New and Familiar Faces
New and Familiar Faces
Meet new face Inga Kurgonaite, Assistant Coach, Women’s Volleyball, Intercollegiate Athletics
Meet familiar face Marion B. Styles, Associate Director Admissions, Multicultural Recruitment and Outreach, Admissions Office
Inga Kurgonaite
Assistant Coach, Women’s VolleyballKent Campus
Intercollegiate Athletics
New Face
Job Description:
Assist in coaching, recruiting, counseling, conditioning and training of the intercollegiate volleyball team.Worked at KSU since:
April 2011Employment Prior to Kent State University:
Bucknell UniversityLikes Most About Kent State University:
The size and location of the schoolAttraction to Kent State University as an Employer:
The established success of sports programsResides in:
Kent, OhioHometown:
Kaunas, LithuaniaEducation:
Bachelor’s degree in Recreation Management, Lock Haven UniversityMaster’s degree (thesis not completed yet) - College Student Personnel, Bucknell University
Hobbies:
Travelling, sports, shopping, hanging out with friends and family, and spending time on the beach
Marion B. Styles
Associate Director Admissions, Multicultural Recruitment and OutreachKent Campus
Admissions Office
Familiar Face
Job Description:
As associate director, it is my job to oversee the recruitment of multicultural students here at Kent State. This involves creating new initiatives and linking the university community to the multicultural students who visit or apply to Kent State. It also involves local and national community outreach and exposing some national programs to Kent State.Worked at KSU since:
January 1991Employment Prior to Kent State University:
Ohio Department of Job and Family Services, Summit CountyLikes Most About Kent State University:
The learning atmosphere and especially the students and colleaguesAttraction to Kent State University as an Employer:
Kent State reminds me of my undergraduate institution except that it is about eight times larger. The educational and learning environment, along with the reputation of the university, was a major attraction for me.Resides in:
Akron, OhioHometown:
That depends on which era of my life. I am from the south – Waycross Ga./St. Petersburg, Fla. – but finished my formative years in Sharon/Farrell, Pa.Education:
Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Mansfield University of PennsylvaniaLicensed Social Worker for the State of Ohio
Master of Arts, Sports Administration, Kent State University