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Board approves campaign for new business building

Lydia Taylor September 30, 2016

Kent State administrators approved an endorsement campaign to build a new home for the College of Business Administration at the Board of Trustees meeting Friday.“The building we have now, (which) was...

Kasich names new Kent State trustee

Karl Schneider April 19, 2016

Ohio Gov. John Kasich filled a vacancy in Kent State’s Board of Trustees on April 18. The trustee replaced Emilio Ferrara, whose term as a Kent State trustee expired in May 2015.The board had also lost...

Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality to open this fall

Nicholas Garisto April 3, 2016

Kent State’s Board of Trustees recently approved the creation of the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality. The center will have several key components including academics, research and community...

Kent State to add women’s lacrosse team

Stephen Means March 9, 2016

Kent State announced during its board of trustees meeting that it will be adding a women's lacrosse team in the near future.According to a press release, "The university has identified 38 teams in driving...

Warren to unveil new branding next week

Karl Schneider January 26, 2016

Kent State President Beverly Warren will present Kent State’s new brand launch on Monday, Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. in the Student Center Ballroom. The three-year, $2.3 million effort was officially adopted by...

Tenured faculty approves new contract

Karl Schneider January 24, 2016

Tenured and tenure-track faculty members of Kent State’s American Association of University Professors (AAUP-KSU) voted to approve a new collective bargaining agreement. The final votes were due by Friday...

Letter to the editor: Board of Trustees chair responds to Stater editorial

Dennis E. Eckart December 16, 2015

To The Editor:Your recent editorial entitled “Warren deserved bonus, but process is flawed” is replete with its own set of flaws and misunderstandings.1. There is nothing “secretive” about the...

Eighteen-year-olds will now have to wait three years before purchasing cigarettes in Cleveland

More than 100 cities nationwide plan to raise smoking age to 21

TV2, Dartalia Alati, John Kost December 9, 2015

On Wednesday's FlashCast, Dartalia Alati and John Kost discuss the nationwide movement to raise the smoking age to 21-years-old. Kent State President Beverly Warren's annual performance-based raise, as...

Keeping up with the AAUP negotiations

Megan Hermensky October 4, 2015

Kent State tenure track faculty negotiations remain unresolved on Sept. 2, prompting federal mediation services to be requested by Kent State and its chapter of the American Association of University Professors.According...

Chair Dennis Eckard shares a word with Ralph Ratta during the Board of Trustees meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015.

Board of Trustees discuss shared vision, continued admissions growth

Ian Flickinger September 9, 2015

Kent State’s Board of Trustees approved the shared vision statement presented by President Beverly Warren and debated strategies for handling the university’s growing student numbers in its meeting...

New credit cap to bring increased enrollment in one-credit hour music classes

Brittany Anderson July 30, 2015

Professors who teach one-credit hour music classes are hopeful for a rise in enrollment after the Board of Trustees increased the credit hour cap from 16 to 18 in June.“By increasing the cap by even...

University switches from Huntington to PNC Bank this fall

Catherine Wilcher June 30, 2015

Kent State officially changed its primary campus-banking provider from Huntington to PNC Bank on Wednesday.The Board of Trustees approved PNC to be the campus bank, at its June system meeting. PNC currently...

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