Get On the Move and earn valuable wellness points with lunchtime yoga for faculty and staff. Yoga is offered Tuesdays from 12:15-1 p.m. and Thursdays from 1:15 -2 p.m. These 45-minute sessions are a great way to rejuvenate yourself and take care of your mind, body and spirit. Each session is worth 10 wellness points for those participating in the Wellness Your Way incentive program. Space is limited and registration is required and open for June and July sessions. Simply select each Tuesday or Thursday session you wish to attend from our wellness calendar in order to registe...
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Student Recreation and Wellness Center offers Free Fridays for all Kent State faculty and staff. On Free Fridays, all faculty and staff are welcome to enjoy all the amenities of the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, including free access to Group Exercise classes. The Student Recreation and Wellness Center is open from 5:30 a.m. until 9 p.m. on Fridays during the summer. Faculty and staff are encouraged to take advantage of the early morning hours or visit the center during their lunch break. Employees must provide a valid FLASHcard for entry. N...
Start roasting those Brussel sprouts because the monthlong Colors of Summer 28-Day Veggie and Fruit Challenge is back! Find new ways to incorporate fruits and vegetables into your diet. Explore types of fruits and vegetables and their health benefits by participating in the Colors of Summer Veggie and Fruit Challenge from July 3-30. This challenge is an honor-based, 28-day program designed to encourage participants to increase their fruit and vegetable intake, which helps to reduce the risk for heart disease and adult onset diabetes, and promotes overall good health. Participants will...
On Tuesday, June 13, from noon to 1 p.m., the Employee Wellness Team will host a financial wellness workshop on handling credit/debt wisely. Employees may attend at Heer Hall (limited seating is available) or via live streaming. This workshop will cover basic information about managing credit, good versus bad debt and what to do if facing a serious financial problem. Discussion will include: Why credit is an important tool for reaching financial goals. How to manage debt in order to build your credit rating. Various types of loan products and how they each work. Interest rates a...
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Employee Wellness Office is pleased to co-host its spring car seat safety inspection on Tuesday, June 20, from 3-6 p.m. at Kent State’s Child Development Center parking lot located at 775 Loop Rd. in Kent. Statistics show that four out of five car seats are installed incorrectly. Keep your child safe by making sure your child's car seat is properly installed. If you have more than one car seat or base, feel free to have them each inspected. You do not have to have your child with you for the inspection, but they are certainly welcome to attend. If you have your vehic...
New Face Kendra Albright Director School of Library and Information Science Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I provide strategic direction to advance the school's global reputation and excellence in academic programs, scholarship and service to the profession. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: University of South Carolina, University of Sheffield, University of Tennessee LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Excellent students, highly talented faculty and staff, nice place to work ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSIT...
David Dees, Ph.D., of Guilford Lake, Ohio, has been selected to serve as dean and chief administrative officer of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Columbiana County campuses. He will provide overall leadership of Â鶹´«Ã½ at East Liverpool and Â鶹´«Ã½ at Salem, two of the Regional Campuses in the university’s eight-campus system. Dees currently serves as interim dean of the Columbiana County campuses, a position he has held since July 1, 2016. He began serving as the permanent dean on June 1, 2017. “I am so honored to be selected for this position where I had actually star...
Lower Great Lakes Emmy Awards will be held June 17 at the Cleveland Hilton A group of undergraduate and graduate Â鶹´«Ã½ students in the School of Theatre and Dance’s scenery design course have been invited to design and build the set for the Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences’ Emmy Award ceremony taking place June 17 at the Cleveland Hilton. Advised by Assistant Professor Tamara L. Honesty, the students met with John Stealey, vice president of the Lower Great Lakes Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (N...
With a goal of becoming one of the nation’s top public universities in aeronautics and engineering education and research, the Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees approved changing the name of the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology to the College of Aeronautics and Engineering. The change better reflects the expansion of the college’s programs and accentuates its highly trained and sought-after graduates who go on to work for commercial airlines, corporate flight departments, the military and the Federal Aviation Administration. The revised name furth...
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Division of Human Resources is accepting applications for the Institute for Excellence (I4E) until June 15. The Institute for Excellence is Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s premier leadership program. According to the Human Resources LEAD Awards, the university’s Institute for Excellence program ranks eighth in the nation in the category of certificate programs with emphasis on leadership and organizational development. The Institute for Excellence will begin in September. The program has two tracks, the Administrators and Individual Contributors. The Admini...