The bustling staircase was especially memorable and so were the places to eat, meet and study. And someone loved the place so much that they had their wedding reception there. As students, faculty and staff gear up to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Kent Student Center, alumni, who read about the milestone on social media, took time to reminisce about the fun and fond memories they made at the facility. The Kent Student Center opened as the University Center in January 1973. At the time of its opening, the facility had the distinction of being the largest st...
A war reenactor, a history enthusiast and a 35 years veteran educator. However, the most important thing for Bradley Keefer, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Kent State University at Ashtabula, is the connections he makes with his students, leading him to earn the 2022 Distinguished Teaching Award (DTA). The DTA is sponsored by the Kent State University Alumni Association and is the highest teaching award a tenured or tenure-track professor can receive. “It validates what I've always felt was important, and that's teaching undergraduates, getting through to people and h...
The Kent State University Board of Trustees will hold its next regular business meeting on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at 11:15 a.m. in Room 306 of the Kent Student Center on the Kent Campus to consider the recommendations of the standing committees, proposed personnel actions and new business. All actions of the Board of Trustees will be taken at this business meeting. Trustees will retire into executive session at 8:30 a.m. to consider specific topics as provided under Ohio’s “Sunshine Law.” The roll call vote for this session will occur in public in the Alumni Suite, which is located on the third fl...
In this season of celebration and giving thanks, Salem native Lori Singer-Bare is grateful for being in the right place at the right time, again. Singer-Bare is finishing her first semester as a lecturer in the criminology and justice studies program at Kent State University at Trumbull and as an instructor at Kent State's Police Academy. After graduating from Hiram College in 2009, Singer-Bare enlisted in the United States Army. Over the last 13 years on active duty, she has served as a military police officer, drill sergeant, and special operations sergeant. In addition, sh...
Webinar: Sport, Politics, Peace, and Development - Monday, November 28, 2022 We invite you to a series of zoom seminars on Sport, Politics, Peace and Development. The seminars will all take place on November 28th and are designed to overlap with the early stages of the World Cup soccer tournament in Qatar. They will take place the day before a group stage soccer match between the USA and Iran. The event is co-sponsored by the School of Peace and Conflict Studies at Kent State University (KSU), the School of Media and Journalism at KSU, the Geral...
Cross-listing is a Canvas feature that allows instructors to combine multiple course section of enrollments into a single course. Cross-listing can be helpful for faculty who teach multiple sections of the same course and only want to manage course data in one location.
Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio - Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor, summer theatre, located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will present its 55th season during summer 2023 with "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum," "The Marvelous Wonderettes" and "The Prom." Directed by Porthouse producing artistic director Terri Kent, with choreography by Martiń Ceśpedes, and music direction from Jennifer Korecki, "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum" opens June 9 and runs through June 24. With book by Burt Shevelove a...
Kent State is always engaged in giving back to the community. In light of the giving season, check out some of the incredible initiatives around campus that help those in need and find out how you can get involved. CEL Stuff the Truck The “Stuff the Truck” Food Drive, sponsored by Community Engaged Learning (CEL), demonstrates Kent State’s commitment to fighting hunger. Volunteers and caring community members came together to fill a truck with non-perishable food and toiletry items to be donated to a pantry run by Kent State’s Flashes Fighting Hunger. To learn more about thi...
