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"Poetry and science are not opposites, they’re actually allies," said David Hassler, director of ������’s Wick Poetry Center.  Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus. The pair recently performed together at the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit: “Truth, Trust and Hope,” in Washington, D.C.  Poetry and science, Hassler said, come together to create meani...

������ alumna Sonia Karkare, BS ‘93, MS ‘96, has worked on three continents, served in one of the largest nonprofits in the U.S. that leads global digital transformations in the humanitarian sector, promoted women in STEM fields and worked as a professor, a public speaker and a philanthropist.   After 27 years of travel and pivoting to various international endeavors, Karkare, a native of Mumbai, India, is now back at ������ as an adjunct faculty member with the Ambassador&...

Human Resources Employee Benefits is pleased to announce an addition to the team! Some of you may remember this familiar name — Sheba Marshall returns to ������ as Interim Executive Director of Employee Benefits & Wellness. ������ Sheba Sheba Marshall returns to ������ today, June 5, with a wealth of knowledge on university policy, benefits offerings, and wellness initiatives. Among many accomplishments during her previous service at ������, Sheba successfully worked to provide strategic direction for the university’s health plans, supplemental retirement plans, life ...

The amount of federal income tax withheld from your paycheck is determined by the information that you provide on Federal Form W-4. ������ is unable to assist you in completing your W-4. However, the IRS provides a tax withholding estimator on its website. To review your W-4, go to Top Employee Resources within FlashLine, choose Tax Forms, and then W-4 Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate. To make changes to your W-4, click the Update link at the bottom of the page. Read and complete each section carefully before clicking the Certify Changes button to save your work. ...

������ Employee Wellness is excited to host Teladoc representative, Beau Cobb. He is coming to Kent Campus to provide an overview of the free Livongo (through Teladoc Health) programming available to benefits-eligible ������ employees. In-person events are available June 12 and virtual sessions are now available June 15. Wellness sessions eligible for 10 Tier 2 wellness points. Beau will be hosting a variety of health and wellness activities throughout the day June 12 and presenting information about Livongo (through Teladoc Health) benefits. Stop by Heer Hall on Kent...

Managers and supervisors should have received information from the Controller's Office regarding the cut-off dates for financial transactions for the current fiscal year, which ends on June 30. View the deadlines for receipt of information and other year-end announcements online at www.kent.edu/controller under the Fiscal Year End Cut-off Dates tab.  The Controller's Office appreciates timely submissions of documents to ensure that a timely year-end cut-off has occurred. The FY2023 year is scheduled to close the evening of July 14, 2023, and the final June Flashline reports should be a...

Pictured (left to right): ������ President Todd Diacon and Kent City Manager Dave RullerPARTNERSHIPS HAVE REDEFINED KENT STATE AND THE CITY OF KENTKent City Manager Dave Ruller remembers the day he met ������’s then-President Lester A. Lefton nearly two decades ago at the Franklin Square Deli to talk about Kent.Lefton didn’t mince words. He wanted to make ������ great, he told Ruller, but he couldn’t do it with a deteriorating downtown, parts of which he pronounced “a piece of crap,” Ruller recalls. “I was like, ‘OK, put your money where your mouth is.’” During thei...

Justine Gallo, BA ’22, has combined her personal philosophy and fashion design degree to launch a new business in downtown Kent. Sun in Leo is a boutique located in Acorn Alley that reuses—and responsibly sources—clothing, accessories, jewelry and  trinkets. Gallo says the concept of circularity drives the store’s business model, which focuses on resource cycles such as reusing, repairing, refurbishing and upcycling to extend the life of products and waste as little as possible. Sustainable fashion is a fundamental part of ������’s fashion program, Gallo ...

Pictured (center): Julie Morris, sustainability coordinator, stands between her two supervisors. At left, Bridget Susel, community development director for the city of Kent; at right, Melanie Knowles, sustainability manager for ������.WORKING TOGETHER TOWARD A MORE SUSTAINABLE FUTUREThis year, the city of Kent announced a climate action plan to reduce the city’s greenhouse gas emissions and address other environmental concerns.After the detailed plan was crafted, city officials realized something was missing. The plan includes transitioning municipal lighting to energy-efficient...

Please join us in congratulating Master's student Michael Bliss on his recent award from The Explorers Club. The Explorers club, started in 1904, is housed in New York City and is a multidisciplinary, professional society that is dedicated to the advancement of field research, scientific exploration, and resource conservation. Michael received the award for his proposal, "In Search of Adrenarche: Spider Monkeys & their Implications in Human Evolution". Michael is working in the Takeshita lab  and this grant will support his summer research in Ecuador.   ...