It is possible to use your federal financial aid to go on Kent State University-approved education abroad programs. You can learn more on the Financial, Billing and Enrollment website.
It is also possible to use most Kent State scholarships for education abroad costs. You can find Education Abroad scholarships on ScholarshipUniverse.
Kent State anthropology professor Metin Eren, Ph.D., is an expert on the engineering, techniques and functions of Stone Age weapon technologies and how nomadic hunter-gatherers used them. Eren, a master flint-knapper, has a hands-on approach when teaching students about prehistoric stone tools. Students immerse themselves in a specially equipped lab in Lowry Hall that features everything from raw materials like flint and wood to a ballistics station to testing machinery you usually see in modern engineering labs. Eren is the founder and co-director of the Kent State University Experiment...
The Adobe Education Institute (AEI), an invitation-only conference for faculty at Adobe Creative Campus institutions, will take place Jun. 10-14, 2024. The AEI offers a series of live, hands-on training sessions where participants will discover ways to deepen student engagement and foster multi-modal teaching using Adobe technology. All sessions will be delivered remotely and recorded for on-demand access.
This week is Advisor Appreciation Week! Kent State University appreciates all of the hard work that our academic advisors do to support students, faculty and staff. Please take a moment to celebrate them this week by sending a special electronic "Thank You" for the extraordinary work that they do every day.
Kent State is turning 114, and we are celebrating by raising funds for Kent State scholarships and programs. This year, the Kent State University Foundation has pledged $5,000 to match employee gifts dollar for dollar (up to $250 per donor until the match money runs out) to the fund of YOUR choice so that you can put your money where your heart is.
On May 3-4, 2024, Kent State University will hold its annual commemoration honoring the memory of May 4, 1970, a tragic day when the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State University students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students, wounding nine students, and sparking a turning point in American History. Through looking back, Kent State also looks ahead with awareness of the many ways in which the legacy of May 4 is evident in the university today and in what’s to come. “The Power of Our Voices” theme will continue to inspire this year’s May 4 commemoration.
Like most 17-year-olds, Selinda Floss is preparing for her upcoming graduation. But unlike most students her age, her graduation includes a bachelor's degree in criminology and justice studies from Kent State University at Ashtabula.Floss, who participated in the College Credit Plus program and has previously earned an associate degree and plans to attend law school in the near future, was recently featured in The Star Beacon about her upcoming graduation. Kent State Ashtabula's 78th commencement ceremony will be held Thursday, May 9, 2024 in Susan J. Stocker Hall.READ SELINDA'S STORY...
For the past seven years, Dr. Dinah Qutob of Kent State University at Stark and Dr. Adam Underwood from Walsh University have partnered to guide Stark County undergraduate students pursuing careers in biology, instilling in them a comprehensive understanding of how biological networks transition between health and disease states. Currently, they are collaborating through the Undergraduate Research Program to study the molecular mechanisms underlying rare diseases. Their recent work involves student research on the impact of specific proteins in cancer, as well as a genetic mutation that causes...
What’s past is prologue. Let the history of May 4, 1970, be heard this week. Episode 1 of the new “Legacy May 4” podcast visits the site of the tragedy, then looks at how Kent State moved from the optimism and opportunity of 1960s higher education to an unintended turning point for the nation. Witness and activist Chic Canfora shares perspectives as a young woman of the 1960s, compared with the experiences of two students of the 21st century. Related reading:Maintaining Kent State’s Daffodil HillBrinsley Tyrell, creator of Daffodil HillKent State’s May 4 Visitors Center and National...
