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 Every year, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) members travel to the nation’s capital to meet with elected officials and staff to discuss legislative priorities that impact occupational therapy practice in the United States. This year, AOTA Hill Day events took place Sept. 30, when more than 350 participants from across the country attended to advocate on Capitol Hill and in the U. S. House and Senate offices. Six second-year students in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at Kent State East Liverpool participated, accompanied by Kathy Swoboda, program director,...

Â鶹´«Ã½ and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship celebrated the grand opening of Crawford Hall on Sept. 27, attended by more than 700 guests, including university leadership, faculty, students, donors, alumni and dignitaries. The crowd gathered to formally dedicate the modern and visually stunning academic facility during the university’s Homecoming week. The dedication event included remarks from university leaders and Claire Crawford, granddaughter of Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, for whom the college and Crawford Hall are named.  â€œI ...

The Open Enrollment period for the 2025 benefit year will begin on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at 8 a.m. and continue through Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at 5 p.m. This is the time each year when we encourage you to take the opportunity to review your current benefit plan selections and re-evaluate your current and future benefits needs.To aid in your 2025 coverage decision-making, the Employee Benefits team will hold Open Enrollment and Wellness Fairs at each campus. The Employee Benefits and Wellness team, as well as representatives from the university community and various benefits providers, will be ...

The Division of People, Culture and Belonging wants to inform you of a minor change related to the last pay period of the calendar year that will be implemented in December 2024. For several years, employees who were paid semi-monthly received their paychecks early, typically the day before the winter break shutdown. We are now implementing a new consistent semi-month pay practice, meaning that the final paycheck for the calendar year will be on December 31. That means that employees paid semi-monthly will no longer receive their last paychecks of the year early. This change will not affe...

Â鶹´«Ã½ welcomed special guests to campus from Sept. 20-22 for its annual Parents and Families Appreciation Weekend. Each year, nearly 1,000 students and their families participate in activities that invite them to explore campus, make key connections with the people, departments and support services of Kent State – and to have fun.This year’s all-campus activities included the Black Squirrel Festival, a pep rally, games, technology demos, college open houses, a movie night and dining events, which included an Oktoberfest-themed dinner.  A Special Honors College Experie...