51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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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Join us for the third annual Rainbow Run, coordinated by 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center. This year, we will have a glow run!
The Employee Wellness Office is pleased to feature our 51³Ô¹ÏÍø faculty for the fall employee wellness speaker series, The Science of Healthy. This speaker series covers happiness and sleep, brain health and exercise, and the science of healthy eating. Topics and guest speakers include the following:
51³Ô¹ÏÍø employees and their family and friends are eligible for free tickets to each of the events listed (click on the headline to see events).
51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s School of Art, School of Theatre and Dance and the Hugh A.
The Wick Poetry Center is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the Library of Congress, which will feature the Traveling Stanzas exhibit at the 18th Library of Congress National Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Washington Convention Center.
The 51³Ô¹ÏÍø Faculty/Staff Bowling League is now accepting new teams, members and substitute bowlers. Bowlers compete weekly on Monday evenings at 6:20 p.m. at Spins Bowl Kent (formerly Bill White’s Twinstar Lanes) on State Route 59 in Kent.
The bowling league is open to all full-time, part-time and retired employees, as well as their families and friends.
The fourth annual Run the World 5K will take place at 51³Ô¹ÏÍø on Saturday, Sept. 8. The race raises money for the Run the World Fund, which provides scholarships for university study abroad programs.
New this year following the race, Main Street Kent, is sponsoring an International Festival downtown.
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Cheers to 50 years of embracing diversity and empowering students of color to be successful. These and more are what 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s Student Multicultural Center is celebrating as it marks its golden jubilee this year.
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One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology in 51³Ô¹ÏÍø’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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Graduates of 51³Ô¹ÏÍø's Child Development Center discuss their experiences at the center and future aspirations.
POSTED: Friday, October 28, 2016 10:23 AM
Dear Employees of the 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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, 51³Ô¹ÏÍø 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).
51³Ô¹ÏÍø'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.