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A&E Expo Brings High Energy to Skies Over ����Թ� State Airport

Thousands attended the family event, which has been a fixture in the Stow/����Թ� community for more than two decades.

����Թ� State Africana Studies Professor Appointed Non-Resident Fellow of Nkafu Policy Institute

The Nkafu Policy Institute recently appointed Ghana native Felix Kumah-Abiwu, Ph.D., associate professor in the Department of Africana Studies at ����Թ�, one of its Non-Resident Fellows in Governance & Democracy.

����Թ� State Trumbull to House Performing Arts School

����Թ� at Trumbull is opening the Hart’s School of Performing Arts in October. Shiloh Hart was featured on WKBN for starting an eight-week program for high school students searching for knowledge and experience in the performing arts.

IN A FLASH: Taking a Lunchtime SPIN Around Campus

����Թ� State's wellness program includes free Lunchtime Bike/Scooter Rides for faculty and staff offered monthly from May to September. 

Tops in Ohio! ����Թ� State Only Public University Named as a ‘Great College to Work For’

����Թ� is one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to a recent survey. For the 11th time, ����Թ� State has been named a “Great College to Work For,” which recognizes the colleges that get top ratings from their employees regarding workplace practices and policies.

IN A FLASH: The Campus Is Her Classroom

State Representative Gail Pavliga visited with students from the College of Aeronautics and Engineering and took the flight simulator out for a spin.

Hollywood Plans New May 4-Inspired Movie

reports that a new movie inspired by the shootings at ����Թ� on May 4, 1970, is in the works and will be released next year. 

����Թ� State Remains Highest-Ranked Northern Ohio University on Top Public Schools List in 2022-2023 U.S. News Best Colleges Rankings

����Թ� continues to demonstrate its strength as an academic institution with its inclusion on several lists in the new 2022-2023 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings. U.S. News has again named ����Թ� State among the Top Public Schools in the nation in the newly released rankings.

Community Engaged Learning Earns United Way 2022 Community Impact: Group Award

����Թ� State’s Community Engaged Learning partnered with the United Way of Portage county to make reading fun for children, and in doing so, CEL has been recognized by the United Way of Portage County as the recipients of the 2022 Community Impact: Group Award for its commitment to transforming lives in the community.

Dina Rathburn

NEW FACE

Dina Rathburn

Administrative Secretary
School of Peace and Conflict Studies
����Թ� Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

March 2022

Jake DiMario

NEW FACE

Jake DiMario

Custodial Worker, RC
Dean, Stark Campus
Stark 

JOB DESCRIPTION

I clean bathrooms, take out trash and vacuum at night.

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

March 2022

Aviad Israeli

Familiar Face 

Aviad Israeli

Professor and Sr. Director of Executive MBA and Executive Programs
Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship
����Թ� Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

August 2012