Â鶹ÊÓƵ faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
Do Â鶹ÊÓƵ employees get a discount at the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Hotel?
Elizabeth (Beth) Graham, Ph.D., will become the new director of Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s School of Communication Studies, effective July 1, 2016. Graham currently serves as a professor for the University of Akron’s School of Communication; she served as the school’s director from 2010-2014.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ’s Flash Technology Center is excited to introduce employee payroll deduction. Employees can take advantage of Apple education pricing and spread out payments using payroll deduction for new Apple computers, iPads and accessories.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ full-time employees are now able to purchase the latest Apple technology and have it deducted from their paycheck in easy to manage installments for all purchases more than $500.
As the semester ends, the Educational Technology department within the Division of Information Services is offering faculty members Blackboard Learn resources to help with Grade Center and other features while completing final grades. Assistance is available by phone, email and walk-up support.
Educational Technology provides tutorials and training sessions all year long and offers one-on-one consultation by appointment, but these services are especially helpful to deal with problems that arise at the end of the semester.
Online final grading for Spring 2016 - Full Term (1), Third 5 Weeks (F3), Second Half Semester (H2), Second 7 Weeks (W2) and OL courses meeting from Jan. 19 through May 8 begins Friday, May 6, via FlashFAST.
Although Homecoming will not take place until Oct. 1, it is not too early to start planning your Homecoming events. Many Homecoming activities are already being scheduled, including the Bowman Cup 5K Race, Kiss on the K, the parade and more.
More than 100 reel-to-reel audio recordings pertaining to the May 4, 1970, Â鶹ÊÓƵ shootings and their aftermath are now accessible through the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Special Collections and Archives’ digital repository. Some of the recently digitized items include previously inaccessible audio recordings of radio call-in forums, a speech by Â鶹ÊÓƵ President Robert I. White the day after the shootings, a press conference with six students who met with President Richard M.
Â鶹ÊÓƵ residence halls are collecting nonperishable food, clothes, rugs, furniture and other usable items now through May 14 for the Throw ‘n’ Go initiative.
The initiative, which began in 2003, gives students the opportunity to donate unwanted items during their move-out periods. Items are given to Family and Community Services, a nonprofit agency in Portage County.
Collection bins are located in designated areas throughout residence halls, as well as in the Â鶹ÊÓƵ Alumni Center for off-campus students and seniors.
The last e-Inside issue for the 2016 Spring Semester will be published May 9. Copy submissions for this issue should be emailed to einside@kent.edu by 5 p.m.
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Familiar Face
darlene thorn
Academic Advisor II
Enrollment Management and Student Services
Â鶹ÊÓƵ at Trumbull
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New Face
duane j. Ehredt jr.
Assistant Professor
Department of Podiatric Surgery and Biomechanics
College of Podiatric Medicine
POSTED: Friday, October 28, 2016 10:23 AM
Â鶹ÊÓƵ's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, Â鶹ÊÓƵ created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or community-held events in alignment with their spirituality.
Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!