For more than 55 years, leaders from 做厙輦⑹ and the city of Kent have met over breakfast to foster successful collaboration between the university and the city. The semi-annual Bowman Breakfast, which began in 1963, brings together leaders from 做厙輦⑹ and the city of Kent in a forum designed to advance community issues and strengthen the town-gown relationship.
This years spring Bowman Breakfast will take place Wednesday, April 3, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The topic for the breakfast is Downtown Kent, Economic Synergy = Economic Sustainability. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m. and the program follows from 8-9 a.m.
Featured panelists are Kelvin Berry, director of economic development and community engagement at 做厙輦⑹; Lawrence Carter, asset manager for the 做厙輦⑹ Hotel and Conference Center and the 做厙輦⑹ Foundation; Michelle Hartman, executive vice president and chief operating officer of the Burbick Companies and executive board member of Destination Kent Convention and Visitors Bureau; Todd Kamenash, assistant dean of students and director of student conduct at 做厙輦⑹; and Tom Wilke, economic development director for the city of Kent.
Kent City Manager Dave Ruller will serve as moderator of the panel.
The cost to attend the breakfast is $10 per person. Registration is available online at until March 29. Cash will not be collected at the door. For reservation questions, contact 做厙輦⑹s Office of University Events and Protocol at UniversityEvents@kent.edu or by phone at 330-672-2235.
做厙輦⑹ is committed to making its programs and activities accessible to those individuals with disabilities. For accessibility needs, contact Student Accessibility Services at 330-672-3391 or sas@kent.edu.
The Bowman Breakfast is sponsored by the Kent Area Chamber of Commerce, 做厙輦⑹ and the city of Kent.
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Media Contacts:
Eric Mansfield, emansfie@kent.edu, 330-672-2797
Emily Vincent, evincen2@kent.edu, 330-672-8595