MEDIA ADVISORY: Kent State’s 2016 Homecoming Scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 1

Dear Students,

Welcome back! I hope that your summer was restful and that you are excited to return to campus after an extended hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Certainly, this will be an academic year like we have never seen before as we continue to navigate the complexities of this pandemic and keep our university and the greater Kent community healthy and safe.

The Health Resources and Services Administration, an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, recently awarded a $1.5 million, three-year grant to Kent State University College of Nursing research faculty member Jim Tudhope, DNP, APRN, PMHNP-BC (principal investigator) and his team.

Kent State University students began moving into residence halls on the Kent Campus on Aug. 19, as part of a phased-in process that will continue over five days.
 

Face Coverings

Experts from Kent State University’s College of Public Health answer your COVID-19 questions.

You have questions? We have answers about face coverings, COVID-19 and the Flashes Safe Seven principles as our experts from Kent State University’s College of Public Health return in this third and final campus reopening video. 

Among the festivities marking the beginning of this unconventional semester, one Kent State University office is partnering with Portage County social service agencies to host a contactless food drive to collect items that will support members of campus and local communities. The Flashes Fighting Hunger Contactless Food Drive, organized by Kent State’s Community Engaged Learning, will take place on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 4-8 p.m.

We all know the world has changed, perhaps forever. The overall lesson of the COVID- 19 pandemic is that we need a public health workforce, prepared at all levels, to monitor the world for emerging infectious diseases, to prevent the spread of highly contagious diseases, to develop new treatments and vaccines, and to invent novel approaches never seen before. Kent State University’s College of Public Health is addressing this workforce challenge, in part, by hosting the 2020 Virtual Public Health Academy.

Dear Students, Faculty and Staff,

It's move-in week, Golden Flashes! To count down your return to campus, let's review our final Flashes Safe Seven principle. 

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​​​​​​​Kent State University is ready for the start of fall classes, and members of the media are invited to cover move-in day and see the modifications made to classrooms for face-to-face classes. 

The university will begin to welcome students to campus Wednesday, Aug. 19, with the first of five move-in days. The staggered approach over a five-day period with designated move-in blocks of time will help ensure a safer environment for moving students into the residence halls.

Dear Faculty Colleagues,

Dear Kent State Students,

We hope you are having a healthy and productive summer as you begin to prepare for the upcoming academic year. The COVID-19 pandemic has created a new normal for the university, and we continue to make appropriate provisions for a safe academic year.