Yosh Hakutani, Department of English, authored “Cy Twombly’s Painting of the Peonies and Haiku Imagery” in Cy Twombly: Image, Text, Paratext, ed. Thierry Greub, (Paderborn, Germany: Wilhelm Fink Verlag / Boston: Brill Publishing Group, 2018), 306-22; and “Yone Noguchi, Ezra Pound, and Imagism: A Summary” in Yone Noguchi Society Newsletter, No. 4 (September 2017), 2-4. ...

Familiar Face Keith Lloyd Associate Professor Department of English Stark Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I teach College Writing, History of the English Language, Linguistics, Grammar, Fairy Tales, The Bible as Literature, Argumentative Prose, Critical Theory, Great Books and World Rhetorics  WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2002 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Indiana University Southeast LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The people ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: I desired to be part of and promote a respectful commun...

New Face Ann Tager Academic Advisor I College of Arts and Sciences Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Help undergraduate students in the College of Arts and Sciences develop and achieve their educational and personal goals through the use of transformational advising practices.  WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Slippery Rock University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I really appreciate the family atmosphere and the student focus. Everyone I’ve met here truly cares about their co-workers and their students, ...

Love your heart! Did you know that the leading cause of death is heart disease and that 80 percent of it is preventable? On Thursday, Feb. 15, from 5:30-6:30 p.m. in the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Seminar Room A, you can find out ways to love your heart and reduce your risk through proper nutrition. Our February workshop presenter will be Tanya R. Falcone, M.S., RD, LD, coordinator for the Center of Nutrition Outreach in Kent State’s School of Health Sciences. This program is open to all full- and part-time employees. For full-time, benefits-eligible employees...

Weight Watcher's at Work welcomes all Kent State University employees, family members and students to an open house on Wednesday, Feb. 21, from noon-1 p.m. in Room 303 in the Kent Student Center.  The open house is a perfect opportunity to learn more or try out a meeting with no obligation to join. As part of Weight Watcher’s Inspire, anyone who attends a meeting, including this open house, and purchases a Weight Watcher’s membership between Feb. 5-23 will be eligible for a free starter kit, valued at $70. Kent State’s Weight Watcher's at Work mee...

Throughout the year, representatives from Human Resources and other departments will hold employee appreciation day visits at all Regional Campus locations. “KSU Appreciates You” enhances connections with faculty and staff on the Regional Campuses and facilitates institutional knowledge sharing. Each visit will take place from approximately 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and includes a mix of food, fun and games. Dates are as follows: Feb. 7, Kent State University at Stark April 11, Kent State University at Trumbull April 17, Kent State University at Tuscarawas June TBD, College of P...

Several athletes have been incorporating probiotics for its many benefits in boosting their workout routines. Kent State University faculty and students are also now looking at how probiotics can help combat heat-caused complications during exercise, such as heat stroke and heat exhaustion. To help with this area of research, the university’s Exercise Science/Physiology Program was awarded a $248,000 grant by i-Health Inc. The grant will be used to conduct a study relating to the use of probiotics and physical exercise. Under the direction of Ellen Glickman, Ph.D., and Adam Jajtner, Ph.D., ...