Throughout the month of November, alumni, employees and friends of Kent State University have the opportunity to make a tremendous impact on the lives of students and on the university.   On Nov. 1, the university launched the 2018 Giving Tuesday campaign. Like last year, Giving Tuesday 2018 is a monthlong event, providing an expanded timeframe for giving, additional giving options and more occasions to have gifts matched.   “During our 2017 Giving Tuesday efforts throughout the month of November, we received more than 3,000 gifts totaling over $1 million in support of mo...

Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren delivers the 2018 State of the University Address.         ...

Though Mendi Sample was born blind, she still cares about fashion. And she knows that finding an accessible place for professional clothing gives her an edge come graduation day.  She will be looking for a job this spring after she graduates from Kent State University at Stark with her bachelor’s degree in psychology.  “Just because I am blind doesn't mean that I do not care about my clothing, or how I look,” says Ms. Sample, while at Flash’s Professional Closet preparing for a photo shoot to publicize the service. Located in the lower level of the Campus Center, the profe...

The Kent State University at Tuscarawas Band and Choir will present a holiday concert entitled "Tis the Season," at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Dec.13, 2018, in the Performing Arts Center. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m. The concert is open to the public and free of charge. Over the last three years, the Kent State Tuscarawas Band has experienced significant growth. "Our ensemble now includes over 50 instrumentalists who are Kent State Tuscarawas students, community members and talented high school musicians,” said James Graves, university band director. “I am excited as I watch our members cultiva...

Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick Endowed Professor of Plant Biology in Kent State University's Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students in the journal Scientific Reports. Although climate change is often viewed as the overriding global challenge, grasslands around the world are actually often directly threatened by a simple neighboring plant...

For Diamond Lauderdale, Kent State University is not only her chosen college, it is her home. While growing up in Akron, Ohio, Ms. Lauderdale’s home life was challenging. She lived with her disabled father and worked two jobs to help make ends meet. Ms. Lauderdale’s father had been unable to walk for many years, and as she got older, her father’s condition worsened. Through it all, Ms. Lauderdale held onto a dream. She wanted to get a college education. Ms. Lauderdale’s father did not graduate from high school, so she understood that the hope of a college degree was an ambitious one. But...

Ecosystems in today's world are responding to a wide variety of environmental changes. What happens when these changes interact? That was the topic of a recent paper published by David Ward, Ph.D., the Art and Margaret Herrick Endowed Professor of Plant Biology in Kent State University's Department of Biological Sciences, and international colleagues and graduate students in the journal Scientific Reports. Although climate change is often viewed as the overriding global challenge, grasslands around the world are actually often directly threatened by a simple neighboring ...

Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren recently presented 11 Kent State staff members with the President’s Award of Distinction. President Warren made surprise visits to each recipient’s office with a hearty congratulations and a check for $1,500. Formerly known as the President’s Excellence Award, the President’s Award of Distinction recognizes full-time, classified and unclassified employees. There were nearly 300 eligible nominations received from supervisors, peers, colleagues and students across Kent State’s eight campuses. Staffers had to demonstrate exceptional performance ...

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