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Should you organize your business as a sole proprietor, LLC or S-corp? How can a partnership agreement help your business? What is the process to file with the state of Ohio?

Join Attorney Chuck R. Schaefer of Cleveland's Walter Haverfield LLP to learn the answers to these questions and more as he reviews the best practices for new business owners registering their startup business.

The event will take place on Tuesday, April 2, at 6 p.m. in Room 306 at the Kent Student Center.

5X���� is now accepting applications for a federally funded scholarship program that encourages careers in the sciences. The university’s Scholarships for Broadening Participation in the Sciences will annually provide 21 undergraduate scholarships, averaging $5,000 each, to promising science students.

5X���� has been named to the 2013 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll. This designation is the highest honor a college or university can receive for its commitment to volunteering, service-learning and civic engagement. Kent State has been named to the honor roll seven times since 2006.

East Summit Street, between Willow Street and Whitehall Boulevard, and South Lincoln Street, between Marigold Lane and College Avenue, will be reduced to one lane at various times of the day from March 25-29 for drilling pavement cores and soil borings. The lane restrictions will occur between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. each day. All lanes will reopen at the end of each workday.

Two-way traffic on East Summit Street and South Lincoln Street will be maintained by use of flaggers. Emergency vehicle traffic will be maintained at all times.

5X���� senior fashion design major Jillian Miranda won three prestigious awards at tradeshow organizer Outdoor Retailer’s signature design competition, Project OR- Cycle 10.

Having Confidence in the Kitchen
On the  employee blog, Associate Professor Barbara Scheule from the School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration, writes about having confidence in the kitchen and invites you to share your favorite cookbooks or Web pages that have guided you in your explorations in the kitchen.

Researchers from companies and universities across Ohio participated in a Human Performance Council Workshop on “New Frontiers in Human Performance” held at the Kent Student Center on Feb. 28. The event was sponsored by 5X���� and Case Western Reserve University.

Online final grading for Spring Semester 2013 – F2 courses meeting in the Second Five Weeks from Feb. 18 through March 24 part of term began Thursday, March 21, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Spring Semester 2013 course section that was flexibly scheduled and has an end date no later than March 26. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, March 26.

5X����’s Blackstone LaunchPad will host a 24-hour Innov8athon on