Faculty/Staff News Archives
Stay safe in the heat this summer
July 30, 2024
With summer upon us, it is important to recognize heat-related illness and how to deal with it. Heat waves have caused at least 28 deaths this summer and temperatures are expected to rise for the remainder of the summer. Millions of people across the U.S. have been under heat…
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KSU Navigate Student Success Platform Pilot Update
June 21, 2024
KSU Navigate is a new student success platform at ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì. This past spring, the KSU Navigate academic services pilot launched for tutoring, supplemental instruction, academic coaching and writing assistance. ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì students and staff at several of our Regional Campuses…
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Introducing... The Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center
June 14, 2024
The One Stop for Student Services is now officially the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Our new website (/fbe-center) and our 24/7 AI-powered chatbot are live as well. Read on to see what has changed,…
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FSA Users: File for Reimbursement by June 29
May 17, 2024
The FSA plan year 2023 has closed. The IRS required that any 2023 balances remaining in your FSA account had to be spent by Mar. 15, 2024, and claims filed by Jun. 29, 2024, or the balance will be forfeited. This means that reimbursement for incurred expenses using 2023…
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Drones: Toy, Tool or Airplane? Coexisting with Planes
May 10, 2024
Interested in the operations of airplanes and drones? Eager to learn about safe drone flying practices, the FAA's Small UAS Rule (Part 107), and how to obtain your Remote Pilot Certificate? Curious about drones' campus applications and the legal aspects of flying them?Join our…
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Processing of PSLF forms to pause this summer
April 10, 2024
The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is updating their systems and contact centers to better manage the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) process to improve the overall borrower experience. This means that if you are already working toward PSLF or are interested in PSLF,…
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Performance Evaluations: tips and best practices
April 9, 2024
We’re making our way into the final quarter of the fiscal year, which means it’s Performance Evaluation season. Self-evaluations and performance evaluations for classified and unclassified employees will be open from Apr. 1 through Jun. 14, 2024. Continual dialogue between an…
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Re-envisioning the Kent Core Community Forums
April 8, 2024
Since its inception in 1983, the Kent Core has been critical to the mission of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University. The Kent Core general education curricular requirements touch each of our students as they navigate through their undergraduate experience. For the last several semesters,…
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Presentation about ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì’s Global Education Programs
March 29, 2024
Marcello Fantoni, Ph.D., director of ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì's Office of Global Studies, will make a presentation at the Kent Free Library on Wednesday, Apr. 10 from 3-5 p.m. about the wide variety of international activities that ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì is currently involved in.
Read More »KSU Press author Jamie C. Capuzza earns accolades for "The Fifth Star"
March 29, 2024
The ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Press is delighted to announce that Professor Jamie C. Capuzza’s new book, The Fifth Star: Ohio’s Fight for Women’s Right to Vote (ÐÔ¸£ÎåÔÂÌì University Press, 2023), has received the 2024 Senior Scholar Publication Award from the Ohio Academy of…
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