Board of Trustees
![New °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ graduates prepare to turn their tassels from right to left, signifying the earning of a degree, during a Spring 2024 Commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. New °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ graduates prepare to turn their tassels from right to left, signifying the earning of a degree, during a Spring 2024 Commencement ceremony held at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Spring%202024%20Commencement%20at%20Kent%20State%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=d7xXjklqFFMl7YdsZ.Ecg3xhokGz9KmP&itok=FMQqfTRY)
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Board of Trustees approved the updated °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Complete College Ohio Campus Completion Plan as part of a state and institutional commitment to increase dramatically the number of college degrees awarded in Ohio. The plan was approved during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held May 22.
![The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ emblem is shown.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/091021-KSU-00016%20%281%29.jpeg?VersionId=Fv9KYhhTWV4SYg6WBqPjUQScdhKPG.W.&h=e6f36a9c&itok=x-yPkX6I)
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, May 22, at °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative at 1309 Euclid Ave., Suite 200, in Cleveland to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business.
![A °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ sign near Franklin Hall welcomes visitors to campus. A °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ sign near Franklin Hall welcomes visitors to campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Kent%20State%20University%20-%20campus%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=vkENmnwCuM9ENnTd8asAXmcSHtEIOKj7&itok=ZSYIQXPk)
The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Board of Trustees approved the establishment of four new majors during its regular quarterly meeting held March 6 on the Kent Campus. The Board also approved recommended actions for the East Main Street Project in Kent and a naming action.
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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Board of Trustees approved the establishment of a new cybercriminology major within the Bachelor of Science degree at the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Dec. 6. The new cybercriminology major will be offered fully online, in addition to a mostly online delivery at all °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ campuses.
![The Rev. Larry L. Macon Jr., J.D., has been appointed to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine. The Rev. Larry L. Macon Jr., J.D., has been appointed to the °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Board of Trustees by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/1_5_2_thumbnail/public/Larry%20Macon%20Jr%20-%20web.jpg?VersionId=B_9msq4i.ie2JDD2tl8jd2XMhqFf_bn_&itok=L4hvIxjh)
Macon will serve through May 16, 2027, fulfilling the unexpired term of Johnathan Holifield. Holifield resigned his position as a trustee in late 2022 due to an out-of-state relocation.
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The °ÄÃÅÁùºÏ²Ê×ÊÁÏ Board of Trustees approved a revised tuition rate for students enrolled at the university’s College of Podiatric Medicine at the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held Wednesday, Sept. 20, in Rockwell Hall on the Kent Campus.