Do you know a phenomenal women-identifying student at Kent State University? Are you interested in recognizing their achievements on a campus level? If so, consider nominating them for the Sage Project. The Sage Project is a way to recognize women students who have taken their education and time at Kent State into their own hands and who have found balance in following their path and making their mark at Kent State. In the Native American culture, sage is used for healing and bringing someone’s life back into balance by cleansing the body and mind of negativity. Additionally, sage m...
Brothers Wayne and William Dawson established the Annie L. Dawson Foundation in 2007, inspired by their mother’s passion for education and setting goals for success. This year, Kent State University has named the Greater Cleveland area-based foundation the recipient of its 2018 Dr. Daniel Mahony Award for Social Responsibility. University College and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion give the award annually to an individual or organization that has achieved eminence for distinctive service relating to and/or enhancing diversity in a humanitarian nature, positively impacting the K...
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A student from Kent State University's Hugh A. Glauser School of Music practices in what she calls "a perfect spot" on campus. The poor acoustics there help her to better hear – and correct – any flaws in her performance. Each week, university photographers Bob Christy and Jeff Glidden capture and share a moment of university life on Kent State's social media. Follow Kent State on Twitter or Facebook, and check each Friday for these weekly snapshots. ...
The Rural Scholars program held several workshops throughout the summer, with new scholars, new mentors and a new program leader - Michelle Adkins. Ms. Adkins was named the outreach program coordinator for the Rural Scholars program on Kent State University's Salem and East Liverpool campuses, and she hit the ground running when she began her new duties in June. “I started this position at a time when I could experience the last two summer workshops, which targeted our two youngest audiences,” she explains. “I was able to connect with the mentors, chat with the young scholars and meet some o...
Kent State University has selected Akron’s Signet Real Estate Group to lead the design phase of the marquee building of the first phase of the Kent Gateway Plan – the proposed new home for the College of Business Administration. The project is part of the university's Gateway to a Distinctive Kent State, a $1.2 billion master plan to transform the Kent Campus over 10 years. The new College of Business Administration building will anchor the transformation of the Front Campus along East Main Street, which will include a signature gateway to the university, additional green spaces a...
TRIO Upward Bound cannot imagine spending summers any differently. We hosted nearly 150 high school students from seven high schools throughout northeastern Ohio on Kent State University’s Kent campus. In collaboration with a staff of over forty academic mentors, residential personnel, instructors, and committed University partners, our students were provided transformative educational experiences focusing on their seamless transition to post-secondary life. Our University partners provided engaging curricula, introducing Upward Bound students to business, aeronautics, applied engineering, ...
¿Hablas español? What do you get when you join cultural and linguistically relevant programming, interdisciplinary collaborations, student and faculty engagement, and community partnerships? A historic moment of awesomeness—also known in Spanish as La Cueva de Salamanca. Whether you speak Spanish, want to learn the language, or simply enjoy the arts, our most recent collaboration is will get you excited. At the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we believe strongly in considering all aspects of diversity as a way to extend the scope of inclusion and widen the net of opportunity...
The LGBTQ Student Center looks forward to serving thousands of new and returning members of the community at Kent State by providing social, mentorship, and research opportunities within a safe and welcoming environment. The LGBTQ Student Center has an exciting addition to the space: office bikes! Visit the center to ride one of the new office bikes that allows you to pedal while you study, socialize, or read something from our premium LGBTQ+ book collection. These new office bikes have been provided for use at the center by the university’s BASIL (Biking and Studying Improves Life) p...
University celebrated 100 years of Homecoming on Oct. 6 Ask Wayne Dawson about his time at Kent State University and the WJW Fox 8 anchor will tell you about going to football and basketball games to cheer on the Golden Flashes, attending weekend dances, eating at the Schwebel Room restaurant on the third floor of the Kent Student Center, working at Eastway making pizzas and living at Twin Towers in McDowell Hall. He will also tell you how he came to Kent State as a kid and came out as a young man, how he grew tremendously and honed his skills to be hired right out of college, a...