Kent Engaged & Emerging Professionals (KEEP) is pleased to announce a new professional development opportunity on Apr. 11: Navigating Your Promotion. Email Nzinga Hart at nbodden@kent.edu to register. An Employee Resource Group, KEEP is open to any university employee that identifies as an emerging or engaged leader. They provide opportunities for members to grow professionally, organize service options for members to give back to the community, and serve as a base to meet and connect with other professionals. 

The 2024 Earth Month Committee has planned events throughout the month of April based on the theme “Planet vs. Plastics." Join in the Earth Month celebration and check out speakers, the annual bioblitz, Earth Fest, clean-ups, plant sale fundraisers, fiber art gallery exhibition, sustainable dining sessions and more! The Earth Month Committee is chaired by the Office of Sustainability with over 30 department, office, student organization and regional campus representatives.

We often times get links to web pages and services. Unfortunately, sometimes hackers try to trick users into visiting sites that are designed to trick people into providing information that they would not ordinarily share, or installing malicious software. In Episode 5 of Elevate Your Cyber IQ, we cover how to properly analyze web addresses and look for telltale signs of fraudulent web pages.

Employee Wellness is pleased to announce that we're bringing back Mindful Mondays with Daron starting this May. In the meantime, join us Apr. 24 for Attentional Fitness: Demystifying Mindfulness, an exploration of various ways to turn mindfulness practice into a secret mission. This session serves as an optional orientation to the returning Mindful Mondays. 

Full-time faculty now have the opportunity to request a temporary off-campus worksite for summer courses that are 100% online. If no temporary off-campus worksite is requested, the tax withholding will be at the applicable rate for the campus offering the course. Complete the form by clicking below or visiting the Academic Personnel forms page and choose the Faculty Municipal Tax Form: Requesting a Temporary Off-Campus Worksite form in the Dynamic Forms list. Part-time faculty may also request a temporary off-campus worksite for their fully online courses.

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