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?
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kenneth Franklin kegley
Recreation Program Officer
Recreation and Wellness Department
Â鶹´«Ã½ at Stark
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Three Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty members were honored with the 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards at a ceremony that took place in University Library.
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Â鶹´«Ã½'s Center for the Visual Arts brings the School of Art under one roof. The grand opening of the new facility will take place on May 6 at 3 p.m.
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USC) have awarded Â鶹´«Ã½ a $50,000 microgrant to help remove the financial barrier to graduation that low-income students may face as they near graduation.
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s College of Nursing is collaborating with the Portage County Health Department and the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) to stage a disaster simulation exercise. The Point of Dispensing Exercise, which involves a mock Anthrax release, triage and treatment site, will take place Tuesday, April 12, and Thursday, April 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center.
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Rotaract Club is holding a children’s book drive during the month of April and is now accepting donations to benefit children in surrounding areas.
The club is gathering books in good condition for children from newborn to third grade and will be accepting both new and gently used books.
To get involved, drop off your donations at the circulation desk on the first floor of University Library. The club’s goal is to collect 100 books from now through Wednesday, April 20.
On Thursday, March 31, LaunchNET Kent State kicked off its five-week Build Your Own Brand series of entrepreneurial workshops specifically crafted for minority students.
Throughout the Spring 2016 Semester, LaunchNET Kent State and Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s College of the Arts have teamed up to produce events relevant to arts majors who are interested in learning more about ways to strengthen their career prospects.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ at Stark recently hosted 26 high school seniors from Wayne County Schools Career Center.
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Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s International Friendship Program continues to grow and develop partnerships between faculty, staff and students.
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!