Join us for this informative lunch and learn on Tuesday, April 10, from noon-1 p.m. in Room 306, Kent Student Center. During this session, we will discuss the role of Social Security in retirement planning and the effect of the Windfall Elimination and Government Offset Provision as it relates to OPERS/STRS. Our presenter will be Sean Deasy, CFP, ChFC, senior financial advisor for VALIC Financial Advisors Inc. Mr. Deasy will discuss and help you to be more informed about costs associated with retirement. He also will help attendees calculate the amount of income they will ne...
Health coaching is provided by Be Well Solutions as part of Kent State University's employee wellness program for all full-time, benefits-eligible employees on all campuses. Health coaching appointments are individualized, 30-minute sessions with a certified health coach with expertise in a variety of areas, including exercise, nutrition, stress management, tobacco cessation and general health. The next onsite health coaching dates will be Tuesday, April 3, and Thursday, April 19. All onsite sessions take place in Room 103, Heer Hall in the Emplo...
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Familiar Face Deepraj Mukherjee Associate Professor Department of Economics Stark Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Teaching various undergraduate courses. My research is in the area of international trade and economic development. I particularly look into the expansion of multinational firms from the BRICS (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa) economies. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2012 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Waldorf University, Iowa LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Collegiality and student-friendly campus. I particularly...
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New Face Erin Burke Academic Advisor I College of Communication and Information Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I advise journalism/mass communication students (PR, Digital Media, Journalism and Advertising). WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: October 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I worked as a graduate assistant for two years at Baldwin Wallace. I have also worked for Mystic Image Productions in Cleveland since February 2013. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I love the people and the atmosphere. Everyone is so welcoming and always willing to help...
Kent State University recognized Professor of English Susanna Fein, Ph.D., for her work in the Department of English and awarded her with an Outstanding Research and Scholarship award. She was one of three faculty scholars selected for the annual award. Dr. Fein was recognized for her contributions in editing The Chaucer Review, a journal that treats the literature of the Middle Ages with a focus on the poet Geoffrey Chaucer. Todd Diacon, executive vice president and provost, and Paul DiCorleto, vice president for research, presented the award to Dr. Fein. “I’ve worked here at Kent St...
Kent State University student Antonina “Nina” Schubert has received a 2018 Courage Award from Ohio Gov. John Kasich in recognition for her work on campus to remove the stigma of mental illness and work to lessen suicide rates. Gov. Kasich presented the award to Ms. Schubert during his final State of the State Address at Otterbein University in Westerville on March 6. Ms. Schubert, 19, a freshman studying early childhood education, in the 2017 Fall Semester founded the Nightingale Project, a student organization working to end the stigma of mental illness and to help her fellow students cope ...
Celebrating College Teaching, sponsored by the University Teaching Council, has issued a call for abstracts for the 25th anniversary conference to be held on Friday, Oct. 19. This is an open call, but those who received funding from the University Teaching Council are obligated to submit an abstract and present their work. Proposals will be considered in two divisions — roundtables and poster sessions. Because of the limited number of roundtable spaces, authors may be asked to present in an alternate division. Roundtables will be presented in two 40-minute morning sessions from 9-10:30 a.m....
In 1990, members of the very first National Gay Pilots Association (NGPA) identified by a subtle airplane on their shirts, met discreetly in Provincetown, Massachusetts, to begin their fight for equality. These members, and many others, were at risk of losing their jobs or being dishonorably discharged if anyone found out they were gay during that time. Now, 28 years later, more than 4,000 lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) members worldwide, ranging from commercial pilots to mechanics, are openly supported by the National Gay Pilots Association. This story and the organi...
Sandy Scheuer was on her way to class on May 4, 1970, when she was shot and killed by Ohio National Guardsmen responding to protests of the Vietnam War at Kent State University. Now, almost 50 years later, Ms. Scheuer’s life will be the subject of a new exhibit at the May 4 Visitors Center at Kent State. ...