On the International Day of Peace, September 21st, 2022, speakers Shampa Biswas and Vincent J. Intondi will deliver talks on "Race, Colonialism, and the Bomb," where they explore the intersections between race, colonialism, and nuclear weapons. Join us from 12pm - 1:15pm by following this link: https://tinyurl.com/peaceday2022 Shampa Biswas is Judge and Mrs. Timothy A. Paul Chair of Political Science and Professor of Politics at Whitman College, as well as an international relations theorist specializing in post-colonial theory and nuclear politics. She is the author of Nuclear Desi...
Using poetry to explore Akron, Ohio residents’ sense of belonging to their neighborhoods is the goal of a new project by Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center. “Mapping Akron: A Poetic Exploration of Home,” was awarded a $125,000 Akron Art Challenge grant from the Akron-based Knight Foundation, which was matched by an additional $125,000 that Wick raised to bring the project into fruition, said David Hassler, director of the poetry center. The finished product will be an interactive poetry map of Akron that will be displayed in pop-up kiosks at various locations throughout t...
Last Friday, a group of about 10 Kent State students received a guided tour of one of the most unique spaces on the Kent Campus – the Herrick Conservatory. It’s the large greenhouse that’s attached to the north side of Cunningham Hall. The 5,500-square-foot facility is home to a large and diverse selection of plants, plus some fish and a couple of turtles. Highlights of the collection include a 30-year-old rubber tree and strawberry guava tree, banana trees, flowering plants and vegetables, succulents, tropical varieties and even carnivorous plants. The tour ...
FAIRPORT, New York – Eileen Merberg, Executive Director of Alpha Lambda Delta Academic Honor Society, announced that the Kent State University chapter has won the Maintaining the Flame Award for their activities during the 2021-22 academic year. The chapter won its second Order of the Torch Award in 2021. Chapters who are awarded the Order of the Torch are ineligible to apply for the award for the next four years. To reward continued excellence, the Board of Directors bestows the Maintaining the Flame Award to chapters who are ineligible for the Order of the Torch. Winners receive a pin to aff...
Nearly 40 people from the Kent State community enjoyed a tour of the flowers and trees of Front Campus during part two of the “Walk & Talk: Flowers and Foliage” event, thanks to the Employee Wellness and Health Promotion program and the grounds crew on Friday, Sept. 16. Rebekkah Berryhill, grounds manager, gave the lunch-hour tour, which started behind Merrill Hall in the Beck Family Memorial Gardens in ''Behind the Brain Plaza.'' Aided by groundskeeper Andrea Smith, the tour began by discussing the impressive carved elements of the garden - most of which were sculpted on-site. ...
Kent State University freshman Gracie Ford remembers well sitting with her laptop in the bedroom of her North Canton, Ohio, home to begin the important task of filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. Ford, a 2022 graduate of Hoover High School who is majoring in digital media production, said the experience was daunting. “I kept worrying, what if I messed up?” Ford recalled, “I’d be lying to the federal government.” Mateo Martin, a senior from Austintown, Ohio, also recalls sitting down with his dad to fill out his f...
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Welcome back, Golden Flashes! We hope you had a fantastic summer and even better start to the 2022 Fall Semester. Check out some of our best-performing posts from August! Instagram The top post on Instagram welcomed the Class of 2026 as they formed the letter “K” on Centennial Field. This Reel received more than 66,000 views, making it our highest-viewed video on Instagram of all time! < View this post on Instagram ...
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The beginning of the school year calls for new friends, new experiences, new responsibilities, and of course a new living space! For many incoming students, moving into a college residence hall is an exciting time as it is their first home-away-from-home. As students start to move in, August is full of room transformations on social media showcasing how they make the space their own. This year, we joined in on the fun using a trending sound on TikTok to feature one of our favorite before and after dorm room transformations. Take a look at this video to see how first-year students...
Kent State students welcomed parents and families to campus last weekend, beginning on Thursday, for four days of activities. Visitors enjoyed athletic events, museums, college open houses, a movie night, Q&A with Jaden Smith, the Black Squirrel Festival, the downtown Kent Rocks! Music Festival and a special parents and families tailgate before the football game. The Golden Flashes football team earned a record-breaking 10th consectutive win at Dix Stadum by outscoring the Long Island Sharks 63-10. See the full list of Parents and Families Weekend ac...