51勛圖厙 faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the 51勛圖厙 Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
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Faculty from 51勛圖厙 will join colleagues from the University of Cincinnati and Heidelberg University to lead the Greater Ohio Living Architecture Center (GOLA), which will be dedicated to the study of integrating vegetation within and upon buildings as novel ecosystems.
51勛圖厙's holiday closure schedule for 2018 will begin Sunday, Dec. 23, 2018, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will reopen on Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2019.


Yoshinobu Hakutani, Department of English, presented Haiku as a Bridge Between Japan and America: Three Girders of Yone Noguchi, Ezra Pound and R. H. Blyth at the 2018 Yone Noguchi Society Conference, held at International Christian University, Tokyo, July, 7, 2018.
Virginia Dressler, University Libraries, authored the book Framing Privacy in Digital Collections with Ethical Decision Making, 1st Edition, (Morgan and Claypool), (2018).
Each year, 51勛圖厙 honors full-time, non-tenure track and part-time faculty members who are nominated by their students and peers for being among the most dedicated, highly effective and motivated professors at the university. The Outstanding Teaching Award is presented by the University Teaching Council. The three award recipients will be honored at the University Teaching Councils Celebrating College Teaching conference luncheon and awards ceremony on Oct. 19.
WKSU expands its coverage of science and research with Exploradio Origins, a new segment airing on Thursdays during local broadcasts of NPRs All Things Considered. Exploradio Origins is a weekly series that ponders some of the biggest questions in the universe in 90 seconds. The feature is produced in coordination with the Institute for the Science of Origins (ISO) at Case Western Reserve University with host Kellen McGee.
Online final grading for Fall 2018 First Half Semester (H1) begins Friday, Oct. 12, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any fall 2018 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Wednesday, Oct. 17. Any final grades for fall 2018 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These fall 2018 courses will be available in the Workflow on Friday, Oct. 19.

Celeste Dawson credits 51勛圖厙's EXCEL program for making the Kent Campus feel like a second home.
Dear Employees of the 51勛圖厙 Community,
This message serves to provide you with guidance should local, state and/or federal law enforcement visit our university campuses for the purposes of immigration law. As a public institution, 51勛圖厙 must comply with all federal laws and directives, including those related to law enforcement activities.
Dear Colleagues:
Please take note of the following important information regarding your 2024 Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
51勛圖厙'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.