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Valarie and GeneGospel Rap Kickstarts LoveOur StoryWe met at the Kent Gospel Rap held in the student center in 1978, and we started dating in January 1979. We graduated and married in 1982. We started our careers with the help of the Kent placement center.The Proposal and MarriageGene and I were engaged for over a year while our careers transferred us to Columbus, Ohio. We moved back to Cleveland in 1985. Staying Connected to ������ TodayWe now have our last child who has just started in the Kent nursing program, and we are thrilled to have one of our children become a ������ grad...

Steve and SarahAn Anti-Valentine’s Day Set Up Our StorySpring semester 1991, I was an officer in the KSU Amnesty International chapter, as was Steve's roommate, Bill. I shared an office in the Union with the International Film Club, and we all became friends. For Valentine's Day, we planned an "Anti-Valentine’s Day" dinner in the Rathskellar, but secretly we were trying to set some people up. I hadn't met Steve yet, only his roommate. Once that night came, the only two people who didn't have a match up were Steve and I. So, we sat and talked. He walked me back to Engelman, even though he ...

Brian and RebeccaAn October Afternoon in the Park      Our StoryWe met our sophomore year while both living in Fletcher Hall and began dating later that year. There is some debate between the two of us as to when exactly the first time was that we met. Discrepancies aside, we met in the dorms!The Proposal and MarriageWe were engaged during our senior year at a park near the city of Kent. We had visited this park frequently during our time in college; down one path there was a tiny waterfall with a big rock nearby to sit on, and this was "our park." On one October afternoon,...

The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including ������ Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems. The findings are published in the latest issue of the journal Science Advances. “This is the largest such study, with respect to spatial coverage, and allows us to study carbon cycling in streams at unprecedented global scales,” said Dr. Costello, who serves as second author on this paper. “We are...

UPDATED 1/16/19: Please note that registration for the Jan. 23 keynote address is now closed. The registration limit has been met. View the full list of celebratory events at www.kent.edu/diversity/mlk-celebration-calendar-events. Angela Rye, principal and CEO of IMPACT Strategies, lawyer, political strategist and former executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus, to serve as keynote speaker A prominent political strategist, lawyer and advocate for positive change in the political process will serve as the keynote speaker at ������’s annual Martin Luther King Jr...

KENT, Ohio – The ������ College of Business Administration announces Bill Priemer, president and CEO of Hyland, as the next speaker for the Global Management Speaker Series presented by Citizens Bank.   Priemer will present, “How we built a thriving technology company in Cleveland” at noon on Monday, January 28 at the City Club in Cleveland. Lunch will be provided. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required at http://bit.ly/2019GMC.   “Citizens Bank is committed to educating future business leaders and strengthening the economic development of the ...

According to a recent Career Builder survey, 70 percent of employers use social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, to screen and assess candidates during the hiring process.   Hiring managers infer applicants’ characteristics based on their social media profiles and make hiring decisions based on these inferences. However, there is little academic research that could be used to justify such inferences.   Research conducted by Julia Levashina, Ph.D., associate professor of management at ������, along with her colleague Nicolas Roulin, associate profess...

Nicholas and Leah A Serendipitous Meeting in the Honors CollegeOur StoryIt was a serendipitous meeting; I came to ������ from Cleveland for the architecture program, and Leah came to ������ from Detroit for fashion design. Neither of us ended up in those respective programs, but came together in the Honors College. My junior year, a good friend of mine was dating an R.A. in the Honors College and introduced me to a freshman on her floor. The rest, as they say, is history!The Proposal and MarriageWith our families being from different cities, we met in the middle and married at Mau...