July 2017 Volume 15 | Issue 1 DocuSign Comes to Kent State University The Division of Human Resources is excited to introduce our new electronic signature program, DocuSign. With the implementation of the DocuSign application, the process of routing new hire documents for signature, approving requests and tracking timeline progress is simpler and more efficient. Documents will soon be signed and forwarded digitally and instantly, on any device with ease. This will reduce time and effort and minimize the potential for lost paperwork.    The benefits of using DocuSign ar...

The fall 2017 Bowman Breakfast will take place at Kent State University in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 4. Doors open at 7 a.m., buffet breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m. The featured speaker is Mark Mistur, dean of Kent State’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design. Mistur will speak on the topic “Design and Innovation at Kent State.” The cost to attend is $10 per person, payable by cash or check at the door only. Invoicing is not available for this event. Reservations can be completed online or by contacting Mary...

Dear Kent State University Faculty and Staff:     As we say farewell to summer and welcome another beautiful fall semester, we should be reminded that mental health issues are an increasing concern on college campuses. Kent State is committed to providing safe and secure environments at all locations within our community, and you can be a part of this effort. As a community, we must all be prepared to support our students through emotional distress, crises and other challenging situations by linking them to appropriate services and resources. You recently received a p...

Dear Kent State University Community Members: As we begin a new academic year, the Division of Information Services would like to remind everyone about the importance of protecting your Kent State email and FlashLine accounts. As you know, your FlashLine username and password are your keys to everything Kent State, and as such, it is of utmost importance that you ensure the security of this account by watching for email scams and phishing attempts. Phishing is a fraudulent process used by scammers to acquire your sensitive information. Phishing attempts through email are designed to enti...

Kent State University’s Division of Information Services has introduced a new “Message Me” functionality, which replaces the public-facing email address system for the online phone directory. “This change was necessitated because we observed parties external to the university, from both domestic and international locations, mass harvesting email addresses out of the phone directory,” says Brendan Walsh, Kent State’s manager for security and access management. “Once harvested, the amassed email addresses were then used to distribute phishing messages explicitly targeting Kent State...

The community is invited to celebrate Kent State University at Stark’s 2017-2018 season of the Featured Speakers Series with an impressive selection of personalities. Join us for exciting talks by Golden Globe-winning actor Henry Winkler, Army veteran and leadership expert Shannon Huffman Polson, Olympic medalist Anthony Ervin, and national news icons Cal Thomas and Juan Williams. For 27 years, this popular Kent State Stark series has attracted thousands of campus and community members who take advantage of a rare opportunity to be introduced to national and international experts on a wide ran...

Alliance Middle School students are more likely to make healthy lifestyle choices after attending a health and wellness fair presented by a group of senior nursing students from Kent State University’s College of Nursing. The adolescents rotated through four exhibits, which focused on positive self-talk, mindfulness and stress management, the importance of sleep, and anti-bullying and building healthy relationships. Prior to the creation of the health and wellness fair, the eight nursing students conducted a nursing assessment of Alliance, Ohio. According to the assessment, when comparing A...

Kent State’s Columbiana County campuses hosted orientation sessions on each of the two campuses to help welcome new and transfer students for the 2017-18 academic year. Destination Kent State, or DKS, was a day-long event for students, parents and family members to learn the ins and outs of being a college student at Kent State Salem and Kent State East Liverpool. Faculty, staff and administrators led information sessions to help explain topics such as financial aid, scholarships, technical support, time management, library resources, study techniques and learning support services. At the en...

It’s that nagging question you ask yourself every Thanksgiving after you have piled the food sky-high on your plate and savored every last morsel: “What happened? Were my eyes bigger than my stomach?” For many years, doctors and dieticians have focused on overeating as part of the reason for the obesity epidemic in America. There is sound science behind the predisposition to fill our plates with what we think is a reasonable portion, only to find ourselves overeating anyway. However, a new study by Kent State University researchers aims to help us use the tricks that our eyes play on us ...