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 Employee Wellness Program, Wellness Your Way, allows all full-time, benefits-eligible employees to earn up to $300 in incentives by simply participating in healthy lifestyle activities.
Eligible activities include completing your health risk assessment, getting your annual physical, participating in a health screening to "Know Your Numbers," as well as a variety of individual and group activities. Health screenings may be completed on campus or with your primary care physician. Participation is voluntary.
Kent State University will again participate in the Great Colleges to Work For program. In doing so, the university can track progress and gain valuable internal and external benchmarking.
Last year, Kent State was recognized in the Benefits and Compensation category. This year affords another opportunity to be nationally recognized. If you receive a survey invitation this year, please provide your honest feedback.
The 20-Year Service Award Program will be held on Thursday, May 25, at 5:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The awards program is an annual event established in 1966 to honor classified and unclassified employees who have dedicated 20 years of continuous service to Kent State University.
Friends, family and co-workers join in honoring inductees at an awards dinner each year. Upon reaching their 20-year milestone, employees may select either a chair for home or office, a bench or a tree to be placed on campus in their honor.
![Videographers from Kent State University and the University of Akron prepare a shot in the University of Akron's Student Union with Flash and Zippy. Videographers from Kent State University and the University of Akron prepare a shot in the University of Akron's Student Union with Flash and Zippy.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Flash_Zippy%20%28MAIN%29.jpg?VersionId=sR7yaL75RR.3AaGkLhpND4rL6H6.AD75&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Vl4RSsdA)
The two schools released videos on their respective social media pages explaining that their sports rivalry began after mascots Flash and Zippy ended their blooming relationship.
![Kent State University students stroll along the Lefton Esplanade heading back to campus from downtown Kent. Kent State University students stroll along the Lefton Esplanade heading back to campus from downtown Kent.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/file/AdmissionsVid.jpeg?VersionId=Wm0.xzJ1n.GyvGs66.WlyMnHcT3Z7FPl&h=ec98a0f6&itok=bBgaSn_n)
From research labs to basketball courts and from concert halls to the fashion runway, take a walk under the arch at Kent State University and discover all of the exciting things happening that make us Undeniably Kent State!
![The Run the World race benefits study-abroad scholarships for Kent State University students. The Run the World race benefits study-abroad scholarships for Kent State University students.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/file/REGIONAL-Run%20the%20World%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=I7GtIyP5EJMeCOM9ATbqIzWxiKAsfFLa&h=e6f36a9c&itok=UhGWkhOO)
Kent State University at Stark will host its first Run the World race to raise money for student education-abroad scholarships.
![Kristin Williams, Lori Bodnar, Tabitha Martin and Alicia Robinson launched Kent State Career Closet to help provide students with professional attire for job interviews. Kristin Williams, Lori Bodnar, Tabitha Martin and Alicia Robinson launched Kent State Career Closet to help provide students with professional attire for job interviews.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/file/SPECFEAT-Women%27sCenter1%20-%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=srFYPWOWCvTKvAp_n9CIes1Bs0Nz8mc4&h=e6f36a9c&itok=HigCSR3i)
A good education and a solid résumé aren’t always enough to make a positive first impression.
![Students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication's International Storytelling course smile for a group photo atop Aphrodite's Rock in Cyprus. Students from the School of Journalism and Mass Communication's International Storytelling course smile for a group photo atop Aphrodite's Rock in Cyprus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/PHOTOLEAD-InternationalStoryTelling%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=4py3Xy4TJNUoi9XPlSr_i79PX95uMscF&h=e6f36a9c&itok=S0vUeEZg)
Kent State University students in the special topics course International Storytelling have been learning in a global classroom since 2011.
![Ryan Hediger Ryan Hediger](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/file/FAMILIARFACES-Hediger%20Ryan.jpg?VersionId=UoDFQlpsRgXDnaZswklduDvf0yRMtrb_&h=8a019425&itok=NZU6H-w6)
![Kristofer Braxton Kristofer Braxton](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/NEWFACES-Braxton%20Kristofer.jpg?VersionId=Vd_ZMZTtnmonkolnPqCj.KkyVJbb0z3k&h=8a019425&itok=l3jlju7C)
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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