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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Kent State University has announced the hiring of Sean Lewis as its 22nd head football coach.
Road work on Summit Street will stop for the next few months, but it will resume again in the spring as the two-year project comes to a close.
Applications for the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) will be accepted from Jan. 22-Feb. 19. Faculty members are encouraged to share this information with their students. Students interested in developing critical thinking skills, working one-on-one with a faculty mentor, exploring their chosen career field and more should apply.
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 spring 2018 courses.
![A Kent State University student listens to a speaker during last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the university. A Kent State University student listens to a speaker during last year’s Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration at the university.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PHOTOLEAD-MLK1.jpg?VersionId=QDsAXLRrGrucgbw_zM04TmVoiL6FmPFV&h=e6f36a9c&itok=50iKypIa)
Kent State University will hold its 16th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 25 at 3:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.
![Carl Linder, a recent graduate from Kent State University at Stark who is also a military veteran, firefighter and EMT, overcame several obstacles on his path to graduation. Carl Linder, a recent graduate from Kent State University at Stark who is also a military veteran, firefighter and EMT, overcame several obstacles on his path to graduation.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/REGIONAL-Linder-MAIN.jpg?VersionId=E2hOAvVHA_u5eFKCrtVunUvCSjWNqkAL&h=e6f36a9c&itok=_AWZW98o)
The lower floor of Main Hall was familiar to Carl Linder, a military veteran, firefighter and EMT, before he ever enrolled at Kent State University at Stark.
![Kent State University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., accept an award at the Founders Gala held in November 2017 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. Kent State University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., accept an award at the Founders Gala held in November 2017 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/SPECIALFEATURE-Cartwright.jpg?VersionId=EtulFLJsKjMLe_JZkJqa56yNcn3rNLnL&h=e6f36a9c&itok=CNbljf9p)
Kent State University President Emerita Carol Cartwright, Ph.D., and her husband, G. Phillip Cartwright, Ph.D., have made a $1 million estate gift that will create scholarships at Kent State to support students who wish to engage in the arts.
![Ellen Daniels, lecturer in marketing and entrepreneurship at Kent State University, is surrounded by her students after learning that she earned a 2017 Outstanding Teaching Award. Ellen Daniels, lecturer in marketing and entrepreneurship at Kent State University, is surrounded by her students after learning that she earned a 2017 Outstanding Teaching Award.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/PROFILES-OTA1.jpg?VersionId=ZU_AlB3UpN2tNpYnEi.ZdQC13y.WFO_G&h=e6f36a9c&itok=h2jeFGBy)
Ellen Daniels, lecturer in marketing and entrepreneurship at Kent State University, earned a 2017 Outstanding Teaching Award because of her unique teaching style and love for sales.
![A new motorized bike, developed by a Kent State professor, is being used to treat Parkinson's patients. A new motorized bike, developed by a Kent State professor, is being used to treat Parkinson's patients.](https://www-s3-live.kent.edu/s3fs-root/s3fs-public/styles/thumbnail/public/article_thumbnail/Video-Bike.jpg?VersionId=uekVnyD_JL0gOWI.Ll3CkLGLqOCFjfTS&h=e6f36a9c&itok=x6pElygg)
Angela Ridgel, Ph.D., an associate professor of exercise science at Kent State, has designed a bicycle specially tailored to Parkinson’s patients. The bike is based on a tandem bicycle model – a bike ridden by two people.
Lae'l Hughes-Watkins, University Libraries, Department of Special Collections and Archives, presented “Post Trauma: Archiving Black Pain in a White Space” at the Arizona Historical Society Symposium titled “Decolonizing Archives” in Tuscon, Arizona, on Oct. 22, 2017.
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.