This year marks the 250th anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven. Celebrations were planned around the world, nearly all of them scuttled because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full story. ...

When Curtis Cofojohn, BA '17, returned to Kent State after serving in the Army, he faced an issue many college students do: where was he going to live? His choices were 1) an apartment where in a newer building with more amenities at a higher cost or 2) a house without the restrictions of an apartment, fewer amenities but with lower rent. The issue was that his options still were not very clear. There was no easy way to directly compare amenities between housing options or even to find roommates to live with. Read the full story. ...

In times of uncertainty and hardship, you can stand back and wait for it to pass or get involved. During the pandemic, people in the town of Kent and the Kent State community wanted to make a difference. Two Kent State students became the catalysts that sparked a 10-week project of doing good. Read the full story. ...

College of Arts and Sciences Doctor of Philosophy Graduates December 2020 APPLIED GEOLOGY Israel Adebowale Olaoye Dissertation Title: "Water Quality Modeling of the Old Woman Creek Watershed, Ohio, Under the Influence of Climate Change to Year 2100" Dissertation Director: Joseph Ortiz Kalpani Manurangi Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Dissertation Title: " A Multi-Proxy Approach to Reconstruction of Deglaciation and Holocene Climate Change: Evidence from Lake Erie Sedimentary Archives" Dissertation Director: Joseph Ortiz APPLIED MATHEMATICS Nasim Eshghi Dissertation Title...

Kent State University has ushered in the season of giving with its annual month-long Giving Tuesday philanthropic campaign. The 2020 event for Kent State University Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center (TAC) focused on Last Dollar Scholarships and emergency funding. “Students need our support now more than ever as a result of the pandemic,” said Angela Spalsbury, Dean and Chief Administrative Officer for Kent State University Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center. “Many students and their families have experienced financial hardships this year.” Students have tried to balance remote l...

Kent State University Geauga and the Twinsburg Academic Center is pleased to recognize the Fall 2020 graduates.  Eighty students earned their associate or bachelor’s degrees, and those students who RSVP’d to the Kent State Virtual Commencement Ceremony will be acknowledged on Saturday, December 19, 2020, at 11 AM. Please visit www.kent.edu/commencement for more information regarding the virtual ceremony. The ceremony will be recorded for viewing at any time. Nicholas Kenneth Breunig,  Associate of Applied Business Matthew Gene Johns, Associate of Applied Business ...

Kent State University Geauga Campus and the Twinsburg Academic Center is excited to announce Ron Dixon as a recipient of the 2020 President's Award of Distinction! Ron serves as the Public Safety Manager for the two-site location and has been instrumental in implementing and ensuring continual campus safety during the pandemic. The President's Award of Distinction was created as a recognition program to reward staff members who have demonstrated outstanding achievements, service, leadership, and dedication to Kent State in advancing the university's strategic priorities and core values. Full-...