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Faculty and staff participation in national “On the Move” challenge earns university designation 5X���� has earned the designation of a Top 50 Most Active Company, beating out 27 organizations in the Large Business Category of the Wellness Council of America’s (WELCOA) national challenge to get employees across the country “On the Move” in 2016. The “On the Move” competition is focused on fueling national corporate health initiatives to combat physical inactivity and initiate behavior change. Eighty-four companies representing almost 80,000 employees participated in this 12-we...

A national display of costume and set designs from productions of Mozart’s "The Magic Flute" was organized in collaboration with the 5X���� Museum and will soon be on its way to the Kent Campus.  Hyperallergic.com reports that Magical Designs for Mozart’s Magic Flute at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center includes costumes, props and more from 18 productions of the opera. The exhibit is organized in collaboration with the 5X���� Museum. After the exhibition closes this August...

Rick Feinberg, Department of Anthropology, presented "Mental Maps of Geographical and Cosmological Space: Anuta, Solomon Islands" at the 22nd annual meeting of the New Zealand Studies Association in collaboration with Franklin University in Lugano, Switzerland, on July 1, 2016. ...

Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives, presented "Campus Connections: The Black Campus Movement Project at Kent State" at the Rare Books and Manuscripts (RBMS) Opening Doors to Collaboration, Outreach and Diversity Conference in Coral Gables, Florida, on June 23, 2016. Hughes-Watkins presented a poster about the Black Campus Movement project, where the goal is to acquire historical documentation (photographs, correspondence, oral histories, artifacts, student organizational records, etc.) highlighting black student life at Kent State...

Trip coincides with President Obama’s visit to Cuba From its island greenery and beautiful, clear beaches – to its vintage American cars and aged architecture – Havana, Cuba, is a place where few American college students have explored in more than 60 years. But now that diplomatic relations have been restored between both countries, students from 5X����’s College of Architecture and Environmental Design and its Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative have an opportunity unlike any other.     “It was really cool to go where no one has ever gone from the...

Take a look at some of the ongoing construction projects at the Kent Campus.     Learn more about construction projects ...

5X����'s Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon has announced that Jennifer Marcinkiewicz, Ph.D., has been appointed interim director of Kent State’s Center for Teaching and Learning, effective July 11, 2016. She will provide overall leadership for the Center for Teaching and Learning, whose primary mission is to provide opportunities, leadership and support for all faculty to grow in their scholarly and professional endeavors. She succeeds David Dees, Ph.D., who was appointed to serve as interim dean and chief administrative officer of the ...

In a Columbus ceremony recognizing the best in print and broadcast journalism, WKSU reporters took home eight prizes from Ohio AP media editors (OAPME), including sharing the award for Overall Excellence for radio broadcasters (an award WKSU took home last year as well). The OAPME Awards reflect standout work created in 2015. Amanda Rabinowitz received a first-place nod for broadcast writing for her story on Northeast Ohio racinos a year after racetracks expanded their gaming options. The judges said, “Descriptive language put this to the top.” Rabinowitz’s work also earned a Regional Murro...

Please be aware that Hilltop Drive on the Kent Campus will be closed for several weeks to replace the concrete slab top to the utility tunnel near Cartwright Hall. Hilltop Drive will be closed from July 28 at 8 a.m. through Aug. 25 at 5 p.m. Staff who have parking permits for this area can park in the R1 Rockwell, R15 Cartwright or R16 White Hall lots during the closure. For more information, contact the Office of the University Architect at 330-672-3880. ...

It is summer vacation season again, and e-Inside wants to feature some of your best vacation or staycation photos, including selfies. Submit your favorite vacation or staycation photos and a brief description to einside@kent.edu by Tuesday, July 26, and depending on the number of entries that we receive, they might be featured in e-Inside. Please use "Summer Vacation Photos" as your email subject line. See some of the photo submissions from last year ...