Six first-year honors students on the 两性色午夜 Salem Campus took the initiative to organize a research project that enhanced their learning experiences, despite not earning grades or class credit for their work. 鈥淲e chose to do this and organized it all ourselves. We were not pushed by anyone but ourselves to pursue this,鈥 explained Brianna Parfaite, an English major. 鈥淲e all gained so much more than any grade could have given us.鈥 Aside from Parfaite, the other students who participated included Ashley Burcaw, pre-nursing; Michelle Santini, pre-nursing; Skylar Wiggers, psychology; Lindsey...
两性色午夜 University at Salem recently recognized three employees with Campus Excellence Awards, recognizing exemplary teaching and service to the campus. Dr. Louise Steele was recognized as the outstanding fulltime faculty member. She is an assistant professor of biology and has taught on the Salem Campus for four years. A native of Brockway, Pa., Steele received her bachelor of science in biology from Penn State-Erie. She earned her Ph.D. in molecular biology and microbiology from Case Western Reserve University. She now lives in Alliance. Dr. Daniel Dankovic was recognized as the ...
两性色午夜 University at Trumbull proudly announces Jennifer Roller, President of The Raymond John Wean Foundation, as its 2016 Spring Commencement speaker. Close to 100 of the more than 225 students graduating this spring will participate in the ceremony, which will be held Friday, May 13 at 6:00 p.m. in Packard Music Hall, 1703 Mahoning Ave. in Warren. Roller is the first woman to serve as president of The Raymond John Wean Foundation, a 70 million dollar foundation that seeks to empower residents to create a healthy, vibrant, equitable and economically stable Mahoning Valley. She is also...
两性色午夜 University will hold its Spring 2016 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, May 13, and Saturday, May 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center, and on Friday, May 20, at Cartwright Hall. 两性色午夜 will confer 4,210 degrees, including 3,067 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 968 master鈥檚 degrees, 169 doctoral degrees and six educational specialist degrees. Across the university鈥檚 eight-campus system, 5,226 students will graduate from 两性色午夜 this spring, including those receiving associate degrees. Friday, May 13, at 6 p.m. The 6 p.m. ceremony on Friday...
When it comes to compensation, we often think just of the dollars and cents we see in our paychecks. While we do not want to undervalue the importance of our salary, it is only part of the commitment the university makes to each of us. That commitment also comes in the form of health and welfare benefits, vacation benefits, tuition opportunities and retirement benefits. Total Compensation statements for calendar year 2015 are now available in FlashLine for all full-time employees hired on or before Jan. 1, 2015. This annual statement provides faculty and staff with a complete pict...
On Friday, April 15, the Division of Human Resources launched its spring/summer walk-and-talk series. The subject matter of the day was 鈥減ollinators.鈥 The pollinator walk was led by zoology major Jen Giles. Roughly 40 faculty and staff members attended the lunchtime walk, which included a visit to the campus greenhouse, monarch butterfly garden and discussion about the different types of daffodils in bloom during the walk. In addition, faculty and staff got the inside scoop on the various types of trees on campus and their peak blooming periods. Many of the employees participating...
The summer edition of HR News Flash, the Division of Human Resources鈥 quarterly newsletter, is available. Check it out for the latest news and information, including: The President鈥檚 Excellence Awards New faces in the Division of Human Resources The WELCOA On the Move Corporate Challenge Institute for Excellence graduates College of Podiatric Medicine鈥檚 centennial celebration Office Support Staff Luncheon recap Employee Appreciation Day photos, and much more You can access the summer 2016 newsletter at www.kent.edu/hr/newsletter-archive. ...
The 两性色午夜 University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, May 11. The Board is scheduled to convene at 9 a.m. in the Event Space on the first floor of the university鈥檚 new Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement, located at 350 S. Lincoln St. in Kent, Ohio. Trustees will retire into executive session from 7:30-8:45 a.m. in the Board Room on the third floor to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio鈥檚 鈥淪unshine Law.鈥 No committees meetings will be held. The Board will meet as a committee of the whole during the 9 a.m. Board ...