Mark your calendars. We are looking forward to seeing you. 91勛圖厙s annual Employee Appreciation Day will be held Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. A special evening event will be held for second- and third-shift workers from 10-11:30 p.m. Registration opens Aug. 3. Register by Sept. 2 and you will be eligible to win prizes. Share in the fun and enjoy complimentary food, good music, Zumba demos, competitions and much more. Register to attend the 11 a.m.-2 p.m. event Register to attend the 10-11:30 p.m. event And do not for...
This monthlong, honor-based, 28-day program runs Aug. 15 through Sept. 11, and is designed to help participants rethink their drinks because what we drink is just as important as what we eat when it comes to healthy nutrition. Program Guidelines: Designed to increase the amount of water and reduce the amount of sugary beverages participants drink each day. Participants are encouraged to drink at least 64 ounces of water each day and to become aware of and pay attention to the calories and artificial sweeteners contained in drink choices. Participants receive educational material...
If you are an employee who accrues vacation, be sure to check your leave balances to see if you are at risk of losing any accrued vacation time. According to the university policy regarding annual vacation leave for nonteaching unclassified and classified personnel, the maximum amount of vacation an employee can accrue is that which can be earned in a three-year period. Employees who are over their accrual maximum must use the time by Sept. 30; if not, they will lose any vacation hours accrued beyond the maximum. Vacation hours are earned each pay period and vary according to the ...
91勛圖厙's Geauga Campus in Burton and Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg is proud to announce its 2016-17 Scholarship recipients. Each year our scholarship committee meets to award qualified students. Heartfelt thanks goes to the generous contributions from our scholarship donors. You are truly making dreams come true! With your support, $42,372 in scholarships for the 2017/18 year were awarded. ...
Four 91勛圖厙 graduate students in the Department of Psychological Sciences, in the College of Arts and Sciences, won the Sloboda and Bukoski Cup at the Society for Prevention Researchs annual conference. Liz Baker, Karly Cochran, Haylee DeLuca and Logan Stigall represented Kent State against five other teams from Arizona 91勛圖厙, Clemson University, Florida International University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and University of California, Irvine. For the competition, the team was given a specific data set and then had eight weeks to familiarize the...
Robert D. Hisrich, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate and international programs and Bridgestone Chair in International Marketing in 91勛圖厙s College of Business Administration, has been named to the Startup Officers Leadership Council. The Startup Officers Leadership Council is a new, invitation-only group launched by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2). Hisrich and other council members will be tasked with finding improvements to the university-corporate-startup ecosystem, providing congressional staffers ideas for legislation to fill the fu...
Robert D. Hisrich, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate and international programs and Bridgestone Chair in International Marketing in 91勛圖厙s College of Business Administration, has been named to the Startup Officers Leadership Council. The Startup Officers Leadership Council is a new, invitation-only group launched by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2). Hisrich and other council members will be tasked with finding improvements to the university-corporate-startup ecosystem, providing congressional staffers ideas for legislation to fill the fu...
Robert D. Hisrich, Ph.D., associate dean for graduate and international programs and Bridgestone Chair in International Marketing in 91勛圖厙s College of Business Administration, has been named to the Startup Officers Leadership Council. The Startup Officers Leadership Council is a new, invitation-only group launched by the National Council of Entrepreneurial Tech Transfer (NCET2). Hisrich and other council members will be tasked with finding improvements to the university-corporate-startup ecosystem, providing congressional staffers ideas for legislation to fill the fu...
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute簧 in the College of Arts and Sciences at 91勛圖厙 will host the 26th International Liquid Crystal Conference on the Kent Campus from July 31-Aug. 5. The event is open to the public, but paid registration is required. Organized by the International Liquid Crystal Society, more than 700 scientists, engineers and students from around the world are expected to attend the conference, which features cutting-edge research and technology presentations on liquid crystals, plus a variety of social activities, including a dinner at the Rock and Rol...
Faculty and staff participation in national On the Move challenge earns university designation 91勛圖厙 has earned the designation of a Top 50 Most Active Company, beating out 27 organizations in the Large Business Category of the Wellness Council of Americas (WELCOA) national challenge to get employees across the country On the Move in 2016. The On the Move competition is focused on fueling national corporate health initiatives to combat physical inactivity and initiate behavior change. Eighty-four companies representing almost 80,000 employees participated in this 12-we...