Familiar Face Jasmina D. Waters Assistant Director Upward Bound Math Science Program Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Develop strategies and incentives to increase student achievement and success. Create and implement student-centered programs, events and activities targeted toward first-generation and/or low-income students. Collaborate and communicate clearly with campus and community colleagues to support student success and advocacy. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: September 2012 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I worked in various student positions...
New Face Lisa A. Abraham Senior Writer University Communications and Marketing Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I write about anything and everything Kent State! WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I was a news reporter and editor in Ohio for many years, most recently working as the food editor for The Columbus Dispatch. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The wonderful energy from all of the students and my kind and helpful co-workers. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: This was a great job o...
As part of the Wellness Your Way incentive program, full-time, benefits-eligible employees are invited to attend an on-site health screening which will count toward their 2019 Tier One Wellness Your Way requirements. In addition, we have arranged flu vaccine clinics to align with all upcoming health screening dates through December 2018 for all campuses. Completing Your Tier One Activities If your health screening is completed on-site with Be Well Solutions, Kent State University's wellness partner, it will automatically be loaded into your persona...
Join us for the third annual Rainbow Run, coordinated by Kent State University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center. This year, we will have a glow run! The race will begin at 7 p.m. on Sept. 21. Meet at Risman Plaza (outside the Kent Student Center). This event will take place rain or shine. You can walk, run or roll your way through the 5K course on the Kent Campus. Along the way, collect glow items to help you finish with some bright color! Parking for the Rainbow Run is located at Kent State’s Memorial Athleti...
The Employee Wellness Office is pleased to feature our Kent State University faculty for the fall employee wellness speaker series, The Science of Healthy. This speaker series covers happiness and sleep, brain health and exercise, and the science of healthy eating. Topics and guest speakers include the following: Sept. 18 – Jeff Ciesla, Ph.D., will share how sleep impairments contribute to poor health, including headache, obesity, high blood pressure, increased risk of accidents, and poor psychological health. The good news is that simple lifestyle changes can help to improve sleep quality....
Kent State University employees and their family and friends are eligible for free tickets to each of the events below. Simply visit https://kentstatesports.com/employee. Please note: registration for these activities will not open until approximately a week before the event. Employee Appreciation Family and Friends football games this fall include: Kent State vs. Howard University: Saturday, Sept. 8, 3:30 p.m. Kent State vs. Ohio University: Saturday, Oct. 6, 3:30 p.m. (Homecoming) Kent State vs. University of Akron: Saturday, Oct. 20, 3:30 p.m. More details to come regardin...
Kent State University’s School of Art, School of Theatre and Dance and the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music all have one thing in common: professional summer programs that stemmed from a partnership in 1968 with the Cleveland Musical Arts Association, the parent company of the Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom Music Center. In celebration of the 50th anniversary of this successful partnership, the Blossoming Gala will take place on Saturday, Sept. 22, in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Hosted by Kent State’s College of the Arts, the Blossoming Gala will commemorate 50 years of Porthous...
The Wick Poetry Center is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the Library of Congress, which will feature the Traveling Stanzas exhibit at the 18th Library of Congress National Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Washington Convention Center. The interactive exhibit includes both analog and digital engagement tools that invite guests to create poetry using the library’s rare book manuscripts, including Abraham Lincoln’s draft of a bill abolishing slavery from 1849 and Thomas Jefferson’s 1803 instructions to Meriwether Lewis for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. &nb...
The Kent State University Faculty/Staff Bowling League is now accepting new teams, members and substitute bowlers. Bowlers compete weekly on Monday evenings at 6:20 p.m. at Spins Bowl Kent (formerly Bill White’s Twinstar Lanes) on State Route 59 in Kent. The bowling league is open to all full-time, part-time and retired employees, as well as their families and friends. The 2018-19 Kent State bowling season begins Sept. 17 and continues through mid-April 2019. The cost is $14 a week. If you are interested in participating, please contact Shelley Capellman ...
The fourth annual Run the World 5K will take place at Kent State University on Saturday, Sept. 8. The race raises money for the Run the World Fund, which provides scholarships for university study abroad programs. New this year following the race, Main Street Kent, is sponsoring an International Festival downtown. From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., live multicultural performances will take place at Dan Smith Community Park, including Sho-Jo-Ji Japanese dancers. Downtown businesses will participate in a Passport Excursion, offering activities and food and beverage samples from th...