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Simple … Exercise does not need to be complicated. Walking does not require any special skills or talents, and daily walking is a great way to stay fit. Just put one foot in front of the other. Taking regular fitness walks will strengthen your bones and muscles, burn calories, improve your mood and reduce your chances of getting sick. Steps … This 28-day program begins Wednesday, March 1, and is designed to help you move more by setting goals for total steps walked each day. Participants are encouraged to: Track your steps daily. Create a goal based on your current activity...

Have a question about what the IMPACT Solutions Employee Assistance Program can do for you? Want to learn more about resiliency training, online seminars, depression awareness and prevention, financial counseling services, smoking cessation or the new Stress Less Center? Come to the Employee Assistance Program office hours Friday, Feb. 24, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Employee Wellness Resource Room, Room 103 in Heer Hall on the Kent Campus. Meet with an Employee Assistance Program representative and learn all about the numerous resources available to you and your eligible dependent...

Join us for the Wheels4Change Remembrance Fitness Event on Saturday, Feb. 25, from 11:30 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. This annual indoor fundraiser is held on the last weekend in February to honor the men and women who sacrificed for our freedom.  The Wheels4Change Fitness Event will include activities such as spinning, rowing, boot camp, Zumba, yoga, swimming and more. Attendees may choose to participate in the actual event, or if they do not wish to do the physical aspect but would like to contribute to the cause itself, they may choose to donate and/or...

Save the date now for the Office Support Staff Recognition Program, to be held Wednesday, April 26, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This luncheon recognizes university employees who provide office support throughout ������’s campuses. Invitations will be mailed the first week in April. Managers and supervisors should schedule coverage in their respective units so invitees may attend. For registration information, please contact Alexsa Wanchick at awanchic@kent.edu.  ...

Work is scheduled to begin in two weeks on the second phase of the Summit Street: Building a Better Way Improvement Project. The second phase will make improvements to Summit Street between Lincoln Street and Fraternity Circle, including a second roundabout, a left turn lane from Summit Street to Terrace Drive and the relocation of Campus Center Drive to align with the Student Green.    One-way, one-lane eastbound traffic is scheduled to begin the week of March 6 and will continue through November. Weather or other factors could delay the start of the one-way traffic. The work...

The deadline for ������'s 2017 Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) is fast approaching. Applications for the program’s second installment are due March 1. Kent State’s inaugural SURE program gave 35 undergraduates from various academic backgrounds an eight-week fellowship to conduct research with a faculty mentor from June 13 to Aug. 5, 2016. “We’ve received very positive feedback, and I think everyone sees this as a great way to grow the culture of research and provide meaningful opportunities for undergraduates to pursue their interest in research,” says Doug...

Student volunteers from the Campus Kitchen at ������ have kicked off a weeklong “Raise the Dough” online fundraising challenge to benefit hunger relief efforts in Kent. The challenge is hosted by The Campus Kitchens Project, the nation’s leading nonprofit empowering students to fight hunger and food waste in their communities. It is supported by the Craig Newmark Philanthropic Fund, a private fund created by craigslist founder Craig Newmark in 2016 to support and connect nonprofit communities and drive powerful civic engagement. From Feb. 17 to Feb. 24, volunteers with the...

������'s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics held its third annual 4.0 GPA Student-Athlete Breakfast on Feb. 2 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom Balcony.  "We are tremendously proud of and inspired by the success of our student-athletes who demonstrate time and time again that excellence can be achieved both in and out of the classroom," says President Beverly Warren. "This is also an outcome of an athletics leadership team, coaching and support staff who prioritize academic excellence as a hallmark of our Division I athletics program." A total of 59 stude...