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Cedar Point is offering holiday savings to ������ employees who purchase tickets on Cyber Monday. To take advantage of this special offer, visit www.cedarpoint.com/affiliate. Use username KSUAA and password flashes. Happy holidays! ...

Health coaching is provided by Be Well Solutions as part of ������’s employee wellness program for all full-time, benefits-eligible employees on all campuses. Health coaching appointments are individualized, 30-minute sessions with a certified health coach with expertise in a variety of areas, including exercise, nutrition, stress management, tobacco cessation and general health. The final health coaching session for this year will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Heer Hall. On-site Visits Don't Fit Your Schedule? If an on-site ...

The holiday schedule will run from the first shift on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, through Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. During that time, all non-essential operations will be closed at all Kent State campuses. Eligible classified and unclassified employees will receive paid leave for any regularly scheduled work time from Dec. 27 through Dec. 30 (referred to as additional days in the FAQs at www.kent.edu/hr/holiday-schedule-faq). The paid leave is in addition to the paid holidays of Dec. 23, 26 and Jan. 2. Normal business opera...

������ students in the College of Arts and Sciences will get the opportunity to travel to Japan to do collaborative research in a world-class institute, specializing in primate biology, thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University. By studying primates as a model for humans, the researchers hope to address a variety of topics, including evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimer’s disease and aggressive behavior.       The memorandum, signed by Kent State’s Todd Diacon, Ph.D., senior vice presiden...

More than 72,000 items in ������ Libraries’ May 4 Collection will be digitally captured with the funding assistance of a $119,443 matching grant, provided by the National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC). The digitization of these documents will allow users to explore these events and the context surrounding them through free, online access that will be located at Kent State's Special Collections and Archives. As the project progresses throughout the two-year grant period, announcements regarding new additions to the digital archive will be posted to the...

The Fashion School at ������ is the recipient of the 2016 Impact Award for Excellence in Education, presented by the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation. The Morgan Foundation — an organization dedicated to mental wellness, the arts and education in Northeast Ohio and a longtime partner of the Fashion School — honored the school at a gala on Nov. 10. The event included the debut of a new video, created by the foundation, highlighting the school’s impact on students, the community and the fashion industry. Each year, the Morgan Foundation Impact Awards recognize institutions and i...

������ students in the College of Arts and Sciences will get the opportunity to travel to Japan to do collaborative research in a world-class institute, specializing in primate biology, thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University. By studying primates as a model for humans, the researchers hope to address a variety of topics, including evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimer’s disease and aggressive behavior.       The memorandum, signed by Kent State’s Todd Diacon, Ph.D., senior vice ...

Officers from ������ Police Services looked a little scruffy in November as they participated in No-Shave November to raise awareness for cancer. No-Shave November is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for cancer prevention, research and education. Its goal is to get hairy for those cancer patients, survivors and victims who cannot. Also known as “Movember” for growing out moustaches, the monthlong event also raises awareness for men’s health issues, including early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments. Participants, who are mostly...

Nearly 900 ������ students, faculty, staff and families packed the Kent Student Center Ballroom Thursday night to enjoy the culinary creations of six international cooking teams in this year's International Cook-Off Competition. Three judges – including Jim Bracken, Ph.D., dean of the University Libraries; Victor M. Torres, director of global engagement at the Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED); and Kathy Spicer, outreach program manager for Kent State’s Office of the Provost – were given the task of selecting the top three winners in the competition. The audience ...

Hillary Clinton is the subject of a special topics course at ������ - Hillary Clinton Case Study: Perspectives on Gender and Power. Suzanne Holt, Ph.D., professor and director of Women’s Studies in Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences recognized that there was a scholarly need for students to be able to contextualize gender and power as the first woman of a major party to became a candidate for president.   “To me, this is an important example of what women’s studies can provide to our students — an inquiry into culture, discrimination, and hegemonic power seen ...