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Lefton, cabinet agree to donate pay raises to student financial aid
Allison Smith
Issue date: 5/8/09 Section: News
President Lester Lefton announced at the Board of Trustees meeting today that he, along with the 10 members of his cabinet, will donate his pay raise. The money will go to a scholarship fund that will assist students who are struggling to pay tuition due to the economic recession.
Lefton said he doesn't know how much the scholarship will be worth until the amount of the salary increases are announced.
Lefton also announced plans to give Risman Plaza a facelift. Phase one of the project will cost $3.3 million for which Lefton said he has been "tucking money away." He said the main idea of renovating the plaza is for it to have a good first impression on potential students.
Lefton said the second and third phases of the process will occur later, which will involve moving Risman Drive and adding grass and greenery. Each will cost $2.6 million. He predicts phase one of the project to be complete by next year's homecoming celebration, in time for Kent State's centennial in 2010.
Other things discussed at the Board of Trustees meeting included:
• the promotion of Stan Wearden to the dean of the College of Communication and Information.
• approval of creating an International Institute for Human Service Workforce Research and Development.
• approval of the establishment of a combined baccalaureate/master's program in gerontology and nursing home administration.
• approval of establishing an undergraduate degree in public health.
Trustee members Sandra Harbrecht and Gina Spencer both ended their terms today. Both are Kent State alumni.
Contact principal reporter Allison Smith at asmith75@kent.edu.
Lefton said he doesn't know how much the scholarship will be worth until the amount of the salary increases are announced.
Lefton also announced plans to give Risman Plaza a facelift. Phase one of the project will cost $3.3 million for which Lefton said he has been "tucking money away." He said the main idea of renovating the plaza is for it to have a good first impression on potential students.
Lefton said the second and third phases of the process will occur later, which will involve moving Risman Drive and adding grass and greenery. Each will cost $2.6 million. He predicts phase one of the project to be complete by next year's homecoming celebration, in time for Kent State's centennial in 2010.
Other things discussed at the Board of Trustees meeting included:
• the promotion of Stan Wearden to the dean of the College of Communication and Information.
• approval of creating an International Institute for Human Service Workforce Research and Development.
• approval of the establishment of a combined baccalaureate/master's program in gerontology and nursing home administration.
• approval of establishing an undergraduate degree in public health.
Trustee members Sandra Harbrecht and Gina Spencer both ended their terms today. Both are Kent State alumni.
Contact principal reporter Allison Smith at asmith75@kent.edu.
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A Worker
posted 6/05/09 @ 10:33 AM EST
Don't you just _love_ symbolic gestures?
:-)
Brian Fellows
posted 6/06/09 @ 11:12 AM EST
This looks to be like he crumbled under the pressure. First he said he wasn't going to give squat and everyone read him the riot act. This is a little late though, since the majority of faculty and students dislike the guy a move like this during the school year might have been a little better for his image. (Continued…)
Robin Anderson
posted 6/06/09 @ 9:40 PM EST
CENTER FOR STUDENT INVOLVEMENT: COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
This year the University will present students with more opportunities to help others, serve their community, and make a difference like no school year before. (Continued…)
Erik
posted 6/08/09 @ 9:48 AM EST
Originally, Risman Plaza was a vast concrete plaza with much less landscaping that exists today. See it 8:34 into this 1992 video: http://www.youtube. (Continued…)
Robin Anderson
posted 6/08/09 @ 5:15 PM EST
The original design of Risman Plaza, with all it's poured concrete surfaces, relied on a three-tier drainage system to keep it functional after any rain. (Continued…)
A Worker
posted 6/16/09 @ 9:08 AM EST
There's nothing wrong with the fountain, now that it's getting regular maintenance. Yes, on a windy day, a little water blows out of it. So what?
Spending $8 million on Risman Plaza esthetics seems unwise, considering all of the _other_ buildings, etc. (Continued…)
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