DID YOU KNOW? Turning off the lights when you leave the room is an easy way to save energy – and it is a habit that can save you money at home, too! ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE Turn off the lights when you leave an empty room. Turn off the lights while you work if daylight is sufficient. Switch your desk lamp to an ENERGY STAR certified LED. Remember, peak load days are opportunities for you to help save energy and costs. To be alerted to when peak load days are happening, follow Kent State’s Office of Sustainability on Facebook or Twitter. ...

More than 500 Kent State University volunteers are preparing to welcome incoming freshmen to the Kent Campus tomorrow morning. Move-in day starts at 8 a.m. and runs through 7 p.m. Incoming freshman and their parents will have the opportunity to meet Kent State President Beverly Warren and the university cabinet members outside Eastway Center beginning at 9 a.m. Each year, volunteers with Movers and Groovers help students carry belongings to their new residence halls.   The Movers and Groovers program is part of Kent State’s Welcome Weekend, an orientation program that will run fr...

According to Ideastream®, a black infant in one Ohio county is more than three times more likely than a white baby to die before his or her first birthday. As part of a continuing series, “Zip Code: the Hidden Vital Sign,” Ideastream talks with Kent State University Professor Angela Neal-Barnett about the relationship between racial stress in black women and ways to reduce the stress before it affects pregnancy. Neal-Barnett is a professor in the Department of Psychological Sciences in Kent State’s College of Arts and Sciences. Watch the story from Ideastream. Learn more abo...

Daniel Socha, ‘14, ‘17 (The writer recently completed a master’s degree in Communication Studies and covered thousands of miles as a Kent State student, from Korea and China to Congo and Ghana. Here, he reports on both the turbulence of the Congo and the hopefulness of the Congolese.) The Democratic Republic of Congo doesn’t make international headlines very often, but when it does, the headlines are saturated with talk of violence and political upheaval. And, in many ways, it’s true. Since the onset of colonialism, the country has been plagued by unimaginable tragedy, fueled...

School of Journalism and Mass Communication Director Thor Wasbotten has rejoined the School’s faculty and will serve as the College of Communication and Information’s Director of Community Engagement. As part of his community engagement role, Wasbotten will plan and execute a summer 2018 workshop for area high school students in partnership with the Center for Scholastic Journalism and will assist with student recruiting at national and state student journalism conventions. Wasbotten will continue to serve on Kent State President Beverly Warren’s Advisory Group on Student Retention and as Pres...

Using protective glasses, cell phones and the occasional cardboard box, Kent State University students, faculty and staff gathered outside Monday afternoon to catch a glimpse of the solar eclipse.  About 80 to 85 percent of the total solar eclipse was visible from campus, with the peak viewing time at approximately 2:30 p.m. A group of about 200 gathered on the commons outside the Kent Student Center to sky-watch for the event, being called “the Great American Eclipse,” because it could only be viewed from the United States. The phenomenon last occurred in the U.S. in 1979, and w...