Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio – Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, invites you to its season of possibilities, beginning on June 12, 2026. In its 58th season, Porthouse Theatre will present “Grease,” “Side Show In Concert,” and “Lerner and Loewe's Brigadoon” in the summer of 2026.“Grease” opens June 12 and runs through June 27. The preview performance will take place on June 12. Here is Rydell High’s senior class of 1959: duck-tailed, hot-rodding “Burger Palace Boys’ and their gum-snapping, hip-shaking “P...

In the Spacecraft Design Lab on the lower level of Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering, graduate student Mark Stallone works under the direction of assistant professor and faculty advisor Jeff Balcerski, Ph.D., to build a small satellite that may one day be launched into space.  Stallone, who is a 2025 graduate of Kent State with a bachelor’s degree in aerospace engineering, is among a group of 35 Kent State undergraduates and nine graduate students in the AstroFlashes space exploration club who are designing, building and testing satellites, spacecraft com...

"I approach the different mediums in stages; there are weeks I only draw, only write or only sing, with little moments where I might dip into each of them at the same time. When I get to Kent, I hope to get a feel for the emotions in the space and respond to them."Rashayla Marie Brown (Professor RMB) is a Berlin, Germany based undisciplinary™ artist-scholar and 2025 Curlee Raven Holton and Raven Print Editions Fellow. Her notable works explores themes such as ethics, visibility, vulnerability, and perception in performance, photography, and film, often deeply regarding the context and genre in...

Campus security and safety require a lot of work from faculty, staff and students, beyond even what the Kent State University community might guess. From resolving roommate conflicts to offering late-night escorts, from bike registration and storage to mental wellness advocacy, Kent State’s Safety and Community Care program provides students with resources that promote safety, connection and peace of mind across campus.Read the full article here...

In July 2016, Jill Cofojohn became the first radiation therapist in Ohio to use proton therapy to treat a cancer patient. This noteworthy event took place at University Hospital’s Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland, where she worked as the advanced lead radiation therapist. Nine years later, Cofojohn – a Kent State Salem graduate – helped introduce this technology in Columbus, where she now serves as the lead proton therapist at The Ohio State University (OSU) Wexner Medical Center. There are only three such sites in Ohio and 46 throughout the United States.Proton therapy is an advanced f...

What do you do at Kent State’s College of Public Health?I am the academic recruitment and retention coordinator. My job is to support students both in the application process and then once again as they begin their academic career. I do all of our admissions processes and more holistic and administrative support for current students.Why do you like working at Kent State (and in CPH)?I have enjoyed learning about a new university structure and culture. It has been an eye-opening experience coming from a very similar Ohio university. The CPH team has been a great way to spend my first job post-g...