Equal Access is pleased to announce a full roster of trainings available for Fall 2023. Their catalog features courses for both those with disabilities and those studying how to better support their colleagues and students with disabilities. Employees are encouraged to move beyond the types of courses you have already taken and try something new! All Equal Access Academy trainings are eligible for BC credit. Click here to view the available sessions The Equal Access Cooperative was born in the hearts of Alison Haynes and Amanda Feaster. They envision it as an umbrella reaching acro...
Faculty, staff and graduate assistants will again eat for free once a week this semester on the Kent Campus. A meal swipe will be provided each week to your FLASHcard, now through Dec. 8, 2023. Meal swipes may be used for dine-in meals at the Eastway and Design Innovation dining halls. Additionally, employees can order anything from the meal exchange menu at the following retail locations in the Kent Student Center: Grill 鈥72 Hippie Chick鈥檔 Homeslice Pizzeria Metropolitan Deli Tahini Mediterranean Cuisine at the Rathskeller Meal swipes may be used during hours of operation. ...
As 海角原创 athletics kicks off its new season of fall sports, we want your support! All 海角原创 faculty and staff receive discounted season tickets, and your attendance at our events helps create one of the best home-field advantages in the country. Currently, volleyball, football, and men's and women's basketball season tickets are on sale. Each of these season tickets also comes with an exclusive season ticket holder gift and other benefits. The discount breakdown is as follows: Volleyball Season Tickets: $45 General Admission ($10 in savings) Football Season Tickets: $5...
海角原创 students grabbed their paddles, boots and waders to help clean up the Cuyahoga River. The service trip was put together by the 海角原创's Recreation and Wellness Services鈥 Adventure Center, which holds adventure trips, service trips and team-building programs. The Adventure Center hopes to hold at least one service trip each semester allowing students the chance to give back to the environment. Chris Lukas, assistant director of outdoor adventure and operations, put together this semester's event with the environment as the top priority. 鈥淚n the past we鈥檝e...
Electric scooters have become increasingly popular on 海角原创鈥檚 Kent Campus since the introduction of SPIN scooters in March 2022. Approximately 300 eScooters and 150 eBikes are available to rent. With that in mind, the 海角原创 Community should be aware of the dos and don鈥檛s when operating the scooters. 鈥淲e want people to educate themselves and be as informed as possible before jumping on one of these devices,鈥 said Christopher Lukas, assistant director of outdoor operations and adventure for Kent Recreational Services. 鈥淏ecause if not, the scooters can be dangerous.鈥...
In May 2022, Students First was affirmed as the university鈥檚 top priority yet again as Flashes Together: Our Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive 海角原创 was launched. As a result, the timing was ideal for the Division of Finance and Administration to embark on a stakeholder-inclusive strategic planning process of its own to ensure alignment of their collective resources and the focusing of their collaborative energies to the successful delivery of the university鈥檚 strategic plan. They recently completed this process through engagement throughout the division with surveys and outreach. The...
Sept. 1 was National Food Bank Day, and the partnership between Meijer and 海角原创 can help people support 海角原创鈥檚 Flashes Fighting Hunger just by doing their weekly grocery shopping. The Stow Meijer is partnering with Flashes Fighting Hunger to help fight the impact that rising food prices have on students and families in the Kent community. This year, the store announced 海角原创 as one of its Simply Give partners. Simply Give is Meijer鈥檚 customer-driven program whose goal is to help stock local food pantries. The program encourages...
Online midterm grading for all Fall 2023 lower-division undergraduate courses (levels 00000, 10000, 20000) meeting in the full term (Aug. 21, 2023, through Dec. 10, 2023) begins Sept. 11, 2023, via FlashFAST. Please remember that midterm grading applies ONLY to courses that meet for the full semester. Grading policies can be found in the University Catalog. The deadline for midterm grade submission is 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, Oct. 8, 2023. Midterm grades may not be reported after the deadline. The Grade Change workflow cannot be used to report or change midterm grades after the deadline, and t...
As we approach September, we encourage all 海角原创 employees who are eligible to earn vacation to review your balances and consider requesting approval to take time off before September 30 so that you do not lose any well-earned vacation time. This is an important reminder that you will experience a cutback to your vacation hours that exceed the policy maximum. Eligible employees are expected to take time off for rest, relaxation and other personal reasons during the year in which vacation is earned. This is an informational message only and does not necessarily mean that you ...
Courtesy of University Culinary Services, a special fall promotion is in place if you have the FAST (faculty and staff) Meal Plan. During August and September, receive 15% off your purchase at the Flash Bistro. Use your discount on featured items like shakes and smoothies, new Bistro salads and sandwiches, Bent Tree coffee, pastries and more! FAST Plan holders also receive 5% off their retail purchase at any culinary services location on Kent campus. Learn more about the FAST Plan on the Culinary Services website. ...