Samaria Rice, mother of Tamir Rice, to serve as keynote speaker Kent State University holds its 46th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 26 through May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy and also reflect on what May 4 means today. The May 4 Task Force, a student organization on campus, announced that this year’s theme is “Black Lives Matter: Long Live the Spirit of Kent State and Jackson State,” and...
Kent State Geauga student Breanna Pennypacker earned third place in the Perryman Freshman Writing Awards among student submissions from all seven regional campuses. Breanna received her award from English Chair Robert Trogdon at the department's Twenth-Fourth Annual Student Award Ceremony on the Kent Campus. She wrote her winning essay, "Change," in Professor Bonnie Shaker’s College Writing I course. Composition courses at Kent State University at Geauga use textbooks co-authored by English Professor John Metz and adopted as standard curriculum by English Professors Mahli Mechenbier,...
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The registration form for the 2016 KSUMGF Preseason Training Camp is now available! Registration must be completed by August 1, 2016 to reserve a spot for Preseason Training Camp. REGISTER FOR PRESEASON TRAINING CAMP Please contact us at mgf@kent.edu with any questions! ...
Kent State University officially registered 402 student organizations on campus this spring semester, a record-breaking number for the university, according to the Center for Student Involvement. “Reaching this high number of student organizations on campus reflects the kind of students that are enrolling at Kent State: an engaged student who is ready for new opportunities,” said Katie Goldring, assistant director of the Center for Student Involvement at Kent State. Research conducted by the Center for Student Involvement indicates that many students participate in more than one student ...
Kent State University student Nahuel Gorostiza, a freshman digital sciences major, is now the United Nations (U.N.) Youth Delegate of Argentina. Voting in Argentina Gorostiza was born in Argentina and lived there until starting college last fall at Kent State. He had always been interested in politics and played an influential role in the recent presidential election in Argentina, which helped him qualify as a youth delegate. Gorostiza said voting is optional for citizens between the ages of 16 and 18 in Argentina. If one is over 18, voting becomes mandatory. Gorostiza seized thi...
Three students from the Kent State Salem Campus were recognized by Kent State University’s English department during the annual student awards ceremony earlier this month. Derek Shasteen received the prestigious Anna Ulen Engleman Creative Writing Award for his work of poetry. He is a junior English major, taught by Dr. Craig Paulenich, English professor at Kent State Salem. Receiving the Bedford St. Martin’s College Writing Essay Awards were Michelle Santini, for placing first in the Tier I level of competition, and Jonathon McCann, placing first in the Tier II level. Santini is a freshman,...
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Kent State University’s Research Center for Educational Technology is offering a series of technology camps for children beginning June 13. The camps will offer a range of media and tools including LEGO® Education WeDo Robotics, animation, programming, coding and design. The Research Center for Educational Technology offers 11 camps that range from entry and master levels for children 6 years old and up. “The camps provide an opportunity for kids to come together on the Kent Campus and explore a variety of cutting-edge technologies,” says Annette Kratcoski, director of the Research Cen...
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Kent State University’s 22nd annual FlashFest hosted an array of music genres, including rapper Wiz Khalifa, country artists Chase Rice, Jon Langston and Lacy Cavalier, and electronic music duo 3OH!3. This annual celebration that occurs at the end of the spring semester is organized and presented by Kent State’s Undergraduate Student Government. ...
Work in Progress: Currently installing 1J electric panel, wire and raceways. Confirmed an electric shutdown will not be required now. Continuing to pull wire throughout. Continuing with HVAC sheet metal duct work on the 1st and second floor. Completing domestic water piping rough-in for drywall boarding. Framing continues for stairwell partitions. Steel erection is substantially complete. Looking Forward: Cut masonry opening for AