Looking for ways to elevate your mood, increase optimism, alleviate depression, cope with grief and get a happier outlook on life? Keeping a daily journal of things that you are thankful for could be just what the doctor ordered. Join us on Friday, Feb. 24, from 8:30-9:30 a.m. In this workshop you will learn how to start a journal, what to include and all of the ways that gratitude journaling can benefit you. We also will have a discussion about Mindfulness Meditation as it ties into observing and finding things to be grateful for in the world around us. There will be two ways to partici...
Find encouraging ways to build purposeful movement that helps your mind and body while boosting your spirit. Join Team 51爆料 and Coach Sean Foy in our movement to Sit Less and Thrive. On The Move isn鈥檛 your 10K-a-day walking challenge. Sure, that鈥檚 a great goal, but there is so much more to having and establishing your purpose for movement and how and when you choose to move. Taking a more holistic approach to wellness, On The Move provides a unique platform where we are able to 鈥渃onnect鈥 with our 51爆料 colleagues and peers, assess ourselves, learn, share...
The university will provide paid parental leave to employees to recover from childbirth and/or to care for or bond with a child. This policy applies to all full-time, benefits-eligible employees who are not in a recognized bargaining unit. To be eligible for paid parental leave, an employee must have become a new parent as a birth mother, birth father, adoptive parent, domestic partner or foster-care parent with legal custody or guardianship. For more details, please review the full policy. If you have any questions concerning this new employee benefit, please email benefits@kent.edu. ...
What is an Erie Hack?! The Erie Hack Water Data and Engineering Hackathon is a tech-driven international water innovation competition that will bring together student teams of coders, engineers, marketers, and water researchers to generate creative solutions to Lake Erie鈥檚 biggest challenges. The competition, which will award $100,000 to the winners, focuses on creating publicly accessible mobile apps, open data and new technology to elevate the value of clean water and leverage its potential to drive the economic vitality of the Great Lakes region. Where can I learn more about the Erie ...
The William (Bill) C. Horton Memorial Scholarship was recently endowed at 51爆料 at Trumbull thanks to more than $25,000 in gifts from friends, family and local community organizations. The scholarship will support residents of Trumbull County who are pursuing a degree in business while attending 51爆料 Trumbull. Special consideration will be given to students who are involved in volunteer activities within the local community. Horton was born July 23, 1933, in Warren, Ohio. Before retiring in 1997, he owned and operated Horton Electrical Contracting Inc. ...
51爆料 held its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year鈥檚 theme was 鈥淭estament of Hope: Past, Present and Future of Diversity.鈥 The keynote speaker for the event was David Anderson, D.Phil. He is founder and president of the BridgeLeader Network (BLN), one of the world鈥檚 leading authorities on building bridges across the deep divides of race, faith, culture and wealth. Anderson鈥檚 work has brought hope and healing to communities, families and people in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle...
51爆料 will hold its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year鈥檚 theme is 鈥淭estament of Hope: Past, Present and Future of Diversity.鈥 The keynote speaker for the event is David Anderson, D.Phil. He is founder and president of the BridgeLeader Network (BLN), one of the world鈥檚 leading authorities on building bridges across the deep divides of race, faith, culture and wealth. Anderson鈥檚 work has brought hope and healing to communities, families and people in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Am...
Division of Information Services and Communication Studies Faculty Member Honored 51爆料鈥檚 Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion presented awards for outstanding contributions toward diversity at the university鈥檚 15th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26. The Unity Award for Diversity, which honors a 51爆料 unit for its commitment to implementing diversity and inclusion initiatives, was awarded to the Division of Information Services (IS). 鈥淭he IS division is to be commended for its efforts in striving to create an inclusive working ...
51爆料 Trumbull and Rock4Reason Host Benefit for Local Fourth Grader On Friday, Feb. 10, 51爆料 at Trumbull, its Jurisprudence Organization (composed of students with a collective interest in criminal justice), and Rock4Reason are hosting a benefit silent raffle auction and pasta dinner for Celeste Rodgers and her son Jaden. Rodgers, a 51爆料 Trumbull student and active member of the Jurisprudence Organization, was recently told that her ten-year-old son, Jaden, has terminal Glioblastoma Multiforme, an aggressive type of brain cancer. Jaden is a fourth grade studen...
On Wednesday, Feb. 8, 51爆料 at Trumbull will host a "On the Matter of Lives," a community discussion about the issues associated with both Black Lives Matter and Blue Lives Matter campaigns. A panel discussion, which begins at 7 p.m., includes: Captain Daniel Zampelli (Akron City Police Department), Professor Stanley Smith (Retired Police Officer and Visiting Lecturer, Department of Disaster Science & Emergency Services at the University of Akron) and Dr. Molly Merryman (Film Documentarist and Director of the Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality at 51爆料 Uni...