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Quaker Steak and Lube Coming to Kent State University This Fall

Monday, September 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Quaker Steak and Lube has partnered with University Dining Services to open at Kent State University this fall. The new partnership is much anticipated by the university community and will be located in the lower level of the Kent Student Center replacing Damon’s Grill. A…

September Leave Balance Reminders

Monday, September 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Kent State employees who earn vacation time should be aware of two deadlines during the month of September.

Tailgate Event Kicks Off Sheryl Crow Concert at Kent State’s Dix Stadium

Monday, September 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Get your two-for-one Centennial Campaign celebration concert tickets through Sept. 4

Submit Your Nominations for the Fourth Annual President’s Excellence Award

Monday, September 3, 2012 - 12:00am

There’s still time to submit your nomination for the fourth annual President’s Excellence Award. Nominations will be accepted through Friday, Sept. 14.

Entry Deadline Approaches for the “Battle of the Decades” in the 2012 Kent State Homecoming Parade

Monday, September 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Kent State University and the city of Kent invite businesses, organizations and individuals to participate in Kent State University’s 2012 Homecoming Parade. The registration deadline for entries is Friday, Oct. 5.

Important Information Regarding Student Registration Into Classes

Monday, September 3, 2012 - 12:00am

As we begin the new semester, the Office of the University Registrar asks for your assistance in making sure that all students are properly registered for their fall 2012 courses.

Sojourners’ Jim Wallis to Speak at Kent State on Morals, Ethics and Social Justice in 2012 Presidential Campaign

Monday, September 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Jim Wallis, CEO of Sojourners, a national nonpartisan Christian organization, will discuss “The Politically Engaged Believer: Morals, Ethics and Social Justice in the 2012 Election” at Kent State University on Thursday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva.

Kent State Student Uses Social Media to Raise $70,000 for Japan’s Tsunami Victims

Monday, September 3, 2012 - 12:00am

After the tsunami hit Japan in 2011, like most young people her age, Kent State senior English major Alexandria Rhodes turned to Twitter for updates about the disaster. But rather than just monitor events from across the pond, she was moved by the plight of the victims and went…

Wick Poetry Center Presents Celebrating Our Own on Sept. 11

Monday, September 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center invites faculty, staff, students and other members of the university community to Celebrating Our Own — the annual undergraduate and high school scholarship reading, on Sept. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva.

Win a Free Starbucks Gift Card

Monday, September 3, 2012 - 12:00am

Kent State Connects, a new Kent State University faculty and staff blog that gives Kent State employees the opportunity to have online peer-to-peer conversations around a…