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THE SOCIETY FOR DIVERSITY HONORS KENT STATE FOR SERVING AS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR WORKPLACE INCLUSION       You are here KENT CAMPUS EINSIDE THE SOCIETY FOR DIVERSITY HONORS KENT STATE FOR SERVING AS A NATIONAL MODEL FOR WORKPLACE INCLUSION �鶹��ý has received national recognition for its mission to support a climate that welcomes and supports diversity in all of its forms. The Society for Diversity presented the university with the distinctive Innovation + Inclusion Leadership Award.   For the past eight years, the So...

All you need is a green thumb and a classroom of hardworking students to put together a perfect campus garden. A new course during the three-week summer intersession, Campus and Community Gardens, provided �鶹��ý at Stark students with the opportunity to design, plant, water, weed and harvest a campus garden. The course, taught by Chris Post, Ph.D., associate professor of geography, focused on giving students the tools, time, contacts and guidance necessary to set up a network of organizations and individuals who participated in the food’s organic production and distributi...

Did you know that electronics continue to drain electricity the entire time they are plugged in? Actions You Can Take: Unplug all electronics when you are not using them or when they are fully charged. Plug electronics into a smart power strip that shuts off power when devices are not in use. You also can cut power to everything with one switch. ...

Did you know that ceiling lights generate a lot of excess light you may not need. A desk lamp focuses light only where you need it. ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE: Turn off the ceiling lights and use task lighting at your desk. Make sure your desk lamp has an ENERGY STAR certified LED bulb. If there’s enough daylight coming through your window, turn off your desk lamp, too. Look out for more energy-saving tips weekly in e-Inside. ...

WKSU reporters have won nine awards in the Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest, sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The competition recognized station staff for work created in 2016. Highlights of WKSU honors include Best Radio News Operation in Ohio and Best Radio Reporter in Ohio for M.L. Schultze, who submitted a selection of her Election 2016 coverage. Each category winner was judged on multiple examples of work. Awards will be presented on Aug. 26 at a ceremony at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton. Sinc...

A five-year process to digitize every printed issue of The Daily Kent Stater (now The Kent Stater) concluded this summer. Ninety years of issues, spanning 1926-2016, are now searchable at http://dks.library.kent.edu.       ...

What can you do with that endless supply of zucchini? On Tuesday, August 8, otherwise known as “National Sneak Some Zucchini Onto Your Neighbor's Porch Day,” �鶹��ý at Trumbull, Warren Family Mission and Second Harvest Food Bank of the Mahoning Valley are asking local growers with an abundance of zucchini and other produce to donate their bounties to local families in need. The holiday was created by Thomas & Ruth Roy, under the name of Wellcat Holidays & Herbs (www.wellcat.com), as a way of “ridding yourself of unwanted surplus summer squash.” “We think this is a ...

As of Fall 2016, the Microsoft Office suite has been made available free of charge to all Kent State faculty and staff through an agreement arranged by Information Services with Microsoft. All active full- and part-time employees qualify for the free software on their personal devices* for as long as they are employed by the university. The license is for the full Microsoft Office suite of Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, OneNote, Publisher, and Access. The software may be installed on up to five PCs, Macs or mobile devices including Android, iPad, and Windows tablets. Also included is 1TB...

As part of the TechHelp family of services, IS offers a wide array of free technology workshops for students, faculty, and staff. What began with 20 workshops has erupted into a semester-long series of roughly 12 workshops each week covering over 40 topics. Offerings include Microsoft Office, Google Apps, Adobe Creative Suite, Cloud Storage, and many more. Workshops are designed for a variety of skill levels ranging from beginner to advanced. “These workshops cover a wide range of topics and often specialize in technology available to the university community,” explains Jay Frye, Director o...

Kent State students, faculty and staff now have free, unlimited access to Lynda.com (lynda.kent.edu), an online library of instructional videos that cover the latest software, online tools, and even topics such as audio mixing, marketing, business and education. Access to Lynda.com was made possible in Fall 2016 through a partnership between the Division of Information Services, University Libraries and the Office of Continuing and Distance Education. A LinkedIn company, Lynda.com offers more than 4,000 online courses taught by industry professionals on 12 categories, including Education...