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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Rick Feinberg, Department of Anthropology, participated in several meetings associated with the American Anthropological Association. Heparticipated in the association’s Section Assembly and Section Assembly Executive Committee meetings, the Association Operations Committee meeting, two meetings of the national association’s executive board and the national business meeting.
Emad Khazraee, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, organized and supervised a team of international scholars to travel to Afghanistan (April 13-May 4, 2016) to train the staff of the National Archive of Afghanistan in preservation and cataloging of manuscripts. The project was funded by The Islamic Manuscript Association at University of Cambridge, UK, and Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at University of Maryland.
Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, presented "The Language of Betrayal: Ownership, Power and Control of J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore Website" at the Society for the History of Authorship Reading and Publishing (SHARP) conference in Paris in July 2016.
In collaboration with the Division of Information Services, the Human Resources Compensation team has completed a project to update the university’s job description website. The Human Resources and Information Services project team completed development on this project in less than two months using the Agile project methodology, in which roles and responsibilities are shared among the project team. The Division of Human Resources expects the new site to go live in January.
If you are searching for information on how to better manage your money, make wise investments or plan for your retirement, consider attending one or more of a series of financial wellness seminars offered by Kent State University.
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The Fashion School at Kent State University is the recipient of the 2016 Impact Award for Excellence in Education, presented by the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation.
Kent State University students in the College of Arts and Sciences will get the opportunity to travel to Japan to do collaborative research in a world-class institute, specializing in primate biology, thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University. By studying primates as a model for humans, the researchers hope to address a variety of topics, including evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimer’s disease and aggressive behavior.
Join an eight-week, mindfulness-based, stress-reduction course that is free and available to all Kent State University faculty, staff and students. This program provides a practical approach to stress reduction and management. Adapted from the work of John Kabat Zinn and the program of David Potter, this course is for anyone interested in understanding how mindfulness helps reduce stress and improves the quality of one’s life. During the eight weeks, participants will meet on Saturday afternoons, from 3-5 p.m.
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.