������Ƶ

As part of the university’s ������Ƶ State of Wellness initiative, ������Ƶ is becoming a smoke-free, tobacco-free campus. A part of the university’s Strategic Roadmap to a Distinctive ������Ƶ State, all ������Ƶ State campuses will be smoke- and tobacco-free beginning July 1, 2017, fostering the wellbeing of the university community and the environment. According to NoSmoke.org, an estimated 1.69 billion pounds of cigarette butts end up in landfills each year. The policy not only helps to address this problem, but also will help to beautify campus by removing the...

  LET'S CLEAR THE AIR Clearing the Air aligns with the priorities of the university’s healthy campus initiative, ������Ƶ State of Wellness. This initiative seeks to foster a culture of health and wellness for students and employees at all campuses and is part of the university’s Strategic Roadmap. Tobacco smoke contains a deadly mix of more than 7,000 chemicals; hundreds are harmful, and about 70 can cause cancer. There are health benefits to quitting smoking at any age - it is never too late to quit. Seven out of 10 adult smokers surveyed said they wanted to...

By Britney Hickey, ������Ƶ State Student You can dig a hole to China. However, it’s more practical and affordable to visit China as a student in ������Ƶ at Trumbull’s Study Abroad program. This week, three students are traveling nearly 7,100 miles to the Sichuan University Summer Immersion Program, located in Chengdu, China. Junior, Alex Hatfield, is one of those students. He was excited to learn about the opportunity and was appreciative that faculty and staff encouraged him and other students to take advantage. “This is a great experience and something I will always remem...

Starting July 1, 2017, all ������Ƶ campuses will become smoke-free and tobacco-free. The new policy applies to all students, employees, volunteers, vendors, and visitors on all ������Ƶ State property locally and abroad. The policy is in alignment with the university’s healthy campus initiative. ������Ƶ State is dedicated to providing a safe and healthy learning, working and living environment for its students and employees. Clearing the air allows us to provide a context in which the entire ������Ƶ State community can be comfortable and productive. For more information, visit www.ke...

Bring your bike from home or check out a bike through the Flashfleet bike-sharing program at one of eight locations around the ������Ƶ Campus. Flashfleet locations include the Student Recreation and Wellness Center, Eastway Center, Van Campen Hall, Tri-Towers, Terrace Hall, Stopher-Johnson, the ������Ƶ Student Center and PARTA in downtown ������Ƶ.  The lunchtime ride will take place on Tuesday, July 18, from noon-1 p.m. Chris John from ������Ƶ State’s Department of Recreational Services will lead us on a 30- to 40-minute campus ride, as well as around the surrounding community. Plea...

������Ƶ’s current Police Academy cadets recently scored a collective 100 percent on their State of Ohio Physical Fitness Assessment. Only 12 of the 29 cadets, formally known as BAS 17-016, initially passed the assessment on Feb. 6 at the beginning of the program. “They made a commitment to one another,” said Class Commander Wayne Parker, Sergeant with ������Ƶ Police Department. “As a gesture of good luck for their final assessment, one of the cadets had athletic socks made for all 29 cadets with their class number stitched in them.” The assessment consists of ...

June 2017 Volume 14 | Issue 11 Cellular Device Authorization Renewals Due in June In April and May, each vice president identified employees who will no longer be eligible for a cellphone stipend as of July 1, 2017. Over half of the employees who received stipends in Fiscal Year 2017 are no longer eligible for Fiscal Year 2018. No email reminders will be issued to stipend recipients. So in order to avoid confusion, it is important that managers remind their eligible employees to submit the workflow for renewal.    Each employee who remains eligible for a cellphone stipend ...

  May 2017 Volume 14 | Issue 10 University Employee Separation Plan The ������Ƶ Board of Trustees has approved a voluntary separation plan for staff members. To be eligible, employees would need to have at least 15 years of service to ������Ƶ State or be eligible for retirement effective July 1, 2017. The timeframe for choosing to participate runs through May 31, 2017. Individuals that elect to participate in the voluntary separation plan receive 100 percent of their annual base salary, to a certain maximum, divided into 60 equal monthly payments and paid into a ...