The Stark County Alumni Chapter is excited to host its annual balloon breakfast at Kent State Stark! Come join the fun for this early morning balloon launch, which is part of the annual Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival. Admission includes breakfast, family entertainment and great seats to catch all the action as the balloons lift off overhead.
Yes. You may choose both options. Please note that the accrued vacation payout of 40 hours will occur on the last semi-monthly paycheck on June 28, 2024. Advanced pay of 40 hours will occur with your first biweekly paycheck on July 12, 2024. Please also note that the 40 hours of advanced pay must be paid back over 10 payrolls in 2024.
Kent State is providing two options to affected employees. You will have the voluntary option to be paid for 40 hours of your accrued vacation leave and/or receive 40 hours of advanced pay. Accrued vacation payout of 40 hours will occur on the last semi-monthly paycheck on June 28, 2024. Advanced pay of 40 hours will occur with your first biweekly paycheck on July 12, 2024. Please note that the 40 hours of advanced pay must be paid back over 10 payrolls in 2024. Also, these options are voluntary and you may choose to not do any of the options.
The following changes will occur:
Sponsoring a team of students and faculty advisor, Joe Karpinski, the construction management student organization traveled to Bristol, TN to participate in the Appalachia Service Project Race to Build at Bristol Speedway.The Race to Build is an annual event where university construction management students compete to build homes as fast as they can for families in the Tri-Cities, TN region. In 2015, Race to Build was cultivated from an idea of Walter Crouch, Appalachia Service Project’s CEO, to build a home at the Bristol Motor Speedway before the race to draw attention to critical housi...
Yes. Your annual salary will be converted to an hourly pay rate. You will be paid biweekly (every 2 weeks for a total of 26 pays in a year) instead of semimonthly (2 times a month for a total of 24 pays in a year). The important thing to remember is over a 12-month period, you will earn the same amount as you have been.
Contact the Human Resources Compensation team at compensation@kent.edu. For time reporting questions, contact Payroll at payroll@kent.edu.
Unfortunately, no. This is a federal requirement and there could be penalties for Kent State University if we are not in compliance.
The impacted employees will be notified via email by mid-June.
A workweek is any set of seven consecutive 24-hour periods during which an employee is expected to perform their duties. Under the FLSA, it is mandatory for an employer to establish the definition of their workweek. Kent State University defines its workweek as starting on Sunday and ending on Saturday.
