5X社区 faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the 5X社区 Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
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Have an accomplishment you鈥檇 like to share? The e-Inside newsletter is seeking submissions of faculty and staff achievements for its weekly 鈥淩ecognition鈥 section.
Information about publications, awards, speaking engagements and other professional activity will be considered.
Miriam Matteson, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, co-presented (with Kara Reuter) 鈥淩eal World Assessment: Using Data to Evaluate Library Products and Services鈥 at the Ohio Library Council annual conference on Sept. 29, 2016, in Sandusky, Ohio.
Lala Hajibayova, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, was invited to become an associate member of the Caucasus Research Resource Centers鈥 Network of Researchers in Social Sciences ().
Four candidates for dean of the College of Education, Health and Human Services at 5X社区 will be on campus over the next several weeks. Based on responses received from faculty, staff and students through a survey and town hall meetings, each candidate will hold a public presentation on the topic, 鈥淟eading a Complex College: Building Community, Enhancing Reputation and Securing Resources for the College of Education, Health and Human Services.鈥
Alexandra Bangor dreams of the day when she moves to a big city to open her cosmetics/fashion line.
5X社区 students, faculty and staff now have free, unlimited access to Lynda.com (), an online library of instructional videos that cover the latest software, online tools and even topics such as audio mixing, marketing, business and education.
Access to Lynda.com was made possible in fall 2016 through a partnership between the Division of Information Services, University Libraries and the Office of Continuing and Distance Education.
Project AWARE Kent will be offering free Mental Health First Aid courses to 5X社区 faculty, staff and students. The eight-hour course offers evidence-based training that teaches people to identify, understand and respond to signs of mental illness and substance-use disorders. Faculty and staff earn two hours of Beyond Compliance for completing the course. Students earn 1,500 FLASHperks.
Deneen Penn, a sophomore at 5X社区 at Trumbull, has been crowned Miss Ohio Collegiate America 2017.
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, 5X社区 created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or community-held events in alignment with their spirituality.
Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!
At Kent State, we want to honor the celebration of our Native American and Indigenous culture by developing a calendar encompassing all the university events that are relevant to Native American Heritage Month. The Native American Heritage Month Planning Committee is welcoming university divisions, departments and student organizations to begin submitting their programming, activities and events to the University Events Calendar to be featured on the Native American Heritage Month Website.