Join us on Tuesday, March 13, from noon-1 p.m. at Heer Hall for a lunch and learn designed to assist employees prepare for retirement. During this session, we will discuss the new realities retirees are facing, such as planning for the five essential risks in retirement and creating a retirement income plan. Our presenter will be Sean Deasy, senior financial advisor, VALIC Financial Advisors Inc. A light lunch will be provided. Registration is required and space is limited. To see a list and to register for additional Financial Wellness workshops, visit our financial wellness webpage here. ...
As part of the Wellness Your Way employee incentive program, all full-time, benefits-eligible employees are invited to attend an onsite health screening (you do not have to be covered by the university-sponsored health plan to take advantage of this onsite service). Screenings conducted between September 2017 and April 30, 2018, will go toward the employee Tier One requirement for 2018. Once all requirements are complete for Tier One, eligible employees will receive their $150 wellness award. The deadline for completing Tier One is April 30, 2018. If you have not already s...
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Career Closet celebrates Women's History Month and the coming of spring by giving you the chance to get a jump on your spring cleaning, and help Kent State students. Clean, new and used work and interview-appropriate clothing can be brought to the Williamson House, the Career Exploration office (Schwartz Center) or LaunchNET (University Library, 2nd floor) during office hours, until March 22. The Kent State Career Closet is a collaborative initiative of the Women's Center, Career Exploration and Development and LaunchNET, where students can come to shop for free career, in...
When it comes to comics and graphic narratives, few names are as renowned and revered as Art Spiegelman. Since the 1960s, Mr. Spiegelman has been influencing the comics medium and leaving his mark on American culture. Whether it is through his creation of the Garbage Pail Kids for Topps trading cards, his famous cover designs for The New Yorker or his biographical masterpiece Maus, Mr. Spiegelman’s work has influenced generations of artists and readers. On March 6, Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences and the Jewish Studies Program will host Mr. Spiegelman as a guest s...
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Chautauqua Institution is pleased to announce Kent State University President Beverly Warren will be among the featured lecturers during the institution’s weeklong investigation of “The Forgotten: History and Memory in the 21st Century,” Aug. 11-18, 2018. President Warren’s talk will focus on the lessons, learnings and remembrances of May 4, 1970. President Warren will speak at 10:45 a.m. Aug. 15 in the Chautauqua Amphitheater on the institution grounds. “It is said that those who do not remember their history are doomed to repeat it,” says Chautauqua Institution President Michael H...
Transitioning from college life to the work world can be a harrowing experience for just about anyone – figuring out what to wear, how to network effectively or master the interview protocol – knowing where to start can be difficult. Fortunately, help is on the way. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, from 5:30-7:30 p.m., Kent State University, along with the National Black MBA Association (NBMBAA) Cleveland Northeast Ohio Chapter, will host “Your Career: Getting Down to Business – Setting Goals, Growing Your Network and Grooming Success” in the recently opened Integrated Sciences Building at ...
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An image created by a Kent State University researcher graced the cover of the National Science Board’s Science and Engineering Indicators 2018 Digest, published in January. The image provided by Oleg Lavrentovich, Ph.D., Trustees Research Professor in Kent State’s Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute and Chemical Physics Interdisciplinary Program, shows a polarization microscope image of liquid crystals. In the cover photo, the two dark centers from which the streamers emerge are called boojum, point defects in the molecular orientation of the liquid crystal, which for...
Three new college and career academies at Akron’s Firestone Community Learning Center will bear the name of Kent State University, as part of a new partnership announced Feb. 21 between the university and Akron Public Schools. Kent State is the latest in a growing number of area businesses and organizations that have joined hands with Akron Public Schools for its new College and Career Academies for Akron high schools. The Kent State University Academy of Design, the Kent State University Academy of Performing Arts and the Kent State University Academy of Advanced Technology ...
It takes the combined efforts of security officers and members of a university community to ensure a safe campus, which is critical to student success. As such, Kent State University at Trumbull continues to ensure that its students, faculty, staff and other community members enjoy a safe and healthy environment. Only one physical altercation was reported in 2017. Gary Bateman, security and safety manager at Kent State Trumbull, says 26 reports were made last year. A majority of those were either a medical emergency or fender bender in the parking lot. “We take great pride in provid...