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Former Stark dean involved in spray-painting incident
Maria Nann
Issue date: 2/24/09 Section: News
NORTH CANTON - Betsy Boze, former dean of Kent State Stark campus, was involved in a vandalism incident early last week, a Feb. 17 Jackson Township police report said.
Boze allegedly used a can of spray paint to deface or alter a Stark State College parking sign.
Boze said she did not deface the sign, but corrected it. She said it had been leading Stark State students into a Kent State parking lot.
"It was not graffiti," she said.
Kent State Provost Bob Frank would not comment on the police report.
"Dr. Boze is no longer dean on that campus," he said, "and she is basically no longer a Kent State employee at the end of the fiscal year."
Irene Lewis Motts, director of marketing and communications at Stark State, said the college would not comment on the police report at this time.
Jackson Township police were not available for comment.
Ruth Capasso, associate dean for academic affairs at Kent State, is serving as interim dean at the Stark campus until a search committee can find a permanent replacement, Frank said.
For more information, see tomorrow's edition of the Daily Kent Stater.
Contact investigative reporter Maria Nann at mnan@kent.edu.
Boze allegedly used a can of spray paint to deface or alter a Stark State College parking sign.
Boze said she did not deface the sign, but corrected it. She said it had been leading Stark State students into a Kent State parking lot.
"It was not graffiti," she said.
Kent State Provost Bob Frank would not comment on the police report.
"Dr. Boze is no longer dean on that campus," he said, "and she is basically no longer a Kent State employee at the end of the fiscal year."
Irene Lewis Motts, director of marketing and communications at Stark State, said the college would not comment on the police report at this time.
Jackson Township police were not available for comment.
Ruth Capasso, associate dean for academic affairs at Kent State, is serving as interim dean at the Stark campus until a search committee can find a permanent replacement, Frank said.
For more information, see tomorrow's edition of the Daily Kent Stater.
Contact investigative reporter Maria Nann at mnan@kent.edu.
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Tina Barta
posted 2/24/09 @ 5:31 PM EST
What a F-ing idiot.
Inquisitive Mind
posted 2/24/09 @ 5:47 PM EST
Um...Tina, babs...are you refering to Ms. Boze or the head of KSU's much-vaunted Department of Parking Services???
I mean, neither the ex-dean's act of civil disobedience or yet another alleged screw-up by some of KSU's management-weenies should warrant such an annonymous and thourough tongue lashing as you've just administered, eh?
I, on the other hand, might relish any tongue-lashing you'd care to dish out! You're such a cruel task-master, don't ya know. (Continued…)
Former Stark Student
posted 2/24/09 @ 8:26 PM EST
It is unfortunate that Dr. Boze was dismissed over an incident like this. Though her method was out of line, I feel confident from my experience with her that her purpose was far from it. (Continued…)
Current Stark Student
posted 2/24/09 @ 11:40 PM EST
I definitely agree with Dr. Boze being dismissed, considering what she did is considered criminal vandalism and defacement of university property. I don't think "F-ing idiot" is really the correct term to use the describe the dean of a college either though. (Continued…)
Sally
posted 2/25/09 @ 9:45 AM EST
Hey she got that far and was willing to risk it all. Seems like an idiot to me too. No matter what the reason, it is inappropriate for someone in her position to be doing that. (Continued…)
Emmanuel
posted 2/27/09 @ 11:10 AM EST
Betsy Boze became so arrogant that she was beginning to think she was law herself. Now her arrogance has caught up with her. Graffiti or not, it is not the dean's job to run around changing signs. (Continued…)
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