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Board of Trustees approves changes amid projected growth

Olivia Minnier March 9, 2016

Kent State’s Board of Trustees endorsed several initiatives to improve campus amongst news of a projected increase in growth over the next five years.Enrollment is expected to grow at the Kent campus...

President Beverly Warren makes a statement about the reopening of LaunchNET at Kent State on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 in the Student Center. 

#WhereIsBev

Payton Moore February 17, 2016

From students complaining about harsh professors, to sharing selfies, President Beverly Warren’s Twitter account sees a lot of action. Every day students, professors and parents tweet at Warren seeking...

From left: Charlene Reed, Stephen Colecchi and Lawrence Pollock of the Board of Trustees meet with President Beverley Warren on Jan. 20, 2016. The board ratified the new collective bargaining agreement for tenured and tenure-track professors.

Board of Trustees ratifies new agreement

Karl Schneider January 20, 2016

Kent State’s Board of Trustees ratified the new collective bargaining agreement for full-time tenure track faculty on Wednesday. The ratification came after a special board meeting was called following...

Our View: Anticipate specifics in Warren’s ideas

Editorial Staff November 22, 2015

President Beverly Warren delivered what she dubbed her first State of the University Address last Thursday, outlining the progress the university has made in the last year. The speech - listed in text...

Political science professor Patrick Coy protests outside the KIVA during the State of the University Address on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015. Coy said, In order for Kent State to continue to become a great university, we must invest in our teachers. Every administrator knows that in their heart. 

Kent State professors picket to raise awareness of contract concerns

Matthew Merchant November 19, 2015

Members of Kent State’s tenured faculty picketed outside the KIVA on Thursday to voice their concerns about the university and President Beverly Warren.As Warren delivered her State of the University...

Kent State president Beverly Warren gives her State of the University address in the Kiva on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2015.

Warren presents State of the University address amidst protests

Ian Flickinger November 19, 2015

Kent State President Beverly Warren had to deal with more than just nerves before delivering her first State of the University address Thursday. Outside the Kiva, Black United Students showed solidarity...

Class of ’17 to graduate in Dix Stadium

Ian Flickinger November 1, 2015

Graduation is an unforgettable moment for college students: four (or more, for all the super-seniors) years of 7 a.m. classes, all-night cramming for exams and eating ramen for breakfast, lunch and dinner...

Kent State appoints new finance vice president

Ian Flickinger October 12, 2015

President Beverly Warren announced Mark Polatajko as the school’s new senior vice president for finance and administration, who will start this January.Polatajko comes to Kent State from Wright State...

Zachary Downes is a columnist for The Kent Stater. Contact him at zdownes@kent.edu.

Opinion: Stop underappreciating the president

Zachary Downes October 1, 2015

Kent State has gone through many changes on campus while I have been here. The new esplanade went in behind Starbucks, a new building for aeronautics was built and many more. However, the change on campus...

Faculty Senate discusses class scheduling, legitimacy of anonymous signatures and RCM model at first meeting

Megan Hermensky September 14, 2015

The Kent State University’s Faculty Senate had its first meeting Sept. 14, discussing several topics including the changes in class scheduling, the legitimacy of anonymous signatures, the RCM model and...

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...

President Beverly Warren holds up a copy of The Kent Stater in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2015. She told the board about the signing of an agreement with Vietnam’s Hanoi University for a partnership that happened on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2015.

The cost of branding Kent State

Megan Hornyak and Jimmy Miller September 9, 2015

The university officially signed a $2.3 million dollar contract Wednesday to help propel the vision President Beverly Warren and the Board of Trustees have for Kent State.The board approved paying a $2.3...

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