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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Fifty cheers for 50 years. 5X社区 at Tuscarawas received recognition at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus to honor its upcoming 50th anniversary.
More than 100,000 rooms reserved, nearly 146,000 guests served, more than 2,000 events hosted and 89 weddings booked.
Alfred Guiffrida and Pratim Datta, Management and Information Systems, and Lihua Chen, Kent State alumnus, authored 鈥淐apacity-Delivery Coordination in Supply Chains A Cost-based Approach鈥 in International Journal of Operational Research, Vol. 32, Issue 3, (2018): 290-312.
Familiar Face
michele e. ewing
Associate Professor
School of Journalism and Mass Communication
Kent Campus
Bring your bike from home or check out a bike through the Flashfleet bike-sharing program at one of eight locations around the Kent Campus. Flashfleet locations include the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Eastway Center, Van Campen Hall, Tri-Towers, Terrace Hall, Stopher-Johnson, the Kent Student Center and PARTA in downtown Kent.
The Kent Campus continues to undergo extensive renovations and new construction. Join us on Tuesday, July 24, from noon-1 p.m. when Michael Bruder from the Office of the University Architect will fill us in on the construction progress as we 鈥渨alk and talk鈥 about the campus.
5X社区 makes available to all of its employees the Life on the Move platform so they can continue to Boost, Learn, Assess, Move and Share their way into better health, alongside Kent State colleagues and friends. Coach Sean Foy of Stronger U Academy will continue to be your weekly coach.
Just in time for summer, Fit for Life is a supervised exercise program for faculty, staff and registered students. Classes are held twice a day on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays (you choose your session) in the MACC Annex off Midway Drive on the Kent Campus.
Against all odds, Ya鈥檈l Courtney has become a standout in the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) fields and found a world of success after her acceptance into a top-tier summer science program.
5X社区'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, 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!