С»ÆƬÊÓƵ faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
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Finding time to concentrate and dedicate to dissertation writing can be difficult, so С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's Division of Graduate Studies is offering its first Dissertation Boot Camp on March 10-12. The boot camp will provide dedicated space and time to allow participants to focus only on writing their dissertations.
Dissertation Boot Camp will give doctoral students:
Important Information Regarding Spring 2017 Midterm Grading for Lower-Division Undergraduate Courses
Online midterm grading for all spring 2017 lower-division undergraduate courses (levels 00000, 10000, 20000) meeting in the full term (Jan. 17 through May 7) began Feb. 6 via FlashFAST. Please remember that midterm grading applies ONLY to courses that meet for the full semester.
![Colleen Novak, Distinguished Teaching Award recipient Colleen Novak, Distinguished Teaching Award recipient](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/file/PROFILE-Colleen%20Novak_DTA%20INSIDE.jpg?VersionId=MSOU8xDt00Q2ahZ6DDCx_3M42ygRHaLc&h=0616addd&itok=D-UaMzjG)
Some professors excel by giving students the most up-to-date information. Some excel by genuinely caring about students’ success.
![С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's School of Art Offers Unlimited Avenues for Creativity С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's School of Art Offers Unlimited Avenues for Creativity](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/school%20of%20art%20thumb.jpg?VersionId=FKu_xK38QsJJYP1H5Y6t2BhcN_Xrdxpz&h=ec98a0f6&itok=nihQoytY)
Recognized by U.S. News & World Report as one of America’s top 100 graduate programs in the visual arts, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's School of Art provides endless opportunities for undergraduates delving into studio art, art history and art education.
![С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Ashtabula partners wih A-Tech С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Ashtabula partners wih A-Tech](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/REGIONAL-Ashtabula%20ATECH%20INSIDE.jpg?VersionId=A63zcXOI4afIKWOPmxBzO0flacfP.JmO&h=3873714b&itok=8h561AOV)
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ at Ashtabula and Ashtabula County Technical and Career Campus (A-Tech) have solidified their relationship with bilateral articulation agreements.
![С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Assistant Professor Suzy D’Enbeau (right) receives the Diversity Trailblazer Award from Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alfreda Brown. С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Assistant Professor Suzy D’Enbeau (right) receives the Diversity Trailblazer Award from Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Alfreda Brown.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/file/SPECIAL%20FEATURE-DIVERSITY%20AWARDS-MAIN.jpg?VersionId=D9uJmv4SCPXzPn0G.rCsnrsR2DR47PMI&h=e6f36a9c&itok=gl6MSqWK)
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ presented awards for outstanding contributions toward diversity at the 15th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration.
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DENNIS CAMPBELL
Assistant Director, Fraternity and Sorority Life
Center for Student Involvement​
Kent Campus
![Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., a chemical physics professor and Ohio Research Scholar in С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Liquid Crystal Institute®, recently was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, one of the top publishing societies in chemistry worldwide. Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., a chemical physics professor and Ohio Research Scholar in С»ÆƬÊÓƵ’s Liquid Crystal Institute®, recently was named a fellow of the Royal Society of Chemistry, one of the top publishing societies in chemistry worldwide.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/PROFILES-Chemical%20Physics%20Prof%20Royal%20Society-Torsten%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=TMg5WD4H6WAUTUnoQpR_FzH9PHrI_sXj&h=e6f36a9c&itok=nu93szkc)
Torsten Hegmann, Ph.D., receives a prestigious honor from one of the top publishing societies in chemistry worldwide.
![A student works on a project during the Fashion/Tech Hackathon at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ. A student works on a project during the Fashion/Tech Hackathon at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/thumbnail_hackathon%20still.jpg?VersionId=wUSG.bYB0n7CarT1SpAkPExB4V9xLUUd&h=0b70d44a&itok=jLlYGA7C)
A partnership of the TechStyleLAB and LaunchNET at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ, the Fashion/Tech Hackathon gathers students from many majors and curricula from across the nation and brings them together with mentors and sponsor companies over a 36-hour period.
Haithem Zourrig, assistant professor in the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at С»ÆƬÊÓƵ Stark, and his co-author Mengxia Zhang, professor of marketing at University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, China, have received a Best Paper Award in Cross-cultural and Global Marketing Track, at the Society for Marketing Advances (SMA) conference Nov. 2-5, 2016.
С»ÆƬÊÓƵ's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, С»ÆƬÊÓƵ created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or community-held events in alignment with their spirituality.
Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!