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The following on-site dates remain to get your jump-start on 2019 for your "Know Your Numbers" health screening and/or flu vaccine. Don’t delay. Dates are filling up fast. Follow the "How to Schedule" instructions below as registration is required.   Date Location Time Dec. 6 Kent, Student Center Balcony (flu shots only) 7:30-10:30 a.m. Feb. 7* Heer Hall, Wellness Resource Room 7:30-10:30 a.m. Feb. ...

Get added support for the holidays with health coaching from Be Well Solutions. Health Coaching is part of our employee wellness program for all full-time, benefits-eligible employees on all campuses. Health coaching appointments are individualized, 30-minute sessions with a certified health coach with expertise in a variety of areas, including exercise, nutrition, diabetes management, stress management, tobacco cessation and general health. Appointments are available face-to-face or telephonically to suit all schedules and are unlimited. The next onsite health coaching ...

Nearly $300,000 in matching funds available With the launch of its 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign on Nov. 1, ���������������� has again transformed what was just a one-day fundraising initiative into a monthlong giving campaign to support student scholarships, expanded programs, study away initiatives and 21st-century facilities. Giving Tuesday, traditionally the Tuesday after Thanksgiving, which occurs on Nov. 27 this year, is the unofficial worldwide beginning to a season of philanthropic giving to nonprofits that follows Black Friday and Cyber Monday.  Keeping with her traditi...

As the semester comes to a close, ���������������� is asking faculty and staff to reduce campus energy consumption over winter break (Dec. 23-Jan. 2). As a result of collective efforts over the 2017 holiday break, the university avoided more than $25,000 in energy costs over nine days. The greenhouse gas emissions reduction was equal to taking more than 50 passenger vehicles off the road for one year. Before leaving campus, computers and other electronics – including power strips – should be turned off and unplugged whenever possible. Most electronics still draw energy a...

Two second-year students from the ���������������� East Liverpool physical therapist assistant program, Jordyn Midcap and Lacie Graham, presented their research findings at the first-ever East Central District Student Symposium of the Ohio Physical Therapy Association. The event was hosted by OPTA and Youngstown State University’s physical therapy program in early November. Midcap and Graham were the only representatives from ���������������� and the only students from a PTA program; the other presenters represented doctoral/graduate programs. The platform of their research was “Does physical therap...

Employers who invest in their employees by promoting a culture of health with comprehensive workplace wellness practices, evidence-based policies and programs and senior leadership support create a genuine value proposition for their employees. This often translates into improved employee engagement and a healthier, more productive workforce. For the third consecutive year, ���������������� is being recognized by the American Heart Association for its work toward achieving that goal. Kim Hauge, director of employee wellness at ����������������, said the American Heart Association 2018 Wor...

Hayley Shasteen, a junior psychology/biology major on the Salem Campus, took first place honors at the ���������������� Summer Undergraduate Research Experience competition. She was one of 60 participants from all Kent campuses and competed in the psychological sciences division. Shasteen’s research project, “Cognitive Impairments of those with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus,” spanned 10 weeks over the past summer. The winners of the SURE program were announced in October. She will present her project at the Undergraduate Research Conference on the Salem Campus in December, but she wi...