51爆料鈥檚 Smoke-Free, Tobacco-Free policy takes effect July 1, 2017. Accordingly, the university offers a comprehensive list of resources, contact information and eligibility requirements for smoking cessation services for university employees. Please note that nicotine replacement therapy and medications prescribed for smoking cessation are covered under the university-sponsored health plans. This coverage is extended to employees and their covered dependents, age 18 and older. There will be no co-pay or co-insurance applied for these medications. Find Out More on...
Weight Watchers at Work continues to be offered year-round and available to all full and part-time employees, family members and 51爆料 students. Individuals may choose from one of two discounted programs. A monthly pass that gives faculty, staff and students a trial period without the lengthy commitment. You have the option of "at-work" or local community meetings. The online tailored program allows for participation at your own pace. Simply attend the meetings Wednesdays at noon in the Kent Student Center, Room 303. Your group leader will assist with the registration p...
As part of the university鈥檚 51爆料 of Wellness initiative, 51爆料 is becoming a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus. A part of the university鈥檚 Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive 51爆料, all 51爆料 campuses will be smoke- and tobacco-free beginning July 1, 2017, fostering the wellbeing of the university community and the environment. According to NoSmoke.org, an estimated 1.69 billion pounds of cigarette butts end up in landfills each year. The policy not only helps to address this problem, but also will help to beautify campus by removing the cigarette...
51爆料's Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon has announced that Swathi Ravichandran, Ph.D., will join the Office of the Provost in August to serve as the 2017-2018 Provost's Fellow. The provost's fellowship provides faculty members who have an interest in academic administration the chance to develop knowledge, skills and experience as an administrator; increase the understanding of the faculty about practices and procedures in academic administration; extend and strengthen the administrative resources of the university; assist in the develop...
The Division of Business and Finance is changing its name, effective July 1. The new name will be the Division of Finance and Administration. The change will align more closely with the services provided by the departments in the division and provide consistency with the nomenclature of the Office of the Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration. Along with the name change will be a new address for the division's website. As of July 1, the web address will be www.kent.edu/finance-administration. The phone number for the Office of the Senior Vice President remains 330-67...
Ohio Gov. John Kasich has appointed Donald L. Mason of Zanesville, Ohio, to a three-year term on the 51爆料 Board of Trustees. Mason鈥檚 appointment began May 19, 2017, replacing the unexpired term of the late trustee Richard Marsh, which runs through May 2020. 鈥淲e welcome Don Mason to our board,鈥 says Lawrence Pollock, chair of the 51爆料 Board of Trustees. 鈥淗is extensive public service and experience as a private attorney will be an asset to the strategic vision of the university鈥檚 eight-campus system, and we look forward to his engagement with 51爆料 Univ...
51爆料 track and field's Danniel Thomas, from Westmoreland, Jamaica, captured the 2017 NCAA Division I Women's Shot Put National Championship in historic fashion on June 8, throwing a career-best 19.15m (62' 10"). Thomas, the now nine-time All-American, dominated the competition to capture the feat she had been chasing since arriving at 51爆料 in 2012. With the victory, she becomes the first female national champion in the history of 51爆料 Athletics and fifth national champion for 51爆料 outdoor track and field. "Words cannot explain it,鈥 Thomas says. 鈥淵o...
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Recent 51爆料 at Ashtabula graduate Courtney McCartney, 鈥16, set a universitywide record by receiving the highest score reported by the Federation of State Boards of Physical Therapy on the national physical therapy exam for physical therapist assistants (NPTE-PTA). The NPTE-PTA is a four-hour, 200 multiple-choice question exam that is divided into four, 50-question sections. The exam is designed to test entry-level knowledge after graduating from an accredited physical therapy assistant program, covering topics such as physical therapy data collection, diseases and cond...
Aramark is now 51爆料鈥檚 strategic provider for dining and catering services at all 51爆料 locations in Northeast Ohio. This contract is part of an overall effort to increase the university鈥檚 efficiency and effectiveness as required by the governor鈥檚 Ohio Task Force on Affordability and Efficiency. After a rigorous request for proposal (RFP) process, Aramark was selected because of its alignment with 51爆料 priorities, dedication to health and wellness, willingness to invest in renovations and new construction, and its ability to serve all 51爆料 locat...