Design Innovation Hub Hosts Virtual Celebration
Enjoy the virtual celebration of the new Design Innovation (DI) Hub at Kent State University, when you will be able to participate in the following activities:
- Watch the grand opening ceremony
- Explore DI at Kent State
- Take a virtual tour of the DI Hub and participate in a virtual treasure hunt to win an exclusive DI t-shirt
- Discover the newest dining facility on the Kent Campus
- Learn about the Fall DIsh Cooking Challenge
- Find out more about the DI Nodes, which are makerspaces and resource laboratories
Student Researcher Makes Scientific Discovery Involving Hope
Most people visualize test tubes and microscopes when they consider scientific research. But for Psychology Associate Professor Arne Weigold, Ph.D., and student researcher Emily Turkily (pictured left), scientific research involves measuring the power of transcendence in people’s lives; specifically, the power of hope.
As part of the 2020 eight-week Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program at Kent State University at Geauga, Dr. Weigold mentored Emily, his selected SURE research assistant. Emily is a junior psychology major and is preparing for graduate studies in clinical psychology. She was encouraged by Dr. Weigold to conceptualize a research topic for their summer project. Read the full story.
Kent State Museum Announces Newest Exhibition, "Fortuna: Designs By Vincent Quevedo"
The Kent State University Museum’s newest exhibition, “Fortuna: Designs by Vincent Quevedo,” marks the first new exhibition for the museum since its reopening in August, following its closure since March due to COVID-19. “Fortuna” is on display now and features works by award-winning designer and Kent State School of Fashion Associate Professor Vincent Quevedo.
Get a Head Start on Tier 1 Wellness Rewards this Fall
Health Screenings and Flu Vaccines Available Now
Your health needs shouldn't be ignored, even during a pandemic. We encourage you to check in with your doctor and keep your regularly scheduled appointments, especially for immunizations, screenings, preventive care, and chronic disease management. Employee Wellness provides options for employees to receive a flu vaccine and "Know Your Numbers" health screening. Health screenings are incentivized as part of the Wellness Your Way employee wellness rewards program.
Full-time, benefits eligible faculty and staff can get a head start on the rewards program for 2021 by working on yolur Tier 1 activities. Tier 1 activities include participating in a Know Your Numbers health screening, completing the Health Risk Assessment on the Be Well portal, and submitting a signed Consent, Waiver & Release Agreement. Participants earn a reward of $100 for completing all three Tier 1 activities between September 1, 2020 and April 30, 2021. Tier 1 payouts for the 2021 program will begin in February 2021.
Employees may choose to have their health screening completed with a primary care physician, onsite with Be Well Solutions at the Kent campus, or at a LabCorp facility for regional campus employees. For more information about health screenings, including our updated onsite screening safety protocols, visit our health screening and flu vaccine web page.
Flu vaccines will be available at the Kent campus screenings and are open to spouses/partners and dependent children aged 18 or older. Regional campus employees can receive a flu vaccine from their primary care physician or at a CVS Minute Clinic (covered in full under KSU's health plans). Visit our regional campus health screening page for LabCorp and CVS Minute Clinic locations.
To schedule an onsite screening or access the LabCorp or Physician Screening form, please visit the Be Well portal. If you have any questions, contact your Employee Wellness team at wellness@kent.edu or 330-672-0392.
Labor Condition Application Notice
In accordance with 20 CFR § 655.734, Kent State University is required to provide notice that a Labor Condition Application (LCA) for H-1B Nonimmigrant Alien Worker has been filed by Kent State University with the United States Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration, United States Employment Service Certifying Officer. All LCA postings are provided for at the university's Legal Notices website.