ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
Do ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State employees get a discount at the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State Hotel?
You will soon see the beginning of a branding change for ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State’s LaunchPad, located in the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Student Center. In January, the Blackstone LaunchPad will be rebranded as LaunchNET ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï.
All four schools in Northeast Ohio that currently host LaunchPads — ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State, Baldwin Wallace University, Case Western Reserve University and Lorain County Community College — will become part of NEOLaunchNET, powered by the Burton D. Morgan Foundation.
The holiday season is a time to celebrate with family and friends, and it is usually a time when favorite family recipes encourage eating binges. As much as we all love the holidays, these all-day-eating-and-drinking holidays often result in overeating and weight gain.
Thanksgiving is quickly approaching, which means it is time for family dinners and gatherings. With the presidential election coming up next year, the topics of conversation at the dinner table can escalate when hot topics, especially politics, are brought up during discussions.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï’s International Students and Scholar Services in the Office of Global Education is hosting a Thanksgiving dinner on Nov. 24 for international students who want to experience a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
Dinner will be held from 6-8 p.m. in the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Student Center Ballroom Balcony. Students pay $5 to enjoy the feast.
Hari Prasad Tadaka, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï State digital sciences graduate student, says he plans to attend the dinner, and it is his first Thanksgiving in the United States.
The ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Library on the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Campus will be closed from 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 25, through 9 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 2, in observance of Thanksgiving and to allow for maintenance work at the library building. Normal library hours will resume on Saturday morning.
Due to the Thanksgiving break and short work week, submissions for the Nov. 30 issue of e-Inside are due by 5 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 23. Please send your stories for consideration to einside@kent.edu.
Reminder ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Deadline for Story Submissions
Four graduate students brought their passion and gift of music 2,500 miles from Colombia, South America, to ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï President Beverly Warren will deliver her first State of the University address on Thursday, Nov. 19, at 3 p.m. in the ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï Student Center Kiva.
Arushi Patel, a fourth-year ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï College of Architecture and Environmental Design student, recently landed an internship with Gilbane, a company that is managing the construction of her college's new home.
Familiar Face
Laurie Camp
Senior Advisor I
Enrollment Management and Student Services
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï at Stark
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or community-held events in alignment with their spirituality.
ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï businesses, with the help of Main Street ÌìÌì³Ô¹Ï, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!