Join us as we kickoff Graduate Student Appreciation Week by enjoying a free lunch while you connect with other graduate students and graduate student organizations. We also have care packages available on a first-come, first-served basis with caramel corn from Popped, ground coffee from Bent Tree, and other snacks. Complete this brief form, if you plan to attend.
UPDATE: Due to increased potential for severe weather in Ohio, the statewide tornado drill originally scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, at 9:50 a.m. has been canceled. The Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness and its partners, including Kent State University’s Department of Public Safety, continue to reinforce that Severe Weather Awareness Week is an opportunity to increase understanding of Ohio’s severe weather threats and most importantly, to practice tornado safety plans and drills. Thank you for your vigilance in regards to Ohio’s severe weather risks. -----------...
With more than 20 years of giving back to the Warren community, Dante A. Capers will share his inspiration with Kent State University at Trumbull's graduating class at this year's spring commencement. Capers, a Warren High School graduate and Kent State Alumnus, will deliver the commencement speech during the May 13 ceremony at Packard Music Hall.
College of the Arts
Kent, Ohio — The Kent State University School of Music returns to Severance Music Center on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. featuring nearly 300 students from across the university performing a rich lineup of genres and styles from classical and jazz to gospel and world music. It will also feature collaborations with the School of Theatre and Dance and the Wick Poetry Center. Titled “Stories of Peace, Protest and Reflection,” the concert is a commemoration of the tragic Kent State shootings of May 4, 1970. Each work explores social justice, civil rights and the complex emotions felt before, during...
Sleep. Caffeine. Academic performance. Each can affect the others. But in what ways? That’s what psychology major Sophia Finizia wanted to know. With the support of her mentor Assistant Professor of Psychology Julie Evey, Ph.D., this Twinsburg resident devised a research project to find some answers. The result? A second-place prize in psychology at the 2021 Undergraduate Symposium on Research, Scholarship, and Creative Endeavors for her presentation, "Caffeine, Sleep, and Grades: A Correlational Study." It has also led to a new phase of ongoing research… this time adding the components...
Kent State University has an extensive list of class options for students. The university also offers numerous training options for faculty and staff through various departments. But where can a member of the Kent State community go to find a self-paced, free course on “Coping with Impostor Syndrome to Build Career Confidence,” “Learning LinkedIn for Students” and even “Writing Emails People Want to Read”? What about specifics for a job, like “CSS: Design Systems'' for developers, “Managing Your Anxiety While Presenting” and quick tips on using Excel, PowerPoint, Word or Photoshop? The answer ...
Kent State University Professor Will Kalkhoff, Ph.D., is studying the brain waves and heart rates of police officers during training exercises to help to improve police performance and increase safety. Kalkhoff is a professor of sociology at Kent State. He is also the executive director of the Electrophysiological Neuroscience Laboratory of Kent and an executive committee member of Kent State’s Brain Health Research Institute. He recently conducted a study for the Kent City Police Department to see how a police officer’s performance is impacted by wearing a body camera. This study ...