Kent Campus
Dear Kent State University Students, Faculty and Staff, Since the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) began to designate county levels for COVID-19 community spread, we have been following its guidance related to quarantine and isolation and have been requiring masks indoors at our campuses or locations in counties where the COVID-19 community level is high. Recent changes in CDC recommendations, however, have caused us to reevaluate the requirement of masks indoors when community levels are high. Effective today, face masks are no longer required indoors on our campuses, re...
The Ohio State Highway Patrol released the following information following a hit-and-run accident on Aug. 22, 2022, that killed Colin Vinh Pho, a Kent State student. Please review this information and contact police if you have any information that can help locate the driver of the vehicle. For Immediate Release: August 23, 2022 Contact: Lieutenant S. Louive (330) 297-1441 Patrol seeks public assistance in locating vehicle and driver involved in fatal crash in Franklin Township RAVENNA – The Ravenna Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal ...
"We are all part of one community now. A big, wonderful Kent State community." With a backdrop of strobe lights, rock music and excitement, Kent State President Todd Diacon kicked off the start of the 2022 Fall Semester by encouraging new students to lean on one another during the university's traditional convocation ceremony. New students packed the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center for the event that included speakers and giveaways ahead of the first full day of classes on Aug. 25. Diacon encouraged students to engage not just with each other but also with unive...
True Crime from 1970 to Present Day: Stories by James Renner, ’00
Join us for a true crime lecture with James Renner, ’00 and learn about the Amy Mihaljevic story, which is the case that started his work in true crime. October 27 marks the 33rd anniversary of Amy’s abduction/murder.
College of Education, Health and Human Services
Olivia Krise, M.Ed., NIC-A, lecturer, and Jamie L. McCartney, Ph.D., CI & CT, NIC-M, associate professor, were awarded a $50,000 grant from the Ohio Deans Compact. The program, entitled "DEAFinitely Mentoring!," includes Ohio deaf students, their families, and the students’ educational interpreters. Competitive submissions were evaluated based on impact to postsecondary outcomes. Because 95 percent of deaf children are born into households as the only deaf person and 90 percent of these parents never learn to sign fluently, many deaf children are language deprived. Sadly, thes...
Dear Kent State University Faculty and Staff, Welcome back from what I hope has been a great summer of rest and rejuvenation heading into the fall semester. I just enjoyed one of the best weekends of the entire year by welcoming thousands of incoming students and their parents during move-in and congratulating our new graduates at Saturday’s commencement ceremonies. For me, it doesn’t get better than that. Now, as our fall classes are set to begin later this week, I invite each of you to take part in a new monthly live video chat, Talking with Todd, where I’ll shar...