According to a recent Career Builder survey, 70 percent of employers use social networking sites, such as LinkedIn and Facebook, to screen and assess candidates during the hiring process. Hiring managers infer applicants’ characteristics based on their social media profiles and make hiring decisions based on these inferences. However, there is little academic research that could be used to justify such inferences. Research conducted by Julia Levashina, Ph.D., associate professor of management at , along with her colleague Nicolas Roulin, associate profess...
The work of 153 ecological researchers from 40 countries, including Assistant Professor Dave Costello, Ph.D., from the Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Sciences, has revealed new findings on the effect of climatic factors on river-based ecosystems. The findings are published in the latest issue of the journal Science Advances. “This is the largest such study, with respect to spatial coverage, and allows us to study carbon cycling in streams at unprecedented global scales,” said Dr. Costello, who serves as second author on this pape...
Angel Cuevas is getting his college career back on track after an unfortunate event derailed it early in his college career. The 21-year-old freshman who is majoring in aeronautical engineering suffered a rugby injury during his first semester in the fall of 2017, at which time he abruptly stopped his studies to recuperate. As a way to jump-start his college career, Mr. Cuevas enrolled in Summer Advantage during the summer of 2018. The program is an educational journey based on career exploration, success coaching and academic coursework. Summer Advantage is designed to assist under...
For the second time in five years, the Association for Information Technology Professionals (AITP) student group at Kent State Ashtabula has been recognized by the national professional organization as its “Outstanding Student Chapter of the Year.” The award was presented at the CompTIA All Member Meeting in St. Louis, Mo., on Tuesday, Dec. 18. The Kent State Ashtabula chapter previously won the award in 2014 and prior to 2017 was a nearly yearly recipient of the “Outstanding Regional Chapter” award. CompTIA, a leading voice globally in the information technology ecosy...
congratulates the following employees for achieving significant service anniversary milestones. Thank you for your dedication and commitment!
Significant milestones are recognized every five years of continuous employment. Anniversaries are listed on this page alphabetically and by years of service, and are posted after the close of each month.