Division of People, Culture and Belonging

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Friday, Sept. 15 marks the first day of Hispanic Heritage Month 2023. Nationally, Americans observe National Hispanic Heritage Month from Sept. 15 to Oct. 15, by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean and Central and South America. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover a 30-day period starting on Sept. 15 and ending on Oct. 15. It was enacted into law on August 17, 1988, on the approval of Pub...

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Faculty, staff and graduate assistants will again eat for free once a week this semester on the Kent Campus. A meal swipe will be provided each week to your FLASHcard, now through Dec. 8, 2023. Meal swipes may be used for dine-in meals at the Eastway and Design Innovation dining halls. Additionally, employees can order anything from the meal exchange menu at the following retail locations in the Kent Student Center: Grill ’72 Hippie Chick’n Homeslice Pizzeria Metropolitan Deli Tahini Mediterranean Cuisine at the Rathskeller Meal swipes may be used during hours of operation. ...

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As Kent State athletics kicks off its new season of fall sports, we want your support! All Kent State faculty and staff receive discounted season tickets, and your attendance at our events helps create one of the best home-field advantages in the country.  Currently, volleyball, football, and men's and women's basketball season tickets are on sale. Each of these season tickets also comes with an exclusive season ticket holder gift and other benefits. The discount breakdown is as follows: Volleyball Season Tickets: $45 General Admission ($10 in savings) Football Season Tickets: $5...

Students clean up trash on the Cuyahoga River

Kent State University students grabbed their paddles, boots and waders to help clean up the Cuyahoga River. The service trip was put together by the Kent State's Recreation and Wellness Services’ Adventure Center, which holds adventure trips, service trips and team-building programs. The Adventure Center hopes to hold at least one service trip each semester allowing students the chance to give back to the environment. Chris Lukas, assistant director of outdoor adventure and operations, put together this semester's event with the environment as the top priority. “In the past we’ve...

Scooter riding

Electric scooters have become increasingly popular on Kent State University’s Kent Campus since the introduction of SPIN scooters in March 2022. Approximately 300 eScooters and 150 eBikes are available to rent. With that in mind, the Kent State Community should be aware of the dos and don’ts when operating the scooters.  “We want people to educate themselves and be as informed as possible before jumping on one of these devices,” said Christopher Lukas, assistant director of outdoor operations and adventure for Kent Recreational Services. “Because if not, the scooters can be dangerous.”...

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In May 2022, Students First was affirmed as the university’s top priority yet again as Flashes Together: Our Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive Kent State was launched. As a result, the timing was ideal for the Division of Finance and Administration to embark on a stakeholder-inclusive strategic planning process of its own to ensure alignment of their collective resources and the focusing of their collaborative energies to the successful delivery of the university’s strategic plan. They recently completed this process through engagement throughout the division with surveys and outreach. The...

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HR Training & Development is now offering a new training for supervisors. A two-day, in-depth course, this training will focus on helping supervisors navigate new expectations and clarify what successful supervision looks like today. Learn more and register here! ...

Student Volunteers at "Stuff the Truck" Food Drive

Sept. 1 was National Food Bank Day, and the partnership between Meijer and Kent State University can help people support Kent State’s Flashes Fighting Hunger just by doing their weekly grocery shopping.  The Stow Meijer is partnering with Flashes Fighting Hunger to help fight the impact that rising food prices have on students and families in the Kent community. This year, the store announced Kent State as one of its Simply Give partners. Simply Give is Meijer’s customer-driven program whose goal is to help stock local food pantries. The program encourages...

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Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine (KSUCPM), alongside its teaching facility, The Cleveland Foot & Ankle Clinic (CFAC), is proud to welcome Joshua Moore, DPM, FACFAS as the new Division Head for the Division of Clinical Sciences. Dr. Moore is a Fellow of the American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgeons and certified in Foot and Reconstructive Rearfoot/Ankle Surgery. Completing a high surgical volume residency at The University of Medicine and Dentistry in Newark, New Jersey, Dr. Moore is proficient in all aspects of podiatric medicine and surgery. For the past eleven y...

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Online midterm grading for all Fall 2023 lower-division undergraduate courses (levels 00000, 10000, 20000) meeting in the full term (Aug. 21, 2023, through Dec. 10, 2023) begins Sept. 11, 2023, via FlashFAST. Please remember that midterm grading applies ONLY to courses that meet for the full semester. Grading policies can be found in the University Catalog. The deadline for midterm grade submission is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Midterm grades may not be reported after the deadline. The Grade Change workflow cannot be used to report or change midterm grades after the deadline, and t...

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