Kent State junior Peyton Turner and alumna Laura Wilson will compete in the 46th Air Race Classic beginning June 20, 2023.

Kent State Flying Flashes Laura Wilson, BS ’22, and junior Peyton Turner are counting down the days until June 20, when they will compete in the 46th Annual Air Race Classic in hopes of once again bringing home the first-place award.  Wilson of New Richmond, Ohio, is one half of the reigning team that won the 45th Annual Air Race Classic (ARC) in 2022. Wilson and alumna Alex Johnson, BS ’21, flew to first place in a 2020 Cessna Skyhawk 172/SP. Johnson and Wilson also won the prize for fastest Cessna and first place in the Collegiate Challenge.    Turner, who is a fl...

The Prom logo

Porthouse Theatre is thrilled to announce a special Buy One, Get One Free offer for tickets for Kent State faculty and staff to the opening night performance of "The Prom" on Saturday, July 22, 2023. Kent State employees may reserve these specially discounted tickets online at the link below or by calling the Porthouse Box Office at 330-672-3884. In order to secure the offer, please provide the code BOGOFLASH. If you are ordering tickets online, please make sure you login on the ticketing website with your Flashline credentials in order for the code to work. Reserve Tickets to "The ...

David Hassler, director of Kent State University's Wick Poetry Center, performs at the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit.

"Poetry and science are not opposites, they’re actually allies," said David Hassler, director of Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center.  Hassler paraphrases American poet Jane Hirshfield, who, in 2017, contacted him to collaborate on a Poets for Science project, which is now an interactive exhibit and writing invitation housed at the Wick Poetry Center on the Kent Campus. The pair recently performed together at the 2023 Nobel Prize Summit: “Truth, Trust and Hope,” in Washington, D.C.  Poetry and science, Hassler said, come together to create meaningful emotional con...

difficult work and self care in academy panelists

We invite you to an upcoming panel, “Difficult Work and Self-Care in the Academy,” on Wednesday, April 19 from 3:30pm to 5:00pm in the lower atrium of Cartwright Hall. Hosted by the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute and in collaboration with the Division of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, this session will focus on strategies that promote life balance for faculty who teach or conduct research in areas that are controversial or highly politicized. The session will give faculty the opportunity to engage in a focused discussion on ways to manage stress and increase well-being, health, ...

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