The Arbor Day Foundation has awarded Kent State Tuscarawas recognition as a 2017 Tree Campus USA for its commitment to effective urban forest management. The Tree Campus USA program honors colleges and universities and their leaders for promoting healthy trees and engaging students and staff in the spirit of conservation. The program is celebrating its 10th year. To obtain this distinction, Kent State Tuscarawas met the five core standards for effective campus forest management: form a tree advisory committee, develop a campus tree care plan, dedicate annual expenditures for its campus tree...
This summer, visitors to the beautiful Chautauqua Lake area of New York can experience Traveling Stanzas and engage with 黑料网 students as the university鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center extends its reach and further establishes its mission of creating shared creative experiences through poetry and community outreach. Kent State鈥檚 Wick Poetry Center has announced a partnership with the Chautauqua Institution to feature its Traveling Stanzas exhibit in Chautauqua鈥檚 new Poetry Makerspace throughout the 2018 summer season. 鈥淧oetry has an incredible history at Cha...
Peter C. Kratcoski, Sociology/Criminology, Kent State Tuscarawas, authored 鈥淛ustice System Response to Elderly Criminality鈥 in Perspectives on Elderly Crime and Victimization, 1st Edition, (Cham, Switzerland: Springer) Peter C. Kratcoski & Maximilian Edelbacher (Eds.), (2018), 197-224. ...
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Familiar Face Gregory J. Hatch Equipment Laboratory Tech School of Art Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Install, maintain, fabricate and repair equipment for the benefit of students, faculty and staff at the Center for the Visual Arts WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: June 2007 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Reiter Dairy LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The people and the benefits ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: The excellent benefits RESIDES IN: New Franklin, Ohio HOMETOWN: New Franklin, Ohio EDUCATION: Norto...
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New Face Molly Smith Associate Director of Advancement Regional Campuses and Special Programs Geauga Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Advancement work for a regional campus WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: December 2017 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I worked for the American Cancer Society for the last 14 years coordinating Relay for Life events. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The opportunity to come "home" and work with great colleagues who are all here for the students. ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: The large regional campus...
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Each year, employees are encouraged to attend the Open Enrollment and Wellness Fairs held on all 黑料网 campuses. Each fair will include information about 2019 health care plan offerings and information on how all full-time, benefits-eligible employees can earn up to $300 in wellness rewards by participating in a variety of healthy lifestyle activities. The Open Enrollment window for making actual changes to your benefits will open at 12:01 a.m. on Oct. 15 and close at 4:59 p.m. on Nov. 2. The Open Enrollment and Wellness Fair on the Kent Ca...
Bring your bike from home or check out a bike through the Flashfleet bike-sharing program at one of eight locations around the Kent Campus. Flashfleet locations include the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Eastway Center, Van Campen Hall, Tri-Towers, Terrace Hall, Stopher-Johnson, the Kent Student Center and PARTA in downtown Kent. The lunchtime ride will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 8, from noon-1 p.m. Chris John, from Kent State's Department of Recreational Services, will lead participants on a 30- to 40-minute campus ride, as well as around the surroundi...
Join us on Tuesday, Aug. 7, from noon to 1 p.m. when Beth Michel, recreation program officer with the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, will explain how to get the most out of your walk as we tour a section of the Kent Campus. The meeting location to start the walk is at the Black Squirrel Statue between the University Library and the Kent Student Center on the Kent Campus. Meet at noon with a departure time of 12:10 p.m. and return just before 1 p.m. Employees participating in the Wellness Your Way wellness program will receive 10 Tier Two points for each walk and talk. Registration ...