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The tuition fee waiver for an undergraduate taking courses is not taxable for employees or their dependents. Once a student has received a bachelor’s degree, any classes paid for by an employee tuition fee waiver must be taxed per the IRS regulations. Current regulations state that any university employee who has at least a bachelor’s degree is exempt from tax on the first $5,250 of the tuition fee waiver value each year. Amounts exceeding $5,250 annually are taxable. The employee’s dependents will be taxed on the full value of the tuition fee waiver once they receive a bachelor’s degree...

Uju is the founder of Pop Style (@_popstyle), an on-campus pop-up thrift shop that allows you to buy, donate and trade clothing for $3, $7, or $10. Customers can donate clothes they don't want anymore but someone else could wear and trade clothes at each price point. Where did you get the idea for your venture? The idea for Pop Style initially originated from the concept of a thrift store fashion show that I created for the first Kent Creativity Festival in 2016. This concept was inspired by my love of thrift shopping and styling, so I wanted to make both available to the community. The ...

To honor and celebrate the work and dedication of Dorothy B. Lutsch, an emeritus professor of music at ����ɫ��ҹ University at Tuscarawas, a scholarship to benefit ����ɫ��ҹ Tuscarawas students majoring in music, theater or art has been established. The scholarship, named the Dorothy B. Lutsch Fine & Performing Arts Memorial Scholarship, will promote the development of music and art majors and the appreciation and importance of the arts in our culture. Mrs. Lutsch graduated from ����ɫ��ҹ University in 1964 with a Master of Education from the College of Education, Health and Human...

Many professors have certain influences that inspire them to teach. For David Kaplan, Ph.D., professor in ����ɫ��ҹ University's Department of Geography, that inspiration comes from his father.   “My father was a university professor in psychology, and I remember well the dedication he brought to his job and to his students,” Dr. Kaplan says.   Dr. Kaplan is one of three educators honored with the Distinguished Teaching Award, the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive. The award is sponsored by the ����ɫ��ҹ University Alumni Associ...

Hear how ����ɫ��ҹ University student Daisy Smith discovered her purpose at ����ɫ��ҹ. Learn more at www.kent.edu/discoveringpurpose.               ...

Big city dreams. Growing up Mennonite at his family’s Sugarcreek-area farm, Kent Weaver considered Canton a big city. Now this self-described country boy is headed to the state capital. A graduate of ����ɫ��ҹ University at Stark, Mr. Weaver said the campus served as a conduit, channeling his sense of purpose that began when he was a child. Caring for the animals on his parents’ farm, he first harnessed his calling. Now, he’s making that dream come true. This fall, Mr. Weaver is attending Ohio State University’s College of Veterinary Medicine, one of the top veterinary schools in the count...

The ����ɫ��ҹ University women’s rugby team found themselves facing a literal bump in the road on their way to a rugby match on Oct. 7. The drive to the match stopped short when the players came upon a large tree that had fallen into the middle of Summit Road. Clyde Gesaman of Ravenna Township stood outside, directing cars around the fallen tree in an attempt to prevent an accident. “I was flagging down cars trying to stop them before they would hit the tree,” Mr. Gesman writes in an email. “Then, a car stopped and two girls got out. They said they were part of a group of cars going to a w...

When Kellie Miley graduated from Rootstown High School in 2008, she is the first to admit she was not ready for college. In high school, she barely cracked a book yet managed a 3.2 grade point average (GPA). Getting by with little effort changed when she started as a freshman at ����ɫ��ҹ University. By the end of the year, Ms. Miley found herself academically dismissed for poor grades. “I wasn’t ready for college,” she recalls. “I didn’t know what I wanted to do. I was, kind of, just there. I didn’t know how to study. I didn’t have to in high school.”  Three years later, with h...

����ɫ��ҹ University at Salem recognized the academic achievements of several students during its recent scholarship reception The awards and recipients are: Alumni Insurance Studies Scholarship: Jennifer Buck Amy Dervin Michele Quinn College Credit Plus Salem Opportunity Scholarship: Emily Anderson Renee Bishop Chase Blakeman Logan Cardinal Madeleine Hinkle Madison Krug Brianna Luttmers Baylee McCandless Katherine Renouf John Rupert Courtney Family Scholarship: Renee Bishop Mackenzie Godwin Alexis Johnson Davey Tree Expert Scho...

����ɫ��ҹ University President Beverly J. Warren has built a legacy of excellence, respect, kindness and purpose in all that she has done during her time as ����ɫ��ҹ’s 12th president. That legacy includes recently welcoming the university’s largest and most accomplished freshman class and a record number of baccalaureate degrees conferred in a single academic year. During President Warren’s tenure, ����ɫ��ҹ’s profile has risen to one of national distinction among public research universities. In her upcoming State of the University address, President Warren will chart one final cour...