Silver spoon or plastic fork? Every child is born with certain economic advantages and disadvantages that shape their futures.   The fledgling Rising Scholars program was initiated last year to level the playing field for at-risk Geauga County students who face uncertain outcomes after high school graduation. Thanks to a $14,079 grant from the Lake-Geauga Fund of the Cleveland Foundation, this intervention program administered by Kent State University Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center will expand opportunities for even more local students throughout the 2020 calendar year. &nb...

Stephanie Smith, associate professor in the College of Communication and Information, kicked off the first edition of Contemplating COVID-19 With KSU Faculty, a new, weekly series. Contemplating COVID-19 provides a platform for Kent State faculty to share how their disciplinary perspectives can help people understand and respond to the virus. Professors also describe how personal lives have been affected by the Corona virus pandemic. The next two contributors are Chi-hua Chui, Ph.D., assistant professor of Biological Sciences (May 6); and J. Leigh Garcia, assistant professor in the ...

The Kent Young Professionals Employee Resource Group has officially changed its name to Kent Engaged and Emerging Professionals (KEEP). The name change came from listening to the community served by the group and their requests for a name that reflects a space where all employees can take part in connecting across the university through networking, professional development and service. “As connections becomes more important, we found it paramount to present an inclusive group that speaks to all people regardless of their age,” said KEEP President Nzinga Hart.  The group was initi...

Your Employee Wellness Team is pleased to introduce Wellable, our newest wellness partner. Wellable provides an online platform, resources and app integration formerly found in our partnership with the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA). As we incorporate programs from Wellable's library of customizable challenges, we seek to fulfill our commitment to bring quality, research-based health promoting information and opportunities to the faculty and staff of Kent State University.  We hope you will join us for our first Wellable challenge – Sleep Tight Tonight, which will focus on physic...

The COVID-19 pandemic and stay-at-home order remind Emeritus Professor and former Chair of the Teaching, Leadership, and Curriculum Studies Department Doris Simonis of her previous experiences with social distancing. Inside her current home at the Laurel Lake Retirement Community Simonis shared personal stories from her childhood where being diagnosed with certain illnesses would require her to be isolated at home or in a sanatorium for up to months at a time. In a post on the Laurel Lake Retirement Community Facebook page, Simonis described her experiences of when she had whooping cough...

2020 Voluntary Separation Incentive Program Update Eligible employees should have received an email yesterday from Faculty/Staff News Now with detailed information related to the Voluntary Incentive Separation Program. Any employee who has questions may contact Human Resources at hrweb@kent.edu. Learn more.   Community Engaged Learning Launches Faculty Contemplating COVID-19 Stephanie Smith, associate professor in the College of Communication and Information, kicked off the first edition of Contemplating COVID-19 With KSU Faculty, a new, weekly series. Contempl...

Kent State University Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center is pleased to recognize Spring 2020 graduates. Over 180 students earned their associate or bachelor’s degrees, and those students who completed the RSVP to the Kent State Virtual Commencement Ceremony were acknowledged on Saturday, May 9, 2020, at 11 AM. Please visit the Kent State University Commencement webpage for more information regarding the virtual ceremony; the recordings are available to view at any time. Name Degree Asia Nicole Austin Associate of Arts Nicholas Anthony Br...