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Melanie Knowles is the manager of sustainability at ������. In this role, she works with people all over campus to make cost-effective, better practices for the environment. Learn more about Knowles as she answers these 10 questions. Q: What do you want the people of ������ to know about you and your position as the manager of sustainability? A: As the sustainability manager, I collaborate with people across campus to make ������’s practices better for people and the environment, cost effectively. It takes a team to look at our practices and systems through the ...

������ was recently notified of a security breach at one of our vendors, Blackbaud. Because your privacy and that of our alumni, donors, students, faculty, and staff is very important to us, we felt it necessary to make you aware of this issue, even though it is not KSU’s breach. Blackbaud, which works with many nonprofits to support their fundraising and engagement efforts, was the target of a ransomware attack, where constituent data was stolen by cybercriminals. Some of your information may have been obtained. According to Blackbaud, data accessed by the cybercriminal may ...

Melanie Knowles is the manager of sustainability at ������. In this role, she works with people all over campus to make cost-effective, better practices for the environment. Learn more about Knowles as she answers these 10 questions. Q: What do you want the people of ������ to know about you and your position as the manager of sustainability? A: As the sustainability manager, I collaborate with people across campus to make ������’s practices better for people and the environment, cost effectively. It takes a team to look at our practices and systems through...

Ventra Salem just helped add another layer of protection against COVID for students across the ������ system. The company, based in Salem, recently donated 1,000 plastic face shields that will be distributed to students and faculty on Kent campuses. The face shields are particularly helpful for the allied health programs because students and faculty must navigate situations that include hands-on instruction and movement in clinical-like settings.   Ventra Salem donated 90 shields earlier to the Salem Campus, making its contribution nearly 1,100 shields to Kent Stat...

To accommodate the shredding needs of ������ faculty and staff working remotely who may not have access to office shredding, a Weaver SecurShred truck will be available to accept university papers for shredding at the ������ Ice Arena, 650 Loop Road from 8 to 11 a.m. on Thursdays and Fridays on the following dates: Aug. 13 and 14 Oct. 22 and 23 Dec. 17 and 18 Please enter the parking lot from Loop Road and follow the flow of traffic to the staffed Weaver SecurShred truck before exiting via Johnston Drive. ...

Public Relations Campaigns is a rite of passage for any senior public relations major at ������. Taught by Professor Michele Ewing, each semester, the capstone experience partners with a client to solve a real public relations challenge. Throughout the 15 weeks of the semester, classmates work together in teams to create a strategic communications plan, casebook and presentation, mimicking a real-life pitch they might work on in a communications role after graduation. The research, planning and creative work for the campaign strengthens students’ portfolios and helps them launch their c...

Dear Fellow Flashes, Thank you again for your continued patience and flexibility for the upcoming semester. For your safety, instrumental ensemble auditions for Orchestra, Wind Ensemble, and Symphony Band will now be held remotely. Submission Deadline: Thursday, August 27. INSTRUCTIONS FOR WOODWIND, BRASS, AND PERCUSSION INSTRUMENTALISTS We offer a single audition for those interested in Wind Ensemble, Symphony Band and/or Orchestra placement! Please download the excerpts and upload your audition at the links below. Videos should include all req...

Kent, OH — On July 1 and 2, ethnomusicology Assistant Professor Janine Tiffe, Ph.D., took over the Glauser School’s Twitter account to participate in a unique conference hosted on the platform by the Welsh  Swansea University. With the cancellation of in-person conferences and events worldwide due to COVID-19, the organizers moved to Twitter to try a new approach in sharing research. The conference, titled “Shaped by Steel,” explored “the human dimension of work and life in—and after—steel.” Tiffe presented “Hammer and Steel: A Musical Biography,” which explored the origins and history...