Save the date now for the Office Support Staff Recognition Program held Wednesday, April 27, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This luncheon recognizes university employees who provide office support throughout Á½ÐÔÉ«Îçҹ’s campuses. Invitations will be mailed the first week in April. Managers and supervisors should schedule coverage in their respective units so invitees may attend. For registration information, please contact Hector Sanchez at hsanchez@kent.edu. ...
Work in progress: Completed AHU #3 duct tie-in to AHU #2. Air handler unit #3 has been permanently shutdown. Start layout for tele/data ductbanks. Starting motor control center (MCC) and swithgear duct bank. Started mass excavation - currently 95% complete. Shoring and lagging is now complete. Installing exterior scaffolding to 3rd floor on the west side of the building inside the construction fence. Phoenix air valve replacement in the Annex research labs continues per schedule. Looking ahead for next week: Start demolition of AHU #3. Continue chilled...
Work in progress: Site shoring around the building is complete - contractor is demobilizing. 130 Piles are complete on the north end of the site (approximately to column line 7). Temporary ramp into excavation is complete. Sanitary tie-in on the north side has been completed. Pile caps and grade breams have begun. Mass excavation is complete. Looking ahead: Remove fencing around the sanitary tie-in location on the North side of the site. This will reopen a sidewalk to Williams Hall north entrance. Installation of formwork for retaining wall will begin 2/15/20...
College of Communication & Information
Three communication studies graduate students recently returned from Lisbon, Portugal after studying abroad in the School of Communication Studies’ Global Scholar Exchange program during the Fall of 2015. Samyak Moktan, a second-year global communication studies graduate student, came to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University in 2014 from Kathmandu, Nepal after obtaining her undergraduate degree in mass communication and journalism from Purbanchal University in Nepal. She is currently a teaching assistant for the School of Communication Studies and decided to travel to Lisbon to gain a more global p...
You can track the progress of the science renovations including construction of the new Integrated Sciences Building and the renovation of Cunningham. ...
Work in Progress: Continuing the installation of the temporary duct and assembly of new AHU1 in the East side mechanical room. Stripped topsoil from addition footprint. Phoenix air valve replacement in the Annex research labs continues per schedule. Continue coordination of the west mechanical room abatement and planning for demolition of AHU 3. Excavated existing 10" water main that will be relocated for addition. Fabricating duct for cross connect of AHU 2 & AHU 3. Completed demolition of basement electrical room. Looking ahead for next week: Contin...
Work in Progress: Floor electrical boxes in room 101 & 104 are complete. Plumbing under slab is complete in 101 & 104. The sanitary tie-in and under slab rough-in is complete and inspected for the new restrooms in addition. Electrical raceways have been installed in crawlspace. Completed miscellaneous demolition the 2nd floor. Abatement work is substantially complete in the building. Looking ahead: CMU walls to begin student machine shop & receiving on 2/5. Complete demolition on the second floor. Electrical ro...
Project Advancing Wellness and Resilience Education (AWARE) Kent, a new three-year program at Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University, is offering a Mental Health First Aid course to Á½ÐÔÉ«ÎçÒ¹ University students, faculty, and staff. The course is an evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand, and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. The eight-hour course is free, and participants earn 1500 FLASHperks (a rewards program that offers prizes) for completing the course. The date of the first course will be announced soon. For more information or to be ...