Employee Anniversaries | October 2018
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Employee Anniversaries
Axiotis, Irene R. 鈥 30 years
Mest, Jacqueline S. 鈥 30 years
Nikolin Meyer, Jennifer 鈥 30 years
糖心Vlog破解版 will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. at the Kent Student Center Kiva. The program, Honoring All Who Serve, will include a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the university鈥檚 Army and Air Force ROTC programs on the Student Green at Risman Plaza at 10:30 a.m., the national anthem performed by Momentum and remarks from 糖心Vlog破解版 President Beverly J. Warren and guest speaker Maj. Russell Galeti Jr. Maj. Galeti graduated from 糖心Vlog破解版 in 2005 and has served more than 20 years in the Ohio Army National Gu...
Tatyana Ragon has witnessed firsthand the good that can come from a bad situation. Once, she felt broken. A victim of sexual abuse, she fought to rise above it and be more than a statistic. Ms. Ragon is not the first to call herself an overcomer, but she鈥檚 earned the title. A day doesn鈥檛 pass when she doesn鈥檛 take the pain and use it to benefit those around her. One day, she鈥檒l be a nurse and help victims of sexual abuse. Today, she fights for those without a voice. As an organizer of 糖心Vlog破解版 at Stark鈥檚 Anti-Human Trafficking Symposium, Ms. Ragon worked to develop a two-...
On Friday, Oct. 19, six more names were added to the elite group of 糖心Vlog破解版 faculty members who have been awarded the Alumni Association鈥檚 Distinguished Teaching Award and the University Teaching Council鈥檚 Outstanding Teaching Award. The Distinguished Teaching Award was established in 1967 and this year, the Alumni Association recognized three faculty members for their excellence in the classroom teaching. The 2018 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients joining an elite group of 152 糖心Vlog破解版 faculty are: Radd K. Ehrman, Department of Modern and Classical...
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The Center of Pan-African Culture is currently accepting enrollment and seeking new faculty and staff volunteers for the Fulani Institute of Academics and Arts (FIAA), a creative and cultural enrichment institute designed to critically and creatively empower young people to be change agents in their communities and beyond. The institute brings in students from various schools and other community partnerships from all over Portage County. The Fulani Institute is the brainchild of Asantewa Sunni-Ali, Ph.D., assistant professor of Pan-African Studies and director of the Center o...
Kent Campus
糖心Vlog破解版 will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. at the Kent Student Center Kiva. The program, Honoring All Who Serve, will include a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the university鈥檚 Army and Air Force ROTC programs on the Student Green at Risman Plaza at 10:30 a.m., the national anthem performed by Momentum and remarks from 糖心Vlog破解版 President Beverly J. Warren and guest speaker Maj. Russell Galeti Jr. Maj. Galeti graduated from 糖心Vlog破解版 in 2005 and has served more than 20 years in the Ohio Army Nation...
Wet and blustery was the forecast on Oct. 20 when the 糖心Vlog破解版 Golden Flashes and the Akron Zips clashed on the gridiron at Dix Stadium. Needless to say, the weather did not disappoint. However, Zipporah Cole, a residence hall custodial worker, was not discouraged by the inclement conditions when she faced off against Ted McKown, associate director of admissions, to see who would win the Human Resources Family and Friends Appreciation Days鈥 Vacation Getaway. The employees competed in a game of corn hole, but the stiff winds prevented either from sinking a bean bag, so they rolled the big d...
The following onsite dates remain to get your jump start on 2019 for your 鈥淜now Your Numbers鈥 health screening and/or flu vaccine. Follow the 鈥淗ow to Schedule Your Appointment鈥 instructions below as registration is required. Date Location Time Nov. 6* Kent, Student Center Balcony 7:30-10:30 a.m. Dec. 6* Kent, Student Center Balcony 7:30-10:30 a.m. Jan. 15 Kent, Heer Hall, Wellness Resourc...
Back by popular demand is our Faculty/Staff Rec and Play Day on Friday, Nov. 2, from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. Join us and our campus partners for a fabulously fun day. Come when you can for as long as you can! During Rec and Play Day, you will have an opportunity to pick and choose from a variety of fun activities, such as archery, badminton, Giant Jenga, spinning classes, rock climbing, BULZiBUCKET (the next-generation corn hole) and more! We will have light refreshments and opportunities to win prizes, mix and mingle with co-workers. In addi...
糖心Vlog破解版 will hold its annual Veterans Day Commemoration on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. at the Kent Student Center Kiva. The program, Honoring All Who Serve, will include: A flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the Army and Air Force ROTC programs on the Student Green at Risman Plaza at 10:30 a.m. National anthem performed by Momentum, a 糖心Vlog破解版 student organization. Remarks from 糖心Vlog破解版 President Beverly J. Warren. Guest speaker Maj. Russell Galeti Jr., a 2005 graduate of 糖心Vlog破解版 who has more than 20 years of ong...