Kent State University faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit www.kentstatehotel.com or call 330-346-0100.
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Kent State at Ashtabula’s Occupational Therapy Assistant Tech Program Presented at Annual Conference
Students from the Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology program presented for the first time at the Ohio Occupational Therapy Association (OOTA) Annual Conference. Two faculty members and three students represented Kent State University at Ashtabula’s Occupational Therapy Assistant Technology program on Saturday, Oct. 13.
Trevor Watkins, University Libraries, presented the poster “Black Squirrel GNU/Linux: The World’s First Operating System Designed for Libraries, Museums and Archives” at IFLA WLIC 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Transform Libraries, Transform Societies – on Oct. 26, 2018.
Peggy Nzomo and Paul Ferhmann, University Libraries, co-presented “Advocacy in Everyday Life: The Role of Information Literacy Skills” at the European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL) in Oulu, Finland, on Sept. 27, 2018.
Virginia Dressler, assistant professor, University Libraries, and Cindy Kristof, associate professor, University Libraries, co-authored “The Right to Be Forgotten and Implications on Digital Collections: A Survey of ARL Member Institutions on Practice and Policy” in the journal College and Research Libraries, Vol. 79, Issue 7 (2018) 972-990.
The winter holiday schedule can be found at www.kent.edu/hr/holiday-schedule. The 2018/2019 departmental holiday closure schedule will begin Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, at 10:30 p.m.
It's that time of year, and we want to hear from you! Take our quick Annual Employee Wellness Questionnaire by Dec. 7 and you may win!
Join us on Tuesday, Dec. 11, from noon to 1 p.m. at Heer Hall for a lunch and learn designed to assist employees in investment planning. During this session, we will cover basic and advanced investing topics to achieve specific financial goals. We will go through the basics of investing and cover topics such as:
Kent State President Beverly J. Warren offers gratitude for record-breaking contributions during Giving Tuesday 2018.
Kent State University resident assistants earned the opportunity to embark on an adventure of a lifetime to experience a new culture at a university in Australia.
The Department of Residence Services and the Office of International Student Affairs at Kent State worked together to develop the International Resident Assistant (RA) Exchange Program.
Kent State Stark student builds a path toward her future using the obstacles she has overcome.
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!
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.
Open Enrollment is from Oct. 16, through Nov. 3. Each year in the fall, benefits-eligible employees may select and make changes to their health coverage plans based on their needs and the needs of their family. Outside a qualifying life event, this will be the only window during which such changes may be made. Click to learn more, and to see how to access the Open Enrollment Portal.