Kathy Zarges, assistant dean of Advising, Student Success and Licensure for the College of Education, Health, and Human Services, was awarded the 2023 Kent Academic Support and Advising Association Advising Administrator award (KASADA). The Kent Academic Support and Advising Association (KASADA) is an allied member of the National Academic Advising Association (NACADA). KASADA provides professional development for academic advisors and student affairs professionals at Kent State University through internal and external collaborations. It seeks to enhance the academi...

The College of the Arts is pleased to announce that Dr. Mourad Krifa has been appointed as the Margaret Clark Morgan Director of the School of Fashion Design and Merchandising, effective May 15. Professor Krifa joined the Kent State faculty in 2017. He previously served on the faculties of The University of Texas at Austin and Texas Tech University.  Dr. Krifa has a long record of excellence in teaching, research, and academic leadership in the field of textiles and apparel, with research that encompasses diverse activities and interests spa...

Commencement ceremonies were held May 12 for the Kent State Columbiana County campuses for Summer 2022, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023 graduates earning associate and baccalaureate degrees. Baccalaureate Honors: Summa Cum Laude (Highest Honors): Rachel Bright Kendra DeWitt Ava Delsignore Lucas Duncan Zaviona Fountain Hannah Harmon Katlyn Lancaster Abbey Murawsk Cheryl Wiley Katerina Wright Magna Cum Laude (High Honors): Gabrielle Arquilla Allyson Buchert Julia Chappelear Mackenzie Chitwood Militca Denee Brooke Denning Stephanie Dodrill Lily Fairbanks Brooke...

Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, invites you to LOL all summer long as it presents its 55th season during the summer of 2023 with "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "The Marvelous Wonderettes" and "The Prom."  This season we welcome our newest Porthouse Theatre executive producer, Tony Hardin. Hardin also serves as the director of the School of Theatre and Dance at Kent State University. Prior to joining Kent State, he served as an associate professor and chair of ...

When Essence Edmonds took the Kent State Trumbull Commencement stage Friday night as the keynote student speaker, she shared with the Class of 2023 how she took full advantage of her time at Kent State Trumbull while earning her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.   Besides her rigorous studies, Edmonds, a 2017 Warren G. Harding High School graduate, is the first student from the campus' Building Black Leaders (BBL) program to graduate. She also participated on the cross-country team, as well the Student Nurses Association and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored ...