State Rep. Steve Demetriou (R-Bainbridge Twp.) toured Kent State University's Twinsburg Academic Center, stopping by classrooms and one of the center's nursing simulation labs to see firsthand how the campus serves students in the Twinsburg area.Demetriou, who represents Ohio's 35th House District — encompassing Twinsburg and surrounding communities in Summit, Portage and Geauga counties — was joined on the tour by Angela Spalsbury, dean and chief administrative officer of Kent State Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center; Assistant Dean Tiffany Kiphart; Becki Gierman, associate director of ...
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Kent State University’s Glauser School of Music announces the 2026-2027 Kent Keyboard Series, “A Season of Homecomings,” featuring five concerts that welcome distinguished guest artists, alumni and current and former faculty back to Northeast Ohio.The season begins Friday, Oct. 16, with a special opening concert featuring Italian pianist Giuseppe Guarrera, presented in collaboration with Piano Cleveland. Guarrera returns to Northeast Ohio following his most memorable appearance at the 2024 Cleveland International Piano Competition, where he earned a medal and the special Beethoven Prize. His i...
The first time Olena Riabushenko, a teacher from Ukraine, came to Kent State University in 2021, the university had just begun welcoming international exchange participants back to campus amid the COVID-19 pandemic.She came to Kent State to participate in the Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement Program in Media Literacy, hosted by the Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education within the College of Education and Human Services. The six-week professional learning experience brought international secondary school educators together to strengthen their teaching ...
About Open EnrollmentOct. 12-30, 2026Open Enrollment is the annual period when benefits-eligible employees can review their current benefit elections and make changes for the upcoming plan year. Open Enrollment runs from Oct.12 through Oct. 30, 2026, and closes promptly at 5 p.m. During this time, you may enroll in, change, or waive eligible benefits such as medical, dental, vision, flexible spending accounts, and health savings account contributions, based on the options available to you. During the Open Enrollment window, take time to:Review the benefit materialsCompare your medica...
Spooky season is in the air and Halloween is just around the corner! Take a look at some of these students’ costumes over the years. (To view full photos, click on them.) ...
The start of a new semester can be challenging for any student but may be even more so for international students. Kent State University offers a welcoming space for international students who are looking for opportunities to get involved on campus and in the community through its annual International Student Resource Fair.Teniola Akinbile, a sophomore economics major from Ghana, was interested in learning more about the resources available to her as an international student at Kent State.“During my freshman year, I didn’t really get the chance to meet some of the organizations around campus f...
Ana Hasselbusch, ’26, first encountered Kent State University at a college fair held at her high school in Pittsburgh. A few short years later, Hasselbusch would receive the 2026 Distinguished Senior Award at Kent State’s Student Leadership Awards for her impact during her time at the university. Hasselbusch arrived at Kent State planning to study interior design. After one semester, however, she switched to hospitality and event management, an interest she had developed during middle school. “In sixth grade, the guidance counselors came, and I did an aptitude test. I was...
Kent State University continues to grow and evolve, but at its heart, one thing never changes: it will always be your Kent State. Every fall, as a new class of students arrives and the campuses comes alive with the excitement of a new academic year, we can’t help but feel a little nostalgic about the generations of Golden Flashes who came before them. So, we thought we’d take a look back—and a look at where we are today. Over the years, familiar places have changed, new spaces have taken shape and our campuses have continued to evolve to support the ways today’s students learn, live,...
