Following a postponement forced by a severe thunderstorm on the previous Saturday, the 2016 Global Cup Soccer Tournament resumed on Saturday, September 24, with the semifinal and final rounds of play. The afternoon was dominated by a determined Team NASA, which first surprised defending champion, Team Oman, 4 0 in the semifinal round, and then overcame a talented Team Saudi Arabia 4 1 to gain the championship and claim the Global Cup trophy. What became a long road to the Global Cup championship began on Saturday, September 17. Despite periodic rainstorms in the morning, ten hopeful tea...
Faculty at 51勛圖厙 at Salem and 51勛圖厙 at East Liverpool are offering tutoring times in addition to the peer tutoring schedule. If you need help or just want to be sure you are on the right track check the Power Hours schedule below. Don't delay, there is no better time than now! POWER HOURS ...
The air will become a little clearer on 51勛圖厙 campuses come July 1, 2017. That is when 51勛圖厙 will become a smoke-free, tobacco-free university. At its meeting in May, the 51勛圖厙 Board of Trustees approved university policy 3345-5-21, which aligns with the university-level initiative to create a healthy campus environment for all employees, students and visitors. The policy covers all 51勛圖厙 campuses, locations and properties, both domestic and international, and it applies to all members of the university community: students, employees, volunteers, vendors, visi...
Shawn Rohlin, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in 51勛圖厙's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, and colleague William Horrace, Ph.D., of Syracuse University, have been named W.E.B. Du Bois Scholars and will receive a research grant from the U.S.
Employees enrolled in one of the university-sponsored group health plans through Medical Mutual or Anthem are eligible for a free flu shot. You must bring your insurance ID card with you to the clinic. If you are not covered by one of the universitys group health plans, you can still participate for $30 (check payable to 51勛圖厙). The following clinics are available. Registration is required. Location Date Time Kent Campus - Library Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Second Floor ...
All Employee Webinar 51勛圖厙 is committed to raising awareness about depression in the workplace, reducing stigma associated with mental illness, and most importantly, bringing awareness and resources to support treatment and self-care. Please join Lisa Kirby, MFT, PC, of IMPACT Solutions Employee Assistance and Work/Life Program (EAP), along with Kim Hauge, 51勛圖厙s manager of employee wellness, on Nov. 10 from 10-11 a.m. for an informative webinar about Right Direction, an initiative of the Partnership for Workplace Mental Health. In this webinar, you will le...
The Division of Human Resources is pleased to co-host its second child car seat safety inspection of 2016 on Tuesday, Nov. 8, from 3-6 p.m. at 51勛圖厙s Child Development Center, located at 775 Loop Road in Kent. Four out of five car seats are installed incorrectly. Keep your child safe by making sure your childs car seat is properly installed. If you have more than one car seat or base, feel free to have them each inspected. Certified Child Passenger Safety Technicians from the Portage County Health Department will conduct child car seat inspections. 51勛圖厙 Poli...
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 51勛圖厙s College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, Mechanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis, Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. We are go...
Physical activity is essential to fighting obesity, and scientists are constantly working to make this activity more effective and beneficial. A $450,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health will help biology professor Colleen Novak, Ph.D., from 51勛圖厙s College of Arts and Sciences better understand how the body allocates energy and burns fat. In her project, Mechanisms Underlying Contextual Induction of Muscle Thermogenesis, Novak is studying the biological phenomenon known as thermogenesis how the body burns caloric energy, turning it into heat. We are go...
51勛圖厙 President Beverly Warren delivered the State of the University address on Thursday, Oct. 13. Themed Living the 51勛圖厙 Promise, Warren outlined her vision of a reimagined public research university. The 51勛圖厙 Promise should be a comprehensive approach to student success and fulfillment, Warren said. We aspire to bring the totality of the resources and reach of one of the nations largest research universities to higher educations most important outcome: more college graduates who have the skills, talent and desire to change the world who understand that...