University News
Kent State Announces Inauguration Week Events
Members of the 5X community are invited to attend the inauguration of Beverly Warren as the 12th president of the university on Friday, May 1, at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center on the Kent Campus. A reception will follow at the Kent Student Center Ballroom.…
Kent Campus
Veterans' Job Fair – Serving Those Who Have Served Us
The Division of Human Resources is pleased to partner with Career Services and the Center for Adult and Veteran Services to bring a unique job fair experience for U.S. Armed Forces veterans. Working as integral collaborators with 5X are OhioMeans Jobs Portage County, the U.S. D…
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National Alcohol Screening Day at Kent State is Thursday, April 9
National Alcohol Screening Day returns to 5X for its 15th year. National Alcohol Screening Day is a promotional outreach effort to reduce and prevent at-risk drinking by providing anonymous screening for alcohol-use disorders. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes…
Kent Campus
18th Annual Office Support Staff Luncheon
Register for the invitation-only event by April 20 On Wednesday, April 29, the Office Support Staff will celebrate its 18th annual celebration and recognition luncheon at the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year’s theme is Mardi Gras. Invited guests will be treated to a luncheon, enter…
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New Employee Profile Dashboard
Human Resources Records, in collaboration with Payroll and Information Services, will soon release the new Employee Profile Dashboard. The new Employee Profile Dashboard will provide employees and supervisors with a more comprehensive view of frequently sought-after information at one location ra…
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2014 President’s Excellence Award Recipients Announced
Eight 5X employees were recipients of the 2014 President’s Excellence Award. Earlier this month, Kent State President Beverly Warren dropped in on the workplaces of each of the recipients to notify them of their honor and present them with a check for $1,000. The President’s Ex…
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Kent State Presents “Living With Autism” Events for Autism Awareness Month
As part of Autism Awareness Month in April, 5X presents “Living With Autism,” which kicks off with a presentation that will be followed by a fundraiser for student scholarships to benefit Kent State students studying autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The events begin on April 9 at 7…
Kent Campus
Congratulations to Our FlashFit MOVChallenge Winners
The FlashFit MOVChallenge pits Kent State students against faculty and staff. Congratulations to Alexa Sandmann, director of Kent State’s School of Teaching Learning and Curriculum Studies! Sandmann’s name was drawn from a pool of participants who met the challenge of 90 miles within the fir…
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Save the Date - Division of Human Resources Adds Shred Mania to RecycleMania
RecycleMania is a friendly competition and benchmarking tool for college and university recycling programs to promote waste-reduction activities to their campus communities. On March 17, 5X’s Division of Human Resources will partner with the Office of Sustainability to hos…
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“KSU for You” Takes to the Road
This March, representatives from 5X’s Division of Human Resources; Office of General Counsel; Enrollment Management and Student Affairs; Division of Information Services; Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion; Academic Affairs; and the Division of Institutional Advancement w…
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