Faculty at Kent State University at Salem and Kent State University at East Liverpool are offering tutoring times in addition to the peer tutoring schedule. If you need help or just want to be sure you are on the right track check the Power Hours schedule below. Don't delay, there is no better time than now! POWER HOURS ...
The air will become a little clearer on Kent State University campuses come July 1, 2017. That is when Kent State will become a smoke-free, tobacco-free university. At its meeting in May, the Kent State Board of Trustees approved university policy 3345-5-21, which aligns with the university-level initiative to create a healthy campus environment for all employees, students and visitors. The policy covers all Kent State campuses, locations and properties, both domestic and international, and it applies to all members of the university community: students, employees, volunteers, vendors, visi...
Shawn Rohlin, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in Kent State University's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, and colleague William Horrace, Ph.D., of Syracuse University, have been named W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars and will receive a research grant from the U.S.
Employees enrolled in one of the university-sponsored group health plans through Medical Mutual or Anthem are eligible for a free flu shot. You must bring your insurance ID card with you to the clinic. If you are not covered by one of the university鈥檚 group health plans, you can still participate for $30 (check payable to Kent State University). The following clinics are available. Registration is required. Location Date Time Kent Campus - Library Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Second Floor ...
All Employee Webinar Kent State University is committed to raising awareness about depression in the workplace, reducing stigma associated with mental illness, and most importantly, bringing awareness and resources to support treatment and self-care. Please join Lisa Kirby, MFT, PC, of IMPACT Solutions Employee Assistance and Work/Life Program (EAP), along with Kim Hauge, Kent State鈥檚 manager of employee wellness, on Nov. 10 from 10-11 a.m. for an informative webinar about Right Direction, an initiative of the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health. In this webinar, you will le...
The Division of Human Resources is pleased to co-host its second child car seat safety inspection of 2016 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 3-6 p.m. at Kent State University鈥檚 Child Development Center, located at 775 Loop Road in Kent. Four out of five car seats are installed incorrectly. Keep your child safe by making sure your child鈥檚 car seat is properly installed. If you have more than one car seat or base, feel free to have them each inspected. Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians from the Portage County Health Department will conduct child car seat inspections. Kent State Poli...
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from Kent State University鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, 鈥淢echanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis,鈥 Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis 鈥 how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. 鈥淲e are go...
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from Kent State University鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, 鈥淢echanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis,鈥 Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis 鈥 how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. 鈥淲e are go...
Kent State University President Beverly Warren delivered the State of the University address on Thursday, Oct. 13. Themed 鈥淟iving the Kent State Promise,鈥 Warren outlined her vision of a reimagined public research university. 鈥淭he Kent State Promise should be a comprehensive approach to student success and fulfillment,鈥 Warren said. 鈥淲e aspire to bring the totality of the resources and reach of one of the nation鈥檚 largest research universities to higher education鈥檚 most important outcome: more college graduates who have the skills, talent and desire to change the world 鈥 who understand that...
The Kent State University Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates in the area of leadership, service, character and professional development. 鈥淭he alumni association is proud to recognize notable, accomplished graduates,鈥 said Lori Randorf, assistant vice president of alumni relations at Kent State. 鈥淭hese awards not only bring distinction to the alumni who receive them, but also to the university as they showcase the contributions Kent State graduates make to their professions and society.鈥 Five alumni awards will be granted alon...