the Kent State University Chapter, the Jefferson County Juvenile Court Literacy Program is thriving, according to its officials. Kristy Pytash, literacy program coordinator from Kent State, explained Scholastic books and magazines were purchased with the contributed funds “to provide access to high-quality reading materials” for those in the juvenile court system, including those attending the alternative school at the Jefferson County Justice Center.
College graduates find recession-proof jobs (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/education/education_article.aspx?storyid=89222
Most of her classmates in the College of Nursing at KentState University also have jobs waiting for them after they graduate Saturday. "Probably about 90 percent (of nursing school graduates) have jobs," said Dr. Gail Bromley, Associate Dean of Academics. "And in this economy, that's pretty impressive."
Green schools win seniors to sophomores grant (Suburbanite - Akron, OH)
http://www.thesuburbanite.com/news/education/x401611921/Green-schools-win-seniors-to-sophomores-grant
The requirements to participate include being a senior, passing all parts of the OGT, have a C or better in language arts, have taken Functions or higher in math with a C or better. Students will take the ACT or SAT test and have a certain score which has yet to be determined by the school. This score will be in line with the college requirement. The program will involve participation with Akron University, KentState Stark, and Stark State College of Technology. The program will start in the Fall of 2008. To continue receiving funding Green must show it can sustain the program over the long term. In addition it will be constantly evaluated to be sure it meets the needs of the students.
Fashion Week Cleveland: "Completely Dior" (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://blog.cleveland.com/lifestyles/2008/05/fashion_week_cleveland_complet.html
More than 70 people crowded the lecture hall at the KentState Fashion Museum Thursday night to celebrate the genius of couturier Christian Dior. The evening kicked off with a charming introduction by museum Director Jean Druesedow, who unveiled a swoon-worthy show-and-tell -- a detailed look at a few of the original Dior garments in the museum's permanent collection. The "Venus" dress, originally worn by Marlene Dietrich, is the stuff of a fairy princess' dreams -- layers and layers of strapless pink organza, heavily embroidered with "petals" of beading and shimmering threads.
Rush Run water gets closer (Herald Star - Steubenville, OH)
http://www.hsconnect.com/page/content.detail/id/502559.html?nav=5010
Commissioners agreed to provide the Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce with $6,000 over the next two years to fund the small business development center operated by the chamber. Gary Folden, interim chamber president, said the small business center provided 81 business persons counseling in the past six months. He said 27 businesses had successful starts as a result of the small business development center. Folden said the commissioners would provide the money to Kent State University, Tuscarawas Campus, which provides the counseling services.
May 9, 2008
At Journal, the Words Not Spoken (New York Times)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/business/media/28carr.html?scp=5&sq=%27kent+state%22&st=nyt
On Wednesday night, employees of The Wall Street Journal gathered in the Grill Room at the World Financial Center to bid farewell to Stuart Karle, the former general counsel of The Journal, a tenacious defender of journalism who is regarded as a reporter’s lawyer. ... “It is an odd and risky change from a reader and advertising standpoint,” said Lauren Rich Fine, a professor at Kent State University and a former media analyst. “They have a rich, targeted demographic, and what are they trading it for?”
Kent State grad Tad Boetcher to debut line at Fashion Week Cleveland (Plain Dealer)
http://www.cleveland.com/living/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/living-0/1210149259251220.xml&coll=2
A mother never knows how she might inspire her child's future. In Tad Boetcher's case, his mom Carolyn's sideline of selling Beeline fashions in the 1960s set him on the path of being a fashion designer. This Saturday, attendees at Cleveland Fashion Week's black-tie gala will see how far the 1995 Kent State University fashion school graduate has come.
EL native awarded Purple Heart (East Liverpool Review)
http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/501907.html
Marine Corps Sgt. Stephen A. Carouthers III, an East Liverpool native, was presented with the Purple Heart on Tuesday, during a meeting of the Tri-State Detachment of the Marine Corps League at ITAMS Post 3 in Youngstown. ... Currently, Carouthers is a full time student at Kent State-Salem and is pursuing a degree in radiology. He plans to eventually specialize in positron emission tomography, a division of nuclear medicine.
Kent State University Stark Campus Grads Pledge to Consider Socially Responsible Jobs (Forbes.com)http://www.forbes.com/prnewswire/feeds/prnewswire/2008/05/08/prnewswire200805081834PR_NEWS_USPR_____DC21863.html?partner=moreover
NORTH CANTON, Ohio, May 8, 2008 -- Prospective employers will see green when looking at the 2008 graduating class of Kent State University Stark Campus. The soon-to-be alumni aren't aspiring to secure just any job; many are electing to pursue employment in companies that promote social justice, environmental health and economic growth.
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May 8, 2008
Cleveland Council blames old computer system for deleted Santiago e-mails (Smith) (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/05/cleveland_council_blames_old_c.html
Council President Martin J. Sweeney on Wednesday blamed a 10-year-old computer system that has been undergoing maintenance for more than a year. A full upgrade won't be completed until late summer at the earliest. Tim Smith, a KentState University professor who teaches open-records law at Ohio Bar Association seminars, said there is no excuse for the records not to be retained.
Calif. interior designer to receive Kent State award (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3760651
Barbara Lockhart of Beverly Hills, Calif., has been selected as the recipient of KentState University's first Interior Design Lifetime Achievement Award. The award will be presented Friday as part of the KSU College of Architecture and Environmental Design's Interior Design 2008 Senior Exhibit in Cleveland.
Community college should not duplicate (Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH)
http://www.tribunechronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/505055.html?nav=5007
U.S. Rep. Timothy J. Ryan and Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut held a news conference Monday at the Chevrolet Centre to announce the next phase of bringing a community college to the Valley, the largest area in the state that does not already have one. Ending duplication is another part of Fingerhut’s plan, and that’s the part the local Implementation Committee should address. A new community college should avoid providing programs already available at the Kent State University Trumbull Campus, Youngstown State University, National College in Liberty and the area’s many technology schools and academies.
May 7, 2008
Plane involved in cocaine bust landed previously at KSU airport (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/summit/1210149133251220.xml&coll=2
A plane that police said carried $750,000 worth of cocaine into KentState University's airport on Friday night also landed here once last month en route between two other college towns. Records show that the California-based Cessna Skylane arrived April 12 from Lawrence, Kan., home of the University of Kansas, and took off the next day for Lexington, Ky., home of the University of Kentucky.
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Police seize 66 pounds of cocaine at airport (Stow Sentry - Stow, OH)
http://www.stowsentry.com/news/article/3746241
The seizure of 66 pounds of cocaine and an airplane at KentState University Airport May 2 is one of the five largest drug busts in Summit County history,
according to Stow Police Chief Louis Dirker. Standing next to a stack of 30 1-kilo packages during a press conference May 5, Dirker said the arrest was
"an excellent example of several agencies working together" and predicted some of his officers will "never see anything like this again in their careers."
Lake and Kent State students collaborate (The Suburbanite - Akron, OH)
http://www.thesuburbanite.com/news/education/x1478012435/Lake-and-Kent-State-students-collaborate
Eight years ago, Jonathan Fleming, a Kent State University educator in the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, moved next door to Lake Booster Ron Pulliam, the treasurer of the club. Pulliam has managed many projects undertaken that benefit students athletes at Lake. The two became friends and collaborated on projects including the Blue Streak Stadium press.
May 6, 2008
FYI Internet slang nothing to LOL at (Haas, Takayoshi) (IT Business - Scarborough, Ontario, Canada)
http://www.itbusiness.ca/it/client/en/home/News.asp?id=48254
Internet slang, text speak, or SMS language – call it what you will, but researchers now identify the acronym filled syntax used to communicate over new technologies as a new language type. It's separate from formal English and comes with its own common set of language features and standards, according to the study out of Kent State University.
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Instant Messaging, A New Language? (Haas, Takayoshi) (Innovations Report - Germany)
http://www.innovations-report.de/html/berichte/kommunikation_medien/bericht-109302.html
“Instant messaging, or IM, is not just bad grammar or a bunch of mistakes,” says Dr. Pamela Takayoshi, KentState University associate professor of
English. “IM is a separate language form from formal English and has a common set of language features and standards.”
SMS language is gr8! (Haas, Takayoshi) (IOL Technology - South Africa)
http://www.ioltechnology.co.za/article_page.php?from=rss_IOLTechHome&iSectionId=2883&iArticleId=4388014
The study was conducted by Dr Pamela Takayoshi, associate professor of English at the Kent State University in the US, along with fellow associate
professor Dr Christina Haas and a group of graduate and undergraduate researchers.
OMG, Frdm tchr :( on tek tok (Haas, Takayoshi) (Ellwood City Ledger - Ellwood City, PA)
http://www.ellwoodcityledger.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19662002&BRD=2724&PAG=461&dept_id=563781&rfi=6
In an analysis released Thursday, two Kent State associate English professors and four Kent State undergraduate researchers examined the language of
instant messaging and found IM to be a new form of language. "Instant messaging, or IM, is not just bad grammar or a bunch of mistakes," said Pamela
Takayoshi, associate professor of English at Kent State. "IM is a separate language form from formal English and has a common set of language features
and standards."
Stow police tipped about drug cargo at KSU airport (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/summit/1210062733307540.xml&coll=2
Federal agents in California tipped local authorities to an airplane that arrived Friday at KentState University Airport with 66 pounds of cocaine worth about $750,000, police said Monday. Immigration and customs agents reported that pilot Malcolm Sales, 45, of Westminster, Calif., had filed a flight plan showing Stow as his destination, Police Chief Louis Dirker Jr. said.
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Judge: $1 million bond for three charged in Kent State airport bust (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=88790&provider=gnews
Police surrounded a plane at the KentState Airport Friday night after the Cessna landed about 10 p.m., arresting two men aboard the plane and one man
from Cleveland meeting it. Police arrested Robert Hawes, Jr. of Cleveland and two California men, pilot Malcolm Sales, and passenger Tommy Gonzalez.
Hawes and Sales plead not guilty to charges Monday morning in Judge Lisa Coats courtroom.
Police Say Kent Cocaine Bust One Of NE Ohio's Biggest (News Net 5 - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/16165590/detail.html
There's new information about a nearly $2 million cocaine bust at KentUniversity Airport over the weekend. Officers said the drugs came in aboard a small
plane, and it is being called on of the biggest drug busts in northeast Ohio with a street value of as much as $2 million, and now federal authorities are
involved in the case, reported NewsChannel5.
How police landed drugs at KSU Airport (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/18679959.html
A D.A.R.E. police officer played a key role in the arrest of three men and the seizure of 30 kilos of cocaine at the KentState University Airport in Stow Friday
night. The street value of the 66 pounds of cocaine could be more than $2 million, police said.
Stow drug haul: $1 million Seizure "one of the five largest drug busts in Summit history' (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3743241
Friday's seizure of 66 pounds of cocaine and an airplane at the KentState University Airport is one of the five largest drug busts in Summit County history,
according to Stow Police Chief Louis Dirker. Standing next to a stack of 300 1-kilo packages during a Monday press conference, Dirker said the arrest was
"an excellent example of several agencies working together" and predicted some of his officers will "never see anything like this again in their careers."
College of Business is reaccredited Programs recognized once again by international organization (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3744621
KentState University's College of Business Administration has achieved reaffirmation of accreditation of all its degree programs this spring by AACSB International, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The college's business programs have been accredited by AACSB since 1964. AACSB International is the oldest and largest business school accreditation with 555 accredited programs worldwide.
Healing for the healers (Adams) (The Daily Item - Sunbury, PA)
http://www.dailyitem.com/0100_news/local_story_127074135.html
In a study appearing in the May edition of Research on Social Work Practice, Geisinger Senior Investigator Joseph Boscarino, PhD, MPH and his co-researchers examined psychological stress, job burnout and secondary trauma among 236 New York City social workers following the Sept. 11 terror attacks. The research team for this study also included Richard E. Adams, PhD of KentState University, and Charles R. Figley, PhD of Florida State University.
Year-end date is set for community college plan (Vindicator - Youngstown, OH)
http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/may/06/year-end-date-is-set-for-community-college-plan/
Details of how and where a community college would operate in the Mahoning Valley will be in place by the end of the year, and the first classes will be offered in fall 2009. Fingerhut said the community college plan calls for the use of facilities at YSU, the three Kent State University branch campuses in Trumbull and Columbiana counties, the high school career and technical centers in Mahoning, Trumbull and Columbiana counties and Choffin Career and Technical Center in Youngstown.
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Classes set to begin (Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH)
http://www.tribunechronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/504958.html?nav=5021
Ryan and Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut held a news conference Monday at the Chevrolet Centre to announce the next phase of bringing
a community college to northeast Ohio, the largest area in the state that does not already have one. With Monday’s kickoff setting the plans into motion, the
officials explained that they expect the first courses to be offered in the fall of 2009. Courses could be held at the KentState branches, on the YSU campus
or places like the Trumbull Career and Technical Center.
May 5, 2008
Speaker: Don't shame Kent State's dead (Columbus Dispatch - Columbus, OH)
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/05/05/ohno_kent_shoot.ART_ART_05-05-08_B3_Q2A45ML.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101
The shooting deaths 38 years ago of four KentState University students by the Ohio National Guard need to be seen as a lesson for the United States, a former United Nations weapons inspector said yesterday.
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The Pulpit Wouldn’t Be So Bully Without Them (New York Times - New York, NY)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/02/books/02book.html?bl&ex=1210046400&en=88dec9cf3c72289b&ei=5087%0A
It’s true that after Richard M. Nixon gave a fierce speech announcing that American troops would strike in Cambodia, the “swift and vociferous” backlash,
including campus protests, led to the deaths of four students at KentState University, but surely the policy created those demonstrations not the strength of
the speech.
