Kent State University faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit www.kentstatehotel.com or call 330-346-0100.
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Familiar Face
Kim Hahn
Associate Director and Associate Professor
School of Fashion Design and Merchandising
Kent Campus
Kent State University's Office of the University Registrar has unveiled the Visual Schedule Builder, a new tool to help students plan their semester. The tool allows students to select the most optimal schedule based on their academic and personal needs, considering factors such as work, activities, etc.
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting Thursday, March 2. The Board is scheduled to convene at 11:30 a.m. in Rockwell Library in Rockwell Hall. Rockwell Hall is located at 515 Hilltop Drive in Kent, Ohio.
Trustees will retire into executive session from 7:30-8:15 a.m. in the Rhodes Conference Room to consider specific topics as provided for under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.”
Board committees will meet as follows:
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Committee of the Whole – 8:15-9 a.m. in Rockwell Library.
Lala Hajibayova, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, was co-organizer of a panel titled “Crowdsourcing approaches for knowledge organization systems: Crowd collaboration or crowd work” on Oct. 18, 2016, at the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) annual conference in Copenhagen, Denmark. (Co-organizers and presenters: Maayan Zhitomirsky-Geffet, Bar-Ilan University, Israel; Timothy Bowman, University of Turku, Finland; Juho Hamari, University of Tampere, Finland; Julia Bullard, The University of Texas at Austin; Barbara H. Kwasnik, Syracuse University.)
Kent State University’s Institute for Excellence (I4E) placed eighth in HR.com's 2017 LEAD (Leadership Excellence and Development) Award’s category for a University Certificate Program with Emphasis on Leadership and Organizational Development.
Recognizing excellence in leadership development programs, the LEAD Awards celebrate the best applications and internally designed leadership development programs from organizations around the world, including colleges and universities, that provide exceptional leadership or human resources development programs at all levels.
The "Stress Management That Works" webinar series, accessible from any device with internet access, will help you to become more aware of when you are feeling stressed, as well as some easy-to-apply techniques and strategies on how to cope with the stressors in your life.
This spring, representatives from Human Resources and other departments will be holding KSU for You visits at all Regional Campus locations. The goal of KSU for You is to enhance connections with faculty and staff on the Regional Campuses and to better facilitate institutional knowledge sharing.
Each KSU for You visit will include a mix of presentations, training, meet and greets, and informational tables, along with members of leadership from various divisions.
Dates are as follows:
Simple …
Exercise does not need to be complicated. Walking does not require any special skills or talents, and daily walking is a great way to stay fit. Just put one foot in front of the other.
Taking regular fitness walks will strengthen your bones and muscles, burn calories, improve your mood and reduce your chances of getting sick.
Steps …
This 28-day program begins Wednesday, March 1, and is designed to help you move more by setting goals for total steps walked each day. Participants are encouraged to:
Online midterm grading for all spring 2017 lower-division undergraduate courses (levels 00000, 10000, 20000) meeting in the full term (Jan. 17 through May 7) began Feb. 6 via FlashFAST. Please remember that midterm grading applies ONLY to courses that meet for the full semester.
Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!
At Kent State, we want to honor the celebration of our Native American and Indigenous culture by developing a calendar encompassing all the university events that are relevant to Native American Heritage Month. The Native American Heritage Month Planning Committee is welcoming university divisions, departments and student organizations to begin submitting their programming, activities and events to the University Events Calendar to be featured on the Native American Heritage Month Website.
Open Enrollment is from Oct. 16, through Nov. 3. Each year in the fall, benefits-eligible employees may select and make changes to their health coverage plans based on their needs and the needs of their family. Outside a qualifying life event, this will be the only window during which such changes may be made. Click to learn more, and to see how to access the Open Enrollment Portal.