The Division of Student Life at ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø has been selected as one of the 2024 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs (MPPWSA) by the American College Personnel Association (ACPA) — College Student Educators International and the Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine. The division has received this national recognition for the fourth consecutive year. Out of the 26 MPPWSA, Kent State was the only university in Ohio included in this year’s list.
The Ohio Council of Higher Education Retirees (OCHER) is offering a day-long conference at Quaker Station in Akron on Wednesday, Apr. 3, for the retired and soon-to-be retired. If you are within 3 years of retirement from Kent State, register by Mar. 27. Attend all day or part of the day. The $15 fee covers lunch, coffee/tea all day and parking. Questions?
To help make performance evaluations valuable and streamlined, Employee & Labor Relations is teaming up with Training & Development to bring you webinars with tips and best practices. Today's session, A Practical Guide to Managing Work Performance (BC 1 hr) covers best practices. And on Mar. 27, join us for Navigating the Online Performance Evaluation System (1 BC hr). More webinars like this will be announced over the coming months, and an email update will come out this week announcing the beginning of the evaluation process.
Sustainability helps create and maintain an environment where humans and nature can exist in productive harmony…and you can make a difference. This Wellness challenge provides an opportunity to learn about and practice lifestyle choices that support personal and global ecological balance. The challenge runs April 1-28.
March 12 - June 7
From comic strips and political cartoons to comic books and graphic novels, the events of May 4, 1970, have been inked by numerous illustrators over the years. The exhibition Graphic Content: Cartoons of May 4 will examine graphic art depictions of May 4 from three generations of acclaimed artists, including Chuck Ayers, Derf Backderf and Katherine Wirick.
ÆÞÓÑÉçÇø Athletics is no stranger to a deep run in the NCAA Tournament.   The Kent State women’s basketball team recently won the Mid-American Conference Tournament championship for the first time since 2002. That same year, the men’s hoops team reached the Elite Eight in March Madness. According to a bracket by Inside Higher Ed, the student-athletes on the 2023-24 women’s team are championship caliber. The publication’s Academic Performance Tournament, which pits NCAA Tournament basketball teams against each other based on academic success, shows why Kent State is ...
