Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
Do Kent State employees get a discount at the Kent State Hotel?
Project AWARE Kent is an initiative to raise awareness about mental health and substance abuse disorders. Project AWARE Kent will be offering mental health first-aid courses to Â鶹´«Ã½ students, faculty and staff in an effort to create a network of people at the university who will know how to respond and are aware of mental health and substance abuse disorders. The course is an evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance use disorders. The two-day (four hours each day) course is free.
The second annual Three Minute Thesis (3MT) research competition will be hosted this fall at Â鶹´«Ã½, and all graduate students are eligible to participate. The competition gives graduate students just three minutes and one PowerPoint slide as tools to explain their research to an intelligent, but nonspecialist audience in an engaging and concise manner.
PRKent is the only public relations program in Ohio with both CEPR and AEJMC accreditation
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s undergraduate public relations program has joined a select group of fewer than 40 colleges around the world that hold official certification from the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA).
Airport is collecting pet supply donations for the fifth year
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Airport is hosting its fifth annual Props-4-Paws collection event to collect food and pet supplies to donate to Portage and Summit county shelters and rescue organizations.
Looking to find some peace in your day? Join the Women’s Center for refreshing, calming and centering yoga at its new location, the Williamson House. No previous experience is needed. The new location offers more room to accommodate participants. Yoga for faculty and staff will be offered at the Women’s Center five times a week at various times throughout the day to better fit your schedule. Currently, classes are offered:
Online midterm grading for all fall 2016 lower-division undergraduate courses (levels 00000, 10000, 20000) meeting in the full term (Aug. 29 through Dec. 11) begins Sept. 19 via FlashFAST. Please remember that midterm grading applies ONLY to courses that meet for the full semester.
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alivia Lapcevich
Training and Development Logistics Coordinator
Center for Corporate and Professional Development
Kent Campus
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Â鶹´«Ã½ is the only public university in Northeast Ohio to be ranked in the top tier of the new 2017 edition of Best Colleges by U.S. News & World Report that was released Sept. 13, 2016, with inclusion on the Best National Universities list.
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Autism Connections Kent has been created by students with autism spectrum disorder and their allies with the focus that autism spectrum disorder is a diversity issue and not a disability.
POSTED: Friday, October 28, 2016 10:23 AM
Â鶹´«Ã½'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.
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, Â鶹´«Ã½ created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or community-held events in alignment with their spirituality.
Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!