With more than 800 Kent State University faculty and staff already part of the On The Move Challenge, we have room for more and have extended the registration period, added a “refer a co-worker” incentive and encourage everyone to take a little time to invest in yourself by joining Team Kent State as we compete as ONE TEAM against other employers across the country. During this late registration period, April 3 through April 9, Employee Wellness will be providing Subway gift cards as part of the “refer a co-worker” challenge. For every two co-workers that you refer and join the...
Beginning July 1, Kent State University will become a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus. The new policy is part of the university’s healthy campus initiative, Kent State of Wellness. It is one of the university-level initiatives in the strategic roadmap to a distinctive Kent State. “It’s who we are; we are striving to be a healthier community,” says Kim Hauge, director of employee wellness. “We have appreciated the time since the passing of the policy last May to the actual implementation in July, as this has allotted us the time necessary to educate employees, students, vendors and visitors re...
The Office of Sexual and Relationship Violence and Support Services is the recipient of three grants to launch campuswide awareness and prevention initiatives surrounding sexual harassment and assault, relationship violence and stalking. The three grants total approximately $450,000. Each grant has a focus that corresponds with the initiatives it will fund on campus. The Violence Against Women Act Campus Programs grant allocates $300,000 over three years for Prevention Education and Awareness. The grant is given through the Office on Violence Against Women. “One of the big things about this ...
On March 9, two teams that formed during the Fashion/Tech Hackathon in January took top spots at the annual LaunchNET Kent State Idea Olympics competition. “Abeona, the total immersion jacket” took first place, while “Hermes, the helmet with brains,” took second place. Two other ideas, Popstyle and the Bean Bike, tied for third place, while GIFTY (Gestalting Youth) won the Social Enterprise award. The team that developed Abeona, a tech-enhanced hiking jacket, is made up of Ryan Holland, graduate student in the School of Digital Sciences; Brian Steinhoff, senior in the School o...
The Kent Creativity Festival planning committee is seeking applications from those interested in participating in the second annual Kent Creativity Festival to be held on Saturday, Sept. 30. The inaugural event drew more than 2,000 attendees, and expectations are high for an even more successful event in 2017. This festival will again provide an opportunity for people of all ages and skill levels to come together and create, share and explore the making of all forms of art. It is a collective effort by the city of Kent and Kent State University, including many organizations focused on arts and...
In Ohio, most seventh graders are learning earth and space science, physical science and life science in a middle school classroom. While peers are learning about Earth’s oceanic currents and the periodic table, Jameson Payne attends Kent State University’s Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg, taking Molecules of Life, Seven Ideas That Shook the Universe and General Chemistry I. At age 12, Payne is earning college credits through the College Credit Plus program. He is one of 1,977 students across the Kent State system earning college credits while simultaneously attending a secondary school...
Joshua Looser, a junior entrepreneurship major in Kent State University's College of Business Administration, received the Red Cross Acts of Courage Award on March 2 after successfully performing the Heimlich maneuver on a woman who was choking last year. In March 2016, Looser was walking around the building during his shift at Swensons when he noticed someone sitting in a car, and something seemed off. “Something was weird,” Looser says. “She opened the door slightly and then stopped, so I ran over and asked if she was okay, and she didn’t answer.” Realizing she was choking, Loo...
What better way can Kent State University alumni make a difference in their community than by volunteering with fellow Golden Flashes? The Kent State Alumni Association is hosting the ninth annual Alumni Day of Service on Saturday, April 29, encouraging alumni worldwide to make a difference in their local communities. Participants can choose from more than 25 domestic and international volunteer sites. Alumni Association Assistant Director of Outreach Lisa Mascellino, ’94, says that the purpose of Alumni Day of Service is to bring Kent State alumni together, volunteerin...
Kent State University at Tuscarawas is announcing the signing of two New Philadelphia wrestlers to their wrestling team. On March 24, Blake Bollon and Cullen Brogan signed National Letters of Intent to wrestle for the Kent State Tuscarawas Golden Eagles. Bollon was a four-year letterman for the Quakers, a recent state qualifier and finished second in the East Central Ohio League (ECOL), while Brogan earned three wrestling letters, was a district qualified this season, finished second in the ECOL and served at team captain for NPHS. “It’s exciting to have these two e...
New rankings released by U.S. News & World Report (March 14) place Kent State University’s School of Library and Information Science (iSchool) among the nation’s top 20 graduate programs in library and information science – again. Kendra S. Albright, Ph.D., who became director of the iSchool in July 2016, acknowledged the program’s rigorous academic standards and renowned faculty as key factors in the strong ranking. “Current and future students should be confident that they will receive a relevant, leading-edge education,” Albright said. “Kent State’s iSchool has an international re...