Corrie Slawson, M.F.A. ’06 has been awarded the Cleveland Arts Prize for Mid-Career Artist in Visual Arts for 2021. She will receive her award at the 61st annual awards event at the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 13, 2021. Read the full story. ...
At the start of his freshman year at Kent State University in 2018, Tim Tusick was the epitome of health. Being a young and fit student-athlete, Tusick was working out to his normal routine of two to three times a day, until he noticed something was very wrong. Tusick, a junior in Kent State's College of Business Adminstration, detailed his battle with cancer and how he never stopped fighting and helping others was featured in a recent story on WKYC-TV. "I was someone that was in amazing shape,” Tusick told WKYC-TV. I started to wonder, “Why can't I walk to class? Why can't I walk up a f...
The School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) is pleased to announce the latest in the Society, Peace, Technology, and Security Speaker Series at the School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS). On Thursday, September 30, 2021, SPCS will host a virtual talk with Dr. Mari Fitzduff, author of Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding. Please join us for the event! More details below. Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding Virtual seminar by Dr Mari Fitzduff 9:15-10:30am, September 30, 202...
Dear Kent State University Employees, As someone who teaches or works at one of our Regional Campuses, we understand you may have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine requirement issued by the university on Aug. 27. We want to offer some additional details and guidance about this new requirement. Vaccine Requirement At this time, the requirement to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 20 is for all students and all non-bargaining unit employees, including part-time employees, who study, work or engage in activities on any of our campuses. Students whose classes are fully re...
Dear Kent State University Employees, We understand you may have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine requirement issued by the university on Aug. 27, and we want to offer some additional details and guidance about this new requirement. Vaccine Requirement At this time, the requirement to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 20 is for all students and all non-bargaining unit employees, including part-time employees, who study, work or engage in activities on any of our campuses. Students whose classes are fully remote or online are not subject to the vaccine requirement. Ho...
The excitement of Homecoming returns to campus next week – complete with a parade, tailgates, the football game, and the crowning of Kent State Royalty. The twelve Homecoming Court finalists were unveiled at the annual Black Squirrel Festival, hosted by the Flash Activities Board, on Sept. 10, 2021. Two winners will have the distinction of being crowned Kent State Royalty when they are announced at halftime of the Kent State vs. Buffalo football game on October 2. Associate Director for the Center for Student Involvement, Katie Syvanych, is excited to step out of the virtual c...
Dear Students and Staff, Kent State is committed to the safety and health of our students and staff. We want to inform you that you may have been exposed in an indoor setting in Beall Hall to a confirmed COVID-19 case in the past week. ** Please note that this is an advisory and is not a mandate to quarantine or isolate. ** We are working closely with the local health departments and anyone identified as a close contact will be notified by the health department as a part of COVID-19 investigation. How You Can Help Attend your courses and classes as scheduled. Mon...
Dear Students and Staff, Kent State is committed to the safety and health of our students and staff. We want to inform you that you may have been exposed in an indoor setting in Koonce Hall to a confirmed COVID-19 case in the past week. ** Please note that this is an advisory and is not a mandate to quarantine or isolate. ** We are working closely with the local health departments and anyone identified as a close contact will be notified by the health department as a part of COVID-19 investigation. How You Can Help Attend your courses and classes as scheduled. Mo...
Dear Students and Staff, Kent State is committed to the safety and health of our students and staff. We want to inform you that you may have been exposed in an indoor setting in Wright Hall to a confirmed COVID-19 case in the past week. ** Please note that this is an advisory and is not a mandate to quarantine or isolate. ** We are working closely with the local health departments and anyone identified as a close contact will be notified by the health department as a part of COVID-19 investigation. How You Can Help Attend your courses and classes as scheduled. Mo...
KENT, Ohio - The creative relationship between an artist and their master printer is one that is both unique and often overlooked. The School of Art Collection and Galleries at Kent State University is proud to present an exhibition that focuses on one such relationship called “A Collaboration of Creativity.” The exhibition features a wide range of prints by distinguished artist David C. Driskell and master printer Curlee Raven Holton. The work will be on view at the CVA Gallery from Oct. 6 through Nov. 10, 2021.* “A Collaboration of Creativity” is presented in partnership with the David C. D...