Kent State Ashtabula will be hosting their 4th annual Ohio Science Olympiad workshop for middle and high school students to practice for their events. With our instructors and professors, participants study science topics relating to events in which they will compete at the regional, state and national level. This year’s event also includes a keynote speaker, Dr. Tara C. Smith, from the College of Public Health at Kent State University. Her speech, titled “Ebola and Emerging Diseases: Why we’ll always have pandemics,” will begin at 11:00 AM. The event begins at 9:00 AM and ends at 1:50 PM. For more information, contact Gary Misich, Academic Lab Manager, at 440-964-4561 or gmisich@kent.edu.
2015 Ohio Science Olympiad Workshop
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Due to ongoing severe weather and dangerous conditions on and around campus, the Kent State Ashtabula Campus will close today at 3 p.m.
All scheduled events for this evening, including Commencement, are canceled. Other ceremonies may be rescheduled for a later date.
While disappointed we will not be able to hold these special events tonight, the safety of our campus community and those guests planning to visit campus and celebrate is our top priority.
Kent State University at Ashtabula will honor the fall graduating class when it holds the campus’s 79h commencement exercises on Thursday, December 12, 2024, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Susan J. Stocker Hall gymnasium.
“Commencement is a major milestone in the lives of our students,” said Dean and Chief Administrative Officer R. William (Bill) Ayres IV, Ph.D. “It’s such a special night to celebrate the accomplishments and achievements of these graduates here on campus and in the familiar and intimate environment the event deserves.”
Together with the College of Applied & Technical Studies (CATS) and the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE), Kent State's Regional Campuses offer Talent Ready Scholarships up to $2,000. These scholarships, available through June 30, 2025, or when funds run out, will help local workers to enroll in specialized, industry-recognized certificate programs designed to open doors for career advancement.