Kent State University initiated the Blue, Gold and Grateful program with Main Street Kent to show appreciation to faculty and staff and support participating downtown businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Students wearing graduation caps and gowns will once again grace the campus as Kent State University celebrates its newest graduates and marks the return of in-person commencement ceremonies for the first time since December 2019. The Kent State alumni family will grow by more than 5,000 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement. The accomplishments of the Spring Class of 2021 will be recognized with in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies May 10-15 and a virtual commencement ceremony for all colleges and degrees at 9 a.m. EDT on May 15. All of the commencement ceremo...
"It means a lifetime dream becoming reality. I started doing track when I was eight years old, so after 16 years of hard work and dedication, it finally paid off. I'm really happy by my accomplishment and all I can say is that I'm only getting started! I would like to thank all the Kent State Athletics staff, everyone who helped me during my college years, they are part of this accomplishment too!" Those were the words of Kent State track and field alum Samory Fraga after jumping 8.23 meters to win the long jump at the Torneio Cidade de Braganca Paulista meet this past Saturday. The mark...
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed our lives drastically. We went from in-person classes to fully remote and had to change our lives. Even though this semester has been a tough one there have been some positive outcomes. One thing that’s really saving me this year is saving up my money on gas. I live about 35 min from the campus and when having classes every day I would always have to fill up gas and this really helped me on saving it up. Interactions with my professors have been very similar if I were In-person with them. I’m like a social butterfly and always loved communicating wi...
There was no way the COVID pandemic was going to keep a group of students and faculty members from doing something they really wanted to accomplish this past academic year: publishing a literary journal to showcase the creative talents on the Salem Campus. Months of hard work and collaboration resulted in the online publication of Black Squirrel Scholars, a literary journal that features a collection of 52 works of poetry, essays, photography, drawings and graphics. The faculty advisors for the project were Dr. Barbara George and Dr. Joshua Myers, both English faculty members. The...
Kent State University at East Liverpool recognized the academic and service achievements of several students at the conclusion of the Spring 2021 semester The students recognized included: Business Management: Joshua Higgins Computer Technology: Luke Jackman Associate Degree Nursing Academic Award: Melissa Kirksey Student Nurses Association Club Service Award: Abigail Ziegler Occupational Therapy Assistant Academic Award: Billie Wells Student Occupational Therapy Assistant Club Service Awards: Alyssa Lang Brooke Maretich ...
In honor of Kent State University’s virtual 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, new digital content for the May 4 augmented virtual reality experience is set to premiere. The May 4 augmented reality experience is designed to engage and immerse users as they journey through and reflect upon the events of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest, killing four and wounding nine students. The experience invites users to view multiple perspectives of the Kent State shootings through the lens of augmented reality using hist...
Members of the Kent State University community and people around the world will gather virtually for the 51st Commemoration of May 4, 1970, the day the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest, killing four students and wounding nine other students. Due to the global pandemic, this year’s May 4 Commemoration events will again be virtual. To honor and remember the events that occurred on that tragic day, virtual programming hosted by Kent State students, faculty and staff is scheduled from April 30 through May 4 and will feature virtual screening...
Elizabeth Howard, an award-winning instructor in the Honors College Freshman Honors Colloquium, passed away on April 10th, 2021. Dr. Howard’s contributions to the Honors College and Kent State University meant much to our students and colleagues over the years. In addition to teaching Freshman Honors Colloquium, she taught advanced classes in Honors and advised many Honors theses. In her honor and with an aim to continue her interests in Honors education at Kent State, the Honors College seeks donors to help fund a scholarship in her name. Please consider making a gift of any am...