Former U.N. inspector speaks bluntly at KSU (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/18570509.html
The shooting deaths 38 years ago of four KentState University students by the Ohio National Guard need to be seen as a gift — a lesson — to the entire
United States, a former United Nations weapons inspector said Sunday.
May 4 commemoration ends with arrests War protesters refuse to leave bridge in Kent (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3739251
An anti-war march and protest in downtown Kent following Sunday's commemoration of the 38th anniversary of the May 4, 1970 shootings at Kent State
University resulted in four arrests.
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Police seize cocaine at Kent State airport (United Press International)
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/05/04/police_seize_cocaine_at_kent_state_airport/9174/
Three men are in custody in Ohio following major drug bust at the KentState Airport, authorities said. WEWS-TV of Cleveland reported Sunday that the Stow Police Department was tipped off by federal authorities about an inbound private plane that was suspected of carrying drugs.
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Stow police seize 30 packages of coke at Kent State airport (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/05/stow_police_seize_30_packages.html
Law and Order briefs (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/news/1209976269135100.xml&coll=2
Police bust plane in Stow with cocaine Los Angeles cops tip off local authorities (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3737022
Cleveland man faces federal charges after cocaine bust (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=88715&provider=gnews
3 Men Accused Of Flying Cocaine Into Local Airport (News Net 5 - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/16152495/detail.html
Police seize cocaine at Kent State airport (Moldova.org)
http://politicom.moldova.org/stiri/eng/116634/
Stow police will talk today about cocaine bust (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/18574104.html
Airport Drug Bust (Fox News - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6459008&version=3&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
Don't expect more fury, experts say (Lewis) (The Gazette - Don Mills, Ontario)
http://www.canada.com/montrealgazette/news/story.html?id=a9480332-e583-498e-8b3a-2d3d03e83191
As the Canadiens face elimination from the National Hockey League playoffs, many are worried about another possible post-game riot in downtown streets. "Generally these don't repeat," said Jerry M. Lewis, a professor of sociology at Kent State University in Ohio, who has written a book on fan violence.
OMG, Frdm tchr :( on tek tok (Haas, Takayoshi) (Times Online - Beaver, PA)
http://www.timesonline.com/articles/2008/05/04/news/doc481e77ebbf4be588202603.txt
In an analysis released Thursday, two Kent State associate English professors and four Kent State undergraduate researchers examined the language of instant messaging and found IM to be a new form of language. “Instant messaging, or IM, is not just bad grammar or a bunch of mistakes,” said Pamela Takayoshi, associate professor of English at Kent State. “IM is a separate language form from formal English and has a common set of language features and standards.”
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OMG! Why is gen Y smitten by instant messaging (Haas, Takayoshi) (IBNLive - India)
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/omg-why-is-generation-y-smitten-by-instant-messaging/64428-19.html
SMS a language with its own rules, says study (Haas, Takayoshi) (Thaindian News - Bangkok, Thailand)
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/sci-tech/sms-a-language-with-its-own-rules-says-study_10044318.html
Why Generation Y is smitten by Instant Messaging (Haas, Takayoshi) (New Kerala - India)
http://www.newkerala.com/one.php?action=fullnews&id=55634
Instant messaging: a new language? (Haas, Takayoshi) (The Financial Express - New Delhi, India)
http://www.financialexpress.com/news/Instant-messaging-a-new-language/304620/
Instant messaging: A new language? (Haas, Takayoshi) (Rediff India Abroad - India)
http://www.rediff.com/news/2008/may/02msg.htm
In global race, higher ed remains vital cog (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080505/SUB1/181361989
At KentState and many major American universities, the realities of globalization have compelled us to launch multifaceted efforts to internationalize the education and experiences we provide for our students.
New view of Parma (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://crainscleveland.com/article/20080505/SUB1/729986638
You can’t buy much in the way of waterfront property in Parma, which is not surprising since the city of 80,000 residents doesn’t have a big lake. But Kent State University graduate architecture students didn’t let that stop them from envisioning how a dam might create a whole new way of looking at the largely blue-collar suburb.
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Reinventing Parma (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://crainscleveland.com/article/20080505/SUB1/864317245
Several Kent State University students recently took a crack at reinventing Parma in a project for architect Patrick Hyland's class. Some of the projects are
outlandish while others are more workable, but all put Parma into a new light for residents and city leaders.
Eagles guitarist funds KSU music scholarship (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://crainscleveland.com/article/20080505/FREE/526409704
Kent State University has received $50,000 from Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh to fund the school’s first scholarship based on musical talent.
Sanchez sisters take politics to the stage (Byrne) (Politico - Arlington, VA)
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0508/10045.html
Sanchez, along with her sister, Rep. Linda T. Sanchez (D-Calif.), and 11 other members of Congress have been cast in the Shakespearean take-off “A Comedy of Capitol Errors,” written by Peter Byrne. Byrne, a professor of English literature and Shakespeare at Kent State University in Ohio, was given only one caveat: Keep the skewering bipartisan.
Devo frontman to receive honorary degree at KSU (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/18570634.html
Despite financial help from his dad, a scholarship and tons of good feelings about the campus, Mark Mothersbaugh walked away from Kent State in 1973 just one quarter shy of a degree. A musician and composer, Mothersbaugh fixes that at 10 a.m. Saturday when he returns to receive an honorary degree at the university's spring commencement.
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KSU, Hiram set graduation Devo's Mark Mothersbaugh to be among honorees (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3737292
A former U.S. ambassador, a million-dollar university benefactor and two businessmen will impart their advice on new college graduates this spring, while
an award-winning musician, an innovator in liquid crystals and a political scientist and administrator will receive honorary doctorates and a medal during
commencement ceremonies at Kent State University and Hiram College this coming weekend.
'Important shift' planned for 2008 Aviation fair (Nettey) (Stow Sentry - Stow, OH)
http://www.stowsentry.com/news/article/3728172
This year's Aviation Heritage Fair will double the fun for spectators -- there will be two fly-by events instead of just the traditional one offered in the past. Dr. Isaac Richmond Nettey, academic program director of KentState University's school of aeronautics, called the change an "important shift," stating the traditional afternoon fly-by will continue to take place, along with a new morning fly-by.
OUR VIEW: Kent State innovation Liquid crystal research spurs unique greenhouse test project in Cleveland (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3740162
Kent State University researchers are no strangers to thinking outside the box. Or, as a new project in Cleveland demonstrates, inside the greenhouse.An energy-efficient "smart" greenhouse unveiled at the Cleveland Botanical Gardens is utilizing innovative technology developed at Kent State, which has been a leader in liquid crystal research for more than a generation.
Out and About: KSU's techno-cool fashion juggernaut (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3736962
Twenty-five years of instruction and experience in garment construction and marketing at Kent State University's Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising have graduated several designers and merchandisers who have reached six-figure monetary goals and beyond.
May 2, 2008
American media on the brink (Rich Fine) (The Economist)
http://www.economist.com/business/displaystory.cfm?story_id=11316500
The New York Times once epitomised all that was great about American newspapers; now it symbolises its industry’s deep malaise. ... industry experts such as Lauren Rich Fine of Kent State University do not think that the Times is responding forcefully enough. “Now is the time to beef up its business section,” she says.
Why Generation Y is smitten by Instant Messaging (Haas, Takayoshi) (Yahoo News)
http://in.news.yahoo.com/ani/20080502/r_t_ani_en/ten-why-generation-y-is-smitten-by-insta-63022d3.html
Washington, May 2 (ANI): OMG! LOL. TTYL. Well, these are some 'words', which won't make any sense to adults over the age of 30, but the newer generation of technologically savvy young adults, is pretty much thorough with them. According to Dr. Pamela Takayoshi, Kent State University associate professor of English, the grouping of letters, like OMG! (which stands for Oh! My God), LOL (which stands for Laugh Out Loud) and TTYL (which implies Talk To You Later), that are in totality called IM or Instant Messaging, is a separate language form from formal English and has a common set of language features and standards.
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http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/05/080501154219.htm
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Cleveland Fashion Week showcases Kent State graduate's new line (WKSU)
http://www.wksu.org/news/story/21999
It's not as chic as Paris or as trendy as New York, but northeast Ohio's fashion industry is starting to strut its stuff. Starting this weekend and continuing through next, models will pivot and twirl and fabric will billow and swirl at runway events for area designers. Here's a preview of Fashion Week Cleveland:
"Smart" Greenhouse Research Partnership Unveiled (Sensors Magazine)
http://specialty.sensorsmag.com/sensorsspecialty/Engineering+%26+Architecture/Smart-Greenhouse-Research-Partnership-Unveiled/ArticleStandard/Article/detail/513953?contextCategoryId=33962
CLEVELAND, OH -- Cleveland Botanical Garden and Kent State University's Liquid Crystal Institute officially launched a pioneering research project to explore the potential of liquid crystal technology for creating more sustainable, energy-efficient greenhouses. At an event held on Wade Oval, the Garden and the University unveiled the two greenhouses that will be used in the first phase of the project. One contains liquid crystal panels and the other, a control, has plain glass. A demonstration revealed how the panes "switch" to manage the amount of sunlight that enters the greenhouse.
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http://www.genengnews.com/news/bnitem.aspx?name=34714309
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May 1, 2008
Kent, Cleveland Botanical Garden test liquid-crystal greenhouse to see if plants grow better (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/living-0/1209630810298850.xml&coll=2
The Cleveland Botanical Garden and Kent State University's Liquid Crystal Institute have opened up a window of opportunity - so to speak - that could make everyone from home gardeners to commercial food growers pleased.
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Botanical Garden, Kent State collaborate on project (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20080430/FREE/52286490
The Cleveland Botanical Garden and KentState University today unveiled a greenhouse that aims to control the amount of sunlight that comes in through the
use of liquid crystal technology.
Kent State helps Cleveland's Botanical Garden go 'green' (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=88466&provider=gnews
The Cleveland Botanical Garden and KentState University are working together on a pioneering research project that examines the potential of liquid
crystal technology for creating the "greenhouse of the future."
KSU institute swaps glass for LCD panels to cut energy use (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/18440609.html
While the word ''greenhouse'' suggests an environmentally friendly system for nurturing young crops and flowers, the structures actually gorge on energy,
consuming a lot of fossil fuel to keep plants warm in the winter and cool in the summer. Kent State University's Liquid Crystal Institute and the Cleveland
Botanical Garden are eager to prove it doesn't have to be that way.
KSU technology goes 'green' Liquid crystal research used to regulate greenhouses (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3721141
The Cleveland Botanical Gardens and KentState University on Wednesday unveiled a collaborative effort aimed at transforming the future of greenhouses
and green thumbs. The use of KSU-developed liquid crystal technology to create greenhouse windows that can be made transparent or opaque using a
simple electrical current is the "first phase of an exciting collaboration," said John West, KSU's vice president for research.
KSU faculty rejects contract extension (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/18440754.html
The KentState University faculty union has voted down a one-year contract extension that would have included domestic partner benefits. The union voted 63 percent to 37 percent against the proposal, which also would have included a 3 percent raise and maintenance of health-care costs and benefits at current levels.
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KSU union turns down contract Faculty negotions to begin this month (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3721111
The faculty union at Kent State University has rejected a contract extension that would have increased faculty salaries by 3 percent, extended domestic
partner benefits to union members and left unchanged faculty contributions to healthcare costs.
Furniture gives rise to fashion (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/18440929.html
We're used to seeing interior design take its direction from the runway. For one fashion-design project at Kent State University, though, it was the other way around. As one of their final assignments, seniors at the university's Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising created couture clothing using fabrics from HGTV star Candice Olson's furniture collection.
University of Cincinnati considers switch to semesters (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/18400914.html
A University of Cincinnati task force is recommending the university move exclusively to semesters in 2011. Most colleges and departments at the university schedule classes on the quarter system. The law and medical colleges already use the semester system, as do most universities, including Kent State University and the University of Akron.
Author talks democracy and change at lecture Williams: History at 'transformative moment' (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3721121
Journalist and author Juan Williams told a KentState University crowd Wednesday that he was happy to be in Ohio. A self-described "refugee from the cold" campaign trail states of Iowa and New Hampshire -- "It's so cold the politicians are walking around with their hands in their own pockets," he joked -- Williams came to Kent to talk about democracy and "change."
April 30, 2008
What bedevils newspapers (Fine) (Post Intelligencer - Seattle, WA)
http://blog.seattlepi.nwsource.com/buzz/archives/137673.asp
On a related note, Advertising Age has started a timely series on "The Newspaper Death Watch", which promisese to focus not on what ails us but what the industry's thought leaders are doing to find a remedy by developing new business models. It begins, however, by laying out the facts of the current mediascape in very brutal terms: This process is not reversible, said Lauren Rich Fine, a former Merrill Lynch newspaper analyst now serving as a practitioner in residence at KentState University's College of Communication and Information.
Fashion Week Cleveland has something for everyone (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://blog.cleveland.com/lifestyles/2008/04/_xxxx.html
For anyone who's ever wanted to get involved in the world of fashion, here's your chance -- Fashion Week Cleveland kicks off Friday. To that end, FWC will feature screenings of stylish movies and fashion documentaries and host lectures on fashion luminaries such as designer Christian Dior and photographer Richard Avedon, in conjunction with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, KentState University, Cleveland Botanical Garden and the Western Reserve Historical Society.
Pianist wins scholarship funded by Eagles rocker Walsh (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/break_news/18368474.html
A pianist is the first recipient of KentState University's scholarship funded by Eagles rocker Joe Walsh. The first recipient will be David Jaramillo, a pianist who traveled from Ecuador for the auditions, Kent State officials said today. University officials said earlier this month that Walsh, a former KSU student, was funding the first performance-based scholarship in the university's College of the Arts.
