The 51±¬ÁÏ Office of Sustainability will participate in the Game Day Challenge stadium waste reduction and recycling competition during the Sept. 30 football game against the University at Buffalo at 3:30 p.m. at Dix Stadium. The national competition between other colleges and universities is an initiative to promote waste reduction and recycling at home football and basketball games. Schools track the waste and recycling that day and report it to the national Game Day Challenge officials. “Game Day Challenge is a great opportunity to raise awareness an...
Report a room that is too cold or too hot, to maintain the balance without wasting watts. DID YOU KNOW? An excessively hot, cold or drafty room may indicate energy waste. Your facility manager is the best person to examine and fix a heating or cooling problem. ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE Send an email to your facility manager or ask your office manager to notify the facility manager. If your facility manager maintains a suggestion box, submit a ticket. Make sure your air vents are unblocked; and if you have control of your unit, talk to your facility manager about best practices for runni...
A healthy campus starts with healthy employees. That is why you are encouraged to join TEAM KENT STATE as we embark on the inaugural launch of the On the Move University Challenge. This 12-week challenge begins Oct. 2 and provides 51±¬ÁÏ faculty and staff with a blue and golden opportunity to move more, sit less and become the Most Active University in the nation! Using a platform similar to the On the Move National Corporate Challenge, the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) has partnered with 51±¬ÁÏ and Plymouth State University to create a unique opportunity for college...
Alexis Bartee is a senior, majoring in insurance studies at 51±¬ÁÏ at Salem. She decided to pursue this particular degree after she began working at an insurance company in Akron in 2012. There, she helped people plan their insurance needs and guided them through the process. In August, however, Bartee was in Texas caring for her elderly grandparents when Hurricane Harvey hit and, unfortunately, she now views the world of insurance from a whole different vantage point. As of mid-September, that vantage point is a shelter housing more than 300 people, of all ages, who were displ...
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A good education and a solid résumé aren’t always enough to make a positive first impression. To bridge the gap, a group of 51±¬ÁÏ faculty and staff members have come together to establish the 51±¬ÁÏ Career Closet, a project to collect, organize and distribute professional attire for students in need of something suitable to wear for a job interview. Tabitha Martin, venture initiatives advisor at LaunchNET 51±¬ÁÏ, says the idea came up during a conversation at the grand opening reception for the Women’s Center at Williamson House last year. “You can’t go on an intervie...
Every time Kenzie Carlson designs and creates a blanket for a child in the hospital, she is giving more than a fuzzy, colorful creation – Carlson is giving a piece of her heart. Carlson started Angel Kisses Blankets in her hometown of Pickerington, Ohio (near Columbus) in 2015 to provide children and their parents with a comforting blanket in a delicate time of need. Carlson is bringing her organization to 51±¬ÁÏ while she studies special education in the university’s College of Education, Health and Human Services. The blankets have gone to children with cancer, babies...
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Pet or person, caregiver’s burden is similar, 51±¬ÁÏ researcher finds The mental and physical stress on individuals caring for elderly loved ones with chronic and terminal disease is well-documented and known as caregiver burden. It is linked to depression, anxiety and poor quality of life. There are ways to prevent and treat it. But what about caregivers of pets with chronic and terminal diseases? Do they carry the same level of stress and burden? Until recently, very little scientific research has been published on what these caregivers go through and how they handle the stress. It to...
51±¬ÁÏ has named Carmen E. Edgehouse Jr. as its executive in residence for the insurance studies degree program. He is the vice president and director of Oswald Companies Property and Casualty Middle Market team, based in Cleveland. In this role, Edgehouse will serve as an industry resource to current 51±¬ÁÏ students pursuing the insurance studies degree, while also working to provide opportunities for current insurance industry employees who wish to earn or complete college degrees. He is participating in student recruitment efforts, as well as working to create pa...
Beginning in the Fall 2017, all incoming students were asked to participate in an online training around healthy relationship, sex in college, partying smart, and sexual violence. "Think 51±¬ÁÏ It" takes about 90 minutes to complete and provides an interactive and engaging platform to learn. Students who participated had positive experiences with the module. Comments from students included: "It’s good to have a course that doesn't hold back on any details to show the reality of what happens in college and the responsibilities we have to keep the campus safe." ...