The Employee Wellness Office is pleased to feature our Kent State University faculty for the fall employee wellness speaker series, The Science of Healthy. This speaker series covers happiness and sleep, brain health and exercise, and the science of healthy eating. Topics and guest speakers include the following: Sept. 18 – Jeff Ciesla, Ph.D., will share how sleep impairments contribute to poor health, including headache, obesity, high blood pressure, increased risk of accidents, and poor psychological health. The good news is that simple lifestyle changes can help to improve sleep quality....
Kent State University employees and their family and friends are eligible for free tickets to each of the events below. Simply visit https://kentstatesports.com/employee. Please note: registration for these activities will not open until approximately a week before the event. Employee Appreciation Family and Friends football games this fall include: Kent State vs. Howard University: Saturday, Sept. 8, 3:30 p.m. Kent State vs. Ohio University: Saturday, Oct. 6, 3:30 p.m. (Homecoming) Kent State vs. University of Akron: Saturday, Oct. 20, 3:30 p.m. More details to come regardin...
Kent State University’s School of Art, School of Theatre and Dance and the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music all have one thing in common: professional summer programs that stemmed from a partnership in 1968 with the Cleveland Musical Arts Association, the parent company of the Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom Music Center. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of this successful partnership, the Blossoming Gala will take place on Saturday, Sept. 22, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Hosted by Kent State’s College of the Arts, the Blossoming Gala will commemorate 50 years of Porthous...
The Wick Poetry Center is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the Library of Congress, which will feature the Traveling Stanzas exhibit at the 18th Library of Congress National Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Washington Convention Center. The interactive exhibit includes both analog and digital engagement tools that invite guests to create poetry using the library’s rare book manuscripts, including Abraham Lincoln’s draft of a bill abolishing slavery from 1849 and Thomas Jefferson’s 1803 instructions to Meriwether Lewis for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. &nb...
The Kent State University Faculty/Staff Bowling League is now accepting new teams, members and substitute bowlers. Bowlers compete weekly on Monday evenings at 6:20 p.m. at Spins Bowl Kent (formerly Bill White’s Twinstar Lanes) on State Route 59 in Kent. The bowling league is open to all full-time, part-time and retired employees, as well as their families and friends. The 2018-19 Kent State bowling season begins Sept. 17 and continues through mid-April 2019. The cost is $14 a week. If you are interested in participating, please contact Shelley Capellman ...
The fourth annual Run the World 5K will take place at Kent State University on Saturday, Sept. 8. The race raises money for the Run the World Fund, which provides scholarships for university study abroad programs. New this year following the race, Main Street Kent, is sponsoring an International Festival downtown. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., live multicultural performances will take place at Dan Smith Community Park, including Sho-Jo-Ji Japanese dancers. Downtown businesses will participate in a Passport Excursion, offering activities and food and beverage samples from th...
Cheers to 50 years of embracing diversity and empowering students of color to be successful. These and more are what Kent State University’s Student Multicultural Center is celebrating as it marks its golden jubilee this year. Beginning in the fall of 1968, the Office of Minority Affairs was created within the Human Relations Center to serve as a liaison with and provide consultative and special services to minority groups, students and organizations at Kent State University. The overall goal of the Office of Minority Affairs was for the students it served to realize their full educati...
The greenhouse effect is one of the most widely known causes of global climate change. It is currently caused by an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere due to burning of fossil fuels. Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. For example, plants filter CO2 out of air and transfer carbon into soil where it can be sequestered for decades to centuries. One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology in Kent State ...
Graduates of Kent State University's Child Development Center discuss their experiences at the center and future aspirations. ...
UPDATED 8/29/18: Peter Sagal, host of one of NPR’s most popular radio programs "Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me," will speak as part of the Kent State University at Tuscarawas 50th Anniversary on University Drive Celebration on Monday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Mr. Sagal replaces the previously announced Dave Barry who had to cancel his appearance due to a family health emergency. For more information, visit www.kent.edu/tusc/news/peter-sagal-replaces-dave-barry-50th-anniversary-speaker. --------------- Humorist, columnist and author Dave Barry will headline...