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Joe Walsh scholarship awarded (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3712641
David Jaramillo, an Ecuadorian pianist, is the first recipient of a talent-based scholarship funded by Joe Walsh, a former Kent State University student and
member of The Eagles rock band. Walsh attended KSU from 1965 to 1968. He later dropped out to join his first band, the James Gang. In a statement
released by KSU, Walsh said "In terms of a career, I got one ... And that was a direct result of my time at Kent."
Rocker Joe Walsh Funds Performance Scholarship (90.3 WCPN - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/11874/
Mr. Walsh had charged us, as KentState University, to figure out an audition process in order to choose a student. And he wanted to have it start for Fall.
First recipient of the Walsh Scholarship is new student David Jaramillo. The Ecuadorian native impressed the judges with a piano performance of
selections Prokofiev. And, reportedly, at no point did his feet touch the keyboard.
Colleges try to read into costs of textbooks (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=410033&Category=13&subCategoryID=
The state's public and private colleges will take short-term action while working to integrate technology to address the rising cost of textbooks. Roseanne Greavu, the bookstore manager at the Kent State-Tuscarawas campus, said, "Everybody has their own story as to why one thing will work or why not. It's not a cut-and-dry solution."
Expert says NATO mission still relevant West Point professor speaks at KSU (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3712631
With the end of the Cold War and the break-up of the Soviet Union, is the North Atlantic Treaty Organization truly relevant today in the Global War on Terror? "Nothing has really replaced" the original mission of NATO, which is collective defense, according to U.S. Army Lt. Col. Steven Oluic, an expert on the Balkans who spoke on the topic this week as part of the 2008 Lemnitzer Center for NATO and European Union Studies public lecture series at Kent State University.
Liquid Crystals Give Horticulture a High-Tech Boost at Cleveland Botanical Gardens (90.3 WCPN - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wcpn.org/index.php/WCPN/news/11875/
In other words, a computer controlled greenhouse capable of optimizing growing conditions, while maximizing energy savings. But in order to build a smart greenhouse – they needed a smart new technology – and researchers at Kentstate had just the thing – a glass made from liquid crystals that could go from opaque to transparent simply by flipping a switch.
April 29, 2008
When the WSJ Competes with the NYT (Fine) (Conde Nast Portfolio)
http://www.portfolio.com/views/blogs/market-movers/2008/04/28/when-the-wsj-competes-with-the-nyt
Mr. Murdoch has a few more billions to his credit than I do, but the paper looks to me to be surrendering much of its fundamental value. In order to make The Journal a first-read, Mr. Murdoch and Mr. Thomson are toying with the interest of those of us who have always thought of it as a can't-miss second read. "It is an odd and risky change from a reader and advertising standpoint," said Lauren Rich Fine, a professor at Kent State University and a former media analyst.
KSU nursing school No. 3 (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/lifestyle/18356449.html?page=all&c=y
As the nation continues to cope with a nursing shortage, Northeast Ohio is home to one of the biggest nursing schools in the country.A report in a recent edition of Modern Healthcare magazine ranks KentState University's College of Nursing as the third-largest nursing school in the country in terms of enrollment.
UN inspector is key May 4 event speaker (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/18324359.html
The former top weapons inspector for the United Nations will be the keynote speaker at the 38th annual May 4 commemoration at Kent State University. Scott Ritter, 46, has become a well-known anti-war figure and talk show commentator since resigning in 1998 from the U.N. Special Commission, which was charged with finding and destroying all weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.
Class survey shows desire to improve race relations (The Whitworthian - Spokane, WA)
http://media.www.whitworthian.com/media/storage/paper1220/news/2008/04/29/News/Class.Survey.Shows.Desire.To.Improve.Race.Relations-3353888.shtml
A recent racial climate survey reveals that race relations on campus are improving, professor of English Doug Sugano said. He said other schools also have racial climate surveys, such as KentState University in Kent, Ohio, and several University of California schools.
April 28, 2008
To whom does The Wall Street Journal belong? (Fine) (International Herald Tribune)
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/04/28/business/carr.php
On Wednesday night, employees of The Wall Street Journal gathered in the Grill Room at the World Financial Center to bid farewell to Stuart Karle, the former general counsel of The Journal, a tenacious defender of journalism who is regarded as a reporter's lawyer. "It is an odd and risky change from a reader and advertising standpoint," said Lauren Rich Fine, a professor at Kent State University and a former media industry analyst. "They have a rich, targeted demographic, and what are they trading it for?"
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The Newspaper Death Watch (Fine) (Advertising Age - New York, NY)
http://adage.com/mediaworks/article?article_id=126685
By now you know the story: The business of newspapers is in decline. It's a terminal decline, if you believe experts such as Jeffrey Cole, director of the
Center for the Digital Future at the University of Southern California at Annenberg. This process is not reversible, said Lauren Rich Fine, a former Merrill
Lynch newspaper analyst now serving as a practitioner in residence at KentState University's College of Communication and Information.
At Journal, the Words Not Spoken (Fine) (The New York Times - New York, NY)
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/04/28/business/media/28carr.html?ref=business
The event was held by Marcus W. Brauchli, the paper’s managing editor, who will be getting his own send-off soon enough after it was revealed last
Tuesday that he would be stepping down just four months after Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation bought the paper’s corporate parent, Dow Jones &
Company, and serving as a consultant with unspecified responsibilities instead. “It is an odd and risky change from a reader and advertising standpoint,”
said Lauren Rich Fine, a professor at Kent State University and a former media analyst. “They have a rich, targeted demographic, and what are they
trading it for?”
At Journal, the Words Not Spoken (Fine) (Yahoo! Finance)
http://biz.yahoo.com/nytimes/080428/1194769652941.html?.v=3
On Wednesday night, employees of The Wall Street Journal gathered in the Grill Room at the World Financial Center to bid farewell to Stuart Karle, the
former general counsel of The Journal, a tenacious defender of journalism who is regarded as a reporter’s lawyer. “It is an odd and risky change from a
reader and advertising standpoint,” said Lauren Rich Fine, a professor at Kent State University and a former media analyst. “They have a rich, targeted
demographic, and what are they trading it for?”
Investor buys into parent of Lorain, Lake County papers (Fine) (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080428/SUB1/321584452
Richard A. Barone, chairman of investment firm Ancora Advisors LLC of Beachwood, is getting a better read on the future of struggling newspaper
publisher Journal Register Co. of Yardley, Pa. Lauren Rich Fine, a former Merrill Lynch media analyst who now is a practitioner in residence at Kent State
University's College of Communication and Information, said Journal Register's current debt problems largely are the result of the $415 million purchase
in 2004 of several newspapers in Michigan.
Reporters' Notebook: April 28, 2008 (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20080428/SUB1/111458249
Kent State University has set up a partnership with Bahcesehir University in Instanbul, Turkey, that will save Van Campen Hall on the Kent State campus from demolition.
Hospital opens grounds for gardens, market (Schwarz) (Dispatch - Columbus, OH)
http://www.dispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/04/26/z-apoh_clinicmarket_0424.ART_ART_04-26-08_B5_RVA1NES.html?type=rss&cat=&sid=101
A farmers market at the Cleveland Clinic will provide fresh food for the poor neighborhood that surrounds its campus with some of the items coming from nearby vacant lots that will be converted into farms. "We have concentrated poverty and lack of access to healthy foods," said Terry Schwarz, a senior planner at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, a Kent State University planning institute. "The idea that the clinic, this major health provider, is engaging the neighborhood, makes me really hopeful."
Impartial jurors? Studies show evidence of bias (Mastriacovo) (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=409462&Category=14&subCategoryID=
My guess is that most of us believe we do not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, gender or how attractive another person is. But subconsciously, do we harbor at least some prejudices? Paul A. Mastriacovo of Jackson Township is a faculty member in the Department of Justice Studies at the main campus of Kent State University.
KSU VP Stafford planning to retire (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3694882
Kathy Stafford, vice president for university relations at Kent State University, will retire June 30, according to a report in Friday's Daily Kent Stater. A KSU alumna, Stafford has 38 years in higher education.
KSU prof Messing receives two teaching awards (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3694892
Julie Messing, director of KentState University's Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation, has been awarded both the Paul L. Pfeiffer Professional and Creative Teaching Award and the College of Business Administration and Graduate School of Management Annual Teaching Award.
Record label is spun from KSU class Course teaches music promotion (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3701841
Students in KentState University professor Gene Shelton's Record Promotions II class have a single job: They've got to believe in what they're doing to help unsigned artists make it big with every means of marketing, concerts, eye-catching and ear-pleasing at their disposal. Record Promotions I first succeeded in attracting students in spring 2007. Shelton said Jeff Fruit, director of KSU's School of Journalism and Mass Communication, approached him to teach the class because of Shelton's experience in record promotion and music media.
Kids and kids have fun while learning at KSU Salem (Salem News - Salem, OH)
http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/501466.html?nav=5007
Children invaded the Kent State University-Salem campus Saturday for the school’s fourth annual Kids Fun Fest hosted by the school’s Early Childhood Education and Human Services clubs and Student Government Organization, the Columbiana County Head Start program, and the Trumbull-Mahoning-Columbiana Association for the Education of Young Children.
Kent Trumbull Campus holds Founders Day (Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH)
http://www.tribunechronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/504516.html?nav=5021
KentState University Trumbull Campus celebrated its first Founders Day on Friday, recognizing people who helped develop the campus, founded in 1954.
April 25, 2008
Silver jubilee for KSU fashion school (Akron Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/education/18102874.html
When Jessica Engram was a child, she pasted glitter on leaves. Today, she's doing much the same — although the glitter is more likely to be sequins and the leaves to be fabric. The Shaker Heights senior is one of 24 students who will showcase their designs at Portfolio, the annual design show sponsored by the Shannon Rodgers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising at Kent State University.
University district plans advance (The Review - East Liverpool, OH)
http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/501526.html?nav=5008
The master plan for a “university district” in downtown East Liverpool was discussed with local business and community leaders Thursday night during a presentation at the East Liverpool Country Club. Rod W. Garrison, project manager with E.G.&G. engineering firm in Akron, led most of the presentation that included some drawings of what a transformed streetscape could mean for the community. “This will not only help the local Kent State campus, but it will go about improving the economic vitality of the entire area,” Garrison said.
April 24, 2008
Former Analyst Fine Questions Murdoch's 'Addiction To Newspapers' (Fine) (Editor and Publisher - Northbrook, IL)
http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003794082
Lauren Rich Fine, the respected former managing director at Merrill Lynch who was among the industry's top newspaper analysts, has taken a clear shot at Rupert Murdoch's latest efforts to reshape The Wall Street Journal and buy Newsday. Fine, now a practitioner in residence at KentState University’s College of Communication and Information, stated that one has to wonder "if his plans for the WSJ are really in the interest of his shareholders."
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Would Murdoch bring Newsday back to New York to hurt the Daily News? (Fine) (Newsday - Melville, NY)
http://weblogs.newsday.com/business/blog/2008/04/would_murdoch_bring_newsday_ba.html
Could Rupert Murdoch bring Newsday back into New York as a way to bludgeon Mort Zuckerman's Daily News? That's a theory advanced by Lauren Rich
Fine, a veteran former Merrill Lynch newspaper and internet stock analyst who now is at Kent State University’s College of Communication and Information.
Rupert Murdoch's Newspaper Addiction (Fine) (CBS News - New York, NY)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/24/paidcontent/main4039859.shtml
This story was written by Lauren Rich Fine. Fine retired last year after 19 years with Merrill Lynch. Her post-ML activities include Practitioner in Residence at
Kent State University's College of Communication and Information and the Advisory Board of the Poynter Institute.
UA raises room, board (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/18103774.html
Ohio State trustees will consider a combined 6 percent increase for room and board, a spokesman there said. Likewise, KentState trustees approved a 4.2 percent increase in room and board this month.
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Trustees OK room, board hike (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3683652
The Kent State University Board of Trustees in April also approved an overall 4.2 percent increase in the standard double-room and board rates effective fall
2008 to keep pace with changing student needs, repay debt for construction and renovation of residence and dining facilities and offset rising utility and food
costs.
Plan calls for Cleveland Clinic farmers market (Schwarz) (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=502449&c=y
A farmers market at the Cleveland Clinic will provide fresh food for the inner-city neighborhood that surrounds its campus with some of the items coming from nearby vacant lots that will be converted into farms. "We have concentrated poverty and lack of access to healthy foods," said Terry Schwarz, a senior planner at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, a Kent State University planning institute. "The idea that the clinic, this major health provider, is engaging the neighborhood, makes me really hopeful."
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Plan calls for Cleveland Clinic farmers market (Schwarz) (Times Recorder - Zanesville, OH)
http://www.zanesvilletimesrecorder.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080424/NEWS01/804240315
A farmers market at the Cleveland Clinic will provide fresh food for the inner-city neighborhood that surrounds its campus with some of the items coming
from nearby vacant lots that will be converted into farms. "We have concentrated poverty and lack of access to healthy foods," said Terry Schwarz, a senior
planner at the Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative, a Kent State University planning institute. "The idea that the clinic, this major health provider, is
engaging the neighborhood, makes me really hopeful."
NATIONAL ROUNDUP (Windy City Times - Chicago, IL)
http://www.windycitymediagroup.com/gay/lesbian/news/ARTICLE.php?AID=18113
According to Queerty.com, an Ohio businessman just gave Kent State University the school's largest LGBT donation. Harry Jackson gave the university $2 million to be used to improve gay rights activism among its students through scholarships, speakers and more.
KSU Stark, Malone to work on mental health awareness (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=409201&Category=9&subCategoryID=
Coleman Professional Services recently was awarded a $96,000 grant from the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation of Hudson in an initiative to implement a regional mental health awareness campaign that will include KentState University Stark Campus and Malone College.
