Kent State University faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit www.kentstatehotel.com or call 330-346-0100.
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The Kent State University Women’s Center will host lunchtime discussions on the issues that impact women in the community. Participants will have the opportunity to share their thoughts on those issues and offer solutions. All perspectives are welcome.
The discussions will take place on June 19 and July 17 from noon-1:30 p.m. at the Women’s Center, Williamson House, 1200 E. Main St. on the Kent Campus. Lunch will be provided.
WKSU News is presenting Navigating the Path to Mental Health, a six-part series examining access and availability issues surrounding mental health care in Northeast Ohio. The project, which began in late May, includes reports airing during WKSU’s broadcast of NPR’s Morning Edition each Tuesday from May 29 through July 3 and a community forum at the Akron-Summit County Public Library on June 27 at 7 p.m.
KSU Kickoff is the new name of what was formerly known as Welcome Weekend. With the fall semester beginning on Thursday, Aug. 23, the three-day welcome event no longer falls on the weekend before classes.
As we begin the new semester, the Office of the University Registrar asks for your assistance in making sure that all students are properly registered for their summer 2018 courses.
Online final grading for summer 2018 Intersession (POT IS) began Thursday, June 7, via FlashFAST. Grading also is now available for any summer 2018 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Tuesday, June 12. Any final grades for summer 2018 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. The summer 2018 courses will be available in the Workflow on Thursday, June 14.
![Kent State University students practice their egaming skills prior to Kent State’s first Esports Tournament, which took place May 5 in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State University students practice their egaming skills prior to Kent State’s first Esports Tournament, which took place May 5 in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center).](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-Gaming.jpg?VersionId=NKX8IcgZQSJAmehXlm7wcqx7xFvf8cPB&h=e6f36a9c&itok=AvT7_PEF)
Hobbyist. Gamer. Fan. Together, all three make up esports, one of the fastest growing industries in the world, and universities are catching on to the subculture.
![Brandon Davis cultivated his passion for plants when he discovered purpose at Kent State University at Stark. Brandon Davis cultivated his passion for plants when he discovered purpose at Kent State University at Stark.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-BrandonDavis.jpg?VersionId=NhSyuCnG5hIqJ6luRe27h_YQRCmJVkYO&h=e6f36a9c&itok=8m9l-AIf)
Come summertime, Brandon Davis could often be found gardening with his grandmother at her Canton Township home. He learned when to harvest vegetables and how to select flowers that bloom best in full sunlight.
![Ken Ditlevson, director of Kent State University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center, helps Flash, Kent State's mascot, get ready for a welcome event for LGBTQ students on the Kent Campus. Ken Ditlevson, director of Kent State University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center, helps Flash, Kent State's mascot, get ready for a welcome event for LGBTQ students on the Kent Campus.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/LGBTQ%20welcome%202017.jpg?VersionId=yLPHfh0dEtXAbaQbsC2sGMG5UDu9BONl&h=e6f36a9c&itok=nLGLkblp)
Ken Ditlevson, director of Kent State University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center, has been at the university for four years, giving back to a community that once saved his life.
Virginia Dressler and Cindy Kristof, University Libraries, presented “The Right to be Forgotten and Digital Collections: Surveying Practice and Policy at ARL Member Institutions” at the Information Freedom, Ethics and Integrity, NISO Virtual Conference on April 18, 2018.
Peter C. Kratcoski, Sr., Professor Emeritus, Department of Sociology, and Maxmilian Edelbacher, edited Perspectives on Elderly Crime and Victimization, 1st Ed., (Cham, Switzerland: Springer), (2018), 272 pages.
Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!
At Kent State, we want to honor the celebration of our Native American and Indigenous culture by developing a calendar encompassing all the university events that are relevant to Native American Heritage Month. The Native American Heritage Month Planning Committee is welcoming university divisions, departments and student organizations to begin submitting their programming, activities and events to the University Events Calendar to be featured on the Native American Heritage Month Website.
Open Enrollment is from Oct. 16, through Nov. 3. Each year in the fall, benefits-eligible employees may select and make changes to their health coverage plans based on their needs and the needs of their family. Outside a qualifying life event, this will be the only window during which such changes may be made. Click to learn more, and to see how to access the Open Enrollment Portal.