New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

I provide advising, counseling and administrative services to international students and family members (including but not limited to visa status, employment authorization, social security, taxation, immigration, cross-cultural/financial/academic and personal issues, etc.). Ensure compliance with all applicable laws, regulations and guidelines pertaining to international students.

Worked at KSU since:

September 2014

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Expressive Therapy Center at Akron Children’s Hospital

Likes Most About Kent State University:

I love the vibrant atmosphere of the campus: the students, the gorgeous parks — especially in the fall. I enjoy attending events on campus and participating in the various activities that the different departments have to offer.

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

Kent State is a dynamic university with an expanding Office of Global Education — a university that cares about diversity and the success of all students. And of course, the campus is beautiful, even in the hard, Ohio winters!

Resides in:

Stow, Ohio

Hometown:

Szeged, Hungary

Education:

B.A., Business Administration, Kent State University; B.A., English Language and Communications, University of Szeged, Szeged, Hungary

Hobbies:

I love to hike Ohio’s wonderful trails and parks with my partner and my half-blind field spaniel, Barnabas. I also like to introduce my friends and colleagues to Hungarian foods and colorful sayings.

Familiar Face

Job Description:

Full-time faculty

Worked at KSU since:

August 2009

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Ph.D. student, teaching and research assistant in the Department of Finance at Louisiana State University

Likes Most About Kent State University:

Premiere public university in Northeastern Ohio, well-prepared and enthusiastic students, offers affordable yet rigorous education opportunities

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

I was attracted to Kent State University because its Department of Finance had a rigorous master’s program that emphasized quantitative skills as well as a respectful doctoral program in finance.

Resides in:

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Hometown:

Minsk, Belarus

Education:

Ph.D. and M.S. in Finance, Louisiana State University; M.A. in Economics, State University of New York at Stony Brook; M.A. in Economics, Kyiv School of Economics, Ukraine; B.S. in Finance, Belarusian State Economic University, Belarus

Hobbies:

Swimming, reading, photography, stand-up comedy