Kent State University at Ashtabula employees stay active during a lunch break on the campus.

Faculty and staff participation in national “On the Move” challenge earns university designation Kent State University has earned the designation of a Top 50 Most Active Company, beating out 27 organizations in the Large Business Category of the Wellness Council of America’s (WELCOA) national challenge to get employees across the country “On the Move” in 2016. The “On the Move” competition is focused on fueling national corporate health initiatives to combat physical inactivity and initiate behavior change. Eighty-four companies representing almost 80,000 employees participated in this 12-we...

A national display of costume and set designs from productions of Mozart’s "The Magic Flute" was organized in collaboration with the Kent State University Museum and will soon be on its way to the Kent Campus.  Hyperallergic.com reports that Magical Designs for Mozart’s Magic Flute at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts in Lincoln Center includes costumes, props and more from 18 productions of the opera. The exhibit is organized in collaboration with the Kent State University Museum. After the exhibition closes this August...

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University policy regarding smoking and tobacco use at Kent state university

  1. Purpose. Kent state university is dedicated to providing a healthy, comfortable and productive work and living environment for its employees and students. To this effect, smoking and tobacco use is prohibited on all Kent state university campuses and university property.
Policy Effective Date:
May 17, 2026

Kent State University alumna Lindsay Simon and Paul Schwensen are ready to put on their dancing shoes in Porthouse Theatre’s high-energy production of “Footloose.”

Relive one of the greatest movie musicals on the Porthouse stage Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, concludes its 48th season with “Footloose.” Directed by Porthouse Producing Artistic Director Terri Kent, “Footloose” opens July 29 and runs through Aug. 14. A preview performance will take place on July 28. Based on the hit movie starring Kevin Bacon, “Footloose” is an exhilarating musical that will leave audiences on their feet. When high school student Ren moves from Chicago to a rural town, he is not prepar...

The Kent State University Police Department is scheduled for an on-site assessment as part of a program to achieve international reaccreditation. Administered by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies Inc. (CALEA), the program requires agencies to meet state-of-the-art standards in four basic areas: policy and procedures, administration, operations and support services. As a part of the on-site assessment, agency employees and members of the community are invited to offer comments at a public information hearing on Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at 5:30 p.m. The session wi...

College of Arts & Sciences

You are here Kent State researchers are studying how you can train and maintain a healthy brain. By Erin Peterson | Illustrations by Mikey Burton ’08 Our brains are curious organs, responsible for our most logical decisions as well as our most irrational behavior. They help us love and loathe, think and feel. They help us remember obscure geography facts so we can ace armchair Jeopardy!—and also, unfortunately, remember every last lyric of “Hey Mickey.” With advances in neuroscience, we’re beginning to learn what makes our brains tick. In the following pages, we talk to six Ke...

July 20, 2016 Provost Announces Appointment of Jennifer Marcinkiewicz as Interim Director of Kent State's Center for Teaching and Learning Kent State University's Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon today announced that Jennifer Marcinkiewicz, Ph.D., has been appointed interim director of the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL), effective July 11, 2016. She will provide overall leadership for the Center for Teaching and Learning whose primary mission is to provide opportunities, leadership and support for all faculty to grow in their scholarly and ...

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