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The CARES Center recently hired two new staff members, Brenda Schmucker (left) and Allison Gillis, to support its mission
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The Ohio Employee Ownership Center has published a new report, Building Legacies: Retaining Jobs and Building Wealth Through Employee Ownership.
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The Open Enrollment Employee Benefits and Wellness Kickoff Forum will be held via Zoom on Tuesday, October 12, from 9 – 11 a.m.
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Week three winners of the Kent State University employee vaccination drawing have been announced. Congratulations to the lucky winners!
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Steven Brown, Research, Measurement and Statistics, presented "Poetry and Later Life" at the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity during a virtual meeting on Sept. 16, 2021. &nb
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Join Employee Wellness this October for webinars focused on holistic mental health (Oct. 20) and how advertising can influence our financial choices (Oct. 12).
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The College of Fine and Professional Arts regrets to announce that former dean Harry Ausprich passed away recently. He was 88. Read Harry's obituary.
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Week two winners of the Kent State University employee vaccination drawing have been announced. Congratulations to the lucky winners!