SEAC Event Information

Hosted by Career Exploration and Development and University College, SEAC is a banquet recognizing the tremendous contributions of our student employees to Kent State University and community. Professional attire is encouraged. Free professional clothing is available for students from the Kent State University Career Closet. Hours, locations, and more information can be found here.  

Student smiling during graduation

The Route to Retention—Multi-Year Retention Action Plan was developed out of our shared university commitment to Students First. Through this plan and the many other efforts of colleges, divisions and departments, the Retention Task Force (RTF) will continue to support our first-year Kent campus students return for their second year. The plan serves as a mechanism for aligning resources to implement innovative efforts to achieve our goal of an 85% retention rate. The Retention Task Force assessed policies, procedures, data, emerging practices, and other efforts to propose the recommendation...

Award Descriptions

Change-Maker Award

A distinguished disrupter who has made an outsized impact on their community through work and service. Their knowledge, skills, and involvement ensure that Kent is at the forefront of pressing issues by elevating the student experience, inspiring impactful research efforts, or leading community-driven initiatives.

Award Eligibility

  • Hold a "Student employment” classification (hired through CampusWorks)
  • Be current students in good standing
  • Be enrolled during Spring 2024 semester
  • Has worked a minimum of 6 months as a student employee from June 2023 through May 2024.
  • Graduate Assistants are not eligible for this award.

Award Nomination and Selection Process

As part of the Student Employee Awards Celebration, individual departments and supervisors are encouraged to nominate outstanding student employees for a student employee award. Student employees are encouraged to nominate their supervisor for the Outstanding Supervisor Award. Further, staff and faculty members are encouraged to nominate their department, themselves (as a supervisor of student employees), or a colleague (as a supervisor of student employees) for the Flashes GROW Award.

Emma Lentz, the student behind the Flash Fuel coffee design

​ Emma Lentz Designer of Flash Fuel When you fill your cup of coffee every morning from the Kent State University dining halls or reach for a new bag of coffee grounds in Rosie’s, have you ever stopped to think about where the Flash Fuel design came from? Emma Lentz, senior visual communication design major and multimedia designer for the marketing department of University Housing and Culinary Services, is responsible for the design. The Flash Fuel coffee project started in 2021 as a collaboration between University Housing and Culinary Services and Rooted Grounds Coffee Co., an Oh...

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