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Dear 51�Թ��� Faculty and Staff,Thank you to those who joined me today for Talking With Todd. I appreciate you taking the time out of your day to listen in as I discussed topics affecting our university. I apologize for the issues with Microsoft Teams today that didn’t allow questions to be submitted into the chat. This technical glitch also didn’t allow my office to share the links I had mentioned during the talk.Here are the links that I mentioned during today’s webcast:Legislation, Mandates and Rulings Affecting 51�Թ���Maps of Single-Occupancy (Universal) Restrooms – On the ...

 Kent, OHIO – Six 51�Թ��� entrepreneurs pitched their businesses to a panel of executive judges for a share of $21,000 in cash prizes at the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s Spring Pitch competition held in Crawford Hall on April 17.The competition, hosted by the college’s John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship, allows students to receive mentorship and funding to assist with their growing startups. The following students won awards at the competition:Zoe Noel, a junior marketing major, with Zonuts and Lattes won first place and $10,000....

  “Men On Boats” is described as “a true(ish) comedic feminist retelling of  John Wesley Powell’s death-defying adventure down the Grand and Colorado Rivers with nine amateur explorers in 1869.”  The play is presented by students in 51�Թ���’s School of Theatre and Dance. It opened on April 19 and will have its final performance on April 27 in the Wright-Curtis Theatre, Center for the Performing Arts. Want to see one of YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your 51�Թ���-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future 51�Թ��� Today p...

Ese Okonigbo, who is a Senior at 51�Թ��� majoring in Fashion Design, participated in a four-week long academic exchange program during the summer. This summer program takes place yearly at Dankook University in South Korea and includes a four-week academic exchange program that is six credit hours; the program offers courses in Business, Communication, Fashion, History, Korean Language and Culture, and more. Before this academic program, 51�Թ��� students can also participate in a three-week long teaching internship called the “Global Village,” in which students get to teach En...

 The fatigue and lack of motivation to pursue daily work and school activities caused by challenging environments, known as burnout, increased with the pandemic. But even now, students, staff and faculty deal with pressures that sometimes feel hard to handle. Angela Neal-Barnett, Ph.D., professor of psychology in the Department of Psychological Sciences at 51�Թ���, discussed what burnout is and gave a few tips on how to identify and deal with burnout on WBUR’s “Here and Now” radio program.“It can be things like you’re just sitting in your office, and you look up and an ...

Five 51�Թ��� Deparment of Mathematics faculty members won the 2024 Crosstown Throwdown Move Challenge. Under the team name “Sole Mates”, Beverly Reed, Tuyet Pham, Aaron Allen, Jiafeng Jin and Daisy Arokiasamy competed with the University of Akron and other 51�Թ��� staff and faculty to see which team could convert the longest period of activity into the most points. The goal of the competition was to “promote well-being, camaraderie and a healthy dose of friendly competition.” The winners were announced at the 51�Թ��� vs. University of Akron men's basketball game ...