Nurses train with simulated patients (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3683452
About a dozen visitors also watched the very private procedure take place, though the patient didn't seem to mind. He was a SimMan, one of three lifelike manikins built by Laerdal and used by Kent State University students to practice procedures and treatments in the new Olga A. Mural Nursing Simulation Laboratory in KSU's Henderson Hall.
Giving voice to area youth (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3683432
About 150 students in grades 3 through 12 from six Northeastern Ohio schools gave voice to their inner thoughts Wednesday, reciting poems about dance, their own identities, rocks, trees and the sky to a packed Kent Student Center Ballroom at KentState University. "Giving Voice," an annual night of original poetry, song and dance, was sponsored by KSU's Wick Poetry Center, with support from the university's English department and the Akron Community Foundation.
KSU Trumbull Spring Job Fair (WYTV 33 - Youngstown, OH)
http://www.wytv.com/news/local/18063609.html
Everybody wants a good, steady job. But lately, work seems to be hard to find, and harder to hold onto in the Valley. So today, plenty of job seekers flocked to KentState University's Trumbull Campus to see all the Spring Job Fair has to offer.
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Job Fair (Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH)
http://www.tribune-chronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/504458.html
Fogarty and other representatives from area employers were on hand to meet with job applicants Wednesday at the annual Kent State University Trumbull
Campus Community Job Fair, held in the campus technology building.
Job fair draws large crowd to KSUA (Star Beacon - Ashtabula, OH)
http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_115012817.html
The Ashtabula County Job Source partners held a job fair Wednesday for prospective employees. Crowds of job seekers, about 700, ventured from table to table inside the gymnasium at Kent State University-Ashtabula during the eighth annual Bridges to Employment Job Fair.
April 23, 2008
Counseling Trauma Victims Causes Secondary Trauma, Study Shows (Adams) (Science Daily - Rockville, MD)
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080421170211.htm
Hearing repeated stories of suffering from trauma victims causes serious psychological stress in clinical social workers, a new Geisinger-led study suggests. The research team for this study also included Richard E. Adams, PhD of KentState University and Charles R. Figley, PhD of Florida State University.
Cleveland Fashion Week (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://blog.cleveland.com/style/2008/04/cleveland_fashion_week.html
Attention, Northeast Ohio style mavens -- Fashion Week Cleveland is just ahead. Kicking off Friday, May 2, with a stylish party at La Dolce Vita in Cleveland's Little Italy neighborhood, the weeklong event is growing in scope beyond its usual roster of runway events. To that end, FWC will feature screenings of stylish movies and fashion documentaries and host lectures on fashion luminaries such as designer Christian Dior and photographer Richard Avedon, in conjunction with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, KentState University, Cleveland Botanical Garden and the Western Reserve Historical Society.
Leetonia hosts Tree City USA Awards Ceremony (Carlson) (Salem News - Salem, OH)
http://www.salemnews.net/page/content.detail/id/501314.html
On a warm, sunny Earth Day, the Village of Leetonia hosted in conjunction with the Ohio Department of Natural Resources - Division of Forestry the 136th Anniversary of Arbor Day Tree City USA Awards Ceremony. In the afternoon, Chris Carlson, Associate Professor of Urban Forestry and Arboriculture at Kent State University, presented a lecture entitled “Trees are the Answer” and the Shade Tree Commission issued memorial plaques in honor of Trenkelbach and Green, followed by the award presentation.
Airport board seeks county subsidy dollars (The Star Beacon - Ashtabula, OH)
http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_113204511.html
The ACAA is still working out a lease agreement to house the Kent State University Ashtabula campus’ aircraft maintenance technician program at the airport. Price told the commissioners that KSUA officials are currently interviewing instructor applicants for the AMT course.
Expo provides sample of local businesses (The Star Beacon - Ashtabula, OH)
http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_113202830.html
A sample of Conneaut-area services and merchants were served up Tuesday afternoon at Business Expo 2008, at the Conneaut Human Resources Center. The annual event was coordinated by the Conneaut Area Chamber of Commerce and sponsored by the Ashtabula County Joint Vocational School, Kent State University-Ashtabula and Mega-Byte Computers.
April 22, 2008
Akron police sweep nabs 177 (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/17995834.html?page=all&c=y
Authorities arrested 177 people during a four-day period last week in a major sweep to collect guns and curb violence across the city of Akron. Officials at Kent State University will study the arrest reports and statistics and determine the effect on crime reduction, Paull said. Akron Police Lt. Charles Brown, community relations commander, said it will be difficult to ever truly know the effect of the arrests because that is the nature of crime prevention.
Study: Counseling trauma victims causes secondary trauma (Adams) (EurekAlert)
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-04/ghs-sct042108.php
Hearing repeated stories of suffering from trauma victims causes serious psychological stress in clinical social workers, a new Geisinger-led study suggests. The research team for this study also included Richard E. Adams, PhD of KentState University and Charles R. Figley, PhD of Florida State University.
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Counseling Trauma Victims Causes Secondary Trauma (Adams) (Medical News Today - East Sussex, United Kingdom)
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/104838.php
Hearing repeated stories of suffering from trauma victims causes serious psychological stress in clinical social workers, a new Geisinger-led study
suggests. The research team for this study also included Richard E. Adams, PhD of KentState University and Charles R. Figley, PhD of Florida State
University.
Counseling Trauma Victims Causes Secondary Trauma (Adams) (Newswise Medical News - Charlottesvilla, VA)
http://www.newswise.com/articles/view/539999/?sc=rsmn
Hearing repeated stories of suffering from trauma victims causes serious psychological stress in clinical social workers, a new Geisinger-led study
suggests. The research team for this study also included Richard E. Adams, PhD of KentState University and Charles R. Figley, PhD of Florida State
University.
Kent Stark, other colleges seek to be role models for saving energy, environment (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=408814&Category=11&subCategoryID=0
When the movement stops, the lights go off at Kent State University Stark Campus. That's conservation. It's part of the university's effort to green up and help the environment. And greening it up is becoming more important on college campuses these days.
Pistol pack’n pupils? (Star Beacon - Ashtabula, OH)
http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_112232759.html
At the one year anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings, students Monday at Kent State University-Ashtabula Campus debated whether they should be allowed to carry concealed weapons.
April 21, 2008
KSU unveils new Journalism and Mass Communications building (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?ref=RSS&storyid=87594
Kent State University celebrated the grand opening of their new School of Journalism and Mass Communications building today. On Friday, guests were allowed to tour Franklin Hall, a state-of-the-art facility that includes a TV studio, editing suites and computer labs.
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At grand opening, Franklin Hall at KSU shows off $2.5 million studio (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3657492
Josh Talbott deftly and expertly hit buttons and switches in the control room of the $2.5 million, high-definition broadcast studio in the basement of KentState
University's Franklin Hall on Friday, changing the backgrounds and graphics on a green screen in the studio. A member of the staff of KSU's School of
Journalism and Mass Communication, he and colleagues wowed guests by showing how the studio's many high-definition cameras are changing the face of
TV-2 student broadcasts.
Workers learn about ESOPs (Logue) (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/business/17937169.html
According to the Ohio Employee Ownership Center at Kent State University, during the past 10 years, the rate of ESOP growth in Ohio has been three times that of the United States as a whole. John Logue, director of the Ohio Employee Ownership Center and a political science professor at Kent State, said ESOPs anchor capital locally, increase the rate of reinvestment, increase job security, build family assets and stabilizes the tax base in the community.
UC, Other Colleges Mark Anniversary Of Va. Tech Massacre (WLWT - Cincinnati, OH)
http://www.wlwt.com/news/15902851/detail.html?rss=cin&psp=news
Protests and memorials on Ohio college campuses on Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre in which a disturbed gunman killed 32 students and himself. Similar "lie-in" demonstrations for tougher gun laws were planned at Ohio State University, KentState, Oberlin College and in Cincinnati, as well as at other sites around the nation including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Honor KSU library prof wins national award (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/search
Carolyn Brodie, a professor in KentState University's School of Library and Information Science, has been awarded the 2008 Scholastic Library Publishing Award from the American Library Association.
KSU: Critics Luncheon deemed a success ... Friends of Fashion members join Fashion School faculty, critics for annual event (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3657142
Dr. Geneva Damron, a strong supporter of the Fashion School's Critics Program, orchestrated the Critics Luncheon with the Friends of Fashion, which was held recently in the director's library at the KentState University Museum. Hosting the critics of Portfolio 2008, the Silver Anniversary, Meghan Brown and Tad Boetcher, the luncheon provided an informal gathering for several Fashion School faculty members, Friends of Fashion, as well as guests.
OUR VIEW: Teaming up in Kent Summit St. needs to be safer, not wider; city-campus effort will ease traffic tangle (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3662832
KentState University's "front door" faces Summit Street, funneling thousands of vehicles along the two-lane highway throughout the day. Because of the campus traffic, the stretch between South Lincoln Street and Loop Road is the third most-congested road in the three-county area covered by the Akron Metropolitan Area Transportation Study. The route also has some of Kent's most "accident-prone" intersections. KSU has agreed to team up with the city of Kent on an $11 million project for improvements aimed at easing Summit Street's traffic tangle.
Going green, saving green (Grimm) (Tribune Chronicle - Warren, OH)
http://www.tribunechronicle.com/page/content.detail/id/504294.html?nav=5003
It’s called ‘‘going green,’’ and it’s all the rage in local industry for a number of reasons. Companies may also feel pressure from outside influences to become more green-friendly. According to Pamela Grimm, associate professor of marketing at KentState University, sources of green pressure can vary based on the type of business.
Celebrating our planet (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=408671&r=0&Category=9&subCategoryID=0
The pond where the toads gave off shrill mating calls is the wetlands preserve on KentState University Stark Campus — host site of Sunday's annual Earth Day observance. Hundreds of people visited the campus to reflect on respecting and preserving the ecology and natural environment.
Leetonia to be host of Tree City awards (Vindicator - Youngstown, OH)
http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/apr/21/leetonia-to-be-host-of-tree-city-awards/
“Trees are the answer.” That’s the title of a talk that will be given Tuesday as the village hosts a Tree City USA Awards ceremony. The talk will be given by Chris Carlson, an associate professor of urban forestry and arboriculture at Kent State University. Youngstown also will be getting its first Tree City award, said Lola Lewis of New Philadelphia.
April 18, 2008
KSU gets $2 million pledge for gay, lesbian students (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.cleveland.com/news/plaindealer/index.ssf?/base/portage/1208507452114920.xml&coll=2
An Akron businessman has pledged at least $2 million to create Kent State University's first endowment supporting lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students.
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Akron man donates $2 million to Kent State (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=9&ID=408273&subCategoryID=0
Businessman Harry Jackson has pledged at least $2 million to support the first endowment for scholarships and programming for lesbian, gay, bisexual and
transgender (LGBT) students at KentState University.
$2 Million Bequest for GLBT Students at Kent State is Among Largest Ever (Edge - Boston, MA)
http://www.edgeboston.com/index.php?ch=news&sc=glbt&sc2=news&sc3=&id=73188
An Ohio businessman has promised a bequest of $2 million to Kent State University for GLBT programs, breaking a similar commitment to the university of
Akron.
KSU building wired for future (Akron Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17894409.html
The Kent State University community will celebrate today as it relaunches its newest building — the newly renovated Franklin Hall. There will be a formal dedication at 1:30 p.m. and an open house from 2 p.m. through the afternoon for the stately, neoclassical building. University officials have put more than $22 million into the new home for the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, which opened for classes last fall.
Architectural Styles (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=408227&Category=8&subCategoryID=
As a teacher of the history of architecture at KentState University Stark Campus, Albacete found that the use of models gave students a better understanding of how architectural and engineering principles work as oppposed to showing slides.
Bells toll for 32 victims of Virginia Tech massacre (Vindicator - Youngstown, OH)
http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/apr/17/bells-toll-for-32-victims-of-virginia-tech/
About 50 people lay down in protest of Virginia’s gun laws. The protesters stretched out on the grass for three minutes, to symbolize the amount of time they say it takes to buy a gun in Virginia and at unregulated gun shows across the country. Similar “lie-ins” were held at campuses around the country, including the University of Toledo, Ohio State University, KentState, Oberlin College and in Cincinnati, as well as at other sites around the nation including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Trustees OK room, board rate increase Cost of a parking permit to go up starting this fall (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3646712
It will cost more to live at KentState University and more to park there as well. KSU's Board of Trustees approved an overall 4.2 percent increase in the standard double-room and board rates. University officials say the money will allow the university to keep pace with changing student needs; to repay debt incurred for major construction and renovation of residence and dining facilities built in Kent during the last several years; and to help offset rising costs for utilities and food products.
GUEST VIEW: Environmental destiny and the parkway (Niagara Gazette - NY)
http://www.niagara-gazette.com/opinion/local_story_108181309.html
If OPRHP needs convincing beyond the evidence, documentation, and rationale Niagara Heritage Partnership has presented over the years, they need look no further than a recent study concerning the revitalization of Niagara Falls completed by architecture and urban planning students from KentState University and the University of Buffalo. The teams from both universities agreed on at least one thing: the gorge parkway should be removed. It appears that everyone who has examined the issue objectively knows that economic and environmental benefits go together with this parkway removal — everyone, that is, except those who are actually in a position to do something about it.
Campus Food Workers to Be Eligible for UC Jobs(UC Davis - CA)
http://www.news.ucdavis.edu/search/news_detail.lasso?id=8613
While the management contract approach to food service operations will be new to UC Davis, it is not new to UC or universities throughout the country. UC Irvine, Indiana University and Kent State University in Ohio are among those campuses that follow this approach. The transitioning of the food service employees to UC-employee status and the anticipated amendment to the Sodexo contract are expected to add additional annual costs of approximately $2 million -- an estimated $1.5 million per year in additional costs to Student Housing and $500,000 per year to the Student Union operating services.
