Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, I write to you amid advancing legislation in Columbus, an expected U.S. Supreme Court ruling and the potential for more developments in these early months of the 2024 election cycle that will have impacts on our university. I have spent a considerable amount of time speaking on our behalf in meetings with the author of Ohio Senate Bill 83 at the Statehouse, with Gov. Mike DeWine, with Ohio’s higher education chancellor and with presidential colleagues from across the Ohio public universities. I have worked to make clear how our univ...
August 20, 2023
Honors College Welcome
- Honors College will be having an ice cream social to welcome the incoming freshmen class. They will provide free New Baltimore Ice Cream and the Honors College staff and mentor students will be available to chat.
- Plan to take the traditional picture of all incoming students as a group during this time. Plan to wear your Honors College t-shirt which you'll pick up during move in or during this welcome event.
- Noon - 3 p.m.
KSU Women’s Soccer vs.
August 16, 2025
Kayaking and Tubing with Adventure Center
- The Adventure Center will be offering free kayak lessons and river tubing at Tannery Park (near the Farmer’s Market).
- Learn kayaking skills or take a leisurely float down the historic and beautiful Cuyahoga River on an inflatable tube.
- Friendly Adventure Center staff will be there to assist you.
August 15, 2025
CARES Center Welcome to Campus Coffee Bar
- CARES Center Welcome to Campus Coffee Bar will provide iced coffee and beverages to welcome students to campus.
- The Center for Student Involvement will also provide breakfast snacks. Check this out on your way to or from the Commuter Student Check-in!
- This event will take place from 7:30-9 a.m. at the CARES Center/HUB, on the first floor of the Kent Student Center (room 106).
IT Welcome Tent
- Welcome to Kent State!