Week of Feb. 14, 2005

News
Kent State’s 43rd annual spring Bowman Breakfast will bring faculty, staff, students and community members together on Thursday, March 3, for a buffet breakfast and presentation titled “The College of Arts and Sciences: Unchanging Values for a Changing World.
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For more than 23 years, Kent State University’s Honors College has been coordinating the events associated with Honors Week. This year’s events are scheduled to be held April 3-9. Find out how you can participate.
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Whether you’ve been in the workforce five years or 25, it’s never too soon to start thinking about retirement. In fact, results from the 2004 Work/Life Needs Assessment showed that 84 percent of Kent State faculty and staff who responded said they wanted more information on retirement.
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Tracey Carlson has received numerous awards during her teaching career at Kent State, including the Outstanding Teaching Award. Because of the significance of the Distinguished and Outstanding Teacher Awards (DTA/OTA), this is the second in the series of monthly e-Inside features that will showcase each winner now through June.
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At the mention of osteoporosis (porous bone disease), grandmothers, mothers, wives and sisters come to mind; but, the disease is fast becoming a concern among men. Consequently, the National Institute of Aging, an arm of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded researchers in Kent State’s College of Nursing a $778,000 grant to study the effects of osteoporosis prevention techniques on men.
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On Thursday, Feb. 17, at 7 p.m., fiber artist Horst will lecture about his works currently on display in the Kent State University Museum’s exhibition Dyed in the Wool: Felt & Wearable Art by Horst. Find out about this and other Third Thursday lectures, as well as current exhibitions.
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Click on the headline above or the "read more" link below for the answer to the Human Resources Question of the Week.
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Briefs
  • Opera Kent to Perform Comic Operetta H.M.S. Pinafore
  • Kent State University Planetarium Presents: The Skies of Winter
  • Asia-Pacific Futures Research Symposium Coming
  • Office of Admissions Hosts Geographic Receptions
  • Call for Proposals for New Learning Communities Underway


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Achievements
Check out some of your colleagues' most recent activities.
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Check out some of your colleagues' most recent publications.
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New and Familiar Faces
Meet new face, Arundhati Ghosh, Instructor of Biological Sciences, Biological Sciences, Kent State Geauga Campus.
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Meet familiar face, Alicia Longstreth, Coordinator, Athletic Sports Camps and Clinics Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
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Message Boards
Headlines for this section of e-Inside are pulled from the publication's message board called "News and Events Bulletin." Events are posted to that message board by members of the university community. Posts remain active for two weeks. For additional criteria and guidelines on posting information to the new e-Inside board, click here

  • Learn How to Plan Creatively for the Second Half of Life
  • Learn About 2004 Tax Law Changes and Financial and Estate Planning
  • Registration Continues for February Intramural Sports Events
  • Graduate Student Senate Colloquium Set for April 11
  • Celebrate Health and Heritage: Focus on African-American Health
  • Graduate Student Trustee
  • Talk to the Heart: Couples' Communication Skills
  • Human Resources and Medical Mutual of Ohio Offer Programs to Answer Questions
  • WRC Scholarship Dinner and Silent Auction Coming March 1
  • Vagina Monologues Are Coming to Kent!
  • President Signs H-1B Legislation into Law
  • Spring 2005 Intramural Sports Schedule of Events Now Online

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Contests
How well do you know your campus? Take a look at the contest photo. Those who correctly identify the location AND the Kent State campus will be given a chance at a drawing for FREE Kent State apparel/prizes. E-mail submissions to einside@kent.edu by Feb. 24.
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