Gregory King, School of Theatre and Dance, led a masterclass at Onyx Production, a dance and theatre company in Columbus, Ohio, on May 13, 2017. King’s high-energy class fused some of the main principles of Horton, ballet and other contemporary forms. Dancers were introduced to phrase works that challenged them, asking them to investigate their sense of physicality, specificity and complexity through constant movement manipulation. The class required a high degree of physicality and input from the dancers, encouraging them to execute movement with intention and clarity. ...
Three LaunchNET Kent State employees and one student client presented at the seventh annual Deshpande Symposium for Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Ed on June 12-14 in Lowell, Massachusetts. Julie Messing, executive director, and Lynn Buchinsky, venture advisor, spoke on a panel highlighting the results and lessons learned from building bridges and pathways from high school to college to community for entrepreneurial success and regional growth in Northeast Ohio, as part of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation’s regional work in entrepreneurship. Venture advisor Tabitha Martin and c...
Bonnie James Shaker, Department of English at Kent State University at Geauga, Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, and Angela Pettitt, Penn State Shenango, authored the article "Recovering Kate Chopin's 'Her First Party': Media, Mediation, Message" in American Periodicals, Jean Lee Cole and Cynthia Patterson (Eds.), 27(1), 2017, 21-24. Summary: After recovering a lost Kate Chopin short story in digital archives from the American Periodical Series Online, English faculty Shaker and Pettitt (Penn State) and Archivist Hughes-Watkins reflect on the affordances of various media arc...
Preventive care is one of the most important ways to improve your health. Disease, injury and premature death can often be avoided if you have preventive screenings as recommended. Join Dr. Michael Schecter from Be Well Solutions on Friday, Sept. 8, from noon to 1 p.m. in Heer Hall or via livestream. Schechter will address some of the following key questions as it relates to preventive care and answer questions from those in the audience: • Understand the population studies that screening recommendations are based on; • Be aware of conditions when early detection is...
Adopting a heart-healthy diet is key to healthy aging. Join our White Out for Wellness 28-Day Challenge and become more aware of added sugars, white flour and sodium in your daily diets. The White Out for Wellness Challenge will run from Sept. 1-28 and is offered by employee wellness partner Be Well Solutions to all full-time, benefits-eligible employees. Participants will receive education handouts at the start of the program, as well as weekly email tips and trackers from Be Well Solutions. And, as always, there are prizes and incentives for participants. Each week, partici...
The Employee Wellness office is pleased to present its fall speaker series, Reigniting Your Light. This speaker series features topics imperative to support your personal wellbeing. Topics and guest speakers include the following: Sept. 26 - Thomas O’Reilly, M.S., PCC, will share his wisdom and expertise on how your circadian rhythm affects your quality of life, not only in your sleeping hours but in your waking hours as well. More importantly, he’ll teach us how to “dance to the rhythm.” Oct. 10 - Laurel Greene Kaiser, LISW, will discuss the role of resiliency in all aspects of l...
Dementia affects one-third of all people older than 65 years in the United States. The most common cause of dementia is Alzheimer’s disease, a progressive, irreversible brain disease that results in impaired cognitive functioning and other behavioral changes. Humans are considered uniquely susceptible to Alzheimer’s disease, potentially due to genetic differences, changes in brain structure and function during evolution and an increased lifespan. However, a new study published Aug. 1 in Neurobiology of Aging provides the most extensive evidence of Alzheimer’s di...
Kent State University will soon begin using a new standardized calendaring system with an improved look and enhanced functionality. The new university-wide Events Calendar will allow students, faculty and staff to stay up-to-date on events and activities, by placing all of their events, globally, in one place. Currently, organizers are required to submit requests on multiple websites to have their events included in the “What’s Up” calendar, FLASHperks, university calendar and department web pages. There will now be one central event submission form. The Rationale “Research shows that st...
Did You Know? Your blinds can be used to help regulate indoor temperature. Use your blinds – tilt, twist or turn – to regulate temperature. If you do not have blinds, adjusting shades works, too! Actions You Can Take On hot days, tilt the blinds upward toward the ceiling to block heat from the sun – this simple action can reduce heat gain by up to 45 percent. On cool days, open the blinds completely or tilt them downward toward the floor to allow heat from the sun into the room. Close the blinds at night to prevent heat loss. Keep the blinds open enough to allow in sunlight s...