It's that time of year again! 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 Sept. 27, 2017, and April 30, 2018, will go toward the employee Tier One requirement for 2018 incentives, putting employees well on their way toward their first $150, which will be paid out in February 2018. Onsite Screening Dates and Registration If your health...
Take a tour of IMPACT Solutions IMPACT Solutions Employee Assistance and Work/Life Program offers a wide array of resources and services to all full- and part-time employees, as well as to their eligible dependents, parents and parents-in-law. IMPACT Solutions can assist with matters ranging in nature from preparing a family budget, mental health or family counseling, legal advice, smoking cessation, eldercare or childcare and mindfulness coaching. IMPACT, one of Kent State University's valued wellness partners, also will share how they can support employees in their quest to live a heal...
Kent State University faculty and staff can receive a 10 percent discount on adult tickets to the Akron Symphony by using the promo code KSU17 at www.akronsymphony.org. The discount also is available the night of the performance by showing your employee ID at the box office. This weekend, the Akron Symphony Orchestra will present Opening Night: The Slavic Soul on Saturday, Sept. 23, at 8 p.m. at E.J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall. The evening will feature a trio of favorites from Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich and Dvořák. For other employee discounts, please visit www.kent.edu/hr/benefits/emplo...
Familiar Face Deborah Bice Associate Professor English Department Kent State Ashtabula JOB DESCRIPTION: English coordinator. Teach writing composition and Medieval/Renaissance literature WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 1998 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Case Western Reserve University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Students and their success ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Student centered RESIDES IN: Ashtabula, Ohio HOMETOWN: Providence, Rhode Island EDUCATION: Ph.D. Medieval and Renaissance L...
New Face Steven Zoller Training and Development Specialist Training and Organizational Development Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Perform a high level of design and delivery of blended training solutions; webinars, online learning and facilitation. Manage the entire lifecycle of projects that support the function of the Division of Human Resources and the mission of the university. Reports to the director of training and development. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: January 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Marriott International Inc. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT S...
Four Kent State University employees have been named 2017 “30 for the Future” award recipients by the Greater Akron Chamber. Kent State’s Theron Brown, assistant professor of jazz piano in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music; Cason Brunt, director of student support services and academic diversity outreach in University College; Michael Kavulic, Ph.D., director of board operations and technology in the Office of the President; and Alicia Robinson, assistant director of the Women’s Center, received their awards Sept. 7 during an award ceremony. The “30 for the Future” award is given to young p...
Project AWARE Kent will be offering an eight-hour Mental Health First-Aid course to students, faculty and staff in an effort to create a network of people at Kent State University who will know how to respond to and are aware of mental health and substance abuse disorders. The course is an evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance-use disorders. The Mental Health First-Aid course counts for two hours of Beyond Compliance Training (for faculty and staff) or 1,500 FLASHperks (for students).  ...
Be part of the Homecoming tradition and enjoy a fun-filled week of events, including the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Homecoming Parade at 10 a.m. and football game against the Miami RedHawks. This year's Homecoming will feature 2003 British Open Champion Ben Curtis, ’03, and his wife, Candace, ’02, as Parade Grand Marshals. Hang out with family and friends before the football game at the Welcome Home Party at the Center for Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement. A fun event for Golden Flashes, the gathering will include giveaways, food, activities and more. The Flash Nation Tailgate begins at 1:30 p.m. ...
This past week, the walkways at Kent State University at Ashtabula were lined with thousands of American flags in honor of those who lost their lives in the Sept. 11 attacks. The flags, provided by the Student Veterans Association, have been an annual 9/11 tradition at Kent State Ashtabula since 2010. “In 2010, the student veterans decided to make a small memorial for the victims by placing 144 flags around the on-campus flag pole,” says Kerri Lochmueller, faculty advisor for the Student Veterans Association. “The student veterans then decided they would eventually like to place one fla...
Antibiotic resistance is a public health crisis that threatens the lives of millions of people around the world. Yet, according to a new report released Aug. 29, the U.S. policy response fails to adequately address this major challenge. The commission report was authored by 12 antibiotic resistance experts from the fields of infectious disease medicine, veterinary medicine, microbiology, epidemiology and public health, including Tara Smith, Ph.D., professor of epidemiology at Kent State University’s College of Public Health. The report, Combating Antibiotic Resistance: A Policy Roadmap to Red...