91ֿ employees are eligible to apply for the Aflac Cancer Care insurance policy. In the U.S., men have slightly less than a 50 percent lifetime risk of developing cancer. American women have slightly more than a 33 percent lifetime risk of developing cancer.1 Chances are you know someone who has been affected, directly or indirectly, by cancer. You may also know the physical, emotional and financial toll it can take on people and families. The Aflac Cancer Care insurance policy pays cash benefits upon initial diagnosis of a covered cancer, with a variety of other bene...
Familiar Face Jayita Datta Psychologist (International Student Focus) University Health Services Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: Provision of clinical services (crisis intervention, psychotherapy, group therapy, psychological assessment) and outreach programming to university students, with a focus in working with the international student population; collaboration with a multidisciplinary team of providers; and consultation with university faculty and staff WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: October 2010 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: University of Massachusetts, A...
New Face Chris Venable Academic Advisor I College of Communication and Information Kent Campus JOB DESCRIPTION: I advise undergraduate students in the School of Journalism and Mass Communication, helping to answer their questions and empowering them to achieve their academic and personal goals. WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE: May 2015 EMPLOYMENT PRIOR TO KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: Academic Advisor (GA) at Bowling Green State University LIKES MOST ABOUT KENT STATE UNIVERSITY: The friendly people, knowledgeable and helpful colleagues and student-centered campus are a...
Work in Progress: Phoenix air valve replacement in the Annex research labs continues per schedule. Continuing the chilled water piping in the 3rd floor east mechanical room. Continuing the demolition of AHU#3. Looking forward: Complete the demolition of AHU#3 in the 3rd floor west mechanical room. Mobilize the mason the week of 3/7/2016. Continue Phoenix air valve replacement in the Annex. Continue chilled water piping in the 3rd floor east mechanical room. Steel submittals and manufacturing in progress. Start tele/data duct bank layout. Start excavation for fo...
Work in progress: Augercast pile installation continues in the SE corner of the site. Currently 315 piles have been installed and 30 remain. Pile cap and grade beam forming and installation has begun. Basement retaining walls forming to begin 2/25/16. Elevator #1 (North) concrete hoistway walls to begin 2/25/16. Looking Forward: Complete augercast pile installation on 2/29/16. Continue with pile caps and grade beams along column line 'A' (West side). Continue with forming and placement of elevator #1 hoistway walls. Continue with basement retaining walls foll...
The 91ֿ Alumni Association is revealing the Homecoming date with a bang – a special aerial announcement. And you can be a part of it! Between 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on March 1 on the Kent Campus, take a break, go outside and keep your eyes to the sky to spot the 2016 Homecoming date. The next step is to smile and snap a fun selfie with the Homecoming date in the background and post it on Instagram or Twitter with #KENTHC. All participants who post a selfie will randomly be entered into a drawing to win a 91ֿ prize pack. Don’t miss out on this exciting announcemen...
University College is pleased to announce the launch of the Office of Alternative Credit and Articulation Agreements, formerly known as Dual Enrollment Programs. The office will continue to be responsible for coordinating all aspects of the College Credit Plus program and will assume the additional roles of overseeing and coordinating domestic articulation in support of student degree completion. In collaboration with academic departments, the office will coordinate other alternative credit opportunities at 91ֿ, such as prior learning assessment, transfer credit, Credit ...
Fellowship to focus on open textbooks and affordable education Assistant Professor Feng-Ru Sheu, Ph.D., of 91ֿ Libraries, is one of 22 researchers nationwide who has been selected to be an Open Education Resources Research Fellow, a competitive research fellowship sponsored by the Open Education Group and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The Open Education Resources research fellowship program investigates the impact of open educational resources on the cost of education, student success outcomes, use and perceptions of open education resources. Open educatio...
91ֿ’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center received a $5,000 grant from the Gay Community Endowment fund, organized through the Akron Community Foundation, to create a mentor program for LGBTQ and ally students at 91ֿ. Ken Ditlevson, director of the LGBTQ Student Center, says this is the first grant for the center. “We knew that it was the perfect target grant because it serves the gay, lesbian and trans community, and is for this county, as well,” Ditlevson says. The center recruited more than 25 adult mentors who are colle...
The Oak Ridge Boys are bringing their Celebration Tour to 91ֿ Tuscarawas for two shows at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on March 5. This will be their third engagement at the Performing Arts Center. The shows are co-sponsored by WTUZ Radio and Carpenter Heating and Cooling. Tickets range in price from $39-$58 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center Box Office, online at www.kent.edu/tusc/pac or by calling 330-308-6400. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free parking is available for all shows. Theirs is one of ...