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?
![Area middle school students participate in interactive activities at Kent State University at Geauga. Area middle school students participate in interactive activities at Kent State University at Geauga.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Geauga.jpg?VersionId=km2tOxzNAFbrAy4gLNj5HFEtRukeSumr&h=e6f36a9c&itok=uz6iXGXu)
For faculty members at Kent State University at Geauga, a commitment to stimulating curiosity in the educational process helps secure the future academic success and effective problem-solving abilities of local students.
![Gregory King (center), assistant professor in Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance, is surrounded by members of the Kent Dance Ensemble. The group will perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., in June. Gregory King (center), assistant professor in Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance, is surrounded by members of the Kent Dance Ensemble. The group will perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., in June.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-Dance.jpg?VersionId=FLzBNmkqsVJgPuV99kEmd8zhXRY.BejX&h=e6f36a9c&itok=SZbWWaCG)
Some Kent State University students will dance their way to Washington, D.C., this summer.
![Kent State University student Javon Miller's luxury pens are made from wood and acrylic. Kent State University student Javon Miller's luxury pens are made from wood and acrylic.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Bovazi1.jpg?VersionId=XUME9ndah8O3ViyGS1_r0L_xPSi1olQB&h=e6f36a9c&itok=_1Buq8Wv)
Kent State University student Javon Miller started his business by combining a new hobby with a tool that humans have used for centuries.
![Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor of biological sciences at Kent State University, works in the lab on the Kent Campus. Gemma Casadesus Smith, an associate professor of biological sciences at Kent State University, works in the lab on the Kent Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-gemma.jpg?VersionId=P4hhGFEhFH58GsmRN0.zR4pBsLNui8yH&h=e6f36a9c&itok=RZ9HiwCd)
Gemma Casadesus Smith, Ph.D., an associate professor of biological sciences at Kent State University, talks about memory loss and what she is doing to help prevent it.
Haithem Zourrig, Marketing and Entrepreneurship, Kent State Stark, presented “A Value-based Pricing Simulation Game for Entrepreneurship and Business Students” at the 45th Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators (ACME) conference in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on March 7, 2018.
Trevor Watkins, University Libraries, presented “The Industrial Robot and Software Development Lifecycle: A Framework for Designing, Building, and Programming for Industrial Robot Integration” during Saudi Arabia’s Alfaisal University's College of Engineering Webinar Series on March 13, 2018.
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In order to perform necessary maintenance on the boilers, steam transmission systems and electrical distribution systems, Kent State University's Power Plant on the Kent Campus will be shut down beginning Sunday, May 13, at 12:01 a.m. The shutdown is expected to be completed Sunday, May 20, at 11:59 p.m.
Every day, we all encounter stressors such as traffic, work deadlines and family obligations, to name a few. Sometimes it feels like we can’t get away from stress. In parts I and II of the Stress Management That Works series, we have come to understand stress and its effect on our body. In addition, we have become more familiar with how to recognize when we are feeling stressed and how to decrease our stress number through understanding how we think about problems.
Meditation helps to quiet the mind and release us from worry. For many people, though, the goal of clearing the mind of thoughts seems impossible to attain.
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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