New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

I work with students with documented disabilities to provide equal opportunities for academic success. This includes evaluating documentation, determining accommodations and working with faculty and staff to implement these accommodations.

Worked at KSU since:

May 2011

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

The University of Akron Wayne College (UAWC), since 2005. At UAWC, I worked in the Smucker Learning Center in various roles.

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The friendly faces all over campus

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

Kent State University at Stark offers vast opportunities for professional growth and the opportunity to work with a diverse population of students in a small campus environment, while offering students a great educational experience.

Resides in:

Stow, Ohio

Hometown:

Bedford, Pa.

Education:

Bachelor of Arts in English (Writing concentration), with a minor in political science from Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania in 2005.
Master of Arts in Higher Education Administration from The University of Akron in 2010.

Hobbies:

Spending time with my husband and cats, baking, cooking and sewing.

Familiar Face

Job Description:

I am responsible for all of the accreditations within the college, graduate education, research and the development of international academic programs.

Worked at KSU since:

August 1985

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

The Pennsylvania State University

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The range of programs offered and the preponderance of first-generation college students

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

The excellent reputation of the Early Childhood program and the Child Development Center

Resides in:

Kent, Ohio

Hometown:

Philadelphia, Pa.

Education:

Ph.D. in Human Development and Family Studies from The Pennsylvania State University

Hobbies:

Travel, reading fiction, hiking, playing the Irish drum