Americans observe National Hispanic and Latinx Heritage Month each year from September 15 to October 15 by celebrating the histories, cultures, and contributions of American citizens whose ancestors came from Spain, Mexico, the Caribbean, and Central and South America. The observation started in 1968 as Hispanic Heritage Week under President Lyndon Johnson and was expanded by President Ronald Reagan in 1988 to cover 30 days beginning on September 15. These events are free and open to the public. Thursday, September 30, 2021 12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Arpilleras from Chile Join us for an engagi...
Kent State Geauga and Twinsburg Academic Center are pleased to announce the campus's 2021 Homecoming Court – Daniel Painley, Mackenzie Schimpf, and Abigail Gradomski. Students were given the opportunity to nominate their fellow classmates and vote on court members. Join us in congratulating these deserving students! Daniel Painley graduated from Crestwood High School and currently attends the Geauga Campus as a Senior in the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program. He also serves as the President of the Geauga Gardeners student organization and is involved in scouting. He thoroughly enjoys g...
It’s reunion time for the Kent State University Golden Flashes family. Kent State celebrated Homecoming 2021 with a week of activities and events leading up to the Oct. 2 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game. Kent State alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and the community were invited to take part in one of the university’s long-standing traditions, which returned to campus this year. In addition to the classic Homecoming traditions, Kent State introduced new activities and events for the entire community to enjoy, including the Homecoming Kickoff celebration that was ...
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Steven Brown, Research, Measurement, and Statistics, presented "Single Cases and the Laws of Subjectivity" at the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity in a virtual meeting on September 17, 2021. ...
Join Recreation Services for the in-person 20th Annual Bowman Cup 5k Walk/Run on Saturday, Oct 2, or participate in the virtual walk/run from Sunday, Sept. 26 through Saturday, Oct. 2. The race, named after fedora-loving former Kent State University President George Bowman, will use chip timing and take place during Kent State University Spirit Week. Running the course allows participants to enjoy the scenic route through Kent State University and the surrounding community. Check-in begins at 7 a.m. and the race will begin at 8 a.m., with awards and food immedia...
Corrie Slawson, M.F.A. ’06 has been awarded the Cleveland Arts Prize for Mid-Career Artist in Visual Arts for 2021. She will receive her award at the 61st annual awards event at the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 13, 2021. Read the full story. ...
At the start of his freshman year at Kent State University in 2018, Tim Tusick was the epitome of health. Being a young and fit student-athlete, Tusick was working out to his normal routine of two to three times a day, until he noticed something was very wrong. Tusick, a junior in Kent State's College of Business Adminstration, detailed his battle with cancer and how he never stopped fighting and helping others was featured in a recent story on WKYC-TV. "I was someone that was in amazing shape,” Tusick told WKYC-TV. I started to wonder, “Why can't I walk to class? Why can't I walk up a f...
The School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) is pleased to announce the latest in the Society, Peace, Technology, and Security Speaker Series at the School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS). On Thursday, September 30, 2021, SPCS will host a virtual talk with Dr. Mari Fitzduff, author of Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding. Please join us for the event! More details below. Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding Virtual seminar by Dr Mari Fitzduff9:15-10:30am, September 30, 2021 (Thurs...
The excitement of Homecoming returns to campus next week – complete with a parade, tailgates, the football game, and the crowning of Kent State Royalty. The twelve Homecoming Court finalists were unveiled at the annual Black Squirrel Festival, hosted by the Flash Activities Board, on Sept. 10, 2021. Two winners will have the distinction of being crowned Kent State Royalty when they are announced at halftime of the Kent State vs. Buffalo football game on October 2. Associate Director for the Center for Student Involvement, Katie Syvanych, is excited to step out of the virtual c...