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One-way, one-lane eastbound traffic on Summit Street to begin March 7 East Summit Street, which has been identified as a high-traffic, high-accident area and a dangerous corridor for pedestrians, is in the midst of a major overhaul. Work on the “Summit Street: Building a Better Way” improvement project began last fall. The project is designed to transform a one-mile stretch of the road, from Lincoln Street to Loop Road that runs through the heart of ��ɫapp’s Kent Campus. The enhancements include the addition of two roundabouts, a boulevard, bike lanes, and more sidew...

Project AWARE Kent, a new three-year program at ��ɫapp, is an initiative to raise awareness about mental health and substance abuse disorders. Project AWARE Kent will be offering Mental Health First Aid courses to Kent State students, faculty and staff in an effort to create a network of people at Kent State who will know how to respond to and are aware of mental health and substance abuse disorders. The course is an evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. The two-day (four hours each...

��ɫapp's Police Services is conducting a survey of all Kent Campus students, faculty and staff members. This survey offers you an opportunity to provide feedback to Kent State's Police Services unit about the work we do for the Kent State community and to tell us what you think our most important concerns and priorities should be as we plan our work and shape our agency to serve the university community. We invite you to take our five-minute survey at https://www.research.net/r/KSUPD by March 7. Your responses to the survey will be anonymous. All data will be reported in a...

Like many students, Stacee Stinedurf credits her passion for geology to David Hacker, Ph.D., associate professor of geology at ��ɫapp at Trumbull and a recipient of the 2015 Distinguished Teaching Award. Each year, the Kent State Alumni Association recognizes Kent State’s outstanding faculty members by awarding three nominated educators with the Distinguished Teaching Award. The Distinguished Teaching Award is the most prestigious award Kent State presents to full-time, tenure-track faculty members. In her nomination letter, the alumna of the geology program says Hacker’s supp...

When you first meet Liz Schmidt, an instant friendship emerges, filled with conversation illuminated with respect and kindness. Her friendly disposition and welcoming nature, coupled with her sense of adventure, reflects the social responsibility she lives by: “foster relationships and value people that you run into every day.” Schmidt is a sophomore majoring in conflict management in ��ɫapp’s College of Arts and Sciences. She is also Yes! Magazine’s online “Justice For All” University Winner. Every quarter, the magazine puts on an essay competition that challenges student...

��ɫapp’s Dogs on Campus Pet Therapy program was invited to Cleveland Hopkins International Airport to bring comfort to travelers this past December. The United Paws event, hosted by United Airlines, brought trained therapy dogs to seven hub airports across the country to help relieve travel-related stress during the holiday season. From Dec. 21-23, travelers could interact with the comfort dogs at gates and post photos on social media for a chance to win two free round-trip tickets to any destination. Jonathan Guerin, public relations manager for United Airlines, says United ...

Work in progress: Augercast pile installation continues in the SW corner of the site and elevator #2 (South Elevator).  Currently 215 piles have been installed and 130 remain. Grade beams and pile caps forming and reinforcing in place for a first pour scheduled for Saturday, February 20th. Excavation for elevator pit #1 (North Elevator). Looking forward: Start formwork for concrete basement retaining walls on the north side. Continue pile caps and grade beams. Start forming elevator pit #1 walls. ...

The Executive MBA program at ��ɫapp’s College of Business Administration has once again been ranked in the top tier of CEO Magazine’s Global Ranking. CEO Magazine has been showcasing top business schools from around the globe since it first launched in 2008. In 2012, the publication launched its annual Global MBA Rankings, profiling MBA, EMBA and Online MBA programs. This year, CEO Magazine reached out to more than 300 business schools across North America, Europe and Australia and received responses from 140 institutions – an increase of more than 100 percent compared to the p...

Work in progress: Currently removing the louver on the 3rd floor west mechanical room. Continuing the chilled water piping in the 3rd floor east mechanical room. Started the demolition of AHU#3 in the 3rd floor west mechanical room. Electrician has started ductbank for MCC and switchgear. Phoenix air valve replacement in the Annex research labs continues per schedule. (20 labs completed) Looking ahead: Starting containment for abatement of AHU#1 in the 3rd floor east mechanical room. Concrete contractor is mobilizing and will be taking delivery of rebar. Continue P...