Kent State University faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit www.kentstatehotel.com or call 330-346-0100.
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It is summer vacation season again, and e-Inside wants to feature some of your best vacation or staycation photos, including selfies.
Submit your favorite vacation or staycation photos and a brief description to einside@kent.edu by Tuesday, July 25, and depending on the number of entries that we receive, they might be featured in e-Inside. Please use "Summer Vacation Photos" as your email subject line.

Kent State University is being recognized for the eighth time as a “Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education, a top trade publication for colleges and universities.

The Kent State University at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center’s 2017-2018 season will feature diverse and high-quality performances that include concerts, Broadway, comedy, family and holiday shows.

This month marks the first anniversary of Pokémon GO’s worldwide release that sent crowds hiking through parks, meandering into streets and walking for miles in search of Pokémon.

Kent State University Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., has been named Volunteer of the Year by Main Street Kent for her contributions to the revitalization of downtown Kent.

Kent State University has opened the doors to its new state-of-the-art sports medicine facility in the MACC Annex.
Belinda Boon, Ph.D., School of Information, presented a session titled “Online Learning is for EVERYONE: Using Universal Design Principles to Develop Accessible Online Learning Content” at the Lilly Conference for Evidence-Based Teaching and Learning in Austin, Texas, on Jan. 5, 2017.
Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., School of Information, presented the keynote address, “Visual Representations of Knowledge Structures,” at World IA Day at Kent State University on Feb. 18, 2017.
Kiersten Latham, Ph.D., School of Information, co-authored the paper “A Discussion on Document Conceptualization,” which was published in Proceedings from the Document Academy in Vol. 3, Issue 2, in December 2016.

Familiar Face
joanne Kilgour dowdy
Professor of Literacy Studies
School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies
Kent Campus
Dear Employees of the Kent State University Community,
This message serves to provide you with guidance should local, state and/or federal law enforcement visit our university campuses for the purposes of immigration law. As a public institution, Kent State must comply with all federal laws and directives, including those related to law enforcement activities.
Dear Colleagues:
Please take note of the following important information regarding your 2024 Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
Kent State University's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.