Have you noticed the kiosks of Flashfleet bikes and wondered how to rent one? Flashfleet is the university's short-term bike sharing program. Flashfleet bikes are available at several locations on campus. Students, faculty and staff and even community members can rent bikes with a yearly membership or by paying as they go. During a lunch and learn on April 20, Chris John, assistant director for recreational services, will demonstrate (no riding required) how easy it is to register for, rent, return and safely bike using the Flashfleet system. This is a great lunch and learn to attend s...
Come join the first "walk and talk" of the season on Friday, April 15. Group leaders for this fun and informative walk are Chris John and Jennifer Giles from the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Participants will learn about the "pollinators" as they get some of 10,000 steps for the day. This is a great way to learn about and enjoy the beautiful Kent Campus, enjoy time with colleagues and get some exercise. We will meet at the black squirrel located between the Kent Student Center and University Library at noon with departure at 12:10 p.m. Participants will circle around campu...
AFLAC currently offers a comprehensive list of group and individual life insurance plans for ĐăÉ«app employees and their families, including Accidental, Critical Illness, Hospital Indemnity, Specified Health and more. For a complete list of plans, visit AFLAC’s newly created website, designed specifically for Kent State employees, at www.aflac.com/kentstate. And be sure to check out the video while you’re there. Got questions? Contact Derrick Fellows, Kent State’s AFLAC customer service representative, at 216-382-9500 or email derrick_fellows@us.aflac.com. ...
Familiar Face Mike Farina Senior Accountant Controller's Office Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: My primary responsibility is accounting for the university’s fixed assets, but I also reconcile bank accounts, liability accounts and perform various other tasks within the accounting function. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: June 2010 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I worked as an accountant for Safeway Inc. in Phoenix, Arizona. LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: After receiving two degrees and working full-time on campus for five years, Kent State feels lik...
New Face Kenneth Franklin Kegley Recreation Program Officer Recreation and Wellness Department ĐăÉ«app at Stark JOB DESCRIPTION: Manage student employees; develop intramural sports program; and assist in all areas of fitness, sports and recreation WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: July 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: High school basketball referee, college basketball referee, and graduate assistant in Campus Recreation at Marshall University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: I love the people I work with and truly find a ...
Three ĐăÉ«app faculty members were honored with the 2016 Outstanding Research and Scholarship Awards at a ceremony that took place on April 5 in University Library. This year’s recipients were selected from a large number of nominees by the University Research Council chaired by Françoise Messardier-Kenney, director of Kent State’s Institute for Applied Linguistics. The recipients are Richard Ferdig, Ph.D., professor of instructional technology; Joel Hughes, Ph.D., professor of psychology; and Polycarp A. Ikuenobe, Ph.D., professor of philosophy. “We’re very proud of the ac...
ĐăÉ«app's Center for the Visual Arts brings the School of Art under one roof. The grand opening of the new facility will take place on May 6 at 3 p.m. ...
The Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) and Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USC) have awarded ĐăÉ«app a $50,000 microgrant to help remove the financial barrier to graduation that low-income students may face as they near graduation. Kent State is one of only nine public urban research universities chosen through a very competitive process for the grant. The funds are allocated to institutions that are already serving a significant percentage of nontraditional, underrepresented students who are low-income, first-generation, Pell Grant-eligible and ra...
ĐăÉ«app’s College of Nursing is collaborating with the Portage County Health Department and the Emergency Management Agency (EMA) to stage a disaster simulation exercise. The Point of Dispensing Exercise, which involves a mock Anthrax release, triage and treatment site, will take place Tuesday, April 12, and Thursday, April 14, from 8:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. The mock exercise allows the Portage County Health Department and the EMA to test the effectiveness of Portage County’s disaster plan. The event also offers training for Kent State...
ĐăÉ«app’s Rotaract Club is holding a children’s book drive during the month of April and is now accepting donations to benefit children in surrounding areas. The club is gathering books in good condition for children from newborn to third grade and will be accepting both new and gently used books. To get involved, drop off your donations at the circulation desk on the first floor of University Library. The club’s goal is to collect 100 books from now through Wednesday, April 20. Once the books are collected, the Kent State Rotaract Club will assemble bookshelves to...