For the first time ever, Kent State Geauga and Regional Academic Center will have a Featured Fund for the annual Giving Tuesday event for Kent State University. Giving Tuesday has become a tradition for many non-profits around the country. It started in 2012 as a response to the over-commercialization of Black Friday and Cyber Monday. This year, Giving Tuesday is on December 3; however, Kent State has parlayed the one day of giving into a month-long philanthropic extravaganza! Kent State Geauga and Regional Academic Center will be focusing on the Rising Scholars Fund for November and ...
Kent State is one of the nation's most environmentally responsible colleges, according to The Princeton Review®. The education services company features Kent State in its just-published free resource, The Princeton Review's Guide to Green Colleges: 2019 Edition. Released on October 22, the guide can be accessed at The Princeton Review Guide to Green Colleges: 2019 Edition. Under Featured Rankings, click on 413 Green Colleges for a full list of environmentally responsible schools based on a review of nearly 700 colleges. If prompted to log in, use these courtesy credentials to skip r...
From November 17 through December 13, Kent State University will collect clean, gently used or new items for all ages, including warm clothing, hats, gloves, scarves and sweaters. Look for large boxes wrapped with wintry wrapping paper and Winter Coat and Clothing Drive signs in common areas at select buildings listed below. The Winter Coat and Clothing Drive is part of the Kent State's Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week events that begin Nov. 17. Winter coat and clothing donations will go to the Winter Warm Up Station at the Women’s Center and the Phyllis Zumkehr Portage County Clothin...
The 2019 Distinguished Teaching Awards and Outstanding Teaching Awards Recipients Announced A new crop of Kent State University professors was added to the exclusive group of faculty members who have received the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the University Teaching Council’s Outstanding Teaching Award. The Distinguished Teaching Award was established in 1967 and this year, the Alumni Association recognized three faculty members for their excellence in classroom teaching. The 2019 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients include: Rachael Blasiman, Psyc...
Kent State Ashtabula is excited to be a part of Kent State’s “Giving Tuesday” month long event! The official kick off and opportunity for donations begins Friday, Nov. 1. https://flashes.givetokent.org/Ashtabula-Rising The Kent State University at Ashtabula Rising Scholars Program is designed to increase the number of students who continue their education beyond high school, are college ready and enter the workforce with skills that will enhance the economic growth of the region. Here are couple ways you can support this effort. Make a gift be...