Kent State University is currently offering employees the opportunity to apply for guaranteed-issue Aflac short-term disability coverage (up to $3,000) to supplement any existing benefits. That means no medical questionnaire is required*. Short-term disability coverage is designed to provide, to persons insured, coverage for disabilities resulting from a covered accident or sickness, subject to any limitations set forth in the policy. Coverage is not provided for basic hospital, basic medical-surgical or major medical expenses. Full-time employees working 19 or more hours per week a...

Familiar Face Robin Selinger Professor Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, Liquid Crystal Institute Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Teach and do research in the field of soft matter theory WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2005 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Associate Professor, Department of Physics, Catholic University of America LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Kent State has tremendous research strength in soft matter both in the Liquid Crystal Institute and across other academic departments. Soft matter includes liquid crystals, lipid...

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Steve Nameth, dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State University at Salem, recently hosted a luncheon for business students to learn more about the insurance industry and the degree that could help get them through its doors. Kent State Salem offers a bachelor’s degree in insurance studies. The degree was launched in 2012 and was the first such program to be offered in Ohio in more than 30 years. It is offered as a completely online degree program, yet students can also earn the degree through a combination of online and on-campus classes at any Kent State campus. Guest ...

What was once an old, abandoned woodshed on the Kent Campus from the early 1900s eventually evolved into a controversial and well-known piece of art. “Nobody was planning on a world-famous work of art,” says Brinsley Tyrrell, Kent State University Professor Emeritus. “It happened and became famous.” Tyrrell remembers back to 1970 when his students invited to campus Robert Smithson, an artist who was exploring new territory by using the earth to create a sculpture. “He said, he always wanted to bury a building,” recalls Tyrrell. So they chose the woodshed, rented a backhoe and dropp...

Denise A. Seachrist, Ph.D., of Rootstown, Ohio, has been selected to serve as dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State University at Stark, located in North Canton, Ohio. Seachrist has served as interim dean of Kent State Stark, the only public university in Stark County and the largest Regional Campus of Kent State, since July 1, 2014. She began serving as the permanent dean on Feb. 1, 2016. "Kent State University at Stark is a very vibrant and exciting place, and I am extremely honored to serve as dean and chief administrative officer," Seachrist says. "I look forward to con...

Kent State University is introducing a Cooperative Education program for students of all majors at all Kent State campuses. Cooperative Education (co-op) is an academic-focused program that allows students to obtain professional work experience while still in college. It is a unique opportunity for students to apply their academic preparation to real-world settings and situations. Co-op programs provide students the opportunity to combine classroom study with periods of paid, full-time professional employment directly related to their major and career goals. The Cooperative Education program ...

The Kent State University Women’s Center in the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion will celebrate its 20th anniversary during the 2016-17 school year. The Women’s Center, formerly called the Women’s Resource Center, was established in 1996 following a recommendation from a university stakeholder committee to former Kent State President Carol A. Cartwright. The center was established with a specific purpose: to contribute to a climate at Kent State University that is responsive to and supportive of women’s needs. In 2010, the name of the center was changed from the Women’s Re...

Join the Homecoming Committee Do you have school spirit? The Kent State University Alumni Association is looking for motivated and enthusiastic faculty and staff members from every campus to serve on the 2016 Homecoming Committee. This committee is responsible for the planning, coordination and promotion of Homecoming. Committee members are expected to attend committee meetings and assist in spreading Kent State spirit, plan an event or serve on a sub-committee. Interested individuals can contact Joy Wesoloski, Homecoming Committee chair, at jforema3@kent.edu  or 330-672-5368. ...

After years away, students return for their degree From getting deployed to Afghanistan to being unable to pay for classes, starting a family and even accepting a job at a winery in southern Germany. The reasons for leaving Kent State University before completing a bachelor’s degree fall across a wide spectrum for some students. For student Andrew Sonnanstine, it was an easy choice to trade in the last few classes of his senior year for a professional baseball contract. “I played eight years of professional baseball – three in the minor leagues and five in the majors,” Sonnanstine says. Bu...