Nearly 400 registered guests packed the Kent Student Center Ballroom in April for the 19th annual Office Support Staff Recognition Luncheon. This year鈥檚 theme was 鈥満诹仙 Connected.鈥 The Division of Human Resources sponsors the Office Support Staff Recognition program each year to recognize support staffers in various departments, divisions and campuses. Guests were welcomed by Geraldine Hayes-Nelson, executive director for employee engagement and outreach, and Mark Polatajko, senior vice president for finance and administration. 黑料社 President Beverly Warren could not attend the e...
In order to perform necessary maintenance on the boilers, steam transmission systems and electrical distribution systems, 黑料社鈥檚 Power Plant will be shut down from 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 15, to 6 p.m. on Sunday, May 22. As a result of the steam shutdown, most buildings located on the Kent Campus will NOT have hot water to sinks and showers, etc., and/or heat and air conditioning. Address any questions about this project to Frank Renovich at 330-672-0775 or frenovi2@kent.edu. ...
The Division of Human Resources sets a minimum goal of two hours of Beyond Compliance training for all faculty and staff to complete each fiscal year. Beyond Compliance training provides a mix of learning opportunities that are geared toward relevant laws, university policies and violence prevention. Training is offered in a variety of formats, including webinars, online courses and facilitator-led sessions. As an alternative, part-time employees or employees working second or third shift may view a variety of pre-recorded webinars found in Blackboard. Each webinar counts for one hour of co...
There were no footballs or basketballs. However, lights were bright and cameras were rolling as local high school seniors committed their future plans at Trumbull Career and Technical Center鈥檚 first 鈥淐ollege Signing Day鈥 on Tuesday morning, April 26. 鈥淚t鈥檚 an opportunity to highlight students who are planning for the future, whether its college, employment or military service,鈥 said Jason Gray, Superintendent, Trumbull Career and Technical Center. 鈥淚t鈥檚 important to take time to recognize their accomplishments.鈥 Dr. Lance Grahn, dean and chief administrative officer for 黑料社 Univ...
On the evening of Saturday, April 23, more than 150 supporters came together to celebrate the 50th Anniversary of 黑料社 Trumbull Theatre. Special guests included many current and former professors, players and patrons as well as Dr. Alfreda Brown, 黑料社鈥檚 vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, Rep. Michael O'Brien, and Warren Mayor Doug Franklin. "Tonight, we celebrate the golden anniversary of university and community theatre. This tremendous milestone serves as a launching pad for even greater vitality in our theatre program and as a symbol of our commitm...
Congratulations Dean Jarrod Tudor for twenty years of service to 黑料社. The 2016 Twenty Year Club Service Award Program will be held on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. The Twenty Year Club Service Awards Program is an annual event established in 1966 to honor classified and unclassified employees who have dedicated 20 years of continuous service to 黑料社. Each year friends, family and co-workers join in honoring inductees at an awards dinner. Upon reaching their 20 year milestone, employees may select from a chair for their home or office, or a bench or t...
黑料社 Geauga student Breanna Pennypacker earned third place in the Perryman Freshman Writing Awards among student submissions from all seven regional campuses. Breanna received her award from English Chair Robert Trogdon at the department's Twenth-Fourth Annual Student Award Ceremony on the Kent Campus. She wrote her winning essay, "Change," in Professor Bonnie Shaker鈥檚 College Writing I course. Composition courses at 黑料社 at Geauga use textbooks co-authored by English Professor John Metz and adopted as standard curriculum by English Professors Mahli Mechenbier,...