A paper by Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, titled "Psychological Flow and the Numinous Museum Experience," was published in the University of Michigan Working Papers in Museum Studies: Number 11 (2016). ...

Join Kent State University’s wellness partner, Be Well Solutions, for a lunch and learn to discuss the five smartest things you can do for your health. This lunchtime workshop will support you in taking charge of your health and acquiring ways to reduce your risk of disease. Topics covered will include: Knowing Your Numbers/Healthcare Consumerism Nutrition Strategies Exercise Essentials Practicing Emotional Balance Eliminating Tobacco from Your Life Registration is required for this workshop, which will take place from noon-1 p.m. in Heer Hall, Room 107.&...

Signing up for personal health coaching is as easy as 1…2…3. If you are interested in working on health-related concerns with a wellness expert, attend the next personal health coaching session on Tuesday, May 3, from 7:30 a.m.–4 p.m. in Heer Hall, Room 103, located at 635 Loop Road. Pre-registration is required. Certified through WellCoaches of America, Be Well coaches will work with you individually to reach your wellness goals. They have expertise in a variety of areas, including exercise, nutrition, stress management, tobacco cessation and general health. Onsite health coaching sessi...

Are you looking for easy opportunities to work in some physical activity during the workday? Perhaps you are looking for an accessible lunchtime route to bike, run or roller skate. Maybe you already belong to an exercise group and would like to add members. Whatever your situation, we have just the thing: Kent State University’s Move Communities and Maps resource page. On this page, you will find individuals and small groups of employees that meet regularly to enjoy some physical activity. This resourceful site provides a unique opportunity for members of the Kent State community to cr...

In accordance with the Ohio Public Records Act and Kent State University administrative policy 5-15.1, current and former employees may request to inspect and obtain a copy of their personnel files. The university will respond to such requests within a reasonable period of time. The request must be made to the manager of human resources records at hr_records@kent.edu. The request must specify the record(s) to be viewed. Upon receipt of the request, the manager of human resource records will schedule an appointment to take place during normal business hours. Official record(s) must ...

Kent State University’s Ohio Employee Ownership Center (OEOC) will host the 30th Annual Ohio Employee Ownership Conference on Friday, April 29, at the Hilton West in Fairlawn, Ohio. The theme for the conference is “Celebrating Three Decades of Success: Growing the Employee Ownership Future.” Participants at the conference will hear from keynote speaker J. Michael Keeling, president and chief staff officer of the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) Association. Keeling has been well engaged in employee ownership, assuming his current role in 1991. He will share his experience and insights i...

Senior Research Fellow Quan Li, Ph.D., and his research group at Kent State University’s Liquid Crystal Institute®, in the College of Arts and Sciences, have published a research article in the March 17 issue of Nature that could lead to a variety of breakthrough device applications and other industrial opportunities.  The publication is the result of close collaboration between Li’s team and his long-term collaborator Timothy J. Bunning, Ph.D., chief scientist of the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate at the Air Force Research Laboratory at the Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Oh...