Appreciating and caring for what we have starts with challenging our negative perceptions and cultivating a positive mindset. We often hear people being described as positive or negative. However, the truth is that a positive mindset is a choice that we make every moment, not an innate trait. Although it is challenging, you have the power to change your attitude, and committing to this change can lead you to a happier, more successful life. Employee Wellness is here to help you discover strategies to cultivate a positive mindset, such as helping in your community, adopting a regular gratitu...

Kent State University’s Anti-Racism and Equity Institute invites the university and community members to attend An Evening with Roxane Gay on Tues., April 26, at 5 p.m. in the Kent State Student Center Ballroom. This is the first public program offered by the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute. This event is free and open to the public. Details on tickets for the event will be shared in early April. Roxane Gay is an author and cultural critic. Her work has garnered international acclaim for its reflective, no-holds-barred exploration of feminism and social criticism. He...

Kent State Florence will present Metavers-Utility: Is the Digital World the Last Fantasy or the New Reality, a conference focused on the intersection of fashion and online gaming, on April 7, 2022. The in-person event will be streamed live on YouTube.   Metavers-Utility: Is the Digital World the Last Fantasy or the New Reality  A conference focused on the intersection of fashion and the world of online gaming. Online gaming as a marketing platform has already attracted many brands: we are discovering what "avatars" and "skins" are, but also what possibilities Augmented and...

The Ohio Attorney General recently announced Kent State University and its College of Applied and Technical Studies (CATS) joins four other regional partners to form "OPOTA Close to Home," a collaboration that extends the reach of Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) training for Ohio's law enforcement officers.    According to an Ohio Attorney General press release, OPOTA Close to Home reduces costs for law enforcement agencies, enabling them to avoid staffing shortages and reduce costs of overnight stays.   Regional training partners will schedule and prov...

ASHTABULA, OHIO (MARCH 28, 2022) -- Kent State University at Ashtabula and Cleveland Clinic are partnering to offer an associate degree program in respiratory therapy at the hospital’s main campus  in Cleveland later this year. The program provides access for participants to train for the in-demand profession of respiratory care. It also supports career growth for program graduates and practicing respiratory therapists with a path to admission for the online Bachelor of Science degree in respiratory care offered by Kent State Ashtabula. “We are very excited for this opportunity to p...

Meghan Factor-Page is the assistant director of Kent State of Well-being where she helps ensure students are getting relevant information so they can take care of themselves and get the wellness resources they need. Factor-Page started working full-time at Kent State in 2009. She had an on-campus job as a student, and then also as a grad assistant for the office of Student Success Programs. Factor-Page worked in Student Success Programs and University College for about nine years and then was in the Center for Student Involvement under senior affairs for a little over three years.  Lea...