In a partnership with the Kent State Athletics Department, Sibling Revelry Brewing (SRB) has created a custom Kent State Golden Lager - the official craft beer of Kent State Athletics. The craft brew will make its debut at Dix Stadium for the Golden Flashes' football home opener against Long Island University on Saturday, September 17. The label features the school's iconic blue and gold colors alongside Kent State Athletics' logo. Familiar, yet subtly robust, Golden Lager was brewed to be easy drinking, crisp and accessible and is sure to become a new staple in the way fans c...
The COVID-19 pandemic exacted a brutal physical and mental toll on the world’s population, including many people in the LGBTQ community, especially transgender individuals, who have experienced extreme loneliness and isolation. Molly Merryman, Ph.D., associate professor in Kent State’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies and founding director of the former Center for the Study of Gender and Sexuality, heard firsthand how the pandemic lockdowns in the United Kingdom had a profound impact on the LGBTQ community as part of a project titled Resilience During the Pandemic: LGBTQ+ Stori...
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Online final grading for Fall 2022 First Five Weeks (POT F1) begins Thursday, Sept. 22, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any Fall 2022 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Wednesday, Sept. 28. Any final grades for Fall 2022 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These Fall 2022 courses will be available in the Workflow on Friday, Sept. 30. Submit Final grades using Final Grades roster To submit final grades via th...
Student organizations sometimes go "no tech" with sidewalk chalk messages to spread the word about their campus events. To find out about all the events and activities happening at Kent State, visit www.kent.edu/calendars. ...
The Kent State University at Ashtabula Radiologic Technology program recently presented its annual student awards to a pair of new graduates. Each year the program awards two deserving students in the graduating class with the Outstanding Student Award and the Outstanding Clinical Excellence award. (click on picture to enlarge) The Outstanding Student Award went to Kelsey Bibey ’22. Kelsey is a radiologic technologist at Western Reserve Hospital in Cuyahoga Falls and received the award from academic program director Tammy McClish, M.Ed., R.T. (R)(M)(QM)(BD)(ARRT). ...
BLUE MAN GROUP will make its much-anticipated return to the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas for three performances Monday, October 10 through Wednesday, October 12. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. each night. More than 50 million people around the world have experienced the smash hit phenomenon that is BLUE MAN GROUP and now it’s your turn! It’s everything you know and love about BLUE MAN GROUP—signature drumming, colorful moments of creativity and quirky comedy—the men are still blue but the rest is all new! Featuring pulsing, original music, custom-made instrume...
Kent State University is celebrating a 17.7% increase in international student enrollment this year, due in large part to increases in international graduate student admissions. Administrators in the Office of Global Education say the numbers indicate that many international students who had postponed their education during the COVID-19 pandemic have resumed travel. “They are resuming their life and resuming their plans,” said Marcello Fantoni, vice president for Global Education. For the 2022 Fall Semester, Kent State welcomed 1,648 international students, marking a...