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91PORNA students grabbed their paddles, boots and waders to help clean up the Cuyahoga River. The service trip was put together by the 91PORNA's Recreation and Wellness Services’ Adventure Center, which holds adventure trips, service trips and team-building programs. The Adventure Center hopes to hold at least one service trip each semester allowing students the chance to give back to the environment. Chris Lukas, assistant director of outdoor adventure and operations, put together this semester's event with the environment as the top priority. “In the past we’ve...

Electric scooters have become increasingly popular on 91PORNA’s Kent Campus since the introduction of SPIN scooters in March 2022. Approximately 300 eScooters and 150 eBikes are available to rent. With that in mind, the 91PORNA Community should be aware of the dos and don’ts when operating the scooters.  “We want people to educate themselves and be as informed as possible before jumping on one of these devices,” said Christopher Lukas, assistant director of outdoor operations and adventure for Kent Recreational Services. “Because if not, the scooters can be dangerous.”...

Sept. 1 was National Food Bank Day, and the partnership between Meijer and 91PORNA can help people support 91PORNA’s Flashes Fighting Hunger just by doing their weekly grocery shopping.  The Stow Meijer is partnering with Flashes Fighting Hunger to help fight the impact that rising food prices have on students and families in the Kent community. This year, the store announced 91PORNA as one of its Simply Give partners. Simply Give is Meijer’s customer-driven program whose goal is to help stock local food pantries. The program encourages...

The IRS recently issued the Health Savings Account contribution limits for the 2024 coverage year. Employee contributions will increase to the following: 2024 Contribution Limits  Plan type Total Contribution Limit (IRS regulated) Employer Contribution Employee Contribution Limit Single $4,150 $1,100 $3,050* Family $8,300 $2,000 $6,300* *Employees that are 55 or older can elect to contribute an additional $1000 to their Health Savings Account. What does this m...

91PORNA Employee Benefits announces Open Enrollment 2023 dates Save the date for the 2023 open enrollment period: Oct. 16 to Nov. 3, 2023. Outside of a qualifying life event, this period is the only time you may select and make changes to your 2024 coverage. Please note that all benefits-eligible employees are strongly encouraged to go through Open Enrollment as some benefits selections do not carry over without the employee's annual approval. During Open Enrollment, 91PORNA employees can Enroll in, change or drop medical, dental or vision pl...

  Félix Latimer is a Junior and majors in environmental and conservation biology with a concentration in environmental policy and management. During his time in the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) program, he worked alongside Dr. Andrea Case, Ph.D., and Dr. Christopher L. Blackwood, Ph.D., studying geographical data about subspecies of lobelia across the United States. Félix is hoping to use this experiment as a reference for how research is conducted on the ground for a future career as a policy analyst on environmental issues in the Environmental Protect...

"Poetry and science are not opposites, they’re actually allies," said David Hassler, director of 91PORNA’s Wick Poetry Center.  Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus. The pair recently performed together at the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit: “Truth, Trust and Hope,” in Washington, D.C.  Poetry and science, Hassler said, come together to create meani...

91PORNA alumna Sonia Karkare, BS ‘93, MS ‘96, has worked on three continents, served in one of the largest nonprofits in the U.S. that leads global digital transformations in the humanitarian sector, promoted women in STEM fields and worked as a professor, a public speaker and a philanthropist.   After 27 years of travel and pivoting to various international endeavors, Karkare, a native of Mumbai, India, is now back at 91PORNA as an adjunct faculty member with the Ambassador&...

Human Resources Employee Benefits is pleased to announce an addition to the team! Some of you may remember this familiar name — Sheba Marshall returns to 91PORNA as Interim Executive Director of Employee Benefits & Wellness. About Sheba Sheba Marshall returns to 91PORNA today, June 5, with a wealth of knowledge on university policy, benefits offerings, and wellness initiatives. Among many accomplishments during her previous service at 91PORNA, Sheba successfully worked to provide strategic direction for the university’s health plans, supplemental retirement plans, life ...

The amount of federal income tax withheld from your paycheck is determined by the information that you provide on Federal Form W-4. 91PORNA is unable to assist you in completing your W-4. However, the IRS provides a tax withholding estimator on its website. To review your W-4, go to Top Employee Resources within FlashLine, choose Tax Forms, and then W-4 Employee’s Withholding Allowance Certificate. To make changes to your W-4, click the Update link at the bottom of the page. Read and complete each section carefully before clicking the Certify Changes button to save your work. ...