To help set you up for success at Kent State University, all new students must take ISO International Student Orientation (ISO), which has a two parts: a virtual course and in-person program.
1. Complete the Online Orientation Program before you arrive.
Only students with a valid immigration document can participate in ISO.
Find out when you can start the hybrid ISO program.
2. Register for your in-person Kent State Orientation Program.
For all new international students - Download the GroupMe App
This app is exclusively for incoming international students who have already obtained their I-20 or DS-2019 immigration document. You can use GroupMe by invitation only to:
Instructors will receive compensation for attending/completing the Instructor Academy training.
In 2025, neighboring Northeast Ohio city Akron will celebrate its bicentennial. Plans to celebrate the 200-year anniversary of the city’s founding will include several major events and long-term investments, including a bicentennial celebration, establishing the Akron History Center, which will be located downtown, along with the development of digital educational materials for Akron students and a new anthology of Akron history. Native Akronite and Kent State University graduate Mark Greer has been named executive director of Akron200 Inc., the nonprofit organization created by the Akron B...
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The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education named Kent State a R1 (or very high research) institution, which is the highest research ranking that Carnegie designates.
