The Kent Student Center now features a meditation room, which is intended to serve as both an interfaith and nonreligious space. Located on the second floor across from the Governance Chambers, the meditation room provides a tranquil refuge for all students, faculty, staff and community members. The space was designed to meet the increased demand for quiet space to practice a myriad of faith traditions and also to provide a sense of place and convenience for our growing segment of international students. Prior to construction of the new 550-square-foot meditation room, the...

U.S. Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell today announced the designation of the Kent State University May 4 Site as a National Historic Landmark. The site joins more than 2,500 historic places that bear the national distinction. “As we approach the 50th anniversary of May 4, 1970, this recognition compels us to fully claim our status as a global resource and convener of the world’s most critical conversations on peace and conflict resolution,” said Kent State President Beverly Warren.  “We are indebted to the team whose tireless commitment resulted in a successful National Histor...

Kent State University was recognized with a bronze Bicycle Friendly University award from the League of American Bicyclists. The Bicycle Friendly University award is presented to colleges and universities for their efforts toward making campuses safe and accessible for bicyclists. Kent State joins 164 bicycle-friendly universities in 44 states and Washington, D.C. With this bronze award, Kent State will now have access to a variety of free tools and technical assistance from the League of American Bicyclists to become even more bicycle friendly. Bill Nesper, programs director for the ...

WKSU has been chosen to participate in the Knight News Match, a challenge-grant program administered by the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation that acknowledges the station’s value as a trusted news source. The foundation will match all individual donations in amounts up to $1,000 made to WKSU now through Jan. 19. The grant will be capped at $25,000. WKSU is one of 57 nonprofit news organizations selected for the Knight News Match, which was launched in an effort to counter the effects of “fake news” and unchecked misinformation on social media and beyond. WKSU is using this opportun...

Kent State University will hold its 15th annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Jan. 26 at 4 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. This year’s theme is “Testament of Hope: Past, Present and Future of Diversity.” The keynote speaker for the event is David Anderson, D.Phil. He is founder and president of the BridgeLeader Network (BLN), one of the world’s leading authorities on building bridges across the deep divides of race, faith, culture and wealth. Anderson’s work has brought hope and healing to communities, families and people in Africa, Asia, Europe, the Middle East and North Am...

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Kent State University at Salem held its fall Undergraduate Research Conference, an event that recognizes students for their research and allows them to share what they learned through discussions with the academic staff. The conference is open to all undergraduates in any discipline and any for-credit course on any Kent State campus. Faculty judges evaluate the presentations based on originality, significance, evidence of learning about the research and information-gathering process, and overall quality. Ernie Freeman, Ph.D., director of the School of Biomedical Science on the Kent Campus, w...

Join colleagues, students, alumni, donors and community members on Saturday, Jan. 21, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center) to cheer on our Golden Flashes as Kent State Athletics launches its new branding and a whole new gameday experience. The new gameday activities and additions will be unveiled at the Kent State men’s and women’s basketball games. Faculty and staff will have access to free tickets to the games, while supplies last. The men’s basketball game, Toledo vs. Golden Flashes, begins at 7 p.m. The women’s basketball game, Toledo vs. Golden Flashes, begins a...

Please join us for the annual Neuroscience Symposium on Sex Differences in the Brain.  Registration is now open for the KSU 5th Annual Neuroscience Symposium. April 6th-7th! https://www.kent.edu/neuroscience ...