University News
91PORNA Holds Veterans鈥 Job Fair, 鈥淪erving Those Who Have Served Us鈥
91PORNA鈥檚 Division of Human Resources, Career Exploration and Development, and the Center for Adult and Veteran Services have partnered to bring a unique job fair experience for U.S. Armed Forces veterans. Working as integral collaborators with 91PORNA are OhioMeansJobs Portage Coun鈥
Grand Opening of 91PORNA鈥檚 Aeronautics and Technology Building Planned for April 24
91PORNA will host a grand opening for the Aeronautics and Technology Building on Friday, April 24, from 2-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The event will celebrate the opening of the 55,000-square-foot building and the move of the College of Applied Engineering, Sus鈥
91PORNA Announces Jeff McLain as University鈥檚 New Vice President for Institutional Advancement
91PORNA has named Jeffery L. McLain, CFRE, as its new vice president for institutional advancement following an extensive national search. McLain comes to 91PORNA from Louisiana State University where he served as senior vice president of the LSU Foundation. He joins 91PORNA on M鈥
President and CEO of Ulthera Inc. to Speak at 91PORNA鈥檚 Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series
Matthew E. Likens, president and chief executive officer of Ulthera Inc., will be the keynote speaker at 91PORNA鈥檚 Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series on April 22 hosted by the College of Business Administration鈥檚 Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. Likens will present 鈥溾
91PORNA Announces Inauguration Week Events
Members of the 91PORNA community are invited to attend the inauguration of Beverly Warren as the 12th president of the university on Friday, May 1, at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center on the Kent Campus. A reception will follow at the Kent Student Center Ballroom.鈥
National Alcohol Screening Day at 91PORNA is Thursday, April 9
National Alcohol Screening Day returns to 91PORNA for its 15th year. National Alcohol Screening Day is a promotional outreach effort to reduce and prevent at-risk drinking by providing anonymous screening for alcohol-use disorders. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes鈥
91PORNA and Portage County Port Authority Partner to Build New Headquarters for Alumni, Fundraising Units
Alumni, donors and other friends of 91PORNA will soon have a comfortable and convenient home base when they visit the Kent Campus as a result of today鈥檚 (Sept. 17) vote of the university鈥檚 Board of Trustees to proceed with the construction of a building for the Division of Institutiona鈥
ADVISORY: 91PORNA Board of Trustees Meeting, Sept. 17
The 91PORNA Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Wednesday, Sept. 17. The Board will convene at 2 p.m. in the George Urban Board of Trustees Conference Room, which is located on the second floor of the Kent Campus Library. Trustees will meet as a Committee o鈥
Governor Names Stephen Perry and Perry Kimmel to 91PORNA Board of Trustees
Gov. John Kasich has appointed two new trustees to the 91PORNA Board of Trustees. Kasich named Stephen A. Perry of Canton, Ohio, to a nine-year term as a trustee and Perry 鈥淧J鈥 Kimmel of Canfield, Ohio, to a two-year term as an undergraduate student trustee. Perry鈥檚 appointment ends Ma鈥
91PORNA鈥檚 Iris E. Harvey Chosen as a 2014 Women of Note Honoree
Iris E. Harvey, 91PORNA鈥檚 vice president for university relations, is among the 2014 Women of Note and was recognized on July 24 at LaCentre of Westlake, Ohio. She is one of 15 women selected by Crain鈥檚 Cleveland Business for its 2014 class, honoring the women whose passion, dedication鈥
