New and Familiar Faces

New Face

Job Description:

Manage, design, develop, and improve university websites in collaboration with colleagues and clients. Increase online brand engagement and consistency. Serve as alerts and advisory communicator in tandem with Web team, 24/7.

Worked at KSU since:

December 2014

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Point to Point Inc.; University of Central Florida

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The people. From a student’s simple greeting every morning to helpful tips or history lessons from experienced staff members, everyone has been incredibly welcoming. Secondly, I’m able to meet and learn from people with all sorts of different professional and cultural backgrounds. It’s a rare and enlightening opportunity.

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

The goals. Building a stronger community everyday with wonderful people sharing a vision to better the education, careers and lives of students is a fulfilling mission.

Resides in:

Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio

Hometown:

Parma Heights, Ohio

Education:

St. Ignatius High School;
St. Vincent College - Bachelor of Science, major 1: computer science, major 2: communication, minor: Latin; University of Central Florida- Project Engineering Certificate

Hobbies:

Cleveland sports, pick-up games (basketball, softball, soccer and ultimate Frisbee), community service, theater and film acting, tabletop and video gaming, traveling

Familiar Face

Job Description:

I am a custodian/housekeeper who cleans the bathrooms in the students’ rooms. I also am responsible for keeping the common areas – hallways, lounges, stairwells – clean and free of trash. I also clean glass and other surfaces. I keep the "trash rooms" clean of trash and recycling. In the summer months, the housekeeping staff is busy getting the residence halls ready for conferences and the upcoming fall semester.

Worked at KSU since:

January 2000

Employment Prior to Kent State University:

Sears at Chapel Hill Mall and Kent Credit Union

Likes Most About Kent State University:

The students – watching them grow, and the school spirit - sports teams

Attraction to Kent State University as an Employer:

Friends recommendation to work here

Resides in:

Ravenna, Ohio

Hometown:

Ashtabula, Ohio

Education:

Ashtabula High School; took classes at Kent State University

Hobbies:

Learning all I can about celiac disease, eating gluten free and finding new places that offer gluten-free foods, Facebook, Twitter, computer games, learning to knit