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.
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Kent State University’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is gearing up for the sixth annual Tee Up for Scholarships golf outing on Friday, May 18. You can help make this another successful year by registering to golf or selecting a sponsorship opportunity at www.kent.edu/diversity/golf. Register by April 30 for the early-bird discount!
![New Kent State University graduates participate in the One Commencement Ceremony in May 2017 at Dix Stadium. The university’s graduates are making dynamic impact and shaping lasting contributions across Northeast Ohio. New Kent State University graduates participate in the One Commencement Ceremony in May 2017 at Dix Stadium. The university’s graduates are making dynamic impact and shaping lasting contributions across Northeast Ohio.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-EconomicImpact.jpg?VersionId=IJgUDGxW.Ris8eGbDrGSWAtUNDJukfnI&h=e6f36a9c&itok=0VNkqDsh)
From FedEx to Medical Mutual to Sherwin-Williams and the Cleveland Indians, Kent State University graduates are making dynamic impact and shaping lasting contributions across Northeast Ohio.
![Kent State Police Officer Anne Spahr, pictured here with K-9 Coco, was recognized as one of the 2017 Crisis Intervention Team Officers of the Year by the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County and the Portage County Police Chief’s Association. Kent State Police Officer Anne Spahr, pictured here with K-9 Coco, was recognized as one of the 2017 Crisis Intervention Team Officers of the Year by the Mental Health & Recovery Board of Portage County and the Portage County Police Chief’s Association.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Spahr1.jpg?VersionId=tFFkQvwglCAJVqKObevkLSI3J1NFrHv3&h=e6f36a9c&itok=qeY6bhFU)
Police officers rarely find out how victims are doing after a crisis. But Kent State University Police Officer Anne Spahr recalls the moment when she knew she had saved a life.
![Jungho Kim, Kent State assistant professor of music and orchestra director, directs the Kent State University Orchestra during a rehearsal. Jungho Kim, Kent State assistant professor of music and orchestra director, directs the Kent State University Orchestra during a rehearsal.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/video-orchestra.jpg?VersionId=PN7sRnJwkaF1C4C1pRoSkKr15mq.NVDb&h=e6f36a9c&itok=MRjyfY8M)
The Kent State University Orchestra is one of the major performance ensembles in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music. It is open to all Kent State students, through audition, regardless of major.
![Ann Abraham, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry at Kent State University at Ashtabula, earned the Northeastern Ohio Local Section Outreach Volunteer of the Year award by the American Chemistry Society. Ann Abraham, Ph.D., associate professor of chemistry at Kent State University at Ashtabula, earned the Northeastern Ohio Local Section Outreach Volunteer of the Year award by the American Chemistry Society.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Abraham.jpg?VersionId=rvG8GDSuFE3UpH2zZShJE823WpLgKt9P&h=e6f36a9c&itok=Cd0IH2Xy)
Candy, rock ’n’ roll and … chemistry? National Chemistry Week is unlike any other science event.
![Women from the Kent State University community attend the annual Women's Heart Health Luncheon in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Women from the Kent State University community attend the annual Women's Heart Health Luncheon in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-WomenHeartHealth1.jpg?VersionId=LT8KUSs0n86WRM7SJ_CVJEBPVc_rO3qo&h=e6f36a9c&itok=KSSBzqRb)
A room full of red became silent as two women from the Kent State University community brought to life their surprising personal medical scares.
![Kent State alumnus Jacob Derwin (third from left) and other cast members of the CBS show “Survivor: Ghost Island” pose for a group photo. (Photo credit: Robert Voets/CBS) Kent State alumnus Jacob Derwin (third from left) and other cast members of the CBS show “Survivor: Ghost Island” pose for a group photo. (Photo credit: Robert Voets/CBS)](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-Survivor1.jpg?VersionId=IPwEY4baNQsoVa73WH0SpV..vO0_ksGu&h=e6f36a9c&itok=GtevBqwB)
From Long Island to Kent State University and now Ghost Island. That’s the path Kent State University alumnus Jacob Derwin took to become a cast member on the 36th season of the CBS show Survivor.
![Pictured are representatives from Kent State University and Akron Public Schools at the event announcing a new academic partnership between both organizations. Pictured are representatives from Kent State University and Akron Public Schools at the event announcing a new academic partnership between both organizations.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video_4.jpg?VersionId=NecR4D8NpRABvUGZiRIOHPxpuGiTxtUZ&h=e6f36a9c&itok=jn7-8rZB)
Watch highlights from the event announcing Kent State and Akron Public Schools' new academic partnership.
Richard (Rick) Feinberg, Department of Anthropology, authored Polynesian Oral Traditions: Indigenous Texts and English Translations from Anuta, Solomon Islands, 1st ed., Kent, Ohio: Kent State University Press, (2018) 1-294.
Veronica Cook-Euell, supplier diversity manager, is the recipient of the National Association of Educational Procurement, (NAEP) Professional Perspective Award. This award is given to the author(s) who contributed the highest-rated and most well-received article from the past year’s issues of the Educational Procurement Journal. Ms. Cook-Euell’s winning article “10 Steps to Successful Advocacy in Supplier Diversity” was featured in the journal’s spring 2017 issue.
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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