The Heart Walk is the American Heart Association's premiere event for raising funds to save lives from the number one and number five causes of death in the United States: heart disease and stroke. Kent State University faculty, staff, students, friends, family and community members are invited to join Team Kent State on Saturday, Sept. 15, from 8:30 to 11 a.m. for the Akron Heart Walk at the University of Akron Stile Athletics Field House, 384 Carroll St., in Akron. Designed to promote physical activity and heart-healthy living, the Heart Walk creates an environment that is fu...
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. These interactive sessions will take place Sept. 18, Oct. 3 and Oct. 15. All full- and part-time employees are welcome to take advantage of the entire three-part series. However, if this is not possible, please plan to attend any session that your schedule may permit. Time has been built into each session so that attendees will...
Join us on Monday, Aug. 20, (rescheduled from Aug. 7) from noon to 1 p.m. when Beth Michel, recreation program officer with the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, will explain how to get the most out of your walk as we tour the Kent Campus. The meeting location to begin the walk is at the black squirrel statue between the University Library and the Kent Student Center on the Kent Campus. Meet at noon with a departure time of 12:10 p.m. and return just before 1 p.m. All full- and part-time employees are invited to join us for the walk. Employees participating in the Welln...
Academic advisors who go above and beyond in their roles help define students’ success, from enrollment to graduation. One such advisor is Courtney Miller, an academic advisor at Kent State University’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg. Ms. Miller was recently honored with the Dr. Terry Kuhn Distinguished Undergraduate Advising Award, which recognizes the outstanding contributions of an academic or faculty advisor who demonstrates a commitment to student success inside and outside the classroom. The award recognizes a distinguished advisor as one who fosters an empowering advising relatio...
From Michigan to Florida, Paris to Rome and more, Kent State University employees captured memories of some of the most interesting places, people and things from their local and international trips. e-Inside is sharing some of their photos in this final feature for 2018. Please note that photo submissions are no longer being accepted. Pratim Datta, Ph.D., College of Business Administration, shot this photo in Masai Mara, Kenya. He says, "A lion pride had just made a kill in the African savannah and the feeding was frenzied. Unable to secure a bite after some...
Kent State University at Geauga has a long-standing tradition of a Dean’s Advisory Board. The members of this board give of their time and talents to advise & connect Dean Spalsbury and her staff for the betterment of our students. Recently they went one-step further by giving of their treasures as well. They established the Kent State University Geauga and Regional Academic Center, Advisory Board Scholarship. “The scholarship will be for one student from the Burton campus and one student at the Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg,” said Rich Frenchie, volunteer Advisory Board chair.&...
There are a few guaranteed things in Geauga County. Like it will snow, probably a lot, maple sugaring is a holiday here, and the Great Geauga County Fair is a Labor Day weekend tradition. This year Kent State University at Geauga will be hosting a pre-fair tailgate on Saturday, September 1, 2018 at the Burton campus. We are inviting current KSU at Geauga students and ALL KSU alums that live in Geauga County to join us from 11a.m. – 1p.m. at the Burton Campus for close parking, burgers and dogs, fun games, a visit from Flash the mascot, some great photo ops AND a FREE ticket to t...
Two days and 50 miles. That is how long it will take kayakers to paddle the Cuyahoga River from Kent State University to Kent State’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative for the 5th annual Crooked River Commute. The event is intended to promote the river as a shared asset for education, recreation, and sustainability. The kayakers will leave from Heritage Park in Kent on Friday, Aug. 10, and celebrate their return to Cleveland by paddling into the Cleveland Flats neighborhood on Saturday, Aug. 11. The flotilla of 18 kayakers is expected to arrive at the Cleveland Metroparks Merwin...
Humorist, columnist and author Dave Barry is headlining the Kent State University at Tuscarawas 50th Anniversary on University Drive Celebration on Mon., Sept. 10, in the Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m., with theater doors opening at 6:30 p.m. The presentation is free and open to the public. Tickets are required and will be available Fri., Aug. 10, at the Performing Arts Center. This is a return performance to the campus for Barry, as he also spoke as part of the Voices of Distinction Series in 2012. A writer who has built a career out of finding the humor in nearly everything, B...