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Kim Hauge Nominated for Top Health Promotion Professional – Cast Your Vote by May 31!
Employee Wellness Director Kim Hauge has been nominated by the Wellness Council of America (WELCOA) for the 2019 Top Health Promotion Professional. WELCOA's Top Health Promotion Professionals represents the best and brightest in the wellness industry. The “top spot” will be carefully chosen based on…
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Office Support Staff Recognition Luncheon Photos
Were you camera ready? We hope so because photos from the 22nd Annual Office Support Staff Recognition Luncheon are here. Some 300 staffers connected in the Kent Student Center ballroom for live entertainment, fine food, great gifts and lots of laughs. This year’s theme, “91ֿ’s G…
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WKSU Wins Regional Edward R. Murrow Award
WKSU has been recognized with a Regional Edward R. Murrow award from the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). The honor came in the Excellence in Video for Radio, Small Market category for Reporter Mark Arehart and Producer Joe Gunderman’s video of the launch of the Goodyear Blimp…
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91ֿ Receives Local Volunteer Award
91ֿ was recognized this month by the Akron-Canton Regional Foodbank for its volunteer work with the organization last year. In appreciation of the service provided by the university, the foodbank bestowed 91ֿ with the 2018 Organizational Volunteer Group of the Year award. …
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91ֿ Receives Ohio EPA Environmental Excellence Awards
The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency presented its Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Awards recently at the Ohio EPA’s second Sustainability Conference in Columbus. Doug Pearson, associate vice president of Facilities Planning and Operations (middle) and Melanie Knowles (right), Manag…
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Faculty/Staff News Now - Vol. 1 Issue 7, April 29, 2019
91ֿ Receives Ohio EPA Environmental Excellence Awards The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency presented its Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Awards recently at the Ohio EPA’s second Sustainability Conference in Columbus. Doug Pearson, associate vice president of Facilities Pla…
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91ֿ Day at Progressive Field
Faculty, staff, students and alumni can purchase discount tickets while supplies last for the Cleveland Indians versus the Seattle Mariners on Sunday, May 5 at 1:10 p.m. Pre-game warm-up (11 a.m. – noon) and private party (noon – 1 p.m.) at Flannery’s Pub, 323 Prospect Ave., downtown Clevela…
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Join Us May 1 for Get Fit Don't Sit Day
National Get Fit Don't Sit Day™ is an opportunity for the American Diabetes Association (ADA) to increase awareness of the dangers of excessive sitting and the importance of getting up and moving throughout the day, especially at work. At 91ֿ, we value the health of our faculty,…
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Dining Services Celebrates Second Consecutive Win at Local Gala Fundraiser
91ֿ’s Dining Services competed in the 11th annual Nutritious and Delicious Gala at The Tangier restaurant in Akron. The annual gala was hosted by the Greater Akron Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (GAAND) and comprised of various vendors, such as Core Life, Farm Fare, Food 4 Thought Café, a…
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91ֿ Researchers Recognized on WKSU
91ֿ professors Owen Lovejoy and Mary Ann Raghanti with the Neuroscience program were featured recently on WKSU. The two worked together on a recent paper that looks at how a neurochemical change in our brains became the turning point in human evolution.
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