The Human Resource Talent Acquisition team continues to work on the new applicant tracking system with the new vendor, Page Up. As the project team is completing the final phase of this very important initiative, we will begin the training process later in November. We are planning on a go-live date of Friday, Dec. 1. Additional updates will be provided in the upcoming weeks to internal department users (hiring managers), including how to sign up for the training sessions. Please direct questions to the Talent Acquisition Office at 330-672-2100 or employment@kent.edu. ...
As part of our continued commitment to building financial wellness, the Employee Wellness office is pleased to present the Retirement Income Strategies workshop on Tuesday, Nov. 14, from noon-1 p.m. in Room 107, Heer Hall on the Kent Campus. Sean Deasy will be your presenter for this very important topic to assist employees in preparing for retirement. Deasy will discuss the new realities retirees are facing and will help employees plan for the five essential risks in retirement, including tips for creating a retirement income plan. A light lunch will be provided. Register to atte...
The annual Veterans Day ceremony will take place Thursday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. A flag-raising ceremony will commence outside the Kent Student Center Kiva at 10:30 a.m. The guest speaker for this year鈥檚 Veterans Day ceremony is Kevin Lacz, a decorated former U.S. Navy SEAL and author of The New York Times best-selling memoir The Last Punisher. He also is the co-star of the blockbuster movie American Sniper, starring Bradley Cooper. Refreshments will be served. ...
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Students from all over the world are able to attend 糖心Vlog破解版 thanks to one or more of the many academic accords and agreements which are shared between their home countries and the United States. One such notable agreement is the U.S. Department of State鈥檚 Global Undergraduate Exchange Program (UGRAD). Each year, thousands of students from around the world apply to the extremely competitive and prestigious UGRAD program, yet only a few hundred are eventually accepted. Each of the participating students are placed at a college or university within the United States and given the opportunity t...
糖心Vlog破解版 will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 9, 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., remarks from 糖心Vlog破解版 President Beverly Warren and guest speaker Kevin Lacz. Mr. Lacz is a decorated former U.S. Navy SEAL and author of The New York Times best-selling memoir The Last Punisher. He is also the co-star of the blockbuster movie Ame...
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The 糖心Vlog破解版 at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for its second theatrical production of the season Virtual Devotion by Eric Coble, a member of the Playwrights鈥 Unit at Cleveland Play House. Directed by Brian Newberg, 糖心Vlog破解版 Stark associate professor of theatre and theatre director, Virtual Devotion transports audiences to Armageddon. Three characters, Pete, Anne and Ruth 鈥 all members of a broken family 鈥 attempt to sell their faith to nonbelievers in various, and sometimes violent, ways, as a last-ditch effort to save souls, including their own. Thr...
糖心Vlog破解版 Athletics is the first in the Mid-American Conference to provide student-athletes with a cryotherapy chamber. The therapy uses subzero temperatures, under 200 degrees Fahrenheit, to help muscles recover quickly. The department installed the chamber in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) Annex building in 糖心Vlog破解版鈥檚 Athletic Training and Education Center in the summer. The walk-in chamber uses liquid nitrogen to cool the air for one-to-three minute cycles. Skin temperature can decrease as much as 40 degrees. The frigid air helps decrease pai...
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