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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Events help to build healthy relationships across Kent State
Is your group hosting a talk, workshop or speaker during Relationship Abuse Awareness Month? Add your event to the calendar. Kent State University’s Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence Support Services will host several events during the month of October in conjunction with other offices on campus. We want to support your event, too.
The Mid-American Conference (MAC) announced Kent State's Jordan Italiano as its male recipient of the 2016 Bob James Memorial Scholarship Award. Voted upon by the league's faculty athletics representatives, Italiano will receive a $5,000 postgraduate scholarship.
![(From left to right) Richard Ferdig, Ph.D., (principal investigator), Venkata Srinivas Pavan Krishna Gorthi (developer), Xiqian Han (developer) and Karl Kosko, Ph.D., (app content expert) display the Number Line Touch: Multiplication app on their tablets.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD1App.jpg?VersionId=dr.JRwuOkLdF8rPQnlXMXllQL9vUfe0F&h=ec98a0f6&itok=WfRm8j8e)
Educators, researchers and computer scientists from Kent State University have partnered to develop a math learning app that is now live and freely available on iTunes.
![Participating artists in the Performing Arts Center event program are (l-r): Jon Stucky, Kyle Valentini, Mark J. Sudduth and Sarah Dugger. On the far right is David Mitchell, Performing Arts Center general manager. Photo Credit: Solid Rock Photos.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONALPerformingArts1.jpg?VersionId=n06Jl9TDEROWbhKqZMi9i7quFRjgELg.&h=ec98a0f6&itok=4ZreF-3K)
Kent State University at Tuscarawas will feature four area artists in its Performing Arts Center’s printed performance programs for the 2016-17 season that runs from September 2016 through June 2017.
![Kent State University students wait for their food to be prepared at Prentice Café. Kent State becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATUREDining1.jpg?VersionId=_iauzeVdUd1UxbMo1n52dIVZAkMb7LQF&h=ec98a0f6&itok=XQknFBeM)
At the start of the 2016 academic year, Kent State University becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus.
![Kent State of Wellness will foster a culture of health and wellness for students and employees at all Kent State campuses.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILESHealthyCampus1.jpg?VersionId=nGmGnqaLLv2WdG_91mGZMNVjaU3IdLF3&h=ec98a0f6&itok=r2JNkjae)
In line with Kent State University’s vision to make the health of its community members a priority, the university’s healthy campus initiative, Kent State of Wellness, will foster a culture of health and wellness for students and employees at all Kent State campuses.
![Pictured is an aerial view of the beautiful Kent Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-Backtoschool.jpg?VersionId=iaZB1hwqbOWdk6oaAUNWI6M2O6HCMIPF&h=ec98a0f6&itok=CCSOm98l)
Kent State University and downtown Kent prepare to welcome new and returning students for the fall semester!
Trevor Watkins, University Libraries, presented “Intelligent Peer-to-Peer Mesh Satellite-Extraterrestrial Deep Space Network: Interplanetary Communication and Data Collection Based on Semantic Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm Using Autonomous Cooperative Agents” at the Second International Conference and Exhibition on Satellite and Space Missions in Berlin, Germany, on July 22, 2016.
E. Thomas Dowd, Professor Emeritus, Department of Psychological Sciences, authored “Anger Management” in Handbook of Medical and Psychological Hypnosis, 1(1); Gary R. Elkins (Ed.) (2017), 463-468.
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Brian hellwig
Assistant Director, Residential Communities
Department of Residence Services
Kent Campus
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.