Health Coaching Sessions Available

Health coaching is provided by Be Well Solutions as part of the university’s employee wellness program for full-time, benefits-eligible employees on all campuses. Health coaching appointments are individualized, 30-minute sessions with a certified health coach with expertise in a variety of areas, including exercise, nutrition, stress management, tobacco cessation and general health. On-site health coaching sessions will be available throughout the year. Upcoming dates include Tuesday, Nov. 8, and Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Heer Hall.

On-site Visits Don't Fit With Your Schedule?

If an on-site visit does not fit into your schedule, unlimited, telephonic health coaching also is an option and is available Monday through Friday year-round.  To take advantage of this offer to work on your individual health goals, simply log in to the Be Well Solutions website at www.bewelldata.com and select worksite coaching or telephonic coaching. 

For questions or assistance with registration or coaching, you may contact Be Well Solutions directly at 1-888-935-7378.

Our Voices Count: Kent State to Launch Climate Survey on March 8

The Kent State University Climate Survey will launch tomorrow, March 8, to assess the university’s climate. This is your opportunity to share your experience living, learning and working at Kent State. Watch out for an email tomorrow from President Beverly Warren.

Kent State Fashion School Hall of Fame to Induct Josie Natori

The Fashion School at Kent State University is pleased to announce that designer and business leader Josie Natori will be inducted into the Fashion School Hall of Fame on April 30. The ceremony will take place as part of the Kent State Fashion School’s Annual Fashion Show, presented the same evening.

Summit Street Construction: One-way, One-Lane Eastbound Traffic Begins Monday, March 7

As part of the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project, the westbound lane on Summit Street, from Fraternity Circle to Whitehall Boulevard, will be closed to traffic beginning today, March 7, through November. One-way, one-lane eastbound traffic will be maintained, as well as access to adjacent buildings and intersecting roadways.

Kent State’s Department of Modern And Classical Language Studies Receives $225,000 in Grants From Federal Government

Kent State University professors Brian James Baer, Ph.D., and Theresa Minick, both from the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies in the College of Arts and Sciences, have been awarded two federal government STARTALK grants, totaling $225,000, to support the Regents Foreign Language Academy, a summer language-immersion program for Ohio high school students.

Important Information About Final Grading of Spring 2016 First 7 Weeks (W1) Classes

Online final grading for spring 2016 First 7 Weeks (W1) courses meeting from Jan. 19 through March 6 began Thursday, March 4, via FlashFAST. 

Life-Changing Event Inspires Kent State Entrepreneur to Help Prevent Infectious Diseases

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In 2009, Shanice Cheatham, a graduate student at Kent State, was told that her father had a 10-percent chance of living after being infected with MRSA, methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus.

Video: The Kent State Climate Survey -- Our Voices Count!

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The Kent State University Climate Survey will launch March 8 to assess the university’s climate. All Kent State faculty, staff and students universitywide have the opportunity to share their experience living, learning and working at Kent State. Add your voice! Visit www.kent.edu/voices.

 

 

Important Information About Final Grading of Spring 2016 First Half of the Semester (H1) Classes

Online final grading for spring 2016 First Half of the Semester (H1) courses meeting from Jan. 19 through March 9 begins Wednesday, March 9, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any spring 2016 course section that was flexibly scheduled and has an end date no later than March 9. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, March 15.

Igniting Innovation: Meet Kent State Stark's First Innovation Fellow

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Samantha Glass, sophomore computer science major, became Kent State University at Stark’s first University Innovation Fellow, which makes her part of a national program designed to train student leaders to create entrepreneurial opportunities at their schools.

Kent State’s Executive MBA Program Achieves Top-Tier Global Ranking by CEO Magazine

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The Executive MBA program at Kent State University’s College of Business Administration has once again been ranked in the top tier of CEO Magazine’s Global Ranking.

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Religious and Spiritual Accommodations Allow Students Time to Celebrate Other Religious Holidays

Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, Kent State University created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or community-held events in alignment with their spirituality.

Main Street Kent Brings Educator Appreciation Weekend to Kent Nov. 17-19

Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!

Call for Native American Heritage Month events

At Kent State, we want to honor the celebration of our Native American and Indigenous culture by developing a calendar encompassing all the university events that are relevant to Native American Heritage Month. The Native American Heritage Month Planning Committee is welcoming university divisions, departments and student organizations to begin submitting their programming, activities and events to the University Events Calendar to be featured on the Native American Heritage Month Website.

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