All full-time, benefits-eligible employees may earn up to $300 as part of the Wellness Your Way rewards program. Wellness Your Way awards program points for participating in preventive healthcare and other healthy lifestyle activities. The wellness portal, provided by Be Well Solutions, is now updated and available with Wellness Your Way resources for 2018. For full-time, benefits-eligible employees who have not already done so, you may use the portal to sign up for your annual “Know Your Numbers” screening. Employees also may sign up for telephonic or face-to-face health coaching...
On Monday, November 13, 2017, the Kent State College of Arts and Sciences and Office of Global Education hosted the MISSION: LIFE VI international innovation competition, focused on bringing together interdisciplinary teams to address major world problems. The Kent State team, whose idea focused on diverting food waste from the landfill stream and converting it into electricity, won the “People’s Choice” award, after over 300 people visited the three exhibits and voted for their favorite. This year’s teams concentrated on Global Sustainable Development in the 21 st Century. The event, which...
Four Kent State University TRIO programs aimed at helping underrepresented student — the McNair Scholars Program and three Upward Bound programs — recently received federal grants that will fund them for the next five years. The programs are hosted through Kent State, though each has different audiences and objectives. The McNair Scholars Program, housed in University College, selects 27 students who are first-generation college students, underrepresented or who come from designated income families. In this program, students are put on track to go to graduate school and, ultimately, achi...
Kent State University faculty, staff and students can honor their best interns, intern supervisors, college advisors or internship programs by nominating them online for the 2018 Expys Best Internship Awards by Dec. 31. Since 2011, the Northeast Ohio Council on Higher Education (NOCHE) and Contempo have presented the Expys, NOCHE’s annual awards program recognizing and celebrating Northeast Ohio’s internship and experiential learning ecosystem. Kent State’s Career Exploration and Development office is promoting this nomination period broadly across the university, as an opportunity to en...
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As Hurricane Irma’s fierce winds barreled toward Florida, mandatory evacuations turned Palm Beach County into a ghost town. The unprecedented storm destroyed homes, tore down buildings and knocked out power, causing $19 million in damage. When residents returned home, many were met with the unimaginable reality – everything they owned was gone. Many even lost their jobs. More than two months has now passed, and according to the Catholic Charities Diocese of Palm Beach, a growing number of people are falling behind on their monthly bills. Catholic Charities Recovery Centers say families that a...
WKSU will hold its 21st annual Hunger Challenge – the day the station highlights hunger insecurity in Northeast Ohio – on Wednesday, Nov. 29. The Hunger Challenge was founded to raise money for WKSU and build awareness of the opportunities to reduce food insecurity in Ohio. Representatives from area food banks will go on air to discuss their work and hunger in the region. The Hunger Challenge offers WKSU contributors the option to choose “meals not mugs” as their thank-you gift in support of the effort to reduce hunger. This year’s food bank partners are the Akron-Canton Regional ...
Kent State University junior Stephanie Newton successfully juggles a tough schedule that includes taking classes in hospitality management, while raising four children and working several campus Dining Services’ jobs. It is no surprise that she does not have the resources to build the professional wardrobe needed to successfully interview for internships that will bring her closer to her dream of owning a restaurant. Fortunately, the Kent State Career Closet stepped up to fill the gap for Ms. Newton. The Career Closet collects, organizes and distributes professiona...