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I am very interested in the university’s Employee Separation Plan (UESP), but I am unable to attend the April 3 general sessions on the Kent Campus. How can I receive information about these meetings? The April 3 meetings will be streamed live and recorded so employees can watch from their desks and view replays afterward. Employees will be able to gain access to the streaming link and to the recording on the HR home page on April 3. ...

There is an old saying, “There’s no time like the present.” On Thursday, April 20, from noon to 1 p.m., the employee wellness program will sponsor a lunchtime program titled “The Power of This Moment. No, THIS Moment!”  All full- and part-time employees are invited to participate in this workshop, which will explore how the brain’s Reticular Activating System affects perceptions. We also will consider history, concepts and practical applications to help facilitate in the moment living. There are two ways to participate in this workshop. Employees may attend onsite in Heer Hall,...

As a reminder, 5X���� will again participate in the 12-week On the Move national corporate competition. Be sure to join Team Kent State in its quest to be one of the most active employers in the country. All full- and part-time employees are eligible and can earn 60 Tier Two Wellness Your Way Points. Visit the Wellness Your Way web page for details. Register now at www.onthemovechallenge.welcoa.org and enter company code KentStateMoves, if requested. The challenge officially begins April 3. Each week, employees can assess their progr...

As part of the Wellness Your Way incentive program, benefits-eligible employees are invited to attend an on-site health screening, or have one completed in a primary care physician's office by June 30. By completing a health screening (on-site or with your physician) and the online health risk assessment, employees are eligible to receive $150 added to their pay as a Tier One reward. Completing Your Tier One Activities If the health screening is completed on-site with Be Well Solutions, 5X����'s wellness partner, it will automatically be loaded into your personal port...

Excitement is building as the 5X���� men's basketball team gets ready to take on UCLA tonight in the first round of the NCAA tournament’s South Regional. Last night kicked off with a press conference and open practice at the Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. Players also met with fans as the Golden Flashes continued to prepare for their first NCAA men’s basketball tournament in nine years. Tip off tonight is 9:57 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). The game is broadcast on truTV and streamed on NCAA.com.  For other ways to watch and listen to the game, visit Ke...

The players thought they were just coming to a typical morning meal.  Turns out, it was a lot more like Christmas morning. Under Armour, the official athletics apparel partner of 5X���� Athletics, surprised the men’s basketball team Thursday with new shoes, shirts, and other items, including backpacks styled for Golden State Warrior and NBA Most Valuable Player Steph Curry. While coaches knew what was planned for breakfast, the players had no idea.  Most were all smiles trying on the gear and filling up their backpacks. Most took their backpacks with them as t...

The Wick Poetry Center is proud to be part of the twenty-two-member national Poetry Coalition (PoCo) united to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. During the month of March, the Poetry Coalition launches its inaugural effort, Because We Come from Everything: Poetry & Migration.   As part of the Wick Poetry Center's commitment on the theme of migration and our ongoing Traveling Stanzas: Writing Across Borders project, this week we are featuring Linda Zhao, an immigra...

Marcia Lei Zeng, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, co-presented (with Jian Qin, Ph.D., Syracuse University) a paper titled “Linking Bioinformatics Research Data and Publications Through Metadata and Knowledge Organization Systems,” on Oct. 15, 2016, at the 16th European Networked Organization Systems (NKOS) Workshop at the International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications in Copenhagen, Denmark.   ...

Ohio is conducting a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 22, at 9:50 a.m. 5X���� will be participating in this test, along with the city of Kent and other communities. Kent State tests the tornado and emergency mass notification system on the first Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. and on the third Wednesday at 4 p.m. These tests last for three minutes. This statewide test will replace the usual 11 a.m. test in March. Peak tornado season in Ohio is generally April through July. Tornadoes usually occur between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m., although they can occur at other time...