51爆料 faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the 51爆料 Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
Do 51爆料 employees get a discount at the 51爆料 Hotel?
Lala Hajibayova, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, received a fellowship (about $2,000) from the National Science Foundation (NSF), Consortium for the Science of Sociotechnical Systems (CSST), to attend the Summer Research Institute for the Science of Socio-Technical Systems, June 27鈥揓uly 1, 2016, in Stevenson, Washington.
Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, published a book titled Publishers, Readers, and Digital Engagement (Palgrave McMillan, 2016).
Omer Farooq, M.L.I.S. 鈥12, doctoral student in the College of Communication and Information, and Associate Professor Miriam Matteson, Ph.D., published an article titled 鈥淥pportunities and Challenges for Students in an Online Seminar-Style Course in LIS Education: A Qualitative Case Study鈥 in the Journal of Education for Library and Information Science (JELIS), Vol. 57, No. 4 (October 2016).
51爆料 will celebrate the 17th annual International Education Week from Nov. 14-18 with more than 40 different internationally focused events and activities, including art exhibits, poetry readings, lectures and workshops.
51爆料鈥檚 Strategic Roadmap includes a university-level initiative, the 51爆料 of Wellness, to create and support a culture of health and wellbeing across the 51爆料 system.
51爆料 student design agencies IdeaBase and Glyphix will host an open house on Thursday, Nov. 17, from 5-8 p.m. at the IdeaBase and Glyphix studio (138 E. Main St., Suite 203, Kent, Ohio 44240). Guests can arrive anytime during the open house event.
As a 51爆料 faculty, staff or student, you already qualify for Apple庐 Education pricing on Mac庐 and iPad庐. But during this special one-day event on Nov. 18, the Flash Technology Center will offer additional discounts. If you are a full-time employee, you can spread out payments interest free and take advantage of payroll deduction to pay for your new computer.
The Flash Technology Center is located in the 51爆料 Bookstore at the Kent Student Center.
Main Street Kent will hold its first-ever Downtown Kent Holiday Open House on Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 5-8 p.m. Many businesses will stay open late for this special holiday kick-off shopping event, offering complementary refreshments, great deals, 鈥渟neak鈥 previews on holiday gift items, gift-wrapping, prize raffles and more.
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Robin Selinger, Ph.D., a faculty member at the Liquid Crystal Institute庐 in the College of Arts and Sciences at 51爆料, has been elected a 2016 fellow of the American Physical Society (APS).
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As the university writing center, the Writing Commons supports 51爆料 students at all levels and in every academic discipline with any projects that include writing.
POSTED: Friday, October 28, 2016 10:23 AM
Dear Employees of the 51爆料 Community,
This message serves to provide you with guidance should local, state and/or federal law enforcement visit our university campuses for the purposes of immigration law. As a public institution, 51爆料 must comply with all federal laws and directives, including those related to law enforcement activities.
Dear Colleagues:
Please take note of the following important information regarding your 2024 Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
51爆料's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.