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Saturday, February 16, 2013

Kent State's Twinsburg Campus Would Get More Funds In Proposed Budget

2014 projections show university will get increase in state support at 7 of 8 campuses, including Twinsburg.

After riding out cuts in state financial support in 2012 Kent State University is expected to see increases in state higher education dollars at seven of its eight campuses for 2014, including the campus in Twinsburg. Gov. John Kasich's proposal for Ohio's biennium budget starting next year shows overall increases in the State Share of Instruction dollars to Ohio's public universities and colleges for fiscal year 2014 compared with 2013. The proposal shows only the Kent State Trumbull campus will see a drop in 2014, of 0.4 percent, based on recommendations from the Ohio Higher Education Funding Commission. The commission recommended the Twinsburg campus see an increase of 4.3 percent, raising the state's contribution from $3.33 million in …

Friday, February 8, 2013

Channel 5's Leon Bibb To Speak In Twinsburg

Leon Bibb will speak on Feb. 12 at the Kent State University Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg.

Join the Kent State University Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg for their Diversity Enrichment Program on Tuesday February 12, at 7:00 p.m. with guest choir, soloist, and speaker Mr. Leon Bibb, Ohio’s first African American primetime news anchor. Bibb is the current news anchor of Cleveland’s WEWS-TV5 news and host of Sunday morning show Kaleidoscope, which focuses on urban issues in Cleveland. Mr. Bibb has a history of nationally covered stories including an interview at the Bush White House with President Bush, the first interview with Neil Armstrong 10 years after his historic first walk on the moon, as well as coverage of The Persian Gulf War. Among Mr. Bibb’s many honors are several local Emmys, the Distinguished Journalist Award…

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