The annual sick leave conversion for eligible staff employees will take place Sept. 1, 2023, through Sept. 14, 2023. During this period, eligible classified and unclassified employees with a continuing appointment may convert accrued sick leave to vacation leave per administrative policy 3342-6-11.2. Eligible full-time employees who have a balance of at least 500 hours of sick leave may convert: A maximum of five days (40 hours) per fiscal year of sick leave to vacation; or A combined maximum of five days (40 hours) per fiscal year of sick leave to vacation an...
Courtesy of University Culinary Services, a special fall promotion is in place if you have the FAST (faculty and staff) Meal Plan. During August and September, receive 15% off your purchase at the Flash Bistro. Use your discount on featured items like shakes and smoothies, new Bistro salads and sandwiches, Bent Tree coffee, pastries and more! FAST Plan holders also receive 5% off their retail purchase at any culinary services location on Kent campus. Learn more about the FAST Plan on the Culinary Services website. ...
The IRS recently issued the Health Savings Account contribution limits for the 2024 coverage year. Employee contributions will increase to the following: 2024 Contribution Limits Plan type Total Contribution Limit (IRS regulated) Employer Contribution Employee Contribution Limit Single $4,150 $1,100 $3,050* Family $8,300 $2,000 $6,300* *Employees that are 55 or older can elect to contribute an additional $1000 to their Health Savings Account. What does this m...
Online final grading for Summer 2023 Full Term, Second 7 Weeks, and Summer 3 (POT 1, W2, S3) begins Tuesday, Aug. 15 via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Summer 2023 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 20. Any final grades for Summer 2023 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Summer 2023 courses will be available in the Workflow on Tuesday, Aug. 22. Submit Final grades using Final Grades roster To ...
Kent State Employee Benefits announces Open Enrollment 2023 dates Save the date for the 2023 open enrollment period: Oct. 16 to Nov. 3, 2023. Outside of a qualifying life event, this period is the only time you may select and make changes to your 2024 coverage. Please note that all benefits-eligible employees are strongly encouraged to go through Open Enrollment as some benefits selections do not carry over without the employee's annual approval. During Open Enrollment, Kent State employees can Enroll in, change or drop medical, dental or vision pl...
To ensure complete and accurate directory listings, University Communications and Marketing is requesting that designated departmental representatives verify and update departmental listings in the online directory as it is not synced up with Banner or Human Resource information. Designated staff members can review departmental listings by accessing the Phone Directory link from the Kent State University home page and selecting the Full Department Listing option. If information in the directory is incorrect, request access to m...
The Division of Enrollment Management together with the Division of Finance and Administration developed a new process to decrease the number of students subject to schedule cancellation due to non-payment. What changed? For Fall 2023, only students with a prior semester balance of $200 or more will be subject to schedule cancellation. Previously, students with a balance of $1500 or more were subject to schedule cancellation. Fall 2023 examples: Student owes $1500 for the Fall 2023 and $0 for Summer 2023 or prior. They will not be canceled. Student owes $300 for Summer 2023 and...
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Online final grading for Summer 2023 (POT S2) begins Tuesday, Aug. 1, 2023, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Summer 2023 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is 11:59 pm on Sunday, Aug. 6. Any final grades for Summer 2023 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Summer 2023 courses will be available in the Workflow on Tuesday, Aug. 8, 2023. Submit Final grades using Final Grades roster To submit final grades via the Final Grades r...
In June, the Kent State University Combat Robotics Team took on another weekend of fierce competition in the National Havoc Robotics League. After making some key modifications to their bot Flash-BANG, which made its NHRL debut in March, the team was prepared to face their biggest challenge yet. The bot, Flash-BANG, was originally built in just three weeks ahead of the March 2023 competition. “The bot is inspired by Battlebots you see on TV that are big hitters. However, unlike the bots on TV we have a very modest budget. So, there are design elements that set us apart from other bo...