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Open Enrollment Ended Friday Oct. 31Important Information and Next StepsThank you for being engaged this Open Enrollment season. Maybe you took a few minutes to just review your benefit plans or maybe there were important changes to make and you took the time and opportunity to do so. With that being said, we had over a 77% participation rate in Open Enrollment.Over the next few weeks, the Benefits team will be finalizing the Open Enrollment process and completing tasks to ensure all updates are in place for a Jan. 1, 2026 effective date.As part of this process, please make sure you’ve complet...

Welcome to Flash Focus! In this series, we introduce you to fascinating student Flashes from all walks of life. Meet Richard Skains, a sophomore economics major from Rocky River, Ohio, with a passion for helping others combined with a strong interest in economics and how it affects those around him.“I have always found a fascination with economic policy as it constitutes a major part of everyone’s life,” Skains told �Ը������� Today.  Before college, Skains got involved with the Model United Nations (Model UN), an educational simulation where students role play as United Nations amba...

Kent, OH - The �Ը������� University Museum marked its 40th anniversary in spectacular style with Dazzle 2025, a sold-out celebration that brought together 250 guests from across the region and beyond. The event took place Thursday, Oct. 30 at the �Ը������� University Museum. The evening honored the museum’s founding visionaries, highlighted its growing national profile and reflected the community-centered vision of new Director Sarah Spinner Liska, Ph.D., J.D.Hosted in Rockwell Hall, home to both the �Ը������� University Museum and the School of Fashion, the event paid tribute to the m...

  In early October, the Fall 2025 Construction Management Career Fair invited �Ը������� students to meet with representatives from more than 70 companies to network and speak about career opportunities.  The event was presented �Ը�������'s College of Architecture and Environmental Design in the ballroom of the Kent Student Center.   Want to see YOUR photos in “IN A FLASH?” Submit your �Ը�������-related photos to InAFlash@kent.edu and you may see them in a future �Ը������� Today post. Photos should be framed -horizontally- and include a brie...

Thirteen students from Trumbull Career and Technical Center (TCTC) got a firsthand look at the world of engineering during a visit to �Ը������� University at Trumbull on Friday, Oct. 31, as part of TCTC’s new “Flex Friday” initiative.During their visit, the students toured �Ը������� Trumbull’s electrical/electronic and mechanical engineering technology labs and learned about the university’s engineering technology programs. They also experienced a unique hands-on activity, suiting up in cleanroom gowns used in the Microelectronics Manufacturing and Semiconductor Manufacturing Lab.The visit i...