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?
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Four candidates for dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services at Kent State University will be on campus over the next several weeks. Based on responses received from faculty, staff and students through a survey and town hall meetings, each candidate will hold a public presentation on the topic, “Leading a Complex College: Building Community, Enhancing Reputation and Securing Resources for the College of Education, Health and Human Services.”
Alexandra Bangor dreams of the day when she moves to a big city to open her cosmetics/fashion line.
Kent State University students, faculty and staff now have free, unlimited access to Lynda.com (Lynda.kent.edu), an online library of instructional videos that cover the latest software, online tools and even topics such as audio mixing, marketing, business and education.
Access to Lynda.com was made possible in fall 2016 through a partnership between the Division of Information Services, University Libraries and the Office of Continuing and Distance Education.
Project AWARE Kent will be offering free Mental Health First Aid courses to Kent State University faculty, staff and students. The eight-hour course offers evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance-use disorders. Faculty and staff earn two hours of Beyond Compliance for completing the course. Students earn 1,500 FLASHperks.
Deneen Penn, a sophomore at Kent State University at Trumbull, has been crowned Miss Ohio Collegiate America 2017.
![Kent State Trumbull Chemistry Professor Valerie Cubon-Bell (right) receives her Outstanding Teaching Award last fall. Cubon Bell](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/ProfileCubonBell.jpg?VersionId=_b5_dGeuIWDmyvLFLhNAEPVjSkwDfBT6&h=e6f36a9c&itok=PLdUPsoc)
As a professor, Valerie Cubon-Bell is known for creating a welcoming and comfortable environment for all students to learn and thrive.
![At Kent State University's Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels. At Kent State University's Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Fuel%20cell%20video.jpeg?VersionId=rW57egNs3tIJufahA9anO7U9YU68Q1_E&h=ec98a0f6&itok=FNpxF5HK)
At Kent State University's Energy and Sustainability Lab, researchers are working on ways to help lower our world's dependence on burning fossil fuels.
The pond and surrounding greenery within the rolling hills of the campus of Kent State University at Stark is not the average water-retention pond. It’s a living, breathing, vital research tool.
![Tiago Delgado (far right) performs with the Stopper String Quartet at the 2016 International Symposium. Tiago Delgado (far right) performs with the Stopper String Quartet at the 2016 International Symposium.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/SPECIAL%20FEATURE-Tiago%20Delgado%20MAIN.jpg?VersionId=XGuq7yg1tWEx8tfhNjPft4DfWD.TW2oK&h=e6f36a9c&itok=8U0eaUpC)
Meet international student Tiago Delgado, a musician from Brazil who has had an incredible first year playing the clarinet as a master’s student in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music at Kent State University.
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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