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Know Your Numbers: Health Screenings Continue in November/December

Two additional health screening dates remain for 2016. Mark your calendar and schedule your screening for Friday, Nov. 4, or Thursday, Dec. 8, from 7:30-10:30 a.m. Be Well Solutions, 鶹Ƶ's wellness partner, will conduct the on-site health screenings for full-time, benefits-eligible employees.  

What You Need to Know

You do not have to be covered by one of the university health plans in order to take advantage of this offer. In preparation for the health screening, participants must fast for 8-10 hours before their on-site screening. Please note that the blood draw is via a simple finger stick. Confidential results will be provided to the employee for the following:

  • Glucose
  • Total cholesterol, including HDL and LDL
  • Triglycerides
  • Blood pressure
  • Body mass index

All employees who complete the personal health risk assessment and screening will receive raffle tickets to enter into various gift offerings of their choice. This also will allow you to receive wellness points toward your Tier One requirements for your first $150  for 2017!  Scheduling your appointment and completing the online health risk assessment may all be completed at Be Well's secure website at . 

Note: If you have not yet signed into the Be Well website, first-time instructions on completing the registration process are available on the . If you have questions, you may reach Be Well Solutions directly at 1-888-935-7378.

Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives

Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives, authored “Moving Toward a Reparative Archive: A Roadmap for a Holistic Approach to Disrupting Homogenous Histories in Academic Repositories and Creating Inclusive Spaces for Marginalized Voices” in Journal Contemporary Archival Studies, Michael Lotstein (Ed.)., Vol. 5, Issue 6 (2018): 1-19.

 

Ikpe Justice Akpan | July 9, 2018

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Assistant Professor
Management and Information Science
Tuscarawas Campus

Gina Hiser | July 9, 2018

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Leadership Annual Giving Officer
Division of Institutional Advancement
Kent Campus

Are tickets still available for the Performing Arts production of Oklahoma?

Yes, a limited supply of tickets are still available for faculty and staff to attend a matinee performance of Oklahoma on Saturday, Aug. 11, at 2 p.m. at Porthouse Theatre, 3143 O'Neil Rd., in Cuyahoga Falls on the grounds of Blossom Music Center.

Discount tickets are on sale now for $22 each. Limit is four tickets per employee. The deadline to reserve tickets is Friday, Aug. 3.

鶹Ƶ Psychological Sciences Graduate Students Awarded NSF Fellowships

If you compare the fields of medicine and education, you would find that the former bases its practices on empirical scientific research whereas education is mainly driven by intuition. However, cognitive psychology researchers at 鶹Ƶ who investigate student achievement are trying to change this reality.

Smoke-Free, Tobacco-Free Policy Update

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Varsity "K" Hall of Fame to Induct 2018 Class in October

鶹Ƶ recently announced its 2018 Varsity "K" Athletics Hall of Fame class consisting of nine new members to be introduced as part of the 40th induction ceremony on Oct. 20.

Handshake Now Live for 鶹Ƶ Supervisors

Career Exploration and Development has launched a new job posting platform called Handshake.  This will replace Flash @ Work but no other part of the employment process for students is changing (follow the steps outlined in the Supervisor Checklist for On-Campus Employment).

鶹Ƶ Fashion School Receives Top Honors in the Nation and Midwest for Design and Merchandising in New Ratings

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鶹Ƶ students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2018 spring fashion show.

鶹Ƶ’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to .

鶹Ƶ Geauga Professors Collaborate On Interdisciplinary Course to Explore Construction of Self Through Tourism

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English Lecturer Molly Mokros Natale works with a student during class. Ms. Natale and Jeanne Marie Stumpf-Carome, Ph.D., (not pictured) are collaborating on an interdisciplinary course to explore the construction of self through tourism.

The opportunity for students to experience the intellectual richness that interdisciplinary study provides is the driving force behind a new course being offered this fall at 鶹Ƶ at Geauga.

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2024-2025 December/January Holiday Schedule

鶹Ƶ'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.

Religious and Spiritual Accommodations Allow Students Time to Celebrate Other Religious Holidays

Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, 鶹Ƶ 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.

Main Street Kent Brings Educator Appreciation Weekend to Kent Nov. 17-19

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!

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