Kent State is required to have and maintain a Storm Water Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System Phase II Storm Water permit. As part of that permit, Kent State is required to develop best management practices (bmps) under 7 Minimum Control Measures (MCM). One of these MCM bpms is to survey the university community regarding their understanding of stormwater and how we can all protect it from pollution. The Environmental Health and Safety Department has developed this survey and it is available on the EHS website. Please visit the EHS website to learn more about environmental compliance and ...
Today, as part of Kent State鈥檚 Veterans Day commemoration, a group of volunteers along with University Facilities Management (UFM) staff gathered with shovels, buckets, bulbs and bone meal on the hill overlooking The Commons near Taylor Hall. Just a few yards from the May 4 Memorial, this group worked to dig holes, fill them with 鈥渏ust a puff鈥 of bone meal and plant daffodil bulbs as part of University Facilities Management鈥檚 annual plan to keep Daffodil Hill in bloom as a living memorial to U.S. soldiers killed in the Vietnam War. Shovels and gloves, water and coo...
The twentieth International Conference on Dublin Core and Metadata Applications (DCMI 2022) took place on October 3-7. These conferences expanded the DCMI scope to the whole spectrum of metadata innovation, best practices, and focused on challenges and opportunities in a diverse and data-intensive world. At the conference, five Kent State University iSchool alumni had the opportunity to give their own presentations on diverse topics relating to metadata uses, best practices, management, etc. Let鈥檚 check out some of the amazing work our alumni have been up to. John Antil...
Come help Flashes Fighting Hunger, Kent State鈥檚 student-powered response to food insecurity, and observe Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week (Nov. 14-19) by filling the truck with unperishable food and toiletry items! The mobile unit will be parked in the Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement building parking lot from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Kent State volunteers will weigh the donated items and pack them onto the truck. All collected items will be transported to the Flashes Fighting Hunger pantry, the CARES Center pantry and Kent Social...
Come help Flashes Fighting Hunger, Kent State鈥檚 student-powered response to food insecurity, and observe Hunger & Homelessness Awareness Week (Nov. 14-19) by filling the truck with unperishable food and toiletry items! The mobile unit will be parked in the Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement building parking lot from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 16. Kent State volunteers will weigh the donated items and pack them onto the truck. All collected items will be transported to the Flashes Fighting Hunger pantry, the CARES Center pantry and Kent S...
Scenic design and earthworms don鈥檛 normally have a connection, but Kathalina Thorpe, Kent State scenic design graduate student, has connected the two to improve the environment. At Kent State, Thorpe has been conducting research on using earthworms to compost fabric waste from scenic design shops and in the fashion industry, research she started three years ago as an undergraduate at Valdosta State University in Georgia funded as a project for the Blazer Summer Research Institute. The research recently won Thorpe the fall 2022 Three Minute Thesis (3MT) competition...
Kent State faculty and staff members can purchase discounted season tickets for the upcoming 2022-23 men's and women's basketball seasons. Discounted prices are $70 per season ticket for men's basketball ($85 regular price) and $45 per season ticket ($55 regular price) for women's basketball. To receive this discount, log in to the main Ticket Office home page using your university email and click the 鈥淜SU Faculty/Staff鈥 ticket option for relevant events. Faculty and staff must follow the current process to obtain season tickets for all sports if they wish...
When her husband lost his battle with COVID-19, Ottie Hosler sought help from the Emergency Relief Fund. Now, she鈥檚 continuing her education with plans to become a registered nurse. GIVE TO THE EMERGENCY RELIEF FUND When her younger sisters fell down, Ottie Hosler was there to mend skinned knees and offer a helping hand. From an early age, she knew she wanted to care for people, but more than that, she wanted to be the calming force during an emergency. She wanted to know what to do 鈥 how, why and when. At 16, she helped save her baby sister. Hosler recalls the pivotal moment w...
We are pleased to announce that Kent State University's holiday closure schedule for 2022 will begin Thursday, Dec. 22, 2022, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023. The December biweekly pays will be on December 16 and 30. The December semimonthly pays will be on December 15 and 22. The January biweekly pays will be on January 13 and 27. The January semi-monthly pays will be on January 13 and 31. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointme...
There is a light inside every Golden Flash, and it is our charge to shine that light on others. Kent State鈥檚 most generous annual tradition, Giving Tuesday, encourages us to reflect on our experiences and shine our light to make our communities Forever Brighter. From Nov. 1-29, when faculty and staff support the university fund of your choice with a gift of $25 or more, you will receive a special Forever Brighter pin to celebrate your impact. With a record 53 Giving Tuesday featured funds ranging from study abroad scholarships to undergraduate research fellowships, there are even more po...