These upcoming Employee Wellness webinars are open to all Kent State staff and faculty. Full-time, benefits-eligible employees participating in the wellness rewards program earn 10 Tier 2 points for each webinar. Click on the titles below to register. The Relationship Between Sleep and Weight, March 1, noon - 1 p.m. What goes into a good night's sleep? The amount of sleep we get daily can have a direct impact on our weight. Join Keith Zimcosky, exercise physiologist, as he reviews the health benefits associated with a good night's sleep and the steps we can take to ensure a goo...
Newly released findings from the Center for Public Policy and Health, Akron Children's Hospital, and the Pathways Community HUB Institute are now available through a research brief produced by the funders of the work --The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Georgia Health Policy Center. The brief can be downloaded HERE and is displayed below: ...
Findings from research undertaken by researchers with the Center for Public Policy and Health, Akron Children's Hospital, and the Pathways Community HUB Institute (PCHI) are included as a chapter in the book Aligning Systems for Health: Two Years of Learning, released by the Georgia Health Policy Center. The volume can be downloaded HERE. The chapter overviews research featuring an assessment of 28 PCHI certification prerequisites and standards to determine whether the Pathways Community HUB model fosters aligning across healthcare, social service, and public health sectors. It also overvie...
Watch the Kent State gymnastics team compete in the All-Ohio Meet at The Ohio State University's Covelli Center with fellow Flashes. Tickets are $7 each and must be purchased online through Ohio State University Athletics; you will need to create an account to purchase your tickets. Tickets can be purchased up until the start of the meet.
The Leaders of Tomorrow Summit will be held Fri., March 4, 2022, from 8 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Kent State University at Tuscarawas Performing Art Center. The annual summit is designed to bring together young people in their junior and senior years of high school, as well as recent graduates currently attending college, to help them become successful leaders in life, work and play. Leaders of Tomorrow is under the umbrella of Leadership Tuscarawas and is held each spring at Kent State Tuscarawas. Since 2014, inspirational area leaders have shared their passion with our community’s young pe...
Kent State University has established a new partnership with Cleveland State University’s Cleveland-Marshall College of Law to offer students two pathways to obtain a bachelor’s degree from Kent State and a law degree from CSU in six years. The new 3+3 program will shorten the length of time typically needed to complete both degrees. “Kent State is excited to offer this new unique program to students,” said Melody Tankersley, Kent State’s senior vice president and provost. “This opportunity allows them to gain a high-quality educational experience while saving time and money. Our students w...
Head of textile program at Kent State University, Professor Janice Lessman-Moss, curated an exhibition of modernized forms of weaving that was recently featured on Cool Cleveland. The new show at Kent State’s Center for the Visual Arts, called Line by Line, focuses on six early career artists that are focused on the diverse world of weaving. “All the artists in this exhibition make work that provides a unique perspective on content and a sophisticated fluency with the language of weaving,” Lessman-Moss was quoted in Cool Cleveland. “I am grateful for their willingness to share their weav...
COVID-19 changed education around the country, including at Kent State University. Virtual learning dominated the majority of classes and students and educators alike struggled. Communication Studies Lecturer Aaron Bacue’s experience was no different. He initially doubted this new teaching style and its effectiveness with students, which makes his 2021 Outstanding Teaching Award win mean so much more. “I think for all faculty, you kind of start to question the pandemic and how it has really forced us to change a lot of what we do,” Bacue said. “I’m extremely grateful, and for this to hap...
