According to Surveys, Students, Faculty, and Staff are Looking for More Dining Facilities in the Front and Central Campus Areas

POSTED: Sep. 26, 2017

A June 2017 survey of students revealed how students use student life facilities and their ideas for improvements.  On-campus students dominate dining options, but there is an opportunity to grow Kent State’s dining market by capturing more commuter students through convenient, value-driven options.

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In the Future, the Demand for Indoor and Outdoor Recreation Facilities by Students and Club Sports will be Greater Than What the Kent Campus Now Offers; Athletics Has a Facility Plan to Achieve its “Game Plan” Goals

POSTED: Sep. 26, 2017

According to a June 2017 student survey, Kent State offers high quality recreational facilities.  Nearly half of students utilize the Student Recreation and Wellness Center two or more times per week.  Overcrowding and inconvenient parking deters students from pursuing more indoor recreational sports and fitness activities on campus.  The majority of survey respondents reported never utilizing outdoor facilities, but of those that do, the campus hiking and biking trails are most used.

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The Programming of the Student Center Could Shift From a Focus on Dining Toward Other Student Life Spaces

POSTED: Sep. 26, 2017

Benchmarking analysis indicates that the size of the Student Center is appropriate for the Kent Campus.  However, the programming of the Student Center is disproportionately focused on food service.    In a June 2017 student survey, students report being twice as likely to visit the Student Center for food as for any other reason.

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A Moderate Number of Graduate and International Students Will Be Looking For Additional Off-Campus Housing

POSTED: Sep. 26, 2017

According to a June 2017 student survey, graduate students are relatively happy with housing options.  They prefer to live off-campus and proximity to campus is not important. The cost of rent/utilities is the driving decision factor.  There is a small demand for additional graduate and international housing, but it should be off-campus and mixed with other housing types.

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Kent State Earns Higher Education Excellence in Diversity Award for Fifth Consecutive Year

students file into Dix Stadium for their Commencement ceremony this past May. Kent State has been selected as a recipient of the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine.

’s commitment to maintaining a diverse and inclusive campus has received acknowledgement from INSIGHT Into Diversity, the oldest and largest diversity-focused publication in higher education, for a fifth consecutive year. INSIGHT Into Diversity has selected Kent State as a recipient of the 2017 Higher Education Excellence in Diversity (HEED) Award. The annual HEED Award is a national honor that recognizes U.S. colleges and universities that demonstrate an outstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion. As a recipient of this award, Kent State will be featured in INSI...

Alumni Draw Attention to Social Issues Through Film
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JMC Alumnus Tyler Pina, '14, is drawing attention to reintegration after incarceration through film

Kent State alumnus Tyler Pina, ’14, recently teamed up with fellow alumni to create a film focusing on the stories of inmates’ lives, post-incarceration. Pina graduated from the digital media production major three years ago, and works in San Francisco as a video director of The Verge, a Vox Media company, and is founder and CEO of Neon Flamingo Films. This film, “88 Cents,” which has been submitted to the Sundance Film Festival, aims to draw awareness to the difficulty of reintegrating into society after leaving the prison system and the lack of resources provided for these people. Us...

Distinguished Career Award to Kent State Professor Patrick G. Coy from the American Sociological Association
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The Peace, War and Social Conflict Section of the American Sociological Association (ASA) presented Patrick G. Coy, Ph.D., professor and director of Kent State's new School of Peace and Conflict Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, with a career award: the Robin M. Williams Jr. Award for Distinguished Contributions to Scholarship, Teaching and Service in the areas of peace, war and social conflict. The career award was presented to Coy in Montreal, Canada, on Aug. 15 at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association. “Dr. Coy has been instrumental in the es...

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