Rebecca Meehan, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, presented a poster titled “Considerations of Health Information Exchange Use for Long Term Care Participation in Accountable Care Organizations,” at the American Health and Information Management Association LTPAC Summit, in Reston, Virginia, in June 2016.
Rebecca Meehan, School of Library and Information Science
On Thursday, April 20, from noon-1 p.m., the Employee Wellness program will sponsor a lunchtime program titled “The Power of This Moment.” All full- and part-time employees are invited to participate in this workshop that will explore how the brain’s reticular system affects perceptions. We also will consider history, concepts and practical applications to help facilitate in the moment living.
Get On the Move and earn valuable wellness points with lunchtime yoga for faculty and staff. Yoga is offered Tuesdays from 12:15-1 p.m. and Thursdays from 1:15-2 p.m. throughout the spring semester.
Bring your bike from home or check out a bike through the Flashfleet bike-sharing program at one of eight locations around the Kent Campus. Flashfleet locations include the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Eastway Center, Van Campen Hall, Tri-Towers, Terrace Hall, Stopher-Johnson, the Kent Student Center and PARTA in downtown Kent.
With more than 800 Kent State University faculty and staff already part of the On The Move Challenge, we have room for more and have extended the registration period, added a “refer a co-worker” incentive and encourage everyone to take a little time to invest in
Beginning July 1, Kent State University will become a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus. The new policy is part of the university’s healthy campus initiative, Kent State of Wellness.
The Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence and Support Services is the recipient of three grants to launch campuswide awareness and prevention initiatives surrounding sexual harassment and assault, relationship violence and stalking.
On March 9, two teams that formed during the Fashion/Tech Hackathon in January took top spots at the annual LaunchNET Kent State Idea Olympics competition.
The Kent Creativity Festival planning committee is seeking applications from those interested in participating in the second annual Kent Creativity Festival to be held on Saturday, Sept. 30. The inaugural event drew more than 2,000 attendees, and expectations are high for an even more successful event in 2017. This festival will again provide an opportunity for people of all ages and skill levels to come together and create, share and explore the making of all forms of art.
![Twelve-year-old Jameson Payne attends a class at Kent State University’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg. Twelve-year-old Jameson Payne attends a class at Kent State University’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/REGIONAL-12yearold-MAIN%202.jpg?VersionId=N1tMc9CcRCpBudKQYd9h89x1HGwtCvvF&h=e6f36a9c&itok=t8feZL-w)
In Ohio, most seventh graders are learning earth and space science, physical science and life science in a middle school classroom. But Jameson Payne is not like most kids his age.
![Kent State University junior Josh Looser received the Red Cross Acts of Courage Award after successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on a woman who was choking last year. Kent State University junior Josh Looser received the Red Cross Acts of Courage Award after successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on a woman who was choking last year.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article/SPECFEAT-RedCrossAward_PHOTO.jpg?VersionId=Ncd5PRyIf9ZiTh1KqUJlfum1Dniebblz&h=e6f36a9c&itok=MFWEWlh3)
Joshua Looser, a junior entrepreneurship major, received the Red Cross Acts of Courage Award after successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on a woman who was choking last year.
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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