On Monday, June 27, the Kent State University College of Aeronautics and Engineering community welcomed Team 52, the Flying Flashes, back from the 45th Annual Air Race Classic. The Air Race Classic is a nonprofit organization dedicated to encouraging and educating current and future women pilots, increasing public awareness of general aviation, demonstrating women's roles in aviation, and preserving and promoting the tradition of pioneering women in aviation.  The race route is different every year, and this year racers flew from Lakeland, Florida, to Terre Haute, Indiana, appr...

Please join us for COSMIC Kickoff, our annual undergraduate major orientation, scheduled for Friday, August 16 from 2:00 - 5:00 p.m.! This special event will allow majors to meet other chemistry students and faculty and learn about career and research opportunities available to undergraduate STEM majors at KSU.This in-person event is open to all students - incoming and returning - of all majors who are interested in learning more about the following:Chemistry degree programs: What are the different tracks students take in the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry?Careers...

Diane Petrella, dean of the College of the Arts is pleased to announce that professor and Vocal Area coordinator Timothy Culver will serve as the Interim Director of the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music effective July 1, 2022. "Professor Culver has served as the Vocal Area Coordinator for the School of Music since 2010 and brings over twenty years of collegiate teaching experience to this new role," said Dean Diane Petrella. "I am confident he will provide exceptional leadership while we conduct a national search for the next Director of the Hugh A. Glauser Scho...

Hi, Drupalites! We haven't sent an email to our webmasters since February. Our subject line says "BIG updates" and "big" is meant in two ways: We need to share some significant announcements. There are more announcements than usual, so it's also a bit of a lengthy email. Drupal 9 Is Coming - What Does It Mean to You? For the many Drupalites who have heard that the university is gearing up to transition from Drupal 7 to Drupal 9 (D9), and for those of you who have not yet heard the news, it is true! Organizations worldwide are undertaking this transition because Drupal 7 is b...

The 10-month program is designed to help participants develop a working knowledge of Tuscarawas County across sectors and learn to appreciate the diverse perspectives of their classmates, resulting in a group of leaders better prepared to assume leadership roles the community. The Signature Program runs from August 2022 through May 2023. According to Executive Director William (Bill) Beisel, the program "presents an excellent opportunity for leaders to see beyond their own professional and personal space to better understand the broader interests of the community." In addition to the Signat...

Dear Members of the Kent State University Community,  The momentous Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade directly impacts over half of the student body at Kent State, and it draws all of us into a difficult, emotional and historic debate over rights and responsibilities. It is yet another fault line dividing members of our own community.  Some in our community are celebrating the decision. Others are devastated by the denial of what was an established right for nearly 50 years. I do not need to reveal my own thoughts on the abortion debate, but as a historian and some...

School of Music faculty member Nick Petrella joined faculty from other northeast Ohio universities on the campus of Cleveland State University on June 15, 2022 for a pre-conference workshop as part of the 11th Annual Deshpande Symposium. Co-founded by the Deshpande Foundation and the University of Massachusetts Lowell in 2012, the Deshpande Symposium on Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Higher Education brings together academics, policy planners and practitioners to discuss best practices in integrating entrepreneurship throughout their college and university communities. This annual confe...