Earth Day events scheduled this weekend (Repository - Canton)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=9&ID=408173&subCategoryID=0
Kent State University will honor the occasion by sponsoring the second annual "Who's Your Mama?" Earth Day Festival, which began Wednesday with community and school-related events throughout Portage County and culminates in a number of weekend activities in downtown Kent.
Two awarded grant for research on honeysuckle (Oxford Press - Oxford, OH)
http://www.oxfordpress.com/news/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/04/17/op041808names.html
Gorchov, Henry and colleague Oscar Rocha, assistant professor of biological science at Kent State University, will research this problem in our own backyard. Amur honeysuckle was introduced to North America from China as an ornamental shrub in the late 19th century.
Williams named dean of Honors College (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3651072
Donald Williams has been named dean of Kent State University's Honors College, after serving as interim dean of the college since fall 2007. Williams was named interim dean after the retirement of Larry Andrews, who headed the college for 14 years. Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Robert Frank recently announced Williams' selection from a list of "great" candidates.
Kent State receives $2 million gift (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20080417/FREE/156474805/1048
Kent State University has received a $2 million gift from an Akron businessman to endow scholarships and programs for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender students. Harry Jackson, owner of the Odd Corner tobacco and gift shop in downtown Akron and a former B.F. Goodrich tax attorney, said he chose Kent State because it is more gay-friendly and progressive than other universities.
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Merchant's bequest will transfer to KSU (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17839709.html
Harry Jackson may be best known as the owner of the Odd Corner, a shop that sells erotica, tobacco and whatnot on the edge of the University of Akron
campus. But he meant to leave a more lasting impression — money for scholarships at UA. That changed this week when he announced he's transferring
his substantial bequest — $2 million, which he said is now one-third of his estate — down the road to benefit gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual
students at UA's chief rival, Kent State University.
Kent State Gets Gay Boost (Queerty - NY)
http://www.queerty.com/kent-state-gets-gay-boost-20080417/
KentState’s most remembered for the May 4th massacre, but Harry Jackson’s hoping to change that. The Ohio businessman just gave the Akron-area
university $2 million to boost students’ gay rights activism.
$2 million to aid KSU gay group Pledge first endowment to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender students (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3646072
Akron businessman Harry Jackson has pledged at least $2 million to support the first endowment for scholarships and programming for lesbian, gay,
bisexual and transgender students at Kent State University. Jackson, a former B.F. Goodrich tax attorney who has owned the Odd Corner, a tobacco and gift
shop in downtown Akron, for more than 35 years, says he is making the gift to inspire LGBT students.
Eagles guitarist funds KSU arts scholarship (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/other/1208334735154400.xml&coll=2
Eagles rocker Joe Walsh has funded the first performance-based scholarship in KentState University's College of the Arts. The $50,000 award will underwrite an annual $10,000 scholarship for the next five years for one or more incoming freshmen.
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Walsh giving more to KSU (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17804509.html
Eagles rocker Joe Walsh has funded the first performance-based scholarship in KentState University's College of the Arts. The $50,000 award will
underwrite an annual $10,000 scholarship for the next five years for one or more incoming freshmen.
Joe Walsh offers free ride to KSU Rock guitarist funding scholarship at university (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3646032
Life's been good to Joe Walsh. And a KentState University student will get a full-ride scholarship funded by the rocker, who could relate to academic
underachievers. The music student, whose name is not being released, will be the first recipient of a performance-based scholarship to KSU, underwritten
by Joe Walsh, who attended KSU in the 60s.
OUR VIEW: Remembrance of things past Rock star Joe Walsh funds a second scholarship; compliments KSU, Kent (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3646432
Kent State University will soon announce the identity of the first recipient of the Joe Walsh performance scholarship and when it does, it will mark a very
nice payback from a rock 'n roll star who attended KSU in the 1960s and, although he never graduated, honed his musical skills on campus and in the
community.
How The World Reached Out To Virginia Tech (CBS Evening News)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/16/eveningnews/main4021322.shtml
It's called the Prevail Archives - gifts of condolence and remembrance, which began flooding Virginia Tech just days after the shootings. Was Kennelly surprised to get a memorial from KentState? "I think something like that becomes part of your history as an institution," she said.
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Kent students lay down for Virginia Tech (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=87430&provider=gnews
Across the United States, hundreds of students participated in a special remembrance to the slain students of Virginia Tech. Kent State University students
joined 79 other colleges with a special vigil.
Ohio campuses remember Va. Tech anniversary (WDTN - Dayton, OH)
http://www.wdtn.com/Global/story.asp?S=8175828&nav=menu590_1
Protests and memorials on Ohio campuses are marking the 1-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre. Similar "lie-in" demonstrations for tougher
gun laws were planned at Ohio State University, KentState, Oberlin College and in Cincinnati, as well as at other sites around the nation including the U.S.
Supreme Court.
Ohio campuses remember Va. Tech anniversary (WNWO NBC 24 - Toledo, OH)
http://www.nbc24.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=122481
Protests and memorials on Ohio college campuses on Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre in which a disturbed
gunman killed 32 students and himself. Similar "lie-in" demonstrations for tougher gun laws were planned at Ohio State University, KentState, Oberlin
College and in Cincinnati, as well as at other sites around the nation including the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ohio campuses remember Va. Tech anniversary (WFMJ - Youngstown, OH)
http://www.wfmj.com/Global/story.asp?S=8175828
Protests and memorials on Ohio campuses are marking the 1-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre. Similar "lie-in" demonstrations for tougher
gun laws were planned at Ohio State University, KentState, Oberlin College and in Cincinnati, as well as at other sites around the nation including the U.S.
Supreme Court.
Ohio campuses remember Va. Tech anniversary (Fox 45 - Dayton, OH)
http://www.daytonsnewssource.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.oh/2dd62bb1-www.daytonsnewssource.com.shtml
Protests and memorials on Ohio campuses are marking the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre. Similar "lie-in" demonstrations for tougher
gun laws were planned at Ohio State University, KentState, Oberlin College and in Cincinnati, as well as at other sites around the nation including the U.S.
Supreme Court.
Ohio campuses remember Va. Tech anniversary (WAVY TV 10 - NC)
http://www.wavy.com/Global/story.asp?S=8175894
Protests and memorials on Ohio campuses are marking the Virginia Tech killings. Shortly after noon, a group of University of Toledo students and faculty
members conducted a "lie-in" for tougher gun laws. Other demonstrations were planned at Ohio State University, KentState, Oberlin College and in
Cincinnati.
Ohio campuses remember Va. Tech anniversary (WRIC - Richmond, VA)
http://www.wric.com/global/story.asp?s=8175894
Protests and memorials on Ohio campuses are marking the Virginia Tech killings. Shortly after noon, a group of University of Toledo students and faculty
members conducted a "lie-in" for tougher gun laws. Other demonstrations were planned at Ohio State University, KentState, Oberlin College and in
Cincinnati.
Ohio campuses remember Va. Tech anniversary (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/ap?articleID=493694&c=y
Protests and memorials on Ohio college campuses on Wednesday marked the one-year anniversary of the Virginia Tech massacre in which a disturbed
gunman killed 32 students and himself. Similar "lie-in" demonstrations for tougher gun laws were planned at Ohio State University, KentState, Oberlin
College and in Cincinnati, as well as at other sites around the nation including the U.S. Supreme Court.
KSU honors Va. Tech victims (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3646092
Kent State University students remembered the 32 people gunned down at the Virginia Tech campus in Blacksburg, Va., one year ago Wednesday during a
solemn memorial service. Thirty-two students, staff and community members lied down one by one on the bricks of Risman Plaza outside the Student Center
as a name of one of the victims was read aloud.
Area colleges hope technology can increase safety (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=87423&provider=gnews
As the spring sun falls on students walking across the University of Akron campus, it's tough to know whether they're thinking about spring break or their next class. College leaders across Ohio believe that technology and awareness are the keys. Many campuses, including the University of Akron and KentState, have added reverse text-messaging and email services as a way to disseminate information quickly in the time of a crisis.
KSU room and board to jump 4.2 percent (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17833789.html
Kent State University trustees on Wednesday agreed to increase room and board rates by 4.2 percent for the upcoming academic year. Under the new rates, a standard double-occupancy room and a full meal plan will be $3,750 a semester, an increase of $150.
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Trustees OK room, board rate increase Cost of a parking permit to go up starting this fall (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3646712
It will cost more to live at KentState University and more to park there as well. KSU's Board of Trustees approved an overall 4.2 percent increase in the
standard double-room and board rates. University officials say the money will allow the university to keep pace with changing student needs; to repay
debt incurred for major construction and renovation of residence and dining facilities built in Kent during the last several years; and to help offset rising
costs for utilities and food products.
KSU trustees OK joint-use contracts (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17839839.html?page=all&c=y
Kent State University trustees on Wednesday authorized two joint-use agreements between Kent State and the Musical Arts Association. The agreements will green light $4,512,500 for capital improvements to create greater accessibility on the grounds, said Ana Papakhian of the MAA.
KSU, city join Summit road project Both will pay $1.1 million of $11 million improvement (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3646392
Proposed improvements to Summit Street in Kent are getting a boost from Kent State University. KSU's Board of Trustees on Wednesday authorized the university to sign an agreement with the city to share equally the required local funding match for the improvements to the road.
Names Make News (Rocha) (The Oxford Press - Oxford, OH)
http://www.oxfordpress.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/04/17/op041808names.html
Gorchov, Henry and colleague Oscar Rocha, assistant professor of biological science at Kent State University, will research this problem in our own backyard. Amur honeysuckle was introduced to North America from China as an ornamental shrub in the late 19th century.
April 16, 2008
Energy Costs Add Up To Higher Kent State Room And Board Rates (CBS News)
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/04/15/politics/uwire/main4018797.shtml
Students should expect to pay about a 4.2 percent spike in room and board rates next fall, the result of rising energy costs hitting the university. David Creamer, senior vice president for administration, said the university will seek approval for the increase at the second Board of Trustees meeting of the semester tomorrow, which is being held in Columbus. Creamer said it costs $300 to $350 per year to maintain each parking space at KentState, which entails construction, summer work and snow removal.
Protests on Ohio campuses, Kent State, Ohio State, mark Va. Tech anniversary (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/rss_article.aspx?ref=RSS&storyid=87339
Students on several Ohio campuses plan to join a national protest today on the anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings. What's being called a "National Lie-In" is meant to draw attention to what organizers describe as lax U.S. gun laws. People plan to lie down in silent protest in front of the U.S. Supreme Court and at locations around the U.S., including a number of colleges in Ohio, including University of Toledo, Oberlin College, Ohio State and KentState, and on Cincinnati's Mount Adams campus.
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Protests on Ohio Campuses to Mark Va. Tech Anniversary (19 Action News - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.woio.com/global/story.asp?s=8174145
Students on several Ohio campuses plan to join a national protest today on the anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings. "Lie-In" demonstrations are
scheduled today at the University of Toledo, Oberlin College, Ohio State and KentState, and on Cincinnati's Mount Adams.
Protests on Ohio campuses to mark Va. Tech anniversary (WTOL - Toledo, OH)
http://www.wtol.com/Global/story.asp?S=8173927
Students on several Ohio campuses plan to join a national protest today on the anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings. "Lie-In" demonstrations are
scheduled today at the University of Toledo, Oberlin College, Ohio State and KentState, and on Cincinnati's Mount Adams.
Protests on Ohio campuses to mark Va. Tech anniversary (Indiana's News Center - Fort Wayne, IN)
http://www.indianasnewscenter.com/news/local/17803679.html
Students on several Ohio campuses plan to join a national protest today on the anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings. "Lie-In" demonstrations are
scheduled today at the University of Toledo, Oberlin College, Ohio State and KentState, and on Cincinnati's Mount Adams.
Protests on Ohio campuses to mark Va. Tech anniversary (Fox 45 - Dayton, OH)
http://www.daytonsnewssource.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.oh/2fd628c1-www.daytonsnewssource.com.shtml
Students on several Ohio campuses plan to join a national protest today on the anniversary of the Virginia Tech shootings. "Lie-In" demonstrations are
scheduled today at the University of Toledo, Oberlin College, Ohio State and KentState, and on Cincinnati's Mount Adams.
'Lie-in' at KSU planned today (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3638202
A "lie-in" to protest the easy accessibility of guns and memorialize the victims of the Virginia Tech massacre will take place on KentState University's
Risman Plaza at 5:30 p.m. today.
April 15, 2008
Margaret Spellings, Where Are You? (Davis) (Booth) (Inside Higher Ed - Washington, D.C.)
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2008/04/15/assess
In their presentation Monday, officials at KentState University sought to address the core tension that underscores the debate about student learning: the idea that the sort of “assessment” college leaders and faculty members have long done to help them gauge their own effectiveness for internal purposes can serve the growing external demands for accountability.
NAA FOUNDATION STUDY SHOWS POSITIVE LINK BETWEEN HIGH SCHOOL JOURNALISM PROGRAMS AND ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE (Goodman) (Newspaper Association of America - Arlington, VA)
http://www.naa.org/PressCenter/SearchPressReleases/2008/NAA-FOUNDATION-STUDY-SHOWS-POSITIVE-LINK-BETWEEN-HIGH-SCHOOL.aspx
High school students who participate in school journalism programs earn significantly higher grade point averages, score better on college entrance exams and demonstrate better writing and grammar skills in college compared with students who had no involvement with their school’s newspaper or yearbook, according to a study of more than 31,000 students released today by the Newspaper Association of America Foundation. “In this day and age, when school systems are so concerned about academic performance, no school can justify not having a student newspaper and yearbook,” said Mark Goodman, Knight Chair in Scholastic Journalism, Kent State University, and member, NAA Foundation Youth Services Committee.
