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Our Wellness partner, WeightWatchers®, makes it easier to make a change All Medical Mutual members get an exclusive discount of 50% off the retail price of WeightWatchers membership.* Learn more at WW.com/mmomembers. As an added bonus, if you sign up by July 31, you’ll also get a $25 Shop credit plus free shipping on your order.** Get inspired by this member’s journey When she joined in 2021, Lauren P. was looking for a way to build healthy habits, without missing out. “Before WeightWatchers, tying my shoes was a struggle. I was fatigued and found myself easily out of brea...

������ at Stark has announced its Dean’s List and President’s List for the spring 2023 semester.  Requirements for the Dean’s List include a 3.40 grade point average or above for the spring 2023 semester and at least 12 letter-graded (A, B, etc.) credit hours completed by the end of the semester. President’s List criteria are a 4.00 grade point and at least 15 letter-graded credit hours completed by the end of the semester. A part-time Dean's List follows the President's and Dean's List.   SPRING 2023 PRESIDENT'S* & DEAN'S LIST The fo...

Online final grading for Summer 2023 (POT W1) begins Tuesday, Jun. 27, 2023, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Summer 2023 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is 11:59 pm on Sunday, Jul. 2. Any final grades for Summer 2023 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Summer 2023 courses will be available in the Workflow on Tuesday, Jul. 4, 2023. Submit Final grades using Final Grades roster To submit final grades via the Final Grades roste...

  Félix Latimer is a Junior and majors in environmental and conservation biology with a concentration in environmental policy and management. During his time in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, he worked alongside Dr. Andrea Case, Ph.D., and Dr. Christopher L. Blackwood, Ph.D., studying geographical data about subspecies of lobelia across the United States. Félix is hoping to use this experiment as a reference for how research is conducted on the ground for a future career as a policy analyst on environmental issues in the Environmental Protect...

"Poetry and science are not opposites, they’re actually allies," said David Hassler, director of ������’s Wick Poetry Center.  Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus. The pair recently performed together at the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit: “Truth, Trust and Hope,” in Washington, D.C.  Poetry and science, Hassler said, come together to create meani...

������ alumna Sonia Karkare, BS ‘93, MS ‘96, has worked on three continents, served in one of the largest nonprofits in the U.S. that leads global digital transformations in the humanitarian sector, promoted women in STEM fields and worked as a professor, a public speaker and a philanthropist.   After 27 years of travel and pivoting to various international endeavors, Karkare, a native of Mumbai, India, is now back at Kent State as an adjunct faculty member with the Ambassador&...

Human Resources Employee Benefits is pleased to announce an addition to the team! Some of you may remember this familiar name — Sheba Marshall returns to Kent State as Interim Executive Director of Employee Benefits & Wellness. About Sheba Sheba Marshall returns to Kent State today, June 5, with a wealth of knowledge on university policy, benefits offerings, and wellness initiatives. Among many accomplishments during her previous service at Kent State, Sheba successfully worked to provide strategic direction for the university’s health plans, supplemental retirement plans, life ...

As we begin the new semester, the Office of the University Registrar asks for your assistance in making sure that all students are properly registered for their Summer 2023 courses. As per University policy, only officially registered students are permitted to attend courses. Go to Faculty & Advisors / Faculty Dashboard to find the link to official class rosters in FlashLine. Students who are not officially registered within the appropriate time period WILL NOT receive a grade or earn credit for the course even if they attend the entire course and complete all required work. Registra...

Life’s best moments include food—don’t miss out! Our partner, WeightWatchers®, helps you improve your relationship with food so you can eat what you love and still lose weight.  Dine out (or drive through) with ease. WW’s award-winning app has a restaurant database with more than 450 popular spots.  Share meals—without feeling left out. Discover over 12,500 recipes that your whole family will enjoy. Celebrate what makes life fun. Learn how to plan ahead for date nights, vacations, and whatever else brings you joy.  WeightWatchers members tell it best. Stefanie D. ...