Don’t ditch your meal prep!

When you’re home alone, no one is there to judge you for eating six cookies for breakfast, but your body won’t thank you in the long run. To avoid unhealthy eating habits, make sure your fridge is stocked with healthy food options and plan out your meals snacks ahead of time. Stick to an eating schedule just as you would during a normal week of working in the office. Eat meals away from your desk. Set caffeine limits and don’t forget to drink water. Portion out your healthy snacks and make them easily accessible so that you’re less tempted to mindlessly munch on sweets and junk food.

Three blimps over the Kent State University Airport.

  Michael Gershe, senior advisor II in Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, captured images of the blimp parade last week in the skies over the Kent State University Airport and downtown Akron.   Goodyear brought together its three airships for “victory laps” over Ohio to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the iconic blimp, officially observed on June 3. That date marks 100 years since the inaugural flight of Goodyear’s first branded blimp, “Pilgrim,” which got its name during a christening at the Kent State University Airport in 1925. &...

Unemployment Compensation

Unemployment compensation is an insurance program that helps unemployed workers. Unemployment benefits are paid out of employer taxes. Workers do not pay any part of the cost of unemployment benefits, but the benefits are subject to federal income tax. Ohio Job and Family Services (ODJFS) processes requests for unemployment compensation benefits and helps individuals find employment. Unemployment claims for Kent State University are processed by the Records Department.

A red stage curtain with "School of Theatre and Dance 2025-2026 Main Stage Season Announcement" across it

Kent, OH – The School of Theatre and Dance is thrilled to announce its 2025-2026 season: "Kentucky," "Rodgers & Hammerstein's Cinderella," the Fall Faculty Dance Concert, "Something Rotten!," the Spring Faculty Dance Concert and "Book of Will."The 2025-2026 season will open with Leah Nanako Winkler's "Kentucky" directed by Courtney Brown, running Sep. 25-Oct. 1, 2025  in Wright-Curtis Theatre. Hiro is a self-made woman making it in New York; but she is also single, almost thirty and estranged from her dysfunctional family, who lives in Kentucky. When her little sister, a born-again Ch...

Job Descriptions

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Provost Melody Tankersley and Tulkin Teshabaev, president of Tashkent State University of Economics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, sign an agreement to work on joint programs between the two universities.

Kent State University has signed an agreement with Tashkent State University of Economics in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, to begin collaboration on a joint master’s degree in economics and other programs, as Kent State continues to expand its partnerships throughout Central Asia.Tulkin Teshabaev, Ph.D., president of Tashkent State, visited the Kent Campus on June 2, and met with university leaders to discuss plans and sign the formal agreement. He also toured the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship and held discussions with college administrators.  Tashkent State, w...

Kent State Athletics 2025 Coaches Caravan

The annual Kent State Athletics Coaches Caravan is back! Join our coaches and The Golden Flashes Club from 6-9 p.m. EDT on Monday, June 30, at Sibling Revelry Brewing, located at 29305 Clemens Rd., Westlake, OH 44145. Tickets include admission to the event and appetizers. Proceeds from the event will support student-athlete scholarships. A cash bar will also be available.

This mixer-style event will feature coaches from all Kent State Athletics programs, who will preview the upcoming 2025-26 athletic and academic seasons.

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