On Wednesday, May 2, Kent State University will participate in the American Diabetes Association's National Get Fit Don't Sit Day™, and we want you to join in the fun! You may have always known that exercise is good for you, but you may not realize just how harmful extended times of sitting can be to your health. That is why the American Diabetes Association recommends that everyone, including people with diabetes, limit the amount of time they spend sitting. In fact, they advise getting up and moving, at least 3-4 minutes, every 30 minutes. Here at Kent State, we value the hea...

Kent State University Community Members:    I am pleased to announce that J.R. Campbell, professor and director of Kent State University’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, will become the inaugural executive director of Kent State’s Design Innovation Initiative.   J.R. has distinguished himself as a strong voice for design innovation and multidisciplinary collaboration through efforts such as the Fashion/Tech Hackathon, TechStyleLAB and his continued advocacy for makerspaces and entrepreneurialism. He is part of a work group that proposed a Center for Desig...

There is still time to lace up those sneakers, slip on your favorite workout gear and join TEAM KENT STATE in our Faculty/Staff Rec and Play Day this Friday, April 20. This is an opportunity to “be on the move together” and support our TEAM KENT STATE movers in the National On the Move Challenge. The Employee Wellness office has teamed up with our campus partners at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center to create Rec and Play Day on April 20 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. During this time, there will be a variety of activities to jump in on as you wish. These include corn hol...

WKSU staff was honored with 11 awards from the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors (OAPME) in a ceremony held March 24 in Columbus, Ohio. Top honors went to WKSU for General Excellence – Radio, the fourth consecutive year the newsroom earned the acknowledgement. The OAPME Awards reflect standout work created in 2017.   WKSU Reporter/Digital Editor M.L. Schultze came away the big winner of the OAPME Awards event with four first-place awards – more than any other broadcast journalist in the 2017 contest – including Best Reporter. Ms. Schultze was honored for: Best Broadcast Writing fo...

Should we all get regular checkups from our healthcare professionals? Yes. Do we? Not always. Would getting some kind of financial incentive help? Well, for Barbara Spencer, the answer is yes. And it saved her life. Ms. Spencer, business manager for the Office of the Dean of Students at Kent State University, was diagnosed with breast cancer last April. From June through August, she went through four chemotherapy treatments, and her radiation treatments began shortly after in September and ended in November. “I didn’t want to believe it,” Ms. Spencer says. “I was just so surpris...

The updated Tuition Benefit Workflow has been in production since March 30, 2018. A new feature captures all of an employee’s recorded dependents in a drop-down list. Some dependents listed will not show a “Student Banner ID,” and while this is not an editable field, having it blank will not stop the workflow process. If you do not see one of your dependents in the list, please contact the Benefits Office. For questions or more information, contact the Benefits Office at 330-672-3107 or benefits@kent.edu. ...

Online faculty/staff parking permit renewals will be available from April 16-May 11. After May 11, permits can be purchased in person in the Parking Services office located in Room 123, Schwartz Center. For permit-renewal assistance or for additional information, contact Parking Services at 330-672-4432 or by email at parking@kent.edu.     Renew your faculty/staff parking permit here   ...