Kent Wired Article By Marissa Moore June 22, 2019 Kent State was ranked 7 out of 10 for 鈥渕ost environmentally friendly companies in the U.S.鈥 in June by Ladders, a United States-based company that provides career news, advice and a job search. The ranking was determined in part by former Kent State employees, who gave the campus an 鈥渆nvironmental friendliness鈥 score of 4.49 out of 5. 鈥淚鈥檓 really glad to see that people who work here at Kent State recognize and appreciate what we鈥檙e doing around sustainability,鈥 said Melanie Knowles, Manager of Sustainability at Kent State. Kn...
Kent State Stark students discuss their trip to Rwanda with the community at Global Gateway Day. Stained red from the earthy ground, their palms were open wide to meet the day. Painted with a shared collective experience, their homeland distance of 7,489 miles, barriers of language and culture faded away in the moment. There was only this. The house that they helped build. From one hand to the other, the students worked together to pass mounds of red mud and clay that would become the home of a woman widowed during the Rwandan genocide. Brick by brick, the hut was pieced together in...
As the business world continues to grow more dynamic and complex, so does the role of the human-resource professional. In response to this challenge, the Corporate University at Kent State University at Stark will hold the 2019 Human Resource Symposium on Thursday, July 18, from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Conference Center, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. Designed for HR professionals, attendees will learn about the latest research on emerging trends and best solutions for dealing with workplace concerns. 鈥淧articipants will take away useful tools to put into practice and make valuable new ...
Deepraj Mukherjee and John Frank honored with teaching awards. Above photo: Dr. Deepraj Mukherjee (center) pictured with Faculty Chair Lucas Engelhardt (left) and Dean Denise Seachrist (right). Deepraj Mukherjee grew up in Kolkata, India, traveling to the U.S. to study economics. But, his No. 1 goal has always been to make a difference. In the classroom, this associate professor of economics challenges his students to find the answers that will better their homes, neighborhoods and communities. He encourages them to think about how economics influences everyday life. And it鈥檚 ...
Nationally syndicated columnist Charita Goshay offers the spring class words of wisdom. The Stark Campus alumni family welcomed its newest members Sunday, May 12, during the annual spring commencement ceremony at Umstattd Performing Arts Hall. More than 100 graduates participated in the event, celebrating their pinnacle academic achievement. 鈥淣ow is the time to excel personally and build upon the academic success you have achieved at Your Hometown University,鈥 said Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., dean and chief administrative officer. 鈥淵ou will always have a home at Kent ...
Nursing program alumnus is a flight nurse in The Last Frontier. The wide open spaces of a rugged Alaskan landscape are much different from the manicured lawns that blanket the housing developments of suburban Green, where Joel Hukill grew up. Today, he鈥檚 no stranger to the mountains, remote villages and severe weather that can whip across The Last Frontier. There, this 28-year-old stares down the impossible as he battles the conditions to save lives. Hukill is a flight nurse for Guardian Flight Alaska. He is living out a dream he didn鈥檛 realize he鈥檇 had. Now, he has no doubts th...
Kent Wired Article Maddy Haberberger, TV2 Reporter April 22, 2019 Earth Day is April 22nd 鈥 celebrated across the world, the day is seen as an opportunity to reflect on our impact on the environment, and promote practices that keep our planet clean and healthy. Here at Kent State, Melanie Knowles and the Office of Sustainability work with the university to ensure that the blue and gold keep it green. 鈥淲e work with dining services on food and sustainability, we work with residence services with outreach to students in the residence halls about their energy and waste, we work with more...
Please join us for "NIKUMBUKE! Anthropology in Action: Women's Global Health and Human Rights", a lecture by Dr. Araceli Alonso. When: Thursday, May 2, 3:45 pm Where: 143 Lowry Hall ...
PhD candidates Heather Lawrentz and Rose Leach have each received a fellowship from the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) to conduct research this summer with faculty at Kyoto University. JSPS is the main government agency supporting science programs in Japan, similar to the NSF in the United States. One of their initiatives is to promote international scientific cooperation through a variety of fellowships, including this summer program created specifically for pre- and post-doctoral students from North America and Europe. Only ~100 awards are given each year; thus, we are esp...
Dr. Noviar Andayani, Director of the WCS Indonesia Program and Professor of Biology at the University of Indonesia visited our department April 4-6. Dr. Andayani and Dr. Tosi, have been close friends since working together 20 years ago at the Center for Environmental Research and Conservation at Columbia University, NYC. They have overlapping interests in primate evolution and conservation. For 16 years, Dr. Andayani has been leading efforts to identify and protect genetically unique populations of plants and animals across Indonesia. Though she leads several programs throughout the c...