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Don't Forget the Fiscal Year-End Deadlines

May 02, 2025

Managers and supervisors should have received information from the Controller's Office regarding the cut-off dates for financial transactions for the current fiscal year, which ends on June 30. View the deadlines for receipt of information and other year-end announcements online at www.kent.edu/controller under Fiscal Year End Cut-off Dates tab. The Controller's Office appreciates timely submissions of documents to ensure that a timely year-end cut-off has occurred. The FY2025 year is scheduled to close the evening of July 14, 2025, and the final June Flashline reports should be available to departments the morning of July 15, 2025.

2025 performance reviews open today

We are excited to launch the 2025 Performance Management Review Cycle for classified and unclassified employees. As you may recall, Kent State University switched platforms this past fall from viDesktop to PageUp Performance. Performance management is intended to create an ongoing dialogue for supervisors and employees to review job duties, assess job performance, discuss career goals and more. The 2025 Performance Management Cycle will launch by end of day May 5, 2025, and run through July 31, 2025.
Fit for Life celebrates 10 years

May 02, 2025

Employee Wellness is pleased to join forces with the School of Health Sciences to announce that Fit For Life, back for its 10th year, is available now for wellness points! Fit for Life is a dynamic wellness class designed to engage members of the Kent State community in a supervised exercise setting that enhances overall health and well-being and reduces cardiovascular risk factors.
Winner of the Distinguished Advisor Award

University Advising is pleased to announce the 2025 award winner of Kent State University’s prestigious Distinguished Advising Award –Theresa Yogi! With 13+ years of advising experience—including 7.5 years at Kent State’s Honors College—Theresa’s impact on students is undeniable. She also coordinates Scholarships and Senior Honors Thesis/Projects, helping students succeed in and out of the classroom. Please join us in congratulating Theresa!
A Voice That Echoes Through History

Apr 15, 2025

Dr. Jay White, professor of voice and coordinator of the voice area at Kent State University's Glauser School of Music, has received one of the highest honors in the recording arts. The 2002 album “Our American Journey,” which he recorded as a member of the Grammy Award-winning vocal ensemble Chanticleer, has been inducted into the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress.
Important Information about Final Grading of Spring 2025 (POT 1, F3, S5, W2) Classes

May 02, 2025

Online final grading for Spring 2025 - POT 1 (Full-Term) began on Friday, May 2 and F3 (Third 5 Weeks), S5 (Second 6 Weeks), W2 (Second 7 Weeks) began on Thursday, May 1 via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Spring 2025 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, May 13. Any final grades for Spring 2025 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Spring 2025 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, May 15.

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