Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren has built a legacy of excellence, respect, kindness and purpose in all that she has done during her time as Kent State’s 12th president. That legacy includes recently welcoming the university’s largest and most accomplished freshman class and a record number of baccalaureate degrees conferred in a single academic year. During President Warren’s tenure, Kent State’s profile has risen to one of national distinction among public research universities. In her upcoming State of the University address, President Warren will chart one final cour...

WHAT: In her last State of the University Address, Kent State University President Beverly J. Warren looks forward to sharing the accomplishments of Kent State students, faculty, staff and alumni as she charts her final course for the university’s future. The 2018 State of the University Address will take place at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 7, at the Kent Student Center Kiva. Kent State faculty, staff, students and members of the community are invited to attend to reflect on the achievements of the past year and focus on the future as the university community moves forward with passion and ...

By Ohio EPA Media Contact: James Lee Ohio EPA Director Craig W. Butler presented five Encouraging Environmental Excellence (E3) Platinum Level awards today at the Agency’s Compliance Assistance Conference in Columbus. Ohio’s E3 Program recognizes businesses, nonprofits and government agencies for going above and beyond compliance with requirements while demonstrating environmental excellence. Platinum Level is the highest level award. Platinum recognizes organizations that have expanded their environmental programs beyond their own facility to make a positive impact on the sur...

Their hugs were tight, and their words were often soft and tearful.   Still, those who gathered on a windy night on Kent State University’s Risman Plaza on Oct. 29 came together to not only reflect on the recent tragedy in Pittsburgh but to also lift one another up during a time that has shaken many while taking a deep, emotional toll. Many said they just needed to be together on this night. In all, about 125 students, faculty, staff and community members gathered with candles and songs to remember the 11 victims gunned down in a Pittsburgh synagogue. Among those in attendance...

Set against the backdrop of five decades of dynamic social change, the powerful “BUS at 50 Reloaded” photography exhibit in Ritchie Hall’s Uumbaji Gallery highlights the impact and influence of the Black United Students (BUS) organization at Kent State University since its founding in 1968. The show runs through Nov. 14.  Curated by professors Lae’l Hughes-Watkins and Idris Kabir Syed, the exhibit chronicles black student life over the last 50 years with a collection of photographs by E. Timothy Moore and Lafayette Tolliver, both students at the time the images were taken. Mr. Moore, ’7...

Geauga County - On Thursday, September 27th Kent State Geauga and Regional Academic Center continued its tradition of awarding scholarships to students. Students and their families gathered at Wicked Woods in Newbury for dinner and presentation of the scholarships. There were 27 scholarships awarded to 51 students valued at over $35,000. Students apply for the scholarships each Spring. Their applications and grades are reviewed by a committee and then the qualified recipients are chosen. Approximately half of the scholarships are named for the donors or in memory of a loved one. The Spitz M...

Kent State University will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 8, at 11 a.m. at the Kent Student Center Kiva. The program, Honoring All Who Serve, will include a flag-raising ceremony conducted by a joint color guard from the university’s Army and Air Force ROTC programs on the Student Green at Risman Plaza at 10:30 a.m., the national anthem performed by Momentum and remarks from Kent State President Beverly J. Warren and guest speaker Maj. Russell Galeti Jr. Maj. Galeti graduated from Kent State in 2005 and has served more than 20 years in the Ohio Army National Gu...

Tatyana Ragon has witnessed firsthand the good that can come from a bad situation. Once, she felt broken. A victim of sexual abuse, she fought to rise above it and be more than a statistic.  Ms. Ragon is not the first to call herself an overcomer, but she’s earned the title. A day doesn’t pass when she doesn’t take the pain and use it to benefit those around her. One day, she’ll be a nurse and help victims of sexual abuse. Today, she fights for those without a voice. As an organizer of Kent State University at Stark’s Anti-Human Trafficking Symposium, Ms. Ragon worked to develop a two-...

On Friday, Oct. 19, six more names were added to the elite group of Kent State University faculty members who have been awarded the Alumni Association’s Distinguished Teaching Award and the University Teaching Council’s Outstanding Teaching Award. The Distinguished Teaching Award was established in 1967 and this year, the Alumni Association recognized three faculty members for their excellence in the classroom teaching. The 2018 Distinguished Teaching Award recipients joining an elite group of 152 Kent State University faculty are: Radd K. Ehrman, Department of Modern and Classical...