Join an eight-week, mindfulness-based, stress-reduction course that is free and available to all Kent State University faculty, staff and students. This program provides a practical approach to stress reduction and management. Adapted from the work of John Kabat Zinn and the program of David Potter, this course is for anyone interested in understanding how mindfulness helps reduce stress and improves the quality of one’s life. During the eight weeks, participants will meet on Saturday afternoons, from 3-5 p.m. to practice mindfulness as a group, discuss readings about mindfulness, answer quest...
The Kent State University Alumni Association invites faculty and staff to nominate deserving alumni for the Kent State University Alumni Awards. Sponsored by the alumni association, the alumni awards recognize graduates in the area of leadership, service, character and professional development. Nominations will be accepted through Dec. 31! One student award – the Golden Flash award – will be given to a student who promotes Kent State University spirit, pride and tradition. Award recipients will be honored at the Alumni Awards Ceremony in the fall of 2017. To nominate an individua...
Mietek Jaroniec, Ph.D., a professor in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, was recently awarded the Medal of Marie Sklodowska-Curie by the Polish Chemical Society for his scientific achievements. The prestigious medal is awarded to outstanding chemists working permanently abroad for exceptional scientific achievements of international significance and for contributions to the community of Polish chemists. Jaroniec delivered an invited plenary lecture, “Nanoporous Carbon Materials: Newest Advances and Perspectives” at...
The Kent State University family truly showed their blue and gold spirit by donating a record breaking $426,000 for Giving Tuesday. Please watch Kent State President Beverly Warren's heartfelt thank you video to learn just how much of an impact donors' generous support made on Giving Tuesday. ...
Several students and faculty members from Kent State University at Salem began their fall semester with a trip to the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in southern South Dakota, where they interacted with members of the Oglala Lakota Sioux tribe. This was the fifth trip to the reservation by students from Kent State Salem, offered through a transcultural nursing course that focuses on advancing cultural humility. Sixteen nursing students, along with two students from the early childhood education program, were part of this cultural exchange, as well as six faculty members. Lorene Martin, sen...
Earlier this semester, the Kent State University Board of Trustees and the Kent State University Foundation unanimously approved the administration’s proposal for the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in the history of the university. Support of this proposal represents a significant vote of confidence in the Kent State community’s capacity to dream big dreams and achieve them. As this groundbreaking fundraising effort prepares to launch, every member of the Kent State community is invited to play a role in envisioning ideas that will inspire the hearts and philanthropic int...
Officers from Kent State University Police Services looked a little scruffy in November as they participated in No-Shave November to raise awareness for cancer. No-Shave November is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for cancer prevention, research and education. Its goal is to get hairy for those cancer patients, survivors and victims who cannot. Also known as “Movember” for growing out moustaches, the monthlong event also raises awareness for men’s health issues, including early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments. Participants, who are mostly...
Cedar Point is offering holiday savings to Kent State University employees who purchase tickets on Cyber Monday. To take advantage of this special offer, visit www.cedarpoint.com/affiliate. Use username KSUAA and password flashes. Happy holidays! ...
Health coaching is provided by Be Well Solutions as part of Kent State University’s employee wellness program for all full-time, benefits-eligible employees on all campuses. Health coaching appointments are individualized, 30-minute sessions with a certified health coach with expertise in a variety of areas, including exercise, nutrition, stress management, tobacco cessation and general health. The final health coaching session for this year will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Heer Hall. On-site Visits Don't Fit Your Schedule? If an on-site ...
The holiday schedule will run from the first shift on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, through Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. During that time, all non-essential operations will be closed at all Kent State campuses. Eligible classified and unclassified employees will receive paid leave for any regularly scheduled work time from Dec. 27 through Dec. 30 (referred to as additional days in the FAQs at www.kent.edu/hr/holiday-schedule-faq). The paid leave is in addition to the paid holidays of Dec. 23, 26 and Jan. 2. Normal business opera...