Bring your bike from home or check out a bike through the Flashfleet bike-sharing program at one of eight locations around the Kent Campus. Flashfleet locations include the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Eastway Center, Van Campen Hall, Tri-Towers, Terrace Hall, Stopher-Johnson, the Kent Student Center and PARTA in downtown Kent.  The lunchtime ride will take place on Wednesday, July 25, from noon-1 p.m. Staff from Kent State's Department of Recreational Services will lead participants on a 30- to 40-minute campus ride, as well as around the surrounding com...

The Kent Campus continues to undergo extensive renovations and new construction. Join us on Tuesday, July 24, from noon-1 p.m. when Michael Bruder from the Office of the University Architect will fill us in on the construction progress as we “walk and talk” about the campus. The meeting location to start 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. Employees participating in the Wellness Your Way wellness program will receive 10 Tier Two p...

Kent State University makes available to all of its employees the Life on the Move platform so they can continue to Boost, Learn, Assess, Move and Share their way into better health, alongside Kent State colleagues and friends. Coach Sean Foy of Stronger U Academy will continue to be your weekly coach. Registration is now open for Life on the Move. To join, simply go to https://lifeonthemove.welcoa.org and enter KentStateThrives247 as your registration code. For more information about employee wellness, contact Kim Hauge at 330-672-7505 or khauge@kent.edu. You may also visit the Emp...

Just in time for summer, Fit for Life is a supervised exercise program for faculty, staff and registered students. Classes are held twice a day on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (you choose your session) in the MACC Annex off Midway Drive on the Kent Campus. Fit for Life provides individual and small group instruction aimed at improving your fitness goals at your own pace. This 1-credit workshop is a perfect way to do Wellness Your Way and achieve the success you've been looking for in your personal health and fitness journey. The 60-minute class aims to increase cardiovascular endurance, ...

Against all odds, Ya’el Courtney has become a standout in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and found a world of success after her acceptance into a top-tier summer science program. Ms. Courtney, a senior biology major at Kent State University, was accepted into the summer program in genomics research at the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard. Ms. Courtney was selected out of 900 applicants for the nine-week program that kicked off in June in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Ms. Courtney has been working her whole life to receive an opportunity similar to this. Grow...

Kent State University at Trumbull continues to examine ways to encourage prosperity in the Mahoning Valley. Its new Weekend College/Hybrid Completion Program offers anyone with prior college credits a unique opportunity to cost- and time-effectively complete their degree.   Beginning this fall, classes meet for a few hours every other Saturday, and the remainder is completed online. Classes are completed in eight weeks and begin on Saturday, Aug. 25.   “People stop attending college for a number of reasons,” says Jim Ritter, Ph.D., director of enrollment management and stude...

Diversity really matters to students at Kent State University, and those issues and accolades have a new administrative channel in the Student Diversity Action Council, a branch of the University Diversity Action Council that seeks to be a voice and an advocate for the student body. Alyx Weaver, current chair of the Student Diversity Action Council and a doctoral neuroscience student at Kent State, is looking to spread the message of diversity and inclusion. “We are here to support and enhance diversity, and make sure the administration is hearing from the diverse students we have on campus,...

Online final grading for summer 2018 Summer 1 (POT S1) began Thursday, July 12, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any summer 2018 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, July 17. Any final grades for summer 2018 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These summer 2018 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, July 19.     To access Final Grades via FlashFAST, log in to FlashLine and click on the Facu...

Preparing the next generation of change agents to positively impact their communities involves investing in and empowering them to become effective leaders.  In light of this, Kent State University has established a Leadership Center to develop the next generation of ethical, purposeful change agents and thought leaders committed to creating positive change. The new center, located on the second floor of the Kent Student Center, opened its doors to students in April and will teach and enhance students’ leadership skills for personal and career success. Christian Hightower, assistant dir...