Graduation Fair & Cap and Gown Deadlines

  • Graduation Fair will take place at the University Bookstore located at the Kent Campus Student Center. Stop in for a chance to win a raffle, purchase your cap and gown, and enjoy light refreshments. GradImages will be there to take headshots and cap and gown photos. Josten's will be available to assist with purchasing your announcements, class rings, and more!
    • Saturday, Feb. 28
      • 11 a.m. - 4 p.m.
    • Monday, Mar. 2
      • 9 a.m.

Poet Kimberly Blaeser sits in the audience during her Q&A

The gentle voice of indigenous poet Kimberly Blaeser filled the room of the Wick Poetry Corner in Kent State University’s Library on Wednesday, March 6. Jessica Jones, associate lecturer of English at Kent State University at Stark, led a Q&A session touching on Blaeser’s new poetry collection, initiatives and inspiration.  Blaeser is an Anishinaabe activist who uses poetry as an outlet and to raise awareness for Native American tribes. She is also the founder of In-Na-Po, Indigenous Nations Poets. Subjects like climate change and “language back” are a part of her new poetry collectio...

RSVP

RSVP: January 16 - February 27

Each graduate who RSVPs their attendance will be allocated 6 guest tickets, cross the stage, and have their name announced.

  • Pending graduates, check your Kent State email inbox for your unique commencement invitation.
  • Email graduate@kent.edu if you missed the deadline to RSVP your ceremony attendance. 

I only have my unofficial transcript from Notre Dame. Can I still be admitted to Kent State and have my coursework count toward a degree?

You can submit your unofficial Notre Dame transcript in your application materials and for a Kent State advisor to evaluate for course transfer and program applicability. However, Kent State must have your official transcript on file in order to process transfer credits to count toward program requirements and overall credit hours for a degree at Kent State. Visit the Transcript Ordering Center on the National Student Clearinghouse site to have your transcript sent to Kent State.

Kimberly Peer

Athletic Training Professor Kimberly Peer, Ed.D., who also serves as the coordinator for the Ed.D. in Interprofessional Leadership program, is featured in the March issue of "Online Ed.D. Programs.com."Peer said that the learning outcomes for Kent State's  Ed.D. program focus on producing practitioners and encourages an interprofessional collaborative approach. She further explained that the core curriculum is "designed specifically for students to approach the course concepts and coursework through their own unique lens, which helps them build a deep understanding of how problems within ...

Parkland shooting survivor David Hogg speaks in the Kent Student Center Kiva.

David Hogg has turned tragedy into activism. He survived the shooting that took place on Feb. 14, 2018, at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, where 17 people died. Following the shooting, he and his high school classmates began March for Our Lives, a youth-led movement whose mission includes civic engagement, education and direct action by youth to stop gun violence. March for Our Lives organized one of the largest demonstrations in the U.S. five weeks after the school shooting.Hogg brought his message of activism and voter participation to Kent State University with hi...

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