“The people at Kent State University helped us design a program that was exactly what we wanted. The program itself was enthusiastically received by our associates, each of whom had only positive comments on the content, usefulness and particularly our instructor who was outstanding in his presentation. He hit exactly the right level in addressing our workforce so that each participant was able to understand the material.”
Bill Cadman, Manager, Human Resources
Fuserashi International Technology Inc.
“Everyone in Corporate and Community Services at Kent State, as well as the facilitators, are wonderful to work with. The Kent State team worked with us to ensure that through training, the needs of the participants and the business are met. We are especially pleased with their ability to customize and integrate our business strategies into the core curriculum.”
Vanessa Sowell, Director of Human Resources
Insurance.com
"Kent State has worked with PolyOne Corporation to increase the competency of our management team with a focus on front line supervision. Leading up to the actual training, several months of preparation took place during which time Kent State was very helpful in identifying the scope, curriculum, and appropriate instructors. The training sessions were well organized and the instructors all had excellent experiences that established them as an area expert for our team.
Kent State was very flexible and accommodating with scheduling the meetings and training sessions that met our business needs. In addition, we were able to spend time with the instructors before each session to customize the training to meet our most urgent needs.
This was a valuable experience that I am sure will pay dividends to our team into the future."
Kurt Walker, Plant Manager
PolyOne Corporation
"The Sherwin-Williams Automotive Finishes Corporation has partnered with Kent State University Corporate and Community Services to provide instruction in a key competency area where there was opportunity for growth - Project Management. In working with our partners at Kent State, we were able to present a customized workshop, tailored to the specific needs of our employees, and delivered by a Project Management subject matter expert identified by Kent State.
Participants of our Project Management workshops have all responded with excellent feedback of the course content and delivery method. In fact, many of our employees who attended have commented that these workshops are the best of any kind they have attended to date as an employee of Sherwin-Williams.
We will continue to include the Kent State’s Project Management workshops as part of our professional development curriculum and are looking forward to a continued partnership with Kent State as a provider of instruction in other key competency areas."
Bob Falkowski, Training and Development Manager - Automotive Finishes
The Sherwin Williams Company
“In 2008, The Visiting Nurse Association Healthcare Partners of Ohio engaged Kent State University to design and deliver management development training. Kent State’s Corporate and Community Services delivered a quality program on effective communication, and managing conflict and progressive discipline. The two-part series was very well received by members of our management team and Kent was very accommodating in meeting our training needs and tailoring the content to make it useful and applicable for all participants.”
Lynn M. Sargi, Vice President, Human Resources
Visiting Nurse Association Healthcare Partners of Ohio
For more information, contact Corporate and Community Services:
Amy Lundstrom Lane, executive director, at 330-672-5828 or alane@kent.edu
Susan Bond, client relations coordinator, at 330-672-5802 or sbond6@kent.edu