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Familiar Face Lisa Waite Senior Lecturer Communication Studies Stark Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I am a resident communication faculty who teaches a variety of upper- and lower-division communication courses, and I also oversee internship and practicum field experiences for our communication majors. In addition to my teaching, I partner with our (����ɫ��ҹ University at Stark) Corporate University to offer professional development training to local businesses. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 1995 as part time and started full time in August of 1997 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KE...

New Face Michael Storay II Admissions Counselor Admissions Office Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Serve prospective students in efforts to bring undergraduate students to ����ɫ��ҹ University through various initiatives. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: April 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Quicken Loans Inc. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The friendly people and the beautiful campus ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Felt that ����ɫ��ҹ University provides great opportunities for me to grow and develop as a young p...

Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from ����ɫ��ҹ University’s College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, “Mechanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis,” Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis — how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. “We are go...

Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from ����ɫ��ҹ University’s College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, “Mechanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis,” Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis — how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. “We are go...

����ɫ��ҹ University President Beverly Warren delivered the State of the University address on Thursday, Oct. 13. Themed “Living the ����ɫ��ҹ Promise,” Warren outlined her vision of a reimagined public research university. “The ����ɫ��ҹ Promise should be a comprehensive approach to student success and fulfillment,” Warren said. “We aspire to bring the totality of the resources and reach of one of the nation’s largest research universities to higher education’s most important outcome: more college graduates who have the skills, talent and desire to change the world – who understand that...

The ����ɫ��ҹ University Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates in the area of leadership, service, character and professional development. “The alumni association is proud to recognize notable, accomplished graduates,” said Lori Randorf, assistant vice president of alumni relations at ����ɫ��ҹ. “These awards not only bring distinction to the alumni who receive them, but also to the university as they showcase the contributions ����ɫ��ҹ graduates make to their professions and society.” Five alumni awards will be granted alon...

If you’re interested in sharing your writing or artwork with the ����ɫ��ҹ Community, consider getting involved with Luna Negra, Kent’s own student-run literary journal. Submissions are now open for both visual arts and writing. Luna Negra has been a staple in the ����ɫ��ҹ Community for almost half a century. Its history extends as far back as 1956 under its original name, The Kent Quarterly. Throughout its history, the journal has gone through several changes, and in 1992 rebranded to become what is now Luna Negra. As a voice for the creative community, the publication features vario...

When the Akron Beacon Journal started writing a story on the growing popularity of renting everything from bridal gowns to textbooks, the reporter found Kay Caprez, a senior in ����ɫ��ҹ University’s College of Education, Health and Human Services. Caprez opened up about how she has saved money by renting textbooks online since her freshman year. Learn more about Caprez’s renting experience in the Akron Beacon Journal.  ...