New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

Advise students, primarily first-year students, on class scheduling, major requirements, graduation, and academic/university resources. Assist in the coordination of the College of Business Administration learning communities located in Prentice Hall. I spend two afternoons a week advising in the Prentice Advising Office.

Worked at KSU since:

August 2012

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Assistant director of student activities and leadership at St. Lawrence University

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The friendliness and welcoming nature of students, faculty, staff and the general community

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

I was attracted because of my ties to the university and the Northeast Ohio area. I have friends and family in the area and I’m glad to be back home after living away for some time.

Resides in:

Streetsboro, Ohio

Hometown:

Clawson, Mich. (suburbs of Detroit)

Education:

B.A. Mathematics with a minor in management from Hiram College. M.Ed. in higher education administration and student personnel from Kent State University

Hobbies:

Enjoy spending time with friends and family, love to try new recipes, crafts, experience area events and travel to new places

Familiar Face

Job Description:

Teach undergraduate nursing students who are newly admitted to the nursing sequence, develop and teach Honors nursing courses, developed and taught the Geneva, Switzerland, intercession course for nursing and public health students for the past two years; assist with the nursing open lab

Worked at KSU since:

Full-time since August 2001; previously part-time, fall 1979 - spring 1984

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Huron School of Nursing, Cleveland Clinic Health System; North Central State College; Western Reserve Care System; Akron General Medical Center

Likes Most About Kent State University:

Working with wonderful colleagues and students

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

It is my alma mater and remains the best baccalaureate nursing program in the state of Ohio

Resides in:

Shaker Heights, Ohio

Hometown:

Liberty Township, Youngstown, Ohio

Education:

MSN, adult medical-surgical nursing education concentration, Kent State University; BSN, nursing, Kent State University

Hobbies:

Sailing, camping, spending time with family