East Liverpool took home the traveling plaque by winning the sixth annual Kent State Columbiana County Classic with a 66-50 score over Salem High School on the Quakers home court. With the win, the Potters tied the series at 3-3. Representatives from the Salem and East Liverpool campuses greeted fans by handing out mini magnetic flashlights at the door and provided t-shirts that the cheerleaders tossed into the stands throughout the game. All players, coaches and cheerleaders also received shirts. Always a favorite, Flash cheered and danced with fans of all ages. At halftime, four student...
The second-year students of the occupational therapy assistant program from Kent State East Liverpool took a lot of what they are learning and incorporated it into activities for children at the Lighthouse Kids Learning Center in Wellsville. The facility provides daycare services for infants, toddlers and preschool-aged youngsters. The children range in age from six weeks to five years old. OTA students designed and presented hour-long programs for each age group that met the groups’ development levels while interacting with the daycare teachers. This provided the Kent State students wit...
The Business Leadership Training (BLT) is a partnership between Kent State Twinsburg Academic Center and the Twinsburg and Nordonia Hills Chambers of Commerce. The BLT bi-monthly programming is free and open to the public. On Thursday, January 20, 2022, from noon – 1:00 p.m., a virtual presentation covering diversity, equity, and inclusion will be available for anyone to attend. "DEI&B 101: An Introduction to Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, & Belonging" will be presented by AJ Leu (they/them), Diversity and Career Development Director in the College of Communication and Information a...
Several important dates are coming up for admitted Kent State students, so we made a list to keep you and your student on track. As we get back into the swing of things in the new year, we want to make it as easy as possible to inform you and your student of important upcoming dates, events and information. We’re committed to making the next steps of your student’s journey to Kent State a breeze! Here’s what you need to know: Commit to Kent State! Students can submit their $150 enrollment fee in FlashLine to reserve their place in the incoming class. Committing to Kent S...
A strong defense and timely offense helped Kent State take an early lead, but Wyoming's rushing attack was too much as the Cowboys pulled away 52-38 in the Famous Idaho Potato Bowl played Dec. 21 in Boise. For Kent State (7-7), this was the team's second bowl appearance in three seasons, having earned the university's first-ever bowl win in 2019 at the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl played in Frisco, Texas. Kent State's first touchdown came on the team's second drive of the first quarter when Quarterback Dustin Crum found Wide Receiver Dante Cephas for a Potato Bowl r...
University Bands Alumni Chapter Flasher Brass Game
Join the University Bands Alumni Chapter for a performance with the current Flasher Brass Pep Band at the Kent State Men’s Basketball game vs. Akron on Jan. 14!
Alumni will have the opportunity to practice before the game, then enjoy a meal provided by Kent State Athletics. Following dinner, alumni will head over to the MAC Center to team up with current Flasher Brass students for a pre-game performance before tipoff.
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The safety of our community is our highest priority. To ensure our university mass notification system is working properly and most effectively, Kent State University’s Department of Public Safety will conduct a test of the telephone and building speaker components of the mass notification system on the Kent Campus on Wednesday, Dec. 29, between 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Several prerecorded messages will be played during this test (Test, Active Threat, Tornado, All Clear). Once the testing begins, it should last no longer than 30 minutes. This is only a test of the...
Coach Lew meet Coach Lou. Kent State Head Coach Sean Lewis, known as "Coach Lew" in football circles, got a moment to meet and hear from the other 'Coach Lou' with Kent State roots -- famed college football coach Lou Holtz. Before Holtz rose to fame as a college head coach, he earned a degree in history from Kent State, graduating in 1959. A day ahead of their bowl appearance on national TV, the Golden Flashes heard from someone who knows exactly what it's like to be part of the blue and gold family. Holtz served as the guest speaker at the Fellow of Christian Athle...