Wanted: Recumbent Exerciser/Bike with Moveable Arms
Do you have exercise equipment you don't use? I'm interested in a reasonably priced, recumbent exercise/bike with moveable handlebars/arms - (prefer push/pull motion handlebars, but will consider rotating handlebars). Please email me a picture and particulars. dryman@kent.edu.
Dear Colleagues: I am pleased to announce that three candidates for dean and chief administrative officer of ѿappUniversity at Stark will be on campus this week. As part of the interview process, each candidate will hold a public presentation at which they will discuss the following: Brief biography/background. Challenges facing higher education. Opportunities and challenges of a regional campus. Experience/examples of interacting with the broader community. Anything else the candidate would like to mention on how he or she would approach work specifically as dean an...
You are invited to nominate a ѿappUniversity faculty member for the 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Award. Sponsored by the University Research Council and the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs, this award is intended to honor Kent State’s exceptional researchers and scholars. The awardees will be selected based on the quality of research and scholarship and its impact on society. A ceremony and reception will be held on Thursday, April 19, at 4 p.m. as part of Faculty Appreciation Week. Who can be nominated? Any ѿappfaculty member can b...
ѿappUniversity at Tuscarawas is pleased to announce the appointment of David B. Mitchell as the general manager of the Performing Arts Center. Mitchell begins his duties Dec. 7. He comes to ѿappTuscarawas from Louisville, Kentucky, where he was the branch manager of event services for Louisville-based Universal Services of America, which provides access control personnel and event management solutions to sports, entertainment and business expositions across the world. Mitchell also has 14 years of experience as operations manager for Broadway Across America in Louisville, ...
ѿappUniversity’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center, Women’s Center and Sexual Relationship Violence Support Services Office introduce new organizations, programs and services for faculty, staff and students. The SAGE Project is a new awards program honoring female students taking control of their education and ѿappexperiences, according to the Women’s Center website. The program was piloted last year, but this is its first year of implementation, says Alicia Robinson, program coordinator for the Women’s Center at Kent State. “Faculty and staff...
ѿappUniversity is the recipient of the 2015 Institutional Excellence for Students in Transition Award by the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition. The center is committed to setting the standard for excellence in supporting students at critical junctures in the educational pipeline, and it seeks to promote intentional and integrative connections within and across institutions and educational sectors to enhance the student transition experience. Launched in 2014, the Institutional Excellence for Students in Transition Award is presented ann...
On Dec. 1, the ѿappUniversity community gave generously. Watch a special thank you video to learn just how large of an impact the university's amazing contributors created on Giving Tuesday. ...
Obesity is an epidemic in Stark County. But ѿappUniversity at Stark nursing students have begun providing treatment and educating youth about healthy eating and exercise. The Stark County Health Department identifies the number one health concern in the area as obesity. In 2009, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that nearly 70 percent of Stark County adults, as well as more than 33 percent of third graders, were overweight or obese. Nursing students at ѿappStark understand the seriousness of obesity — and the diabetes, heart disease and other condition...
The fourth floor of Kent State’s University Library is the ultimate study space, complete with treadmill desks, cozy seats and the Math Emporium. But where are the books? To make room for custom-made areas like these, more than five miles of shelving – filled with books – moved from the second, fourth and fifth floors of University Library to storage facilities, such as Assure Vault and the Northeast Ohio Regional Book Depository. The facilities are two of five active storage buildings around Ohio that house and share books through an extensive system — partnering...
After four years of development, ѿappUniversity’s Career and Community Studies program is officially established. Career and Community Studies is a four-year, nondegree program that requires 120 credits to complete. “These credits are obtained by blending specialized Career and Community Studies and inclusive ѿappcourses, using a transition curriculum to assist students in achieving adult roles and a quality of life within their community,” says Vonnie Michali, director of the Career and Community Studies program. The Career and Community Studies program’s mission i...