Veronica Cook-Euell, supplier diversity manager, is the recipient of the National Association of Educational Procurement, (NAEP) Professional Perspective Award. This award is given to the author(s) who contributed the highest-rated and most well-received article from the past year’s issues of the Educational Procurement Journal. Ms. Cook-Euell’s winning article “10 Steps to Successful Advocacy in Supplier Diversity” was featured in the journal’s spring 2017 issue. ...

Familiar Face Amy Calapa Senior Advisor I College of Business Administration Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Academic advising, Business Learning Community coordinator, support of recruitment and retention initiatives for the College of Business Administration WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: April 2002 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Student Activities and Greek Life at St. Lawrence University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The community atmosphere on campus and the students! Every day, I learn about something new and exciting students are doing, wh...

New Face Lisa (Lash) Morde Coordinator Office of Experiential Education and Civic Engagement Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I coordinate Alternative Spring Break, Days of Service and Super Service Saturdays. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: May 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Smith College LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: People here are so welcoming and my colleagues are truly passionate about their work. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Kent State is doing great work in service learning, truly striving to let pedagogy d...

Along with the exciting games, March Madness is a time for watch parties filled with finger-friendly foods. Typically, this means pizza, wings, chips and a plethora of dips. Fortunately, there are ways to slim down some of your favorite game-day foods without sacrificing taste. On Friday, March 9, from noon-1 p.m. at Heer Hall, join our Be Well dietitian and team members as they demonstrate firsthand how to make these healthier apps and delicious snacks! Of course, you will be able to sample each recipe.  These crowd-pleasing recipes are sure to ease your mind so you can enjoy ...

Join us on Tuesday, March 13, from noon-1 p.m. at Heer Hall for a lunch and learn designed to assist employees prepare for retirement. During this session, we will discuss the new realities retirees are facing, such as planning for the five essential risks in retirement and creating a retirement income plan. Our presenter will be Sean Deasy, senior financial advisor, VALIC Financial Advisors Inc. A light lunch will be provided. Registration is required and space is limited. To see a list and to register for additional Financial Wellness workshops, visit our financial wellness webpage here. ...

As part of the Wellness Your Way employee incentive program, all full-time, benefits-eligible employees are invited to attend an onsite health screening (you do not have to be covered by the university-sponsored health plan to take advantage of this onsite service). Screenings conducted between September 2017 and April 30, 2018, will go toward the employee Tier One requirement for 2018. Once all requirements are complete for Tier One, eligible employees will receive their $150 wellness award. The deadline for completing Tier One is April 30, 2018. If you have not already s...

Career Closet celebrates Women's History Month and the coming of spring by giving you the chance to get a jump on your spring cleaning, and help Kent State students. Clean, new and used work and interview-appropriate clothing can be brought to the Williamson House, the Career Exploration office (Schwartz Center) or LaunchNET (University Library, 2nd floor) during office hours, until March 22. The Kent State Career Closet is a collaborative initiative of the Women's Center, Career Exploration and Development and LaunchNET, where students can come to shop for free career, in...

When it comes to comics and graphic narratives, few names are as renowned and revered as Art Spiegelman. Since the 1960s, Mr. Spiegelman has been influencing the comics medium and leaving his mark on American culture. Whether it is through his creation of the Garbage Pail Kids for Topps trading cards, his famous cover designs for The New Yorker or his biographical masterpiece Maus, Mr. Spiegelman’s work has influenced generations of artists and readers.   On March 6, Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Jewish Studies Program will host Mr. Spiegelman as a guest s...

Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce Kent State University President Beverly Warren will be among the featured lecturers during the institution’s weeklong investigation of “The Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century,” Aug. 11-18, 2018. President Warren’s talk will focus on the lessons, learnings and remembrances of May 4, 1970. President Warren will speak at 10:45 a.m. Aug. 15 in the Chautauqua Amphitheater on the institution grounds.   “It is said that those who do not remember their history are doomed to repeat it,” says Chautauqua Institution President Michael H...