Your Kent State ID Number is a unique 9-digit number that begins with an "8." Kent State uses this number to identify all faculty, staff and students within the university. Various departments, including Payroll, Benefits and Employee and Academic Records, use this number to associate their records with you. Locate your Kent State ID Number by logging into FlashLine and selecting the profile image to access the My Profile page. For security reasons, do not share this number with anyone.
Do you know your Kent State ID Number and why is it a good idea to memorize it?
Kent State University’s Division of Human Resources is accepting applications for the Institute for Excellence (I4E) until June 15. The Institute for Excellence is Kent State University’s premier leadership program. According to the Human Resources LEAD Awards, the university’s Institute for Excellence program ranks eighth in the nation in the category of certificate programs with emphasis on leadership and organizational development.
Although Homecoming Week will not take place until Oct. 8-14, it is not too early to start planning your Homecoming events and activities. Many Homecoming activities are already being scheduled, including the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, the parade and more!
Based on faculty feedback, the Office of the University Registrar has created a new Final Grading History page to provide faculty members with access to review grading history for prior terms. This new page allows you to view your students’ historical final grades once final grades processing has been completed.
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As we begin the new semester, the Office of the University Registrar asks for your assistance in making sure that all students are properly registered for their Summer I, II or III 2017 courses.
Online final grading for Summer 2017 Intersession began Thursday, June 8, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any summer 2017 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, June 13. Any final grades for summer 2017 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These summer 2017 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, June 15.
![Todd Diacon, Kent State University’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, places the President’s Medal on Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies C. Owen Lovejoy as Kent State President Beverly Warren watches. Todd Diacon, Kent State University’s senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, places the President’s Medal on Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies C. Owen Lovejoy as Kent State President Beverly Warren watches.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Owen%20Lovejoy.jpg?VersionId=XfEDB6bYS8qFzF6knjkkc1D8G5fa48pT&h=e6f36a9c&itok=HcWJ3g8z)
Kent State University Distinguished Professor of Human Evolutionary Studies C. Owen Lovejoy, Ph.D., received the President’s Medal from President Beverly Warren during the One University Commencement Ceremony on May 13 in Dix Stadium.
![Kent State University graduates celebrate at Commencement. Kent State University graduates celebrate at Commencement.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-commencement%20thumb_0.jpg?VersionId=OIIp0iOHUm6bCUzl8.vCtoFhge3CBGWI&h=e6f36a9c&itok=OZ8voVXW)
Kent State University celebrated its newest graduates at its Spring 2017 Commencement ceremonies. In total, Kent State conferred 5,636 degrees, including 992 associate degrees, 3,319 bachelor’s degrees, 1,139 master’s degrees, 181 doctoral degrees and five educational specialist degrees.
![Joseph Smith (L) and Leslie Oakes are shown with their Best in Show award-winning artwork from the Kent State Tuscarawas Student Art Show. Joseph Smith (L) and Leslie Oakes are shown with their Best in Show award-winning artwork from the Kent State Tuscarawas Student Art Show.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-TuscArtShow.jpg?VersionId=XCwDAVu1LqTtKIP8wSPhGFo1gQVZi1Ob&h=e6f36a9c&itok=ojmBrFav)
Two Kent State University students received Best in Show honors, as well as the Dean’s Choice Awards, during the Kent State University at Tuscarawas 13th annual Student Computer Designed Art Exhibition.
![This year’s class of 24 Flashguides is a diverse and fun-loving group of students who participate in the program because they want to make a difference in the lives of new students. This year’s class of 24 Flashguides is a diverse and fun-loving group of students who participate in the program because they want to make a difference in the lives of new students.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/page/DKS%20Flashguides.jpg?VersionId=nzXyVOg4LgrjIQPWZnlzkFRE1NVegsOt&h=e6f36a9c&itok=EQ1APZ5h)
The Destination Kent State (DKS) Registration and Advising program helps students transition and connect to the university. Kent State's Flashguides help make a difference in the lives of new students.
![Chance York, assistant professor in Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, studied the link between genetics and social media use. Chance York, assistant professor in Kent State University’s School of Journalism and Mass Communication, studied the link between genetics and social media use.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-York.jpg?VersionId=3j9rLQCTMsTlUoWiJpkl9pk283DzEqBu&h=e6f36a9c&itok=9F055ZPn)
A Kent State professor has found that a person’s genetic makeup influences how frequently he or she uses social media.
The Kent State University Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed Kent State University in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
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