Homecoming Weekend: a showcase of Kent Stater pride throughout the campus in hues of navy blue and gold. The commemoration was a wonderful, fun-filled weekend kicked off by our very own President Todd Diacon as the 2019 Grand Marshall. Behind the scenes, Systems Development and Innovation (SDI) developed the highly anticipated the KentHC App, that displayed homecoming activities and resources. The app was tailored to display the events of the weekend, including the romantic Kiss on the K, the Homecoming KSU vs. BGSU Football game, the Alumni Awards ceremony and the homecoming parade. By downlo...
Students, faculty and staff joined forces on each Columbiana County campus to make a showing at the Salem and East Liverpool parades. Fortunately, the weather was perfect for each event and thousands of area residents turned out to watch. During the fast-paced Salem parade, Flash and campus representatives greeted parade-goers while handing out candy and Kent State pencils. Flash is always a fan favorite! For the East Liverpool parade, the campus entered a float representing the 100 Acre Wood with all the characters (Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga, Christopher...
When human development and family studies major Katherine Schroeder heard about the Ohio College2Careers program coming to Kent State University for her first semester of sophomore year, Schroeder was determined to learn about what the program could offer her. After applying, Schroeder has been given the support she had been looking for in her college experience. At the start of fall semester, Kent State implemented the Ohio College2Careers under the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) agency. OOD is the state agency that provides access to employment opportunities, disability ...
With flashing scoreboards and cheering crowds, a college basketball game would seem an unlikely event for someone with sensory issues to attend. No longer. Kent State University is working with area autism-focused organizations as well as KultureCity®, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessibility and inclusion for those with special needs, to create a sensory-friendly gameday experience that can be enjoyed by all. Fans attending Kent State’s Dec. 21 men's basketball game versus Hampton University will feel an expression of the university’s ongoing commitment to its core values of ...
You might call Alli Reich an overachiever... and you wouldn't be wrong! Her story encompasses a true entrepreneurial journey of exploring her passions. Lucky for us she took some time to tell us about it.
The Kent State University alumni family grew by nearly 3,000 new graduates as the university held its Fall Commencement ceremonies. For the Kent Campus, Commencement ceremonies took place Friday, Dec. 13, and Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center. Across the university’s eight-campus system, Kent State conferred 2,722 degrees, consisting of 642 associate degrees, 1,681 bachelor’s degrees, 340 master’s degrees, 55 doctoral degrees and four educational specialist degrees. Friday, Dec. 13, at 6 p.m. The 6 p.m. ceremony on Friday, Dec. 13, recogniz...
The Kent State Golden Flashes football team (6-6) is bowling for the fourth time in school history, having accepted a bid to the Tropical Smoothie Cafe Frisco Bowl against Utah State (7-5, Mountain West). The game will take place on Friday, Dec. 20, at 7:30 p.m. at Toyota Stadium in Frisco, Texas, with coverage on ESPN2. It will be the first bowl game for Kent State since the 2013 GoDaddy.com Bowl (2012 season). The Frisco Bowl joins the GoDaddy.com Bowl, Tangerine Bowl (1972) and the Refrigerator Bowl (1954) as the postseason berths in Kent State football history. ...
Kent State University at Salem held its fall Undergraduate Research Conference, an event that recognizes students for their research and allows them to share what they learned through discussions with the academic staff. The conference is open to all undergraduates in any discipline and in any for-credit course on any Kent State campus. Faculty judges evaluate the presentations based on originality; significance; evidence of learning about the research and information gathering process; and overall quality. Dr. Karen Resendes was the keynote speaker, sharing her experiences with rese...
Nearly 150 area high school students with an insatiable hunger for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics enjoyed a banquet of ‘small bites’ during two Women in STEM Day events hosted by the Kent State University Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center this fall. The first Women in STEM Day attracted 108 high schoolers to the Kent State Geauga Campus in Burton on October 18. Students from Berkshire (41), iSTEM Geauga (44), and James A. Garfield (23) all mingled to listen to a keynote speaker and to participate in two of four randomly-assigned workshops in math, chemistry, and bi...
Students Combine Music, Virtual Reality to Relieve Stress, Win Competitions Music, nursing and computer science students team up for Design Innovation competition, will go on to compete in international competition in Brazil Nov. 11. Learn more. From RAC to TAC: Introducing the Twinsburg Academic Center The Regional Academic Center has been renamed the Twinsburg Academic Center. The change was made to bring clarity of the location of the center and confirm the identity of the building to the Twinsburg community. Learn more. Save the Date and Register for the Ma...