Kent State University Stark Campus to Confer First Class of Nursing Students (Red Orbit)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1340055/kent_state_university_stark_campus_to_confer_first_class_of/
In 2006, the largest Regional Campus of Kent State University expanded its four-year degree programs to allow students to earn their bachelors in nursing, making it one of the 11 undergraduate programs offered by the campus. In May, the first graduates to have taken all of their courses at the Stark Campus will proudly walk across the stage to receive their diplomas.
KSU forum helps solve problems (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/17718144.html
Shattering limitations in pursuit of the perfect solution is the focus of TRIZCON2008, an international conference that celebrates a Russian problem-solving method that is gaining popularity among American businesses. Kent State University is hosting the event this week, a five-day immersion in tutorials, workshops and paper presentations that ends Wednesday.
KSU faculty blasts state plan Says would water down standards (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3632211
Two of KentState University's top academics had harsh words for Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Eric Fingerhut's 10-year strategic plan for higher education during Monday's meeting of the KSU Faculty Senate. Faculty senate chairwoman Cheryl Casper also said Gov. Ted Strickland's vaunted "Seniors to Sophomores" program -- promising transferable college credit to high school seniors who complete proposed college courses in their home high schools -- has "destructive potential."
Library school sets dinner for Thursday (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3627652
Andrew Venable Jr., director of the Cleveland Public Library, will be the guest speaker at the KentState University School of Library and Information Science's annual Alumni and Friends Honors and Awards dinner Thursday in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
Universities look to add men’s studies programs (The Post - Athens, OH)
http://www.thepost.ohiou.edu/Articles/News/2008/04/15/23800/
The women’s studies department at KentState University plans to add masculinity studies to its curriculum, said Kathe Davis, a faculty member who was the program’s director for five years. “We’re extremely interested in men’s studies,” Davis said. “It’s impossible to look at images of women without looking at images of men.” Both men and women can benefit from learning about masculinity, Heasley said, adding that AMSA will host an open conference at Wake Forest University next April.
April 14, 2008
Downtown Kent plan calls for $48M facelift (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080414/SUB1/262590890
Plans for a $48 million mixed-use makeover of a block in downtown Kent, a city that thousands of alumni of KentState University's main campus consider their second home, are going on the drawing board after the city selected Fairmount Properties of Cleveland to undertake the job. Although Mr. Ruttenberg outlined specific uses for the block, much work remains to be done among the city of Kent, Kent State, which controls portions of the site, and the developer before the project can get started.
IT internship availability stirs debate within field (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20080414/SUB1/730099658
There very well might be 11,000 open information technology jobs in Northeast Ohio, but a reported lack of internships for IT students might not be among the reasons those positions are going unfilled. Some officials, such as Catherine Bakes, co-director of the Center for Information Systems at Kent State, went so far as to say the main problem is enrolling enough students to take those opportunities.
Kent State University Stark Campus to Confer First Class of Nursing Students (PR Newswire)
http://www.prnewswire.com/cgi-bin/stories.pl?ACCT=104&STORY=/www/story/04-14-2008/0004791638&EDATE=
In 2006, the largest Regional Campus of Kent State University expanded its four-year degree programs to allow students to earn their bachelor's in nursing, making it one of the 11 undergraduate programs offered by the campus. In May, the first graduates to have taken all of their courses at the Stark Campus will proudly walk across the stage to receive their diplomas.
Turkish Bahcesehir University Sets Up Education Center In U.S. (Turkish Press - Plymouth, MI)
http://www.turkishpress.com/news.asp?id=225301
Turkish Bahcesehir University set up its own education and culture center in the campus of Kent State University in the United States. Bahcesehir University said on Friday that since the date it was founded, Bahcesehir University has been in cooperation with Kent State University.
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New partnership creates Center for Turkish Studies at Kent State (First Science - London, United Kingdom)
http://www.firstscience.com/home/news/science-business/new-partnership-creates-center-for-turkish-studies-at-kent-state_46175.html
This week, KentState University, in Kent, Ohio, and Bahçeþehir University in Istanbul, Turkey, signed an agreement to create a Center for Turkish Studies at
Kent State. The center will offer students practical, experiential training in a program for English as a second language, in addition to conducting research
and extending outreach services to companies interested in doing business in Turkey.
Companies' survival calls for planning (Cooper) (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/17652239.html
Failure to plan for ownership succession is the greatest threat to businesses with sales of less than $3 million, according to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants. Only 30 percent of companies will survive beyond their original owners, and only half of those will ever make it to a third owner. ''The data is pretty depressing,'' said Chris Cooper, who helps coordinate ownership succession training programs for the Ohio Employee Ownership Center, based at Kent State University.
Students can get credits for free (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17652129.html
As many as 100 area high school juniors and seniors could receive free university credit hours — and high school credit — to study Arabic and Chinese languages this summer. A $550,000 grant covers tuition, books and registration fees for as many as three courses taken between this summer and the summer of 2009. Students would have to provide their own transportation to the University of Akron or Kent State University. Last year, the center's program was offered only at the University of Akron. KentState had a competing program last year, but this year the two universities are working together.
KSU researcher awarded grant worth $300,000 (Tolmachev) (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3625101
A KentState University researcher looking to produce more efficient fuel cells has been awarded about $300,000 for equipment and the fabrication of high yield fuel cells. The Ohio Department of Development recently granted KSU researcher Yuriy Tolmachev, assistant professor of chemistry, $299,548 for his Third Generation Polymer Electrolyte Fuel Cells Catalytic Layers project.
Kent Ron Kirksey leaving KSU University's chief spokesman retiring April 30 (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3621031
Ron Kirksey, executive director of University Communications and Marketing at Kent State University, will retire April 30 as the university's chief spokesperson after several decades in journalism and public relations. Vice President for University Relations Kathy Stafford made the announcement Thursday, saying "Ron has earned a special occasion to mark his retirement" in announcing a special retirement reception for Kirksey from 4 to 5:30 p.m.
New Portage officials complete KSU program (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3628302
Several Portage County officials recently completed KentState University's Elected Officials Program, which serves as a basic orientation for elected council members. Kent City Council members Jack Amrhein, John Kuhar, Heidi Shaffer, Robin Turner and Tracy Wallach joined Brady Lake's Lynn Frederick and Mogadore's Matthew Kelly in graduating from the program, which consisted of five workshops held through February and March.
Kent: Josef Knott conducts concert ... Musical talents of several KSU campuses perform Sunday (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3628282
The KentState University Chorus, in addition to choruses from the Ashtabula, Salem and Stark campuses will combine forces with the KSU Orchestra to present an All-Beethoven Concert under the baton of guest conductor Josef Knott, director of the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music.
Kent State names two college deans (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=407490&Category=9&subCategoryID=
Kent State University will see dean changes in two of its colleges effective July 1. Daniel F. Mahony, associate provost for academic planning and accountability at the University of Louisville, will become dean of the university's College of Education, Health and Human Services. Mahony will replace Donald Bubenzer, who has served as interim dean, following the departure of former dean, David England.
Recession or not: Stark County needs money-saving ideas (Senften) (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=407356&Category=14&subCategoryID=
The need for change in the face of new economic realities is, increasingly, today's conversation-starter. It's well past the time for talk, though. We can change — now — in big ways that will ease our economic discomfort. Rick Senften, formerly of The Repository, teaches journalism at Kent State University and lives in Canton.
KSU-A professor to give lecture on poetry in Poland (Craik) (Star Beacon - Ashtabula, OH)
http://www.starbeacon.com/local/local_story_104015506.html
Kent State University-Ashtabula Campus English Professor Roger Craik will travel to Poland next week to give a lecture on poetry reading. While working in Bulgaria last year as a Fullbright Scholar, Craik traveled to Romania where he met the coordinator of the conference he will be lecturing at. The conference is titled “Ambiguity and the Search for Meaning.” It is being held in Cracow, the former capital of Poland.
April 11, 2008
Kent Public viewing of multi-modal plans set for April 24 Columbus group to present (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3614691
Public discussion about a proposed multi-modal facility dubbed the Kent Central Gateway will continue this month at a seven-hour open house set for April 24. City leaders and residents, Kent State University and Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority officials have been examining the potential for such a proposed transportation hub with TranSystems, a Columbus-based transportation consultant, for the past nine months.
Grants approved for 10 non-profit organizations (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=9&ID=407282&subCategoryID=0
In addition to the grants, Austin-Bailey provides $4,000 scholarships to students enrolled in a health-related field at Stark State College, Malone College, Kent State University Tuscarawas Campus, Kent State University Stark Campus and Walsh University. A student at Ohio University College of Osteopathic Medicine also receives a $6,000 scholarship from the foundation.
In-laws come with marriage -- why not get along with them? (Hillsdale Daily News - MI)
http://www.hillsdale.net/stories/041108/living_20080411019.shtml
"You don't have to be a doormat, but before you retaliate, you have to know what the consequences are. It is OK to say you are hurt, but we can't (or shouldn't) always say what we want." In the family Good advice, notes Alicia Pieper, assistant professor of family and consumer studies at Kent State University Stark Campus. To Phillips recommendations, Pieper added that the person who is part of the family has to be the one that goes to the parents and work out a problem because they are in the position of being able to talk to their parents. If it doesn't work out, she said, then the couple has to make a decision on how they want to handle the situation.
Kent business center could create 400 jobs Two groups have pledged funds for project's planning phase (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3614682
A new business technology and entrepreneur center proposed for a former railroad yard in Kent could create 350 to 400 new jobs, officials said this week. Business leaders from the city, Kent State University and Kent Regional Business Alliance are working to leverage state and federal grants to construct the 43,000-square-foot anchor building of the Atlantic and Great Western Discovery Park near the intersection of Summit Street, Mogadore Road and Franklin Avenue. The KRBA-led project would total 23 acres with space for future business development including the technology incubator building.
Baard opens the floor to the public (The Review - OH)
http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/501038.html?nav=5008
Response from the public has been mostly positive, according to representatives from each entity. Jefferson Community College President Laura Meeks said she has been discussing educational needs for potential plant workers with Kent State University East Liverpool and Salem Campuses.
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Baard opens the floor to the public (Weirton Daily Times - OH)
http://www.weirtondailytimes.com/articles.asp?articleID=9842
Response from the public has been mostly positive, according to representatives from each entity. Jefferson Community College President Laura
Meeks said she has been discussing educational needs for potential plant workers with Kent State University East Liverpool and Salem campuses.
Baard opens the floor to the public (Steubenville Herald Star - OH)
http://www.hsconnect.com/news/articles.asp?articleID=23945
Response from the public has been mostly positive, according to representatives from each entity. Jefferson Community College President Laura Meeks
said she has been discussing educational needs for potential plant workers with Kent State University East Liverpool and Salem campuses
Medina: Program is for minority businesses (Medina Sun - Medina, OH)
http://blog.cleveland.com/medinasun/2008/03/akron_program_is_for_minority.html
The Partnership for the Minority Business Accelerator is now accepting applications for its two-year business accelerator program for African-American and Hispanic business owners in Medina, Portage and Summit counties. The PMBA, funded by the GAR Foundation, combines the best resources and expertise of the Akron Urban League, Akron SCORE and Kent State University.
April 10, 2008
Ohio is upgraded by $1 million grant (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/top_stories/17452074.html
A four-year grant will support a collaboration between the Ohio Supercomputer Center, the University of Akron, Ohio State University and the Ohio Learning Network to develop courses and resources. A previous NSF grant has helped install undergraduate minor programs in computational science. Students at nine schools, including Kent State University, can take the virtual course put on by the Ohio Supercomputer Center's Ralph Regula School of Computational Science.
Development, research park revived in Kent City to help seek grants for $11.5 million project (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3610112
Members of the Kent Regional Business Alliance Wednesday proposed construction of the Atlantic and Great Western Discovery Park near the intersection of Mogadore Road, Summit Street and Franklin Avenue on the site of the old Atlantic and Great Western Railroad yards. Several entities operate through the KRBA, including the Small Business Development Center, and are currently housed in Kent State University's College of Business building. Dr. George Stevens, dean of KSU's college of business, said the school's goal is to see how it can get its students involved.
April 9, 2008
Media corp.'s few owners consolidate their power (Fine) (Community Times - Westminster, MD)
http://www.communitytimes.com/default.asp?sourceid=&smenu=66&twindow=Default&mad=No&sdetail=5987&wpage=&skeyword=&sidate=&ccat=&ccatm=&restate=&restatus=&reoption=&retype=&repmin=&repmax=&rebed=&rebath=&subname=&pform=&sc=1049&hn=communitytimes&he=.com
Media companies, including family-owned newspapers, have routinely used trusts to pass along assets from one generation to another, said Lauren Rich Fine, who worked as a newspaper industry analyst with brokerage firm Merrill Lynch for 19 years before retiring in 2007. Fine, a researcher at Kent State University’s College of Communication and Information in Kent, Ohio, said it was difficult to put a value on Landmark’s newspapers right now because there are fewer potential buyers than there were in the past.
Fund-raiser WKSU fund drive nets $393,000 in donations (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3601741
WKSU 89.7-FM in Kent, a service of Kent State University, recently completed its most successful on-air fund drive, adding up almost $400,000 in phone and online pledges from 2,186 listeners over 10 days.
Margaret's Notepad (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3601601
The University Teaching Council of Kent State University wants to know who was really a good teacher and the UTC is asking graduating seniors to share their thoughts by taking a few minutes and filling out a Graduate Applause card. The Graduate Applause award recipients are recognized each year at the Celebration of College Teaching Conference in the fall, according to Kimberly S. Peer, associate professor, exercise, leisure & sport. To the members of the UTC Conference Committee, she is known as Kim.
