The November issue of HR News Flash, the Division of Human Resources’ quarterly newsletter, is available. Check it out for the latest employee news and information, including: Results from the recent Hurricane Relief Supply Drive Photos from the annual Veterans Day ceremony “KSU’s Night at the Q” offers discounted tickets to a March Cavs game A recap of the recent On the Move Challenge kick off Photos from the Employee Appreciation Family and Friends football games Blue and Gold(en) opportunities to support KSU and You and much more You can access the November issue of New...

Familiar Face Oleg D. Lavrentovich Trustees Research Professor Liquid Crystal Institute® and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Graduate education and research in the area of soft matter and liquid crystals WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: April 1992 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Université Paris-Sud, Orsay, France LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Liquid Crystal Institute® ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Liquid Crystal Institute® RESIDES IN: Kent, Ohio HOMETOWN: Kyiv, Ukrai...

New Face Taylor Ridenour Counselor I One Stop for Student Services  Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: To provide customer service in a comprehensive student service unit that provides integrated cross-functional service in the areas of registration/enrollment, student records, student accounts, financial aid, and student financial counseling to all university constituents, including students (prospective, current, former and alumni), parents/families, staff, faculty and other campus community members. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: March 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE ...

Kent State University kicked off the season of giving early this year on Nov. 1 with the launch of its 2017 Giving Tuesday campaign. In a departure from efforts of past years, the university extended the fundraising initiative through the entire month of November, leading up to Giving Tuesday, the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, on Nov. 28. Giving Tuesday is the unofficial worldwide beginning to a season of philanthropic giving to nonprofits that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday. Keeping with her personal tradition, Kent State President Beverly Warren has pledged $25,000 to the Presidentia...

Kent State University has set an aggressive agenda for academic excellence across all areas of the university's Strategic Roadmap. The Kent State University Foundation Board of Directors supports this agenda fully and is committed to helping financially support the university's academic excellence. With this goal in mind, the Kent State Foundation is pleased to offer a systemwide grant program to all departments, schools, colleges, institutes and centers. The Foundation Board has approved a budget of $100,000 in grant funds to be awarded during the 2018 fiscal year. There ...

Since the holiday season calls for delicious and indulgent foods like pumpkin pie, candied yams, stuffing, mashed potatoes and gravy, not surprisingly a person consumes an average of 3,000 calories at Thanksgiving dinner – 1,000 over the recommended daily intake, according to Spoon University. Billy Edmondson, executive chef with Kent State University Dining Services, says one of the most important things at holiday get-togethers is to provide healthy options to avoid overindulging in sugary, fat-filled dishes. “People often eat and snack even when they’re not hungry,” Chef Edmonson says. “I...

The average person gains six to 10 pounds over the holiday season, says Tanya Falcone, registered dietitian and nutritional outreach coordinator at Kent State University. This can lead to significant weight gain over the years that does not shed, even after the New Year. Ms. Falcone says that with so many delicious and tempting foods, it can be hard to stay healthy during the holidays. She says that over the course of one holiday celebration, the average person consumes more than 5,000 calories and 10,000 mg of sodium, more than four times the recommended daily intake, over the course of one ...

The 2018 Learning Resources Network’s International Awards named Kent State University’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development as the “Best Brochure Design” for the center’s fall 2017/spring 2018 Catalog of Professional Development Offerings. Kent State’s Center for Corporate and Professional Development partners with area employers to meet their talent development needs with customized on-site employee training, and public professional development programs and certificates.     Learning Resources Network recognized the Center for Corporate and Professional Developm...