For Emily Grubb, all it took was looking through a magazine to decide where to go to college. A high school friend shared a copy of Fusion magazine, Kent State University’s first lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) magazine, which led Grubb to the university. Now a sophomore majoring in social geography with a minor in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) studies, the 20-year-old transgender student from Medina, Ohio, says Kent State is home. “There were great articles in there,” says Grubb, who identifies as nonbinary, meaning Grubb’s gender identi...
Mark your calendar now! Kent State University Homecoming 2017 will be held Oct. 14 as the Golden Flashes will battle the Miami RedHawks. #KentHC ...
Kent State University at Trumbull sophomore Jessie Narkum is co-directing performances of The Little Mermaid Jr. on April 7 and 8, at Hubbard High School Auditorium. This isn’t the typical student-directed play. Narkum, an American Sign Language (ASL) major, is working with Hubbard High School ASL teacher Richard Magazzine to produce the play entirely in ASL. Audio translations will be available for the hearing audience. Narkum says it is important to connect her passion to her education. “I have friends who are deaf, so bridging communication has become my purpose,” Narkum says. ...
The Kent State University Ice Arena hosted the 35th Annual Ohio Special Olympics Winter Games the first week of February for figure skaters and speed skaters from all over the state. The Kent State Ice Arena has been hosting skating competitions for the Winter Games for each of the 32 years that the Ohio Special Olympics has held those events. “It’s important to us that the organization and the athletes are treated well every year,” says ice arena Manager Bill Switaj. “It’s such an amazing event, and we work to make sure that it’s done right.” Speed skating finals were held on Feb. 1, and f...
The Wick Poetry Center is proud to be part of the twenty-two-member national Poetry Coalition (PoCo) united to promote the value poets bring to our culture and the important contribution poetry makes in the lives of people of all ages and backgrounds. During the month of March, the Poetry Coalition launches its inaugural effort, Because We Come from Everything: Poetry & Migration. As part of the Wick Poetry Center's commitment to the theme of migration and our ongoing Traveling Stanzas: Writing Across Borders project, this week we are featuring Ya Too. Ya Too and his...
UPDATE 4/26/17 - The public lecture by Don Witkowski that was scheduled for April 28 at noon has been canceled. Read more here. Luxury lifestyle brand Michael Kors will partner with Kent State University’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising to present the school’s 2017 Annual Fashion Show, FS2. FS2 Presented by Michael Kors will span three runway events held at the Fashion School’s Rockwell Hall on April 28 and 29. “The Fashion School is incredibly pleased that Michael Kors will be the Presenting Partner for our annual fashion show this year, as the company has already contributed ...
The Kent State Club Managers Association of America student chapter received an award at the association's World Conference. To read the full article, please visit Kent State University eInside. Kent State Hospitality Students from Ashtabula and Kent Campuses Collaborate on Winning Concept ...
Junior Rachel Stypinski won the all-around title with a 39.500 to lead Kent State at the 2017 Mid-American Conference Gymnastics Championships Saturday at the Stroh Center. Kent State posted a 194.850 team score to finish sixth. Stypinski's all-around score ties the program record at the conference championship meet that was set by Marie Case in 2014 and ranks sixth overall. She also won the beam title and finished in a six-way tie for first on bars. Her third 9.950 of the season set a program MAC Championships record on beam. She also matched her career-high on bars with a 9.900. The Bo...