WinterBlast 2026 is your ultimate welcome-back celebration after winter break! The Rec Center will turn into a winter Olympics-themed party packed with activities, food, and giveaways for Kent State students.
Students can enjoy hot chocolate, s’mores by the firepits, crafts, dodgeball, a photo booth, and even horse-and-carriage rides. Throughout the Rec Center, you’ll find tons of mini “events” to try. Complete five, and you can enter to win a prize!
Lithium Battery Safety: What You Need to Know on Campus From laptops and smartphones to e-bikes and scooters, lithium-ion batteries power much of our daily lives. But did you know that improper use or disposal of these batteries can pose serious safety risks?As part of our commitment to campus safety and sustainability, we’re raising awareness about how to use and handle lithium batteries responsibly. Why It MattersLithium-ion batteries can overheat, catch fire, or even explode if damaged or misused. Fires caused by these batteries are fast-burning and difficult to extinguish, making...
"My favorite part of studying abroad in Costa Rica with ICDS was that the staff genuinely cared about all the students outside of academics. My most memorable experiences were weekend trips around the country with other students and hands-on community service learning twice a week for class credit. I learned so much by being in a flexible environment where we weren’t forced to memorize facts for tests. Instead, the professor’s encouraged creative critical thought that was the basis of all of the work we completed.
If this story were being told as sequential illustration – the language of comic books and graphic novels – the first illustrated panel would show Daniel Gorman speaking to a classroom of Kent State University students. The next panel might show a student raising their hand to ask a question, and the next might show a group of students with raised hands.This is how the origin story of “Flash Fiction,” an anthology of stories written and illustrated by Kent State Students working with Route Eight Studios, a local illustration and design company, began. A Spark of InspirationGorman is...
Iyanuoluwa Olalowo, a Ph.D. candidate in the School of Teaching, Learning and Curriculum Studies and a graduate assistant at the Child Development Center, was awarded the doctoral research grant by the National Association of Early Childhood Teacher Educators (NAECTE) at the 2025 NAEYC/NAECTE conference in Orlando, Florida.The NAECTE Foundation Doctoral Research Grant is awarded to support data collection for recipients completing a dissertation and conducting research with implications for early childhood teacher ucation, or early childhood professional development.Olalowo's research focuses ...
Kent State University at Salem held its fall Undergraduate Research Conference, an event that recognizes students for their research and allows them to share what they learned through discussions with the academic staff. The conference is open to all undergraduates in any discipline and in any for-credit course on any Kent State campus. Faculty judges evaluate the presentations based on originality; significance; evidence of learning about the research and information gathering process; and overall quality. Denise A. Seachrist. Ph.D., was the keynote speaker, sharing her experiences ...
