Family is a word that can be thrown around without much thought. On Wednesdays and Fridays at Kent State University’s Warren Student Recreation and Wellness Center, family is something you can truly find while throwing dodgeballs. Entering the season ranked fourth in the National Collegiate Dodgeball Association power rankings and third in the Ohio Region, Kent State Dodgeball has high expectations for this season. Now in its 25th season, the team is very aware of the road ahead. {"preview_thumbnail":"/s3/files/styles/v...
Prison Education
Kent State's Prison Education program allows incarcerated individuals at Trumbull Correctional Institute and Elkton Federal Institute to attend college while incarcerated. Inmates earning a college degree will foster a path towards personal growth, increased opportunities, and a strong future.
Fostering Pathways for Bright Futures
Fostering Pathways for Bright Futures creates pathways to postsecondary education and credential completion for young people ages 14–24 who have been impacted by gangs, juvenile justice and/or foster care systems. Through advising, workshops, life skills development, career exploration and transition planning, participants are supported as they prepare for their next steps.
Prison Reentry Program
The Kent State University Prison Reentry Program provides comprehensive education, career, and supportive services to help justice-impacted individuals successfully reintegrate into Northeast Ohio communities. Individualized planning connects participants with resources that support educational attainment, career exploration, job readiness, and employment.
Come watch Golden Flashes Football with fellow fans as Kent State takes on Bowling Green! The Greater Cleveland Alumni Chapter will supply pizza and soft drinks, and a cash bar will be available.
Kent State University’s College of Nursing has more than 1,600 undergraduate nursing students on campus this fall — the most in 10 years — News 5 Cleveland (WEWS-TV) recently reported.Nursing has become the most popular major at Kent State, and the first-year class of about 400 full-time nursing students on the Kent Campus is the largest since 2017. The growth comes as a federal report projects a shortage of more than 267,000 registered nurses by 2028.“For the first time since COVID, we had more students than we had seats for,” Tracey Motter, DNP, interim dean of Kent State’s College of Nursin...
