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Celebrate democracy with an election night party at WKSU’s Broadcast Center at ������. Starting at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 6, guests will be invited to enjoy snacks and activities – including selfie stations, station tours and keeping tabs on the big maps – as they watch WKSU News in-studio reporters cover the results of the 2018 midterm elections live. On-air analysts will stop by the party room for brief Q&As that will be available via Facebook Live. The event is free, and guests can learn more and register at WKSU.org. With all of Ohio’s U.S. House seats on the block, ...

Peter C. Kratcoski, Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, co-authored a section of the book "Introduction: Overview of Major Types, Prevention and Control," 1st Edition, Springer International Publishers, 2018. ...

Familiar Face Spyridon (Spiros) Margetis Professor Department of Physics Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Experimental Nuclear Physics WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: September 1997 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Lawrence Berkeley Lab, Brookhaven Lab LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The new face of it! ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Top-quality nuclear research group RESIDES IN: Munroe Falls, Ohio HOMETOWN: Messolongi, Greece EDUCATION: Ph.D. in physics from Frankfurt University, Germany HOBBIES: Cine...

New Face Liz Piatt Project Director, McNair Scholars Program University College Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I manage the McNair Scholars Program, a federally funded TRIO with the purpose of increasing the number of students in Ph.D. programs from underrepresented and high-financial-need/first-generation populations. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: February 2018 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I was an associate professor at Hiram College. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The focus on students means that they have access to so many valuable resourc...

On Thursday, Nov. 15, at 5:30 p.m., we will host our evening workshop on popular fad diets. Topics include why fad diets work, why they do not work long term and the alternative to “dieting.”  Tanya R. Falcone, M.S., R.D., L.D., coordinator for ������'s Center of Nutrition Outreach in the School of Health Sciences will lead this workshop, which will take place at the Kent Recreation and Wellness Center, Seminar Room B. Registration is required for this event. All full- and part-time employees, family members and students are invited ...

Faculty/staff group exercise classes are provided at no cost to ������ employees and sponsored by Employee Wellness and the Department of Recreational Services. A membership is not required to attend, but advance registration is required and space is limited for each session.  Below is a summary of our faculty/staff group exercise classes offered each week along with the times and a brief description: Mondays – Basic Strength Training (12:30-1:15 pm.) No matter your fitness level, it is always good to start with (or go back to) the basics. This class will...

As part of our continued commitment to build financial wellness, the Employee Wellness office is pleased to present Estate Planning Strategies on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from noon-1 p.m. in Room 107, Heer Hall, on the Kent Campus. This estate planning workshop will provide practical information on components of estate planning, including incapacity planning, probate, estate taxes, wills and trusts. Your presenter will be Sean Deasy, CFP, ChFC, RICP of VALIC Financial Advisors Inc. A light lunch will be provided. Register to attend. Space is limited, and livestreaming is not avai...

The tuition fee waiver for an undergraduate taking courses is not taxable for employees or their dependents. Once a student has received a bachelor’s degree, any classes paid for by an employee tuition fee waiver must be taxed per the IRS regulations. Current regulations state that any university employee who has at least a bachelor’s degree is exempt from tax on the first $5,250 of the tuition fee waiver value each year. Amounts exceeding $5,250 annually are taxable. The employee’s dependents will be taxed on the full value of the tuition fee waiver once they receive a bachelor’s degree...

Uju is the founder of Pop Style (@_popstyle), an on-campus pop-up thrift shop that allows you to buy, donate and trade clothing for $3, $7, or $10. Customers can donate clothes they don't want anymore but someone else could wear and trade clothes at each price point. Where did you get the idea for your venture? The idea for Pop Style initially originated from the concept of a thrift store fashion show that I created for the first Kent Creativity Festival in 2016. This concept was inspired by my love of thrift shopping and styling, so I wanted to make both available to the community. The ...

To honor and celebrate the work and dedication of Dorothy B. Lutsch, an emeritus professor of music at ������ at Tuscarawas, a scholarship to benefit Kent State Tuscarawas students majoring in music, theater or art has been established. The scholarship, named the Dorothy B. Lutsch Fine & Performing Arts Memorial Scholarship, will promote the development of music and art majors and the appreciation and importance of the arts in our culture. Mrs. Lutsch graduated from ������ in 1964 with a Master of Education from the College of Education, Health and Human...