亲爱的肯特学子及教职工团队， 俄亥俄州州长Mike DeWine于3月12日禁止了所有100人以上的室内和室外活动，同时，他也给出预测，冠状病毒（COVID-19）在俄亥俄州的传播很可能在4月下旬至5月中旬达到顶峰。为响应州长的号召，肯特州立大学将本学期剩余所有时间的课程都更改为远程指导课程。 在此，我们强烈建议仍然居住在肯特州立校区的学生返回家中，在家中度过本学期剩余的时间。对于在3月30日之前腾出宿舍的学生，我们将退回部分宿舍费用及膳食计划费用。我们将尽快更新费用退还的详细信息。我们也将帮助在此期间无法回家的学生，学校仍然允许他们使用数量有限的学生宿舍和就餐场所。 有关更改后的第50届”五四”纪念活动的具体日期将会在稍后给出。 介于COVID-19的迅速普及，肯特州立大学已经于3月16日下午5点关闭了基本的校院运营。 只有个别的员工留在校园内工作，并被要求必须向学校报告。校园中仍需要少数员工工作的区域包括卫生服务，公共安全，信息技术，住宿服务，餐饮服务，邮件服务，设施和一些研究实验室。从3月17日开始，肯特州立校园内的大部分建筑物已经被关闭。 有关COVID-19的问题，请致电1-833-4ASKODH或肯特市卫生部门，电话为330-678-8109。同时，我们敦促所有肯特州社区成员注册Flash ALERTS，以通过紧急文本系统接收危机通知...
Dear Kent State Geauga and Twinsburg Students, I know that this past week has been a difficult transition for many of you. Please know that our faculty have been working really hard to convert their face-to-face classes to remote instruction. We understand that these changes have had a significant effect on you, and we are doing everything in our power to make sure the transition is as smooth as possible for you. We have the following resources in place, ready to serve you: Academic or Financial Aid Advising: Please schedule an appointment online or view the Academic Advising Support ...
Kent State University College of Public Health professor Tara Smith, Ph.D., was featured on Sean Carroll’s Mindscape podcast to talk about the novel coronavirus (and its associated disease, COVID-19) pandemic. In her time as an epidemiologist, Smith has extensively researched and written about diseases such as ebola and MRSA. She is an active science communicator and regularly writes columns for SELF magazine. “I’m a bacteriologist. I’ve worked in a lab for 20-25 years,” Smith told Carroll on the podcast. “My view of the world is that everything is contaminated.” In this bonus episode of th...
On Ohio Statehood Day, February 26, Kent State University Libraries was awarded a $13,646 grant from the Ohio History Fund to partially cover the digitization costs of their Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Collection. The grant will provide funding to create free, online access to high-resolution, digitized copies of these sought-after resources. Aside from the United States Library of Congress, Kent State is the holding institution for the largest and most complete set of Ohio Sanborn maps. These large-scale street plans were produced by the Sanborn Fire Insurance Company from 1867 to 1970. Numer...
By Wick Poetry Center During this time of crisis when we must rely on accurate, science-based information regarding the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wick Poetry Center would like to share news of the Poets for Science exhibit which traveled to Vanderbilt University during the first week of February. Founded by poet and environmental activist Jane Hirshfield, the Poets for Science movement collaborated with the Wick Poetry Center to launch this exhibit at the March for Science on the National Mall in 2017. Featuring 25 poems curated by Jane Hirshfield, this exhibit offers interac...
Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement
Please be advised that in light of precautions surrounding COVID-19 (coronavirus), Kent State University is cancelling all university-sponsored. This includes events on all Kent State campuses as well as university-sponsored events scheduled for other locations. Below is a list of Kent State Alumni events cancelled: April 5 - NYC Alumni Kent State Day at Yankee Stadium April 6 - Graduating to Wine April 17 - LGBTQ+ Alumni Chapter Lavender Graduation and Pre-Reception April 18 - Alumni Day of Service April 23 - Cleveland Networking Luncheon April 25 - Tour of the Cl...
Dear Campus Community, As you are well aware, these are very different conditions under which to teach, learn and do business. I want to inform you that we are continuing to operate and early signs are positive. I realize we are only a few days into this, but I am so proud of the way our campus has handled this situation. The administration of the campus is meeting daily electronically and will do so until conditions change. We are addressing issues, to the best of our ability, as they arise. I can report that all areas of the campus continue to operate. Classes are being taught, bills a...
The spring installment of the 2019-2020 Women’s Success Series is moving to Friday, Aug. 21. Yoga instructor Sarah DiFazio is the featured speaker for this session. The event will be held from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Kent State University at Tuscarawas in the Science and Advanced Technology Center. Cost to attend is $15 when paid in advance and $20 at the door. The fee includes a continental breakfast. DiFazio has dedicated the last five years to sharing her passion for yoga with her community. Growing up in New Philadelphia, she graduated from Kent State University with a bachelor’s degree i...