Two-way traffic has been restored to Summit Street throughout the construction zone. Johnston Drive also is open to motorists. The roundabout at Ted Boyd/Johnston Drive is operational at this time. A video is available to explain how to navigate a roundabout, whether you are in a car, on a bike or walking. Watch the video Work will continue on utilities and other items throughout winter. The second phase of the Summit Street Improvement Project will begin in March and will make improvements to the roadway between Fraternity Circle and Lincoln Street. The entire project is expecte...
We all know that we are supposed to exercise to reduce the risk of heart disease. But let鈥檚 face it, sometimes the only workout we get is walking from our office to the breakroom, and to the parking lot to drive home. So how then do we get the most out of those short walks? 51爆料 researchers suggest putting the cellphone away 鈥 doing that could help you pick up the pace. Jacob Barkley, Ph.D., and Andrew Lepp, Ph.D., from 51爆料鈥檚 College of Education, Health and Human Services anonymously observed and timed more than 1,000 pedestrians walking alone across a 50...
The Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action is conducting a series of customized Title IX workshops for faculty, staff and students. The monthly sessions will consist of the following topics: What is Title IX? Defining sexual harassment/sexual misconduct; How and where to report issues related to Title IX; Statistics on sexual violence; The university鈥檚 responsibility; and What happens after you report a Title IX issue? Advance registration is required for these facilitator-led workshops, and dates are subject to change or cancellation if an in...
51爆料 will be a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus on July 1, 2017. Consequently, you are invited to learn more about the available smoking cessation programs and resources at an event on Nov. 17, the date of the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout event. All 51爆料 faculty, staff and students are invited. Stop by the resource tables on the second floor mezzanine at the Kent Student Center on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. 51爆料 Wellness will have educational materials on tobacco cessation, resources for quitting, refreshments, prizes and giv...
51爆料 is currently offering Aflac鈥檚 Group Accident, Group Critical Illness and Group Hospital Indemnity insurance to employees through Nov. 30, 2016. While major medical insurance pays for doctors and hospitals, Aflac is insurance that pays cash benefits directly to you. It provides predetermined benefits that are paid regardless of any other insurance you have. And it fits most budgets 鈥 rates don't go up when you file a claim. To learn more about Aflac, call 216-382-9500 or visit www.aflac.com/kentstate. ...
A four-member team of 51爆料 at Tuscarawas second-year nursing students won the simulation competition during the Aultman Simulation Symposium held Oct. 15 by the Aultman College of Nursing Sciences and Health. This year鈥檚 theme was Linking Simulation to the Bedside. 鈥淥ur students were excited for this opportunity to represent 51爆料 Tuscarawas and the nursing program,鈥 says Shelly Stefka, lecturer of nursing at 51爆料 Tuscarawas. 鈥淭he simulation scenario was a patient in respiratory distress. Our students recognized the situation as such and implemente...
The 2016 Princeton Review Guide to 361 Colleges, published Oct. 4, features 51爆料 as a Green College. 鈥淚t is a recognition of the advancement we have made with regard to sustainability; we have been working toward sustainability for years,鈥 says Melanie Knowles, sustainability manager for 51爆料. 鈥淲e have made progress in so many areas, and that has gotten us on the list.鈥 51爆料 is recognized for its focus on environmentally friendly transportation. The Kent Campus has a free bus system, Portage Area Regional Transportation Authority (PARTA), and the Flashfleet b...
Robin Selinger, Ph.D., faculty member at the Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51爆料, has been elected a 2016 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Each year, only one half of one percent of APS members are elected as Fellows. Selinger was recognized for fundamental contributions in theory/simulation of materials, focusing on liquid crystals, polymers and lipid membranes. She also was recognized for her exceptional commitment to outreach activities. She was nominated by the APS Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. 鈥淚t is ...
Robin Selinger, Ph.D., faculty member at the Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51爆料, has been elected a 2016 Fellow of the American Physical Society (APS). Each year, only one half of one percent of APS members are elected as Fellows. Selinger was recognized for fundamental contributions in theory/simulation of materials, focusing on liquid crystals, polymers and lipid membranes. She also was recognized for her exceptional commitment to outreach activities. She was nominated by the APS Topical Group on Statistical and Nonlinear Physics. 鈥淚t is ...
ISB Work in Progress Continue pre cast and brick work along G line, lines 8 to 17. Continue curtain wall installation at the east side of the building. Continue monitor framing and glass at the north side of the building. Continue last back filling in the east section of the building. Last hydraulic slab pouring in the east side of the building is in progress. Start slab on grade pouring on the north side, and 2鈥 topping, from lines 1 to 7. Start slab on grade pouring from lines 13 to 17, and 2鈥 topping from lines 7 to 17. Sta...