Kent State provides a steady stream of employees to employers across Ohio, with skilled graduates ready for the workforce. Career fairs, internships and university partnerships with major Ohio institutions offer students many opportunities to work for companies within the state—boosting the region as well as their own career prospects.  Whether it’s supplying Ohio employers with intellectual capital, pursuing research partnerships that spur innovation, helping entrepreneurs launch new businesses, or forging connections that benefit communities surrounding the university’s Regional Camp...

Stavros Atsas is a currently pursuing his Ph.D. in the Research, Measurement & Statistics program at Kent State University. He recently published a book, The Cost of Congress: What Americans Get for Their Money, with co-author, Karen Kunz. In this work, Kunz and Atsas assign dollar values, using federal data, to congressional practices and policies. They examine the costs of producing legislation, court challenges, and Supreme Court reversals. They also look at the costs of committee and special investigations, committee assignments, staffing and facilities, and such per...

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 ...