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Junior Rachel Stypinski won the all-around title with a 39.500 to lead Kent State at the 2017 Mid-American Conference Gymnastics Championships Saturday at the Stroh Center. Kent State posted a 194.850 team score to finish sixth. Stypinski's all-around score ties the program record at the conference championship meet that was set by Marie Case in 2014 and ranks sixth overall. She also won the beam title and finished in a six-way tie for first on bars. Her third 9.950 of the season set a program MAC Championships record on beam. She also matched her career-high on bars with a 9.900. The Bo...

Ohio is conducting a statewide tornado drill on Wednesday, March 22, at 9:50 a.m. ������ will be participating in this test, along with the city of Kent and other communities. Kent State tests the tornado and emergency mass notification system on the first Wednesday of every month at 11 a.m. and on the third Wednesday at 4 p.m. These tests last for three minutes. This statewide test will replace the usual 11 a.m. test in March. Peak tornado season in Ohio is generally April through July. Tornadoes usually occur between 2 p.m. and 10 p.m., although they can occur at other time...

Dr. Robin Vande Zande, an associate professor in Kent State's art education program, is the author of Design Education: Creating Thinkers to Improve the World, which offers theoretical concepts and practical advice for teaching lessons in design to Pre-K through 12th-grade students.  Order the Book  DesignEd.org   Art Education at KSU ...

Fifteen years after Kent State’s Men’s Basketball team became the darlings of the NCAA Tournament, those who played and cheered for that team are remembering the excitement. The Golden Flashes won the Mid-American Conference Tournament and entered March Madness as a #10 seed; most expected they would lose their first game and certainly wouldn’t advance far. Instead, Kent State knocked off Oklahoma State, Alabama, and Pittsburgh on its way to an improbable appearance in the Elite 8.  The Golden Flashes' 21-game winning streak finally ended with an 81-69 loss to Indiana, the even...

I am very interested in the university’s Employee Separation Plan (UESP), but I am unable to attend the April 3 general sessions on the Kent Campus. How can I receive information about these meetings? The April 3 meetings will be streamed live and recorded so employees can watch from their desks and view replays afterward. Employees will be able to gain access to the streaming link and to the recording on the HR home page on April 3. ...

There is an old saying, “There’s no time like the present.” On Thursday, April 20, from noon to 1 p.m., the employee wellness program will sponsor a lunchtime program titled “The Power of This Moment. No, THIS Moment!”  All full- and part-time employees are invited to participate in this workshop, which will explore how the brain’s Reticular Activating System affects perceptions. We also will consider history, concepts and practical applications to help facilitate in the moment living. There are two ways to participate in this workshop. Employees may attend onsite in Heer Hall,...

As a reminder, ������ will again participate in the 12-week On the Move national corporate competition. Be sure to join Team Kent State in its quest to be one of the most active employers in the country. All full- and part-time employees are eligible and can earn 60 Tier Two Wellness Your Way Points. Visit the Wellness Your Way web page for details. Register now at www.onthemovechallenge.welcoa.org and enter company code KentStateMoves, if requested. The challenge officially begins April 3. Each week, employees can assess their progr...

As part of the Wellness Your Way incentive program, benefits-eligible employees are invited to attend an on-site health screening, or have one completed in a primary care physician's office by June 30. By completing a health screening (on-site or with your physician) and the online health risk assessment, employees are eligible to receive $150 added to their pay as a Tier One reward. Completing Your Tier One Activities If the health screening is completed on-site with Be Well Solutions, ������'s wellness partner, it will automatically be loaded into your personal port...