There is an old saying, “There’s no time like the present.” On Thursday, April 20, from noon to 1 p.m., the employee wellness program will sponsor a lunchtime program titled “The Power of This Moment. No, THIS Moment!” All full- and part-time employees are invited to participate in this workshop, which will explore how the brain’s Reticular Activating System affects perceptions. We also will consider history, concepts and practical applications to help facilitate in the moment living. There are two ways to participate in this workshop. Employees may attend onsite in Heer Hall,...
As a reminder, Kent State University will again participate in the 12-week On the Move national corporate competition. Be sure to join Team Kent State in its quest to be one of the most active employers in the country. All full- and part-time employees are eligible and can earn 60 Tier Two Wellness Your Way Points. Visit the Wellness Your Way web page for details. Register now at www.onthemovechallenge.welcoa.org and enter company code KentStateMoves, if requested. The challenge officially begins April 3. Each week, employees can assess their progr...
As part of the Wellness Your Way incentive program, benefits-eligible employees are invited to attend an on-site health screening, or have one completed in a primary care physician's office by June 30. By completing a health screening (on-site or with your physician) and the online health risk assessment, employees are eligible to receive $150 added to their pay as a Tier One reward. Completing Your Tier One Activities If the health screening is completed on-site with Be Well Solutions, Kent State University's wellness partner, it will automatically be loaded into your personal port...
Excitement is building as the Kent State University men's basketball team gets ready to take on UCLA tonight in the first round of the NCAA tournament’s South Regional. Last night kicked off with a press conference and open practice at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Players also met with fans as the Golden Flashes continued to prepare for their first NCAA men’s basketball tournament in nine years. Tip off tonight is 9:57 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The game is broadcast on truTV and streamed on NCAA.com. For other ways to watch and listen to the game, visit Ke...
The players thought they were just coming to a typical morning meal. Turns out, it was a lot more like Christmas morning. Under Armour, the official athletics apparel partner of Kent State University Athletics, surprised the men’s basketball team Thursday with new shoes, shirts, and other items, including backpacks styled for Golden State Warrior and NBA Most Valuable Player Steph Curry. While coaches knew what was planned for breakfast, the players had no idea. Most were all smiles trying on the gear and filling up their backpacks. Most took their backpacks with them as t...
The Wick Poetry Center is proud to be part of the twenty-two-member national Poetry Coalition (PoCo) united to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. During the month of March, the Poetry Coalition launches its inaugural effort, Because We Come from Everything: Poetry & Migration. As part of the Wick Poetry Center's commitment on the theme of migration and our ongoing Traveling Stanzas: Writing Across Borders project, this week we are featuring Linda Zhao, an immigra...
The Wick Poetry Center is proud to be part of the twenty-two-member national Poetry Coalition (PoCo) united to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. During the month of March, the Poetry Coalition launches its inaugural effort, Because We Come from Everything: Poetry & Migration. As part of the Wick Poetry Center's committment on the theme of migration and our ongoing Traveling Stanzas: Writing Across Borders project, this week we are featuring Day Soe Wah. Day Soe ...
The Kent State Club Managers Association of America (CMAA) student chapter is composed of students in the Hospitality Management program from both Kent State Ashtabula and Kent campuses who are interested in the private country club industry. Each year, the CMAA World Conference hosts the Club of the Future award program, which allows student members to propose an idea of what they could see the club industry looking like five, 10 or 15 years in the future. Thirty-six student members make up the Kent State chapter. Of those, 17 members, including nine students from Kent State Ashtabula ...
Luxury lifestyle brand Michael Kors will partner with the Kent State University School of Fashion Design and Merchandising to present the school’s 35th Annual Fashion Show on Friday, April 28, and Saturday, April 29. FS2 Presented by Michael Kors will span three runway events. In addition, Don Witkowski, Kent State alumnus and president of Men’s at Michael Kors, will be inducted into the Fashion School’s Hall of Fame. The fashion show will include a 2 p.m. matinee and 7 p.m. awards show on April 28. The sponsor/VIP show will be held at 7 p.m. on April 29. FS2 Presented by Michael Kors i...