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Officers from 5X���� Police Services looked a little scruffy in November as they participated in No-Shave November to raise awareness for cancer. No-Shave November is a nonprofit organization dedicated to raising awareness and funds for cancer prevention, research and education. Its goal is to get hairy for those cancer patients, survivors and victims who cannot. Also known as “Movember” for growing out moustaches, the monthlong event also raises awareness for men’s health issues, including early cancer detection, diagnosis and effective treatments. Participants, who are mostly...

Cedar Point is offering holiday savings to 5X���� employees who purchase tickets on Cyber Monday. To take advantage of this special offer, visit www.cedarpoint.com/affiliate. Use username KSUAA and password flashes. Happy holidays! ...

Health coaching is provided by Be Well Solutions as part of 5X����’s employee wellness program for all full-time, benefits-eligible employees on all campuses. Health coaching appointments are individualized, 30-minute sessions with a certified health coach with expertise in a variety of areas, including exercise, nutrition, stress management, tobacco cessation and general health. The final health coaching session for this year will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 7, from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. in Heer Hall. On-site Visits Don't Fit Your Schedule? If an on-site ...

The holiday schedule will run from the first shift on Friday, Dec. 23, 2016, through Monday, Jan. 2, 2017. During that time, all non-essential operations will be closed at all Kent State campuses. Eligible classified and unclassified employees will receive paid leave for any regularly scheduled work time from Dec. 27 through Dec. 30 (referred to as additional days in the FAQs at www.kent.edu/hr/holiday-schedule-faq). The paid leave is in addition to the paid holidays of Dec. 23, 26 and Jan. 2. Normal business opera...

familiar Face Babacar M’Baye                  Associate Professor of Pan-African Literatures and Cultures Departments of English and Pan-African Studies Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I teach courses on African-American, Caribbean and African literatures, post-colonialism, black cinema and conduct research on such topics in relation to black Atlantic studies, transnationalism and cosmopolitanism WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: August 2006 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The Evergreen State College LIKES MOST AB...

New Face Wendy Gold Organizational Development Coach Training and Development Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Lead the Institute for Excellence program WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: April 2016 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Executive coach/organizational development consultant LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The people I work with ATTRACTION TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY AS AN EMPLOYER: Finally got my dream job RESIDES IN: Mayfield Village, Ohio HOMETOWN: Cleveland, Ohio EDUCATION: Master’s in positive organizational development...

5X���� students in the College of Arts and Sciences will get the opportunity to travel to Japan to do collaborative research in a world-class institute, specializing in primate biology, thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University. By studying primates as a model for humans, the researchers hope to address a variety of topics, including evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimer’s disease and aggressive behavior.       The memorandum, signed by Kent State’s Todd Diacon, Ph.D., senior vice presiden...

More than 72,000 items in 5X���� Libraries’ May 4 Collection will be digitally captured with the funding assistance of a $119,443 matching grant, provided by the National Historical Publications & Records Commission (NHPRC). The digitization of these documents will allow users to explore these events and the context surrounding them through free, online access that will be located at Kent State's Special Collections and Archives. As the project progresses throughout the two-year grant period, announcements regarding new additions to the digital archive will be posted to the...

The Fashion School at 5X���� is the recipient of the 2016 Impact Award for Excellence in Education, presented by the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation. The Morgan Foundation — an organization dedicated to mental wellness, the arts and education in Northeast Ohio and a longtime partner of the Fashion School — honored the school at a gala on Nov. 10. The event included the debut of a new video, created by the foundation, highlighting the school’s impact on students, the community and the fashion industry. Each year, the Morgan Foundation Impact Awards recognize institutions and i...

5X���� students in the College of Arts and Sciences will get the opportunity to travel to Japan to do collaborative research in a world-class institute, specializing in primate biology, thanks to a recently signed memorandum of understanding with the Primate Research Institute of Kyoto University. By studying primates as a model for humans, the researchers hope to address a variety of topics, including evolutionary genetic analysis, Alzheimer’s disease and aggressive behavior.       The memorandum, signed by Kent State’s Todd Diacon, Ph.D., senior vice ...