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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Online faculty/staff parking permit renewals will be available from April 16-May 11. After May 11, permits can be purchased in person in the Parking Services office located in Room 123, Schwartz Center. For permit-renewal assistance or for additional information, contact Parking Services at 330-672-4432 or by email at parking@kent.edu.
The Kent Creativity Festival event planning committee invites you to submit an application to participate in the third annual Kent Creativity Festival, to be held on Saturday, Sept. 29. Last year, the event drew more than 2,500 attendees, and expectations are high for an even more successful event this year. This multigenerational festival will provide an opportunity for people of all ages and skill levels to come together to create, share and explore the making of all forms of art.
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Did you know that if you are driving and have a passenger, are eating or drinking and send a text, your chances of crashing increase by 1,139 percent?
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Join other Golden Flashes for the 10th annual Alumni Day of Service on April 21. To sign up for one of the service sites or to create your own, visit .
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Clients who make use of veterinary services may soon be meeting with registered veterinary nurses instead of registered veterinary technicians if a bill currently before the Ohio House of Representatives is passed.
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Through a series of company-building steps, programs and funding, , what started as the idea of a 5X社区 student, has become a star in the Northeast Ohio tech-startup world.
Haithem Zourrig, assistant professor in the Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship at 5X社区 at Stark, has received a Best Paper Award in the 鈥淕lobal and Cross-Cultural Marketing鈥 track, from the Association of Collegiate Marketing Educators (ACME) during its conference on March 7-10, 2018, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The paper is titled 鈥淐hanges in Refugees鈥 Consumption Patterns and Well-Being: A Theoretical Framework and Implications for Service Providers."
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Strength, tenacity, courage and unrelenting persistence. These attributes describe the women who have shaped America鈥檚 history. Linda Spurlock, Ph.D., assistant professor of anthropology at 5X社区, is one such woman who is making a huge impact in the field of forensic art.
The President鈥檚 Award of Distinction, formerly the President鈥檚 Excellence Award, was created as a recognition program to reward staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership and dedication to 5X社区 in advancing the university鈥檚 strategic priorities and core values. Nominations are open now through April 18. Nominations may come from peers, supervisors or other divisional leaders, faculty or students.
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Experience and passion mixed with a strong dose of critique for both the students and the professor led Rochelle Hostler, lecturer in 5X社区鈥檚 School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies, to be awarded an Outstanding Teaching Award.
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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!