Amanda Johnson, Ph.D., director of the Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, and Neil Cooper, Ph. D., professor and director of the School of Peace and Conflict Studies, were featured on Ideastream Public Media's "Sound of Ideas" about her involvement in the recent international peace conference in Kigali, Rwanda. Co-sponsored by Kent State’s Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education, the conference aimed to help advance peace education across the globe by bringing together educators and practitioners. ...
Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP)
ALTERNATIVE RETIREMENT PLAN (ARP)
The Alternative Retirement Plan (ARP), a 401(a) account, is a defined contribution plan in which the employee and employer contribute a defined pre-tax percentage of pay. The employee makes the investment decisions, and those choices determine the amount of investment risk that the employee bears. The account balance consists of contributions made by the employee and the employer, along with the account’s investment gains or losses. The ARP is intended to give employees more portability and control of retirement investments.
State Teachers Retirement System (STRS)
State Teachers Retirement System (STRS)
Employees who participate in STRS have the option to select the Defined Benefits Plan, the Defined Contribution Plan, or the Combined Plan. Details regarding the features of these plans are available in the information packet provided to new faculty members by STRS and on the STRS Website.
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Ohio Public Employees Retirement System (OPERS)
Employees who participate in OPERS have the option to select the Traditional Plan or the Member-Directed Plan. Details regarding the features of these plans are available in the information packet provided to new employees by OPERS and on the OPERS Website.
OPERS requires contributions from employees of 10% and Kent State University may contribute up to 14.0%.