We all encounter daily stressors – traffic, work deadlines and family obligations are just a few. Sometimes it feels like we can’t escape the stressors around us. On Thursday, Feb. 16, from 10-11 a.m., the first of a three-part webinar series, Stress Management That Works: Session 1, will help you become more aware of when you are feeling stressed and provide some easy techniques and strategies on how to cope with stress in your life and its effect on your body. You also will learn how to decrease stress levels by understanding how you currently think about your problems. During Session 2, ...
Enjoy a healthy lunch and the camaraderie of your peers while learning the latest information on heart disease in women at the Women’s Heart Health Luncheon on Thursday, Feb. 9, from noon to 1:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. The guest speaker will be Margaret (Peggy) Zanin, MS, BSN, RN, CES. Zanin is a registered nurse with more than 30 years of experience in cardiovascular care and a certified clinical exercise specialist. She is the director of community outreach and wellness with the Heart and Vascular Center at Cleveland Clinic Akron General. Make your health a prio...
Finding positive ways to cope with your stressors can help improve your overall health and well-being. Learn strategies for accomplishing this goal during the Winter Chill Challenge Feb. 1-28. Throughout this 28-day challenge, you will learn to recognize the stressors in your life and find healthy ways to cope with them. Participants will receive an educational handout at the start of the program, followed by weekly email tips and trackers from our wellness partner, Be Well Solutions. Specific areas of focus will include: Identifying stressors and strategizing...
New Face Katie Mattise Program Coordinator LGBTQ Student Center Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Work with the director to provide programming, support and advocacy for students of marginalized genders and sexualities or those wishing to engage with topics related to those identities. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: September 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Syracuse University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The people, for sure. Everyone I’ve met really has a passion for their work or studies. And there’s a lot of excitement and willingness to w...
Familiar Face Joseph D. Ortiz Professor Department of Geology Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Earth science research and teaching related to climate, water quality, oceanography and sedimentary geology WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2001 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory of Columbia University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Beautiful campus ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Freedom to pursue a wide range of research questions RESIDES IN: Hudson, Ohio HOMETOWN: Yaphank, New Yo...
Four candidates for dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services at Kent State University will be on campus over the next several weeks. Based on responses received from faculty, staff and students through a survey and town hall meetings, each candidate will hold a public presentation on the topic, “Leading a Complex College: Building Community, Enhancing Reputation and Securing Resources for the College of Education, Health and Human Services.” Todd A. Diacon, Ph.D., senior vice president for academic affairs and provost, is encouraging members of the Kent State community...
Alexandra Bangor dreams of the day when she moves to a big city to open her cosmetics/fashion line. Last month, Bangor took the first steps to turn her dreams into reality when she graduated from Kent State University’s College of Communication and Information with a major in interpersonal communication and a minor in public communication. But an unexpected family event almost pushed back her career goals. “Toward the beginning of the semester, my father had a bad knee injury and was unable to work for about one month,” Bangor says. “He has a job where he works on commission and since he...
Kent State University students, faculty and staff now have free, unlimited access to Lynda.com (Lynda.kent.edu), an online library of instructional videos that cover the latest software, online tools and even topics such as audio mixing, marketing, business and education. Access to Lynda.com was made possible in fall 2016 through a partnership between the Division of Information Services, University Libraries and the Office of Continuing and Distance Education. A LinkedIn company, Lynda.com offers more than 4,000 online courses taught by industry professionals in 12 categories, including...
Project AWARE Kent will be offering free Mental Health First Aid courses to Kent State University faculty, staff and students. The eight-hour course offers evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance-use disorders. Faculty and staff earn two hours of Beyond Compliance for completing the course. Students earn 1,500 FLASHperks. One in five adults suffer from mental illnesses in any given year. Many suffer alone. Following completion of the course, participants will be able to provide support for friends, family membe...
Deneen Penn, a sophomore at Kent State University at Trumbull, has been crowned Miss Ohio Collegiate America 2017. Penn, who is a business management major, advances to compete this summer for the title of Miss Collegiate America. At the pageant, which was held at Henri’s Cloud Nine store and Polaris Fashion Place mall in Columbus, Penn competed in three phases: interview, fun fashion and evening gown. During her interview, Penn presented her résumé, which included an array of accomplishments and community services. One of those experiences was Stomp Out Bullying, a campaign that allowed her...