Dave Barry: Sources of humor haven't changed (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?Category=9&ID=406780&subCategoryID=0
Despite being labeled the "class clown," humorist Dave Barry said he had no idea he was going to grow up to write syndicated humor columns and books. "But, if I could have picked a job it would have been the job I ended up with," Barry said with a smile, speaking at a press conference before his lecture Tuesday night at Kent State University Stark Campus.
WHS newspaper receives first place in state competition (Wilmington News Journal - Wilmington, OH)
http://www.wnewsj.com/main.asp?SectionID=49&SubSectionID=156&ArticleID=165066&TM=21469.7
The inaugural Ohio Scholastic Media Association (OSMA) state convention is now history. The convention was held April 3 and 4 at Kent State University where the new group is housed. Kent’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication hosted the group at its new, high-tech Franklin Hall facility. OSMA is a merger of the three former scholastic press associations in the state: Journalism Association of Ohio Schools (JAOS), Northeast Ohio Scholastic Press Association (NOSPA) and the Great Lakes Interscholastic Press Association (GLIPA).
April 8, 2008
Marc Bouwer to judge 'Stretch to the Future' designer competition (India)
http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/fashion-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=53784
RadiciSpandex Corp. proudly announces that celebrated couture designer Marc Bouwer will serve as the Designer Judge and Honoree for the 2008 edition of the “Stretch to the Future” Design Scholarship Competition to be held in April with the junior class of The Fashion School of Kent State University. Additionally, RadiciSpandex welcomes the intimate apparel trade organization The Underfashion Club as sponsor of the lingerie category award, which has been reintroduced to the competition.
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Kent State University design students shaping the future of fashion (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=86705&provider=gnews
New York, Milan, Paris and Kent. Yes, the Ohio college town is a place where fashion concept becomes reality. This is the 25th year for Kent State
University's Fashion School - and over that time it?s become one of the most well respected programs in the country.
In-laws come with marriage -- why not get along with them? (Pieper) (MPN Now - Rochester, NY)
http://www.mpnnow.com/lifestyle/x480839349
Good advice, notes Alicia Pieper, assistant professor of family and consumer studies at Kent State University Stark Campus.To Phillips recommendations, Pieper added that the person who is part of the family has to be the one that goes to the parents and work out a problem because they are in the position of being able to talk to their parents. If it doesn’t work out, she said, then the couple has to make a decision on how they want to handle the situation.
Turkish center opens today at Kent State (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3595121
A ribbon-cutting ceremony honoring a new partnership between Kent State University and Bahcesehir University in Istanbul, Turkey will take place at 4 p.m. today at Van Campen Hall on Loop Road. The residence hall will serve as new housing for Turkish students. Bahcesehir University will pay several million dollars to renovate the space, and will open an office and center for Turkish studies in Van Campen with students moving in later this year, according to KSU.
April 7, 2008
‘I'm your Viagra, okay?’ (Rich Fine) (Report on Business - Toronto, Ontario)
http://www.reportonbusiness.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080405.wrcoverNEW_v2_05/BNStory/Business/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20080405.wrcoverNEW_v2_05
Consider a few outtakes from the recent Sam Zell road show, a cross-country tour in which he has shared his unorthodox vision with thousands of employees of Tribune Co., the media conglomerate he acquired in an audacious, and some would say irrational, $8.2-billion (U.S.) deal late last year. “The industry has become afraid of its own shadow in terms of the way it operates,” said Lauren Rich Fine, a former Wall Street media analyst who now teaches at Kent State University.
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CITIZEN SAM (Rich Fine) (Globe and Mail - Toronto, Ontario)
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/LAC.20080405.RCOVER05/TPStory//?pageRequested=all
Consider a few outtakes from the recent Sam Zell road show, a cross-country tour in which he has shared his unorthodox vision with thousands of
employees of Tribune Co., the media conglomerate he acquired in an audacious, and some would say irrational, $8.2-billion (U.S.) deal late last year. “The
industry has become afraid of its own shadow in terms of the way it operates,” said Lauren Rich Fine, a former Wall Street media analyst who now teaches
at Kent State University.
Great Lakes water debate: Should we share it or save it? Your say (Heath) (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/news_article.aspx?storyid=86501
Ohio and seven other Great Lakes states may be losing residents and jobs. But they have something that those western and southern states welcoming ex-Ohioans do not -- an abundant supply of fresh water. Kent State Professor Robert Heath says, "What will be more economically feasible is to load up a bunch of moving vans in the southwest and move the people back here."
School news (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17345829.html
The Kent State School of Li- brary and Information Science announced that David Creamer, senior vice president for administration at KSU, was chosen to receive its Friend of the Year Award; David Jennings, director of the Akron-Summit County Public Library, the Alumnus of the Year Award; and Kenneth and Sylvia Marantz of Columbus, for their contribution of 21,000 children's picture books to the school.
April 4, 2008
Akron Press Club to host discussion on law (Akron Leader Publications - OH)
http://www.akron.com/akron-ohio-education-news.asp?aID=2077
The Akron Press Club will present a panel discussion titled, “From Guns to Guantanamo — A Guide to Life in the Roberts Court Era,” April 14 at the Martin Center, 105 Fir Hill on The University of Akron (UA) campus. Attorney Scott Piepho, a freelance writer and lecturer in political science at UA, will serve as moderator for the program. Panel members will include: attorney Jonathan Adler, professor of law and director for the Center for Business Law and Regulation, Case Western Reserve University School of Law; attorney Christopher Banks, Ph.D., associate professor, Department of Political Science, Kent State University; and attorney Wilson Huhn, C. Blake McDowell Jr. Professor of Law and Research Fellow, Constitutional Law Center, UA School of Law.
Kent-EL provides opportunities for area residents (The Review - East Liverpool, OH)
http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/500763.html?nav=5065
Kent State University East Liverpool Campus looks forward to continuing to provide quality higher education to the Tri-State Area through a variety of educational opportunities as enrollment continues to grow. Enrollment at Kent State East Liverpool has increased over fourteen percent this year allowing the campus to expand course offerings to better meet the needs of students.
Mobbing for organ donation (Bedford Times Register - OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3572812
As if struck by some giant, science-fiction freeze ray, 50 people simply stopped what they were doing on Kent State University's Risman Plaza at 2:15 p.m. Wednesday. Stuck in place while drawing with chalk on the plaza bricks, talking on cell phones or playing a game of hackey sack as onlookers stared or talked about the motionless bodies scattered about the plaza, they remained still for five minutes before continuing on their way. It was all part of a "flash mob," typically a collection of people who gather for a brief time, perform the same action and then disperse as if nothing happened. This one, however, had a purpose: To raise awareness of organ donation and recruit additional organ donors during National Donate Life Month.
News: To the Point (The Jambar - OH)
http://media.www.thejambar.com/media/storage/paper324/news/2008/04/03/News/News-To.The.Point-3302107.shtml
No students were seriously injured in a fire at Kent State University April 1 campus police say started when a lamp fell on a beanbag chair in Prentice Hall. According to a Kent State police press release, one person needed to go to Robinson Memorial Hospital for smoke inhalation. Betsy Jones, director of residence services said sprinklers caused most of the damage, though second-floor flames were as high as the roof.
Autism (48 experts) (StreetInsider.com - MI)
http://www.streetinsider.com/Press+Releases/PROFNET+EXPERT+ALERTS:+Health+&%3B+Medicine/3518233.html
DEBORAH R. BARNBAUM, Ph.D., associate professor of philosophy at KENT STATE UNIVERSITY, and program coordinator for the combined B.S./M.D. program at Kent State and the Northeastern Ohio Universities College of Medicine, is a bioethicist who has been investigating the bioethical implications of autism: "While psychological studies demonstrate that many people with autism have a keen moral sense, most philosophical theories of right and wrong don't effectively bridge the gap between the autistic and non-autistic populations.
KSU fire aftermath Time to mandate sprinkler systems in dorms, large private rental units? (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3578182
Kent Fire Chief James Williams' assertion that the state of Ohio might want to mandate sprinkler systems in buildings that house numerous tenants has validity when one thinks of what might have happened in this week's dormitory fire on the Kent State campus.
Portage educators of the year honor (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3577942
As winner of the College/University teaching award, Kent State University professor Joseph Drew "sees beyond the Kent campus," according to his video presentation, helping handicapped war veterans and students get a college education using accessibility-improving technology such as modified power buttons for computers and Braille language-embossing printers. Drew said he wants to ensure access to higher education for the handicapped using technological advances and "quality" online degree programs. "I'm very, very humbled and honored" to accept the award, he said. Terry Lee Kuhn -- emeritus professor of music at KSU, advisor to countless students as a member of the university's provost office and winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award -- joked during his speech that he had to pinch himself before entering the pre-ceremony reception.
KSU's Creamer named 'Friend of the Year' (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3576992
Kent State University's School of Library and Information Science will honor David Creamer, senior vice president for administration, as the school's Friend of the Year at its annual Alumni and Friends Honors and Awards Banquet April 17 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
April 3, 2008
Sprinkler would have minimized fire damage at Kent State dorm (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.cleveland.com/plaindealer/stories/index.ssf?/base/other/1207211598124580.xml&coll=2
Fire that gutted a Kent State University dorm room Tuesday night could have been better controlled if the dorm had a sprinkler system. Kent Fire Chief James Williams said Ohio has "not done anything in the way of mandating sprinkler systems other than what's required in new construction." But he said KSU has been "very aggressive in fire safety," putting the sprinkler systems in all dorms over four stories.
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Kent State Dorm Fire (Fox - Clevleand, OH)
http://www.myfoxcleveland.com/myfox/pages/News/Detail?contentId=6198641&version=4&locale=EN-US&layoutCode=TSTY&pageId=3.2.1
Authorities at Kent State University say a fire erupted at a dormitory and 180 students were evacuated. One person was treated for smoke inhalation.
University spokesman Ron Kirksey says the fire was reported about 10 p.m. Tuesday. The fire was mostly confined to one room.
Fire in Kent State dorm traced to lamp (United Press International)
http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Top_News/2008/04/02/fire_in_kent_state_dorm_traced_to_lamp/7737/
A dorm fire at Ohio's Kent State University began when a hot lamp ignited a nearby piece of furniture, university officials said. One student went to Robinson
Memorial Hospital for smoke inhalation treatment, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Wednesday. It was the only injury reported.
Authorities investigate fire at Kent State dorm (NBC 24 - Toledo, OH)
http://www.nbc24.com/news/news_story.aspx?id=115937
Authorities at Kent State University say a fire erupted at a dormitory and 180 students were evacuated. One person was treated for smoke inhalation.
University spokesman Ron Kirksey says the fire was reported about 10 p.m. Tuesday. The fire was mostly confined to one room.
Most of KSU dorm reopens after fire (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17253074.html
A blaze in a Kent State University dormitory Tuesday night was caused by a lamp that fell and ignited a beanbag chair. KSU Police Chief John Peach said
Wednesday that the fire was contained to the second-floor room in Prentice Hall where the lamp fell, but smoke and water damage prompted the evacuation
of all the dormitory's residents. Students spent the night with friends and relatives or in other dormitories.
Fire cleanup begins at KSU (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3572822
Workers continued to clean up Kent State University's Prentice Hall residence Wednesday after a fire Tuesday night displaced 183 residents. The fire was
reported at about 10:22 p.m., according to KSU officials, in a two-person room in the "short wing" on the building's west side, near the May 4 memorial on
Midway Drive off East Main Street. It is suspected a lamp came in contact with furniture and started the blaze. There was additional smoke and water
damage in other rooms. KSU said the student residents had to be evacuated, with one person treated for smoke inhalation at Robinson Memorial Hospital in
Ravenna. No additional injuries were reported.
Fire in Kent State dorm traced to lamp (Moldova.org)
http://politicom.moldova.org/stiri/eng/108860/
A dorm fire at Ohio's Kent State University began when a hot lamp ignited a nearby piece of furniture, university officials said. One student went to Robinson
Memorial Hospital for smoke inhalation treatment, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Wednesday. It was the only injury reported.
KSU union calls hiring unfair (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17253049.html
The Kent State chapter of the American Association of University Professors has filed its first unfair labor practice charge in its 30-year history over the hiring of a faculty member.The chapter says administrators ran afoul of the AAUP contract when they hired a faculty member who is not a full professor at his current university into a tenured position in the Shannon Rogers and Jerry Silverman School of Fashion Design and Merchandising.
KSU suggests offering partner benefits (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17253054.html
Kent State University administrators have offered to provide full benefits for gay and lesbian partners in a one-year extension of the faculty contract. Associate provost Gayle Ormiston sent a proposal to the American Association of University Professors last week that, if approved, would short-circuit the contentious contract talks that lasted a year in the last go-round.
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KSU benefits may include domestic partnerships (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3572832
A new contract for Kent State University faculty comes up for review this year, and an early draft released Wednesday includes a clause on health benefits
extended to domestic partnerships for faculty members in a same-sex or opposite-sex relationship. University spokesman Ron Kirksey confirmed
Wednesday the domestic partnership clause is "part of" the new contract, though talks on the contract remain informal at this time.
Kent State Public Relations Students Host a Flash Mob to Launch National Donate Life Month (The Earth Times - United Kingdom)
http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/kent-state-public-relations-students,337554.shtml
Kent State University public relations students organized a flash mob on the Kent campus today to spotlight the need for organ donors. April is National Donate Life Month. A flash mob is defined as: "A large group of people who assemble suddenly in a public space, perform an unusual action for a brief period of time, then quickly disperse." The goal was to attract attention for the need for organ donations and to give Kent State students and others the opportunity to register.
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Mobbing for organ donation (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3572812
As if struck by some giant, science-fiction freeze ray, 50 people simply stopped what they were doing on Kent State University's Risman Plaza at 2:15 p.m.
Wednesday. Stuck in place while drawing with chalk on the plaza bricks, talking on cell phones or playing a game of hackey sack as onlookers stared or
talked about the motionless bodies scattered about the plaza, they remained still for five minutes before continuing on their way. It was all part of a "flash
mob," typically a collection of people who gather for a brief time, perform the same action and then disperse as if nothing happened.
OUR VIEW: Centers of Excellence Fingerhut's vision ambitious, has many implications for Northeast Ohio (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://www.recordpub.com/news/article/3564582
Eric Fingerhut's goals of bringing Ohio's support for students enrolled in higher education at least to equal the national average for states and to add some 230,000 students into the system by 2017 are ambitious and laudable and, if realized, could make Ohio a better place to live and work. Kent State's centers of excellence, although not yet identified publicly, likely will involve the Liquid Crystal Institute and its ties into the university's excellent chemistry and physics programs. KSU's clinical psychology program is considered one of the best in the state. Its School of Architecture and library science programs stand out as do the programs of the School of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Kent State-EL assistant dean excited about new 'Seniors to Sophomores' program (The Review - East Liverpool, OH)
http://www.reviewonline.com/page/content.detail/id/500684.html?nav=5008
With Governor Ted Strickland’s new Seniors To Sophomores early adopter grant program allowing high school seniors to complete one year’s worth of college credit hours, Kent State East Liverpool Assistant Dean Rich Wiscott said he is enthusiastic the program will help improve higher education in Ohio. When compared to the Post Secondary Enrollment Option which allows high school students to take between one to three college courses, the Seniors To Sophomores program offers a full time college schedule to qualified students. Students will take 12 to 13 credit hours, which can be transferred to any state school in Ohio, as mandated by the government.
April 2, 2008
Kent State dorm catches fire (WKYC - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.wkyc.com/news/regional/akron_article.aspx?storyid=86269
The Kent State Police Department confirmed that residents in Prentice Hall on Kent State University's main campus have been evacuated because of a fire in the dorm. The blaze allegedly began in a second floor room above the cafeteria just before 10 p.m., police said.
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180 Students Evacuated, 1 Hospitalized After Dorm Fire (News Channel 5 - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.newsnet5.com/news/15768201/detail.html?rss=nn5&psp=news
Kent State University students will be able to return to their dorm rooms Wednesday after a fire forced them out Tuesday night. Investigators think a hot
lamp started some furniture on fire in a second floor dorm room in Prentice Hall at about 10:30 p.m. The flames were contained to that room but other rooms
suffered some smoke damage. Crews put out the fire within 20 minutes of the call.
Fire at Kent State's Prentice Hall (Plain Dealer - Cleveland, OH)
http://blog.cleveland.com/metro/2008/04/firefighters_fighiting_fire_at.html
Firefighters were called to a fire at Prentice Hall dormitory at Kent State University at 10:19 p.m. Tuesday. No injuries had been reported. The fire was
isolated to a few rooms in the dorm, police said. Firefighters were still at the dormitory at 11:50 p.m. and no one was available to discuss the extent of the
damage or the cause.
Fire at Kent State dorm (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17210721.html
There was a fire on the Kent State campus tonight in Prentice Hall. The fire was reported around 10:15 p.m. When firefighters arrived on the scene, flames
were coming from the second floor of the dorm, which is home to student housing and a campus cafeteria.
Blaze rips through Kent State residence hall (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3565062
An entire residence hall at Kent State University was evacuated Tuesday night after a dorm room fire caused smoke damage throughout the entire building.
Displaced students from Prentice Hall huddled outdoors, stood on a hilltop behind the building to snap photos, and huddled inside nearby Dunbar Hall,
waiting for news on where they would be spending the night.
Authorities investigate fire at Kent State dorm (WFMJ - Youngstown, OH)
http://www.wfmj.com/Global/story.asp?S=8104236
Authorities at Kent State University say a fire erupted at a dormitory and 180 students were evacuated. One person was treated for smoke inhalation.
University spokesman Ron Kirksey says the fire was reported about 10 p.m. Tuesday. The fire was mostly confined to one room.
Authorities investigate fire at Kent State dorm (Fox 45 - Dayton, OH)
http://www.daytonsnewssource.com/template/inews_wire/wires.regional.oh/3ed52aa5-www.daytonsnewssource.com.shtml
Authorities say a fire broke out at a dormitory at Kent State University. No injuries have been reported. The fire was reported about 10 p.m. Tuesday. Police
say the fire was isolated to a few rooms in the dorm.
NEWS UPDATE: Authorities investigate fire at Kent State dorm (Morning Journal - Lorain, OH)
http://www.morningjournal.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=19445272&BRD=1699&PAG=461&dept_id=46371&rfi=6
Authorities at Kent State University say a fire erupted at a dormitory and 180 students were evacuated. One person was treated for smoke inhalation.
University spokesman Ron Kirksey says the fire was reported about 10 p.m. Tuesday. The fire was mostly confined to one room.
Recruiting (and Retaining) the Next Generation Accountant: One University's Experience (Zucca) (Red Orbit)
http://www.redorbit.com/news/education/1322346/recruiting_and_retaining_the_next_generation_accountant_one_universitys_experience/
This article examines the successes (and challenges) of the accounting faculty at Ohio's Kent State University as we explore ways to recruit and retain talented students in our accounting programs from freshman year to completion of a master's program. Linda J. Zucca, CPA, Ph.D., is an associate professor at Kent State University. She is the coordinator for the undergraduate accounting program, the master's of science in accounting program and the internship program.
KSU school planning grand opening for Franklin Hall (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3564222
Kent State University's School of Journalism and Mass Communication will host a grand opening celebration for Franklin Hall from 1:30 to 3 p.m. April 18 in the school's newly-restored building on South Lincoln Street in Kent. The grand opening celebrates the completion of the $21 million, state-of-the-art restoration project and a new home, newsroom, offices and production facilities for faculty and student media.
Salem, Lisbon schools partner with KSU branches to offer class credits (Salem News - Salem, OH)
http://www.salemnews.net/News/articles.asp?articleID=10814
Salem and Lisbon schools have each received $100,000 grants from the state University System to help high school seniors across Columbiana County receive a full year of college credit at Kent State University. The schools will become “early adopters” of the “Seniors to Sophomores” program proposed by Gov. Ted Strickland earlier this year, designed to enroll more students in higher education. Salem and Lisbon are two of 40 districts across the state to receive the grant.
Kent may help fund street improvement (The Review - East Liverpool, OH)
http://www.reviewonline.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=13114
Kent State East Liverpool officials have offered up $130,000 to help make some street improvements near campus. The news came during a meeting Tuesday afternoon of the East Liverpool Finance Committee. In a letter sent to Mayor Jim Swoger, campus Dean Jeffrey Nolte said, if completed, the project “will ensure the safety of our students as they walk between our main building and the Mary Patterson Building.”
April 1, 2008
Kent State taps two for dean positions (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20080331/FREE/16149807/1008&Profile=1008
Kent State University has named a new dean and a new interim dean for two of its colleges. Daniel Mahony will become the new dean of Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services on July 1. He currently is associate provost for academic planning and accountability at the University of Louisville.
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Kent State names interim dean of College of Technology (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17156531.html
Kent State University has named Verna Fitzsimmons, now interim assistant dean of the College of Technology, to interim dean of the college. Fitzsimmons,
an associate professor, will assume the role of interim dean on July 1, 2008, Kent State Provost Robert G. Frank said in a news release issued today.
Interim technology dean is named at Kent State Will replace Raj Chowdhury after his retirement (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3557581
Verna Fitzsimmons, associate professor and interim assistant dean of Kent State University's College of Technology, has been named interim dean for the
College of Technology as of July 1 Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Robert Frank announced Monday.
Board of Regents releases 10-year plan (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20080401/FREE/187686514/1099&Profile=1099
The Ohio Board of Regents today released its long-awaited 10-year plan to create a University System of Ohio, but there weren’t many surprises in the 140-page report. The report calls for achieving three main goals: To graduate more students from college, keep more college graduates in Ohio and attract more degree holders from out of state. Under the plan, trustees of all the public universities in Northeast Ohio — Cleveland, Kent and Youngstown state universities, the University of Akron and the Northeastern Ohio Universities Colleges of Medicine and Pharmacy — will meet with Mr. Fingerhut to talk about progress.
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New era for Ohio colleges urged (Beacon Journal - Akron, OH)
http://www.ohio.com/news/17180116.html?page=all&c=y
Fingerhut released a 10-year plan for higher education in Ohio. The 140-page report includes dozens of recommendations to increase the number of
residents with college degrees, from associates to doctorates, which could enhance entrepreneurship and attract businesses to the state. That would end
what Fingerhut sees as a counterproductive competition for money, students and faculty — especially in Northeast Ohio, where the University of Akron,
Kent State University, Cleveland State University and Youngstown State University are clustered.
Northeastern Ohio universities called on to work together (Record Courier - Ravenna, OH)
http://recordpub.com/news/article/3557481
For too long, Northeastern Ohio's four public universities -- Kent State University, the University of Akron, Cleveland State University and Youngstown State
University -- have competed for students and funding, rather than collaborated with each other. According to Eric Fingerhut, chancellor of the Ohio Board of
Regents, "the close proximity and the lack of population growth have made the schools intensely competitive, a competition which has not served the best
interest of the state or region."
Stark State, KSU Stark are models for new plan to make college affordable (Repository - Canton, OH)
http://www.cantonrep.com/index.php?ID=405733&Category=9&subCategoryID=0
Eric D. Fingerhut, chancellor of the Ohio Board of Regents, and Gov. Ted Strickland announced a strategic plan through 2017 that they said will make a
college education affordable and accessible to any eligible Ohioan. The side-by-side campuses of Stark State College and Stark Campus of Kent State
University are examples of how the plan intends to work, Fingerhut said. He said the state will encourage Kent to expand its bachelor's-degree programs.
Mahoning Valley community college by 2010? (Vindicator - Youngstown, OH)
http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/mar/31/mahoning-valley-community-college-by-2010/
Ohio’s Chancellor of Higher Education wants a Mahoning Valley community college to be in operation by the 2010-11 school year. The call for a community
college here is part of Chancellor Eric Fingerhut’s 10-year comprehensive plan for the delivery of public higher education in Ohio. Fingerhut presented the
plan to Gov. Ted Strickland Monday. The community college will be developed in collaboration with Youngstown State University, Kent State University,
Jefferson Community College and local adult workforce centers, according to the plan.
Newbold spreads his message (The Review - East Liverpool, OH)
http://www.reviewonline.com/News/articles.asp?articleID=13091
Newbold said there is nothing hidden about Newbold Technologies which includes New Life Technical Institute, the former Soaring Eagle Inc. and the American Spirit Initiative. The New Life Technical Institute is playing a role in Newbold’s vision by training students in the field of information technology. The local branch of Kent State University and the Buckeye On-line School for Success, also located downtown, are helping to further the goal.
Program encourages nursing to advance education (Daily Kent Stater - Kent, OH)
http://media.www.kentnewsnet.com/media/storage/paper867/news/2008/03/28/News/Program.Encourages.Nursing.To.Advance.Education-3288784.shtml
The College of Nursing hosted the program "Driving the Future II: Clinical Conversations About Tomorrow's Nurse: Transforming Clinical Education Through Collaboration/Crafting New Competencies for Ohio Nurses" yesterday in the Kiva. The program, which was sponsored by the College of Nursing, the Cleveland Clinic Nursing Initiative and the Deans' Roundtable Collaboration, featured distinguished speaker Dr. Christine Tanner. After lunch in the Ballroom, the program moved to a roundtable discussion and opened for questions. The audience, which included not only students and faculty but also members of community hospitals, discussed what steps the Kent State nursing program should take to improve.
March 31, 2008
Area colleges, universities pitch abilities to execute any meeting (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080331/SUB1/887513796
Education might come first at area colleges and universities, but on some campuses, there’s also an eye to catering to the business of meeting and events. From top-of-the-line technology offerings to economical accommodations, some institutions of higher education tout themselves as ideal venues for events of all shapes and sizes. Susan O’Karma, associate director of the Kent Student Center, said spaces at the Kent State campus can rent from $70 to $1,000 per day, depending on the room and space requirements, while food and equipment are available at an additional cost. The ballroom, for example, rents out at $800 per day, and can seat 900 to 1,000 with chairs or 450 to 700 for dinner.
Branch out (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20080331/SUB1/962055923
As Ohio’s education chancellor, Eric Fingerhut is going to need big ideas and a willingness to compromise if he’s to succeed in bringing change to a state that lags the national average in the number of working-age adults with a college degree. NEOUCOM, a consortium of the University of Akron, Kent State and Youngstown State that’s located in Rootstown in Portage County, surely can be more of an asset to Northeast Ohio’s growing medical community with a presence in the region’s two largest cities. And Mr. Fingerhut’s plan is a good example of building on existing strengths.
The Week: March 24-30, 2008 (Crain's Cleveland Business - Cleveland, OH)
http://www.crainscleveland.com/article/20080331/SUB1/297435601
The Ohio Third Frontier Project is sending another $7.9 million to Northeast Ohio for advanced energy research. Ten companies in the region, as well as Kent State University and the University of Akron Research Foundation, received grants from the program, a $1.6 billion, 10-year initiative aimed at building the state’s economy through technology. The program announced a total of 29 grants worth a combined $20.9 million.
Librarians also urban trendsetters (Dispatch - Columbus, OH)
http://www.columbusdispatch.com/live/content/local_news/stories/2008/03/31/KENTPRO.ART_ART_03-31-08_B1_5N9PQ0O.