Kiersten F. Latham, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, has been named to the board of the International Committee on Training of Personnel (ICTOP) of the International Council of Museums (ICOM). ICTOP addresses the professional development of museums and heritage and the educational preparation of professionals working around the world.
Kiersten F. Latham, School of Library and Information Science
Join us for the third annual Rainbow Run, coordinated by Kent State University’s Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center. This year, we will have a glow run!
The Employee Wellness Office is pleased to feature our Kent State University faculty for the fall employee wellness speaker series, The Science of Healthy. This speaker series covers happiness and sleep, brain health and exercise, and the science of healthy eating. Topics and guest speakers include the following:
Kent State University employees and their family and friends are eligible for free tickets to each of the events listed (click on the headline to see events).
Kent State University’s School of Art, School of Theatre and Dance and the Hugh A.
The Wick Poetry Center is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the Library of Congress, which will feature the Traveling Stanzas exhibit at the 18th Library of Congress National Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Washington Convention Center.
The Kent State University Faculty/Staff Bowling League is now accepting new teams, members and substitute bowlers. Bowlers compete weekly on Monday evenings at 6:20 p.m. at Spins Bowl Kent (formerly Bill White’s Twinstar Lanes) on State Route 59 in Kent.
The bowling league is open to all full-time, part-time and retired employees, as well as their families and friends.
The fourth annual Run the World 5K will take place at Kent State University on Saturday, Sept. 8. The race raises money for the Run the World Fund, which provides scholarships for university study abroad programs.
New this year following the race, Main Street Kent, is sponsoring an International Festival downtown.
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Cheers to 50 years of embracing diversity and empowering students of color to be successful. These and more are what Kent State University’s Student Multicultural Center is celebrating as it marks its golden jubilee this year.
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One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology in Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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Graduates of Kent State University's Child Development Center discuss their experiences at the center and future aspirations.
POSTED: Friday, November 4, 2016 11:05 AM
The Kent State University Board of Trustees today established a comprehensive, national search to recruit and select the university’s 13th president.
The events of May 4, 1970, placed Kent State University in an international spotlight after a student protest against the Vietnam War and the presence of the Ohio National Guard ended in tragedy with four students losing their lives and nine others being wounded. From a perspective of nearly 50 years, Kent State remembers the tragedy and leads a contemporary discussion and understanding of how the community, nation and world can benefit from understanding the profound impact of the event.
