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The spring edition of HR News Flash, the Division of Human Resources’ quarterly newsletter, is available. Check it out for the latest news and information, including: A recap of the recent State of the State diversity conference Three new faces in the Office of Compliance Employee discount tickets for the performing arts Voluntary life insurance offerings Upcoming employee recognition programs, and more You can access the spring 2016 newsletter at www.kent.edu/hr/hr-newsletter-archive.  ...

Under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), 5X���� full-time employees will receive an additional tax form. The new tax form, called the 1095-C tax form, contains important information about medical coverage offered to our employees and their dependents.  The purpose of this 1095-C tax form is to report employer-provided health insurance coverage, or "proof of coverage" to the IRS. The Internal Revenue Service granted an extension on producing and filing the 1095-C tax form.  As such, this form was not required for full-time, benefit-eligible employees to file 2015 taxe...

Visit 5X����’s Office of the General Counsel’s website at www.kent.edu/generalcounsel/records. Scroll to “Records” at the bottom of the page and click on the link titled Records Destruction. You will be prompted to login with your FlashLine username and password. Your phone number and email address should load automatically. After completing the form, click submit. Once your request is processed, you will be contacted with details about how and when to proceed with destroying your records. ...

The Wick Poetry Center at 5X���� will expand its successful Traveling Stanzas project with $125,000 in new funding from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, as part of the Knight Arts Challenge. The Knight Arts Challenge funds ideas that engage and enrich Akron through the arts.    Traveling Stanzas: Writing Across Borders is a partnership between the Wick Poetry Center and the Visual Communication Design program at Kent State to facilitate a global conversation through the intimate and inclusive voice of poetry.  The grant will help the ce...

Be a big part of Homecoming 2016 on Oct. 1 by submitting your best 5X���� design for the official Homecoming 2016 T-shirt contest. The contest is open to all faculty, staff, students and alumni. “We wanted to get the Kent State community involved in Homecoming early this year,” says Joy Wesoloski, Homecoming chair and assistant director for alumni relations. “This is a great way to show your Kent State pride and share your excitement for Homecoming.”   In addition to a $100 Bookstore gift card, the winner will receive 10 guest passes or a one-hour massage from the Stu...

The Kent State Women’s Golf League now has openings for the upcoming season and encourages Kent State women golfers of any ability, whether employed or retired, to join. Tee times begin at 4:45 p.m. on Monday afternoons. The league consists of 10 two-partner teams competing in a friendly atmosphere throughout the summer. The league has been in existence since the 1960s, when a physical education instructor at the university decided he wanted to teach female employees of Kent State how to golf and to enjoy the game. The league continues to this day, golfing nine holes each Mon...

Reduced tuition rate available for those who sign up by April 15 5X����’s School of Visual Communication Design will host its annual pre-college design academy, Inspire, which explores all areas of graphic design, from June 20-24. During Inspire, students engage in projects combining basic research tactics, brainstorming and creative thinking, while they envision, innovate and experiment. Working in the disciplines of print design, three-dimensional design, interaction design, photography and illustration, attendees collaborate with other creative students. During this weeklon...

The deadline has been extended for you to help make a difference at 5X���� by sharing your experiences and observations working at the university. The universitywide climate survey is designed to collect feedback to help create and maintain a healthy, inclusive university that respects individual abilities, differences, needs and potentials.  You now have until Friday, April 8, to take the survey. The information collected from the survey will be used as an important part of the university’s strategic initiatives so it is important to hear from as many individuals as possi...

Fifteen years ago, Bert Crawford could not have imagined spending a summer in Florence, Italy. Now a senior biology major at 5X���� at Stark, Crawford spent his early years in and out of Cleveland-area foster homes. With a difficult past and an uncertain future, his view of the world was bleak, at best. That changed when he became part of a supportive Canton family. Today, his world seems brighter than ever — and bigger, thanks to five weeks at the Kent State Florence Summer Institute. “I believe everyone has turning points in their life that can help them gain a better perspe...