Experience the autumn colors of the Kent Campus.
Experience the autumn colors of the Kent Campus.
The Kent State of Wellness Steering Committee is pleased to launch a mini-grant program. The program supports Kent State University's initiative to create a healthy campus that enhances the health and wellness of students, faculty and staff at all Kent State campuses. Any university department or student organization may apply for funding to support a wellness initiative in their area.
Kent State University now has a community for international faculty and staff to connect, share resources and develop long-lasting friendships.
Kent State University’s Women’s Center will hold its next food drive called Squirrel Away Food for the Pantry from Sept. 15-30. Donations will be accepted at the Women's Center, located in the Williamson House on the Kent Campus (1200 E. Main St., Kent), on Monday, Wednesday and Friday from 8 a.m.-5 p.m., and Tuesday and Thursday from 8 a.m.-9 p.m.
Donations can include nonperishable food items, diapers, personal and feminine care products, and cookware and utensils.
The Pantry at the Women’s Center also seeks volunteers.
International students arriving at Cleveland Hopkins Airport for the fall semester were greeted with a warm welcome from Kent State University staff and students.
Eron Memaj, international student affairs director, organized the airport pickup service for new international students arriving at Kent State.
Eric Benjamin, of Alliance, has been hired to direct the new University Choir at Kent State University at Tuscarawas beginning Fall Semester 2016. He is an adjunct faculty member at the campus currently teaching The Understanding of Music. He also is the music director for the Tuscarawas Philharmonic, a position he has held for the past 25 years.
Kent State University’s Dining Services strives to make Kent State a home away from home for all students. This fall, students were encouraged to submit recipes of their favorite meals to be entered into the Taste of Home Competition. The finalists’ dishes will be tasted by a select panel of students, faculty and executive chefs on Sept. 12 at 3 p.m. at Eastway Center Banquet Room.
Kent State University’s Department of Residence Services has established a new living-learning community for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and asexual (LGBTQA) students and their allies in the newly renovated Korb Hall this fall.
Kent State kicks off its 94th season of football this fall. The Golden Flashes will face North Carolina A&T State University for their home opener on Saturday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. at Dix Stadium.
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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.