College of Public Health
The Division of Mental Health and Substance Use (DMHSU), within the Kent State College of Public Health’s Center for Public Policy and Health has once again been awarded a Garrett Lee Smith Campus Suicide Prevention grant from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). Beginning in fall 2021, the 3-year, $306,000 project, called, More Aware, will continue to work to strengthen and enhance the University’s eight campus infrastructure to support student mental health by reducing the adverse consequences of serious mental illness and substance use disorders. The proje...
Flash Nation Tailgate at Texas A&M University
Cheer on the Golden Flashes in their first game of the season as they take on the Aggies! Before the game, join alumni and friends for the ultimate tailgate experience. Enjoy classic tailgate food, drinks, games and plenty of Kent State spirit. This is also a great opportunity to meet fellow Golden Flashes in your area and welcome Randale Richmond, the university's new director of athletics. A portion of each purchase benefits the KSU Scholarship fund.
School of Theatre and Dance
Porthouse Theatre's 2021 Season continues with "BKLYN the Musical," running July 8-24. "BKLYN" is directed and choreographed by Porthouse's executive producer Eric van Baars and music directed by Ed Ridley. Subscriptions and tickets are on sale now via phone at 330-672-3884 or online at www.porthousetheatre.com. All subscriptions will be sold as Flex Subscriptions at a discounted rate of $75. All tickets in the Center, Left Center, and Right Center sections will be sold at a flat rate of $35 per ticket. All tickets in the House Left and House Right sections will be sold at a flat rate of $3...
Kent State University is one of 61 organizations nationwide – and one of four organizations in Ohio – to be awarded a 2021-2022 National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) Big Read grant. The university’s $20,000 grant will support the Big Read Northeast Ohio, a community reading program and related events focusing on “An American Sunrise” by Poet Laureate Joy Harjo from October 2021 through May 2022. Harjo, the first Native American poet laureate of the United States, will visit Kent State in March 2022 for a keynote event and book reading. The official title of this project is the NEA Big Read Nor...
