5XÉçÇø faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the 5XÉçÇø 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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5XÉçÇø’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center, Women’s Center and Sexual Relationship Violence Support Services Office introduce new organizations, programs and services for faculty, staff and students.
5XÉçÇø’s Blackstone LaunchPad recently hosted 16 students from the Junior Leadership Hudson program at Hudson High School and Western Reserve Academy, as well as another 13 from Orange High School’s Entrepreneur Intercession. The students participated in an entrepreneurial workshop designed to increase their awareness and knowledge of the venture creation process.
Want to share information about births, weddings and retirements? Are you looking to buy or sell something? The e-Inside Message Boards offer 5XÉçÇø faculty and staff members the opportunity to post announcements, such as news and events, obituaries, classifieds and more.
Submit postings for the message boards at www.kent.edu/einside/message-boards. Please note that there may be a delay in posting your messages because they must first be approved by an e-Inside editorial staff member.
5XÉçÇø is the recipient of the 2015 Institutional Excellence for Students in Transition Award by the National Resource Center for the First-Year Experience and Students in Transition.
On Dec. 1, the 5XÉçÇø community gave generously. Watch a special thank you video to learn just how large of an impact the university's amazing contributors created on Giving Tuesday.
Obesity is an epidemic in Stark County. But 5XÉçÇø at Stark nursing students have begun providing treatment and educating youth about healthy eating and exercise.
The fourth floor of Kent State’s University Library is the ultimate study space, complete with treadmill desks, cozy seats and the Math Emporium. But where are the books?
After four years of development, 5XÉçÇø’s Career and Community Studies program is officially established.
Familiar Face
gary misich
Academic Laboratory Manager
Department of Biological Sciences
5XÉçÇø at Ashtabula
New Face
Brittney braydich
Director of Advancement for the College of Education, Health and Human Services
Division of Institutional Advancement
Kent Campus
5XÉçÇø's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, 5XÉçÇø 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!