Three 5XÉçÇø men's golfers, Ian Holt, Chase Johnson and Tyler McHugh, are competing in the 116th U.S. Amateur Championship at the Oakland Hills Country Club. The seven day USGA event runs from Aug. 15-21. Started in 1895, the tournament is the oldest USGA championship. Some of golf's most illustrious names have won the tournament over the years, including Bobby Jones, Chick Evans, Phil Mickelson, Jack Nicklaus, Arnold Palmer and Tiger Woods. Read more from Kent State Sports. ...
We sincerely apologize for the stress and inconvenience caused by last week’s unintended canceling of some students’ class schedules, and we hope these students will find relief in knowing that their class registrations have been restored to where they were prior to the Aug. 11 cancellation email. The course cancellation was not related to and did not impact financial aid or any other services such as residence hall fees or dining plans. Students do not need to contact their academic advisors. Class registration will reopen Aug. 16 at noon. The Aug. 12 deadline for submitting out...
5XÉçÇø will hold its Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State will confer 1,455 degrees, including 917 bachelor’s degrees, 440 master’s degrees, 75 doctoral degrees and 23 educational specialist degrees. Across the university’s eight-campus system, 1,610 students will graduate from Kent State this summer, including those receiving associate degrees. The advanced and baccalaureate degrees Commencement ceremony will begin at 9:30 a.m. The speaker for the ceremony is Kent S...
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Each summer, 15 female high school students receive a free, three-day camp experience through the Nikki Kukwa Memorial Aviation Fund and 5XÉçÇø’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology. ...
5XÉçÇø faculty and staff will be recognized with a complimentary lunch, entertainment, games, giveaways, dancing and fun on Tuesday, Sept. 13, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. A special evening event will be held for second- and third-shift workers from 10-11:30 p.m. Registration is open. If you would like to attend, please register by selecting the day or evening event button on the Employee Appreciation Day homepage. All employees registered by Sept. 2 at 11:59 p.m. will automatically be entered to win a prize. To provide...
The annual sick leave conversion for eligible staff employees will take place Sept. 1 through Sept. 14. During this period, eligible classified and unclassified employees with a continuing appointment may convert accrued sick leave to vacation per administrative policy 3342-6-11.2. Eligible full-time employees who have a balance of at least 500 hours of sick leave may convert: A maximum of five days (40 hours) per fiscal year of sick leave to vacation; or A combined maximum of five days (40 hours) per fiscal year of sick leave to vacation and personal leave. ...