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A team at �鶹��ý at Ashtabula has started a Digital Commons collection to showcase the Ohio wine industry. Amy Thomas, the library director at Kent State Ashtabula; Danielle Weiser-Cline, advisor and recruiter for Kent State Ashtabula’s wine degree program; and Lori Lee, senior special assistant of academic affairs, began collecting materials from Ohio’s winemakers before the site went live last summer. The public site chronicles Ohio’s long-standing tradition of enology, the study of wine and winemaking, which has boosted it into the top 10 wine-producing states. “It’s the d...

Mark van ‘t Hooft, Ph.D., electronic research administration support analyst in �鶹��ý’s Office of Research and Sponsored Programs, took to the Netherlands for four days this summer and walked 125 miles in the largest multiday marching event in the world. A lunch and learn was recently hosted by the Division of Human Resources’ Employee Wellness office to celebrate and recognize his achievements and continued dedication as an employee wellness ambassador. The International Four Days Marches takes place in Nijmegen, Netherlands, in mid-July. This annual walk began in 1909 and ce...

Global Health Symposium to Launch International Education Week 2017 Later this semester, �鶹��ý will celebrate the 18th annual International Education Week (IEW) during the week of November 13. As in past years, the week-long celebration will feature numerous internationally-oriented events, including lectures, presentations, exhibits and special events hosted by student groups, academic departments and campus offices, as well as individual faculty members. This year’s International Education Week will get underway beginning with a Global Health Symposium hosted by the uni...

Students will have 90 seconds to pitch their personal brand or upstart business at LaunchNET’s fifth annual Elevator Pitch competition Oct. 19, from 5:30-8 p.m. on the second floor of the library. The event is open to all majors, minors and class levels. READ MORE  ...

�鶹��ý President Beverly Warren has named Judge Carla Moore the 2017-2018 President’s Ambassador. The Kent State President’s Ambassadorship is a one-year appointment that brings distinguished professionals to share their knowledge and experience with the university community. “As the daughter of a lifelong educator, the value of education is imprinted in my DNA,” Judge Moore said. “I was thrilled to learn of my appointment as the President’s Ambassador for �鶹��ý, and I’m very much looking forward to collaborating with Dr. Warren and becoming immersed into the ed...

The Stevens Family Scholarship Becomes University’s Largest Gift of Fiscal Year 2017 �鶹��ý has received a $3.1 million gift for a College of Business Administration scholarship endowment from the estate of Kent State alumnus Joseph Stevens. The Stevens Family Scholarship for the College of Business Administration was established by Joseph and Frances Stevens. Mr. Stevens earned a Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting from Kent State in 1941. “We are grateful that the Stevens family’s tremendous support will enable us to provide additional scholarship opportunitie...

WHAT: As the university ushers in a new academic year of learning and service, �鶹��ý President Beverly Warren looks forward to sharing the accomplishments that Kent State students, faculty, staff and alumni make each day. The 2017 State of the University Address will occur Tuesday, Oct. 17, at 3 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. Kent State faculty, staff, students and members of the community are invited to attend the event to reflect on the achievements of the past year and focus on the future as the university community moves Kent State forward with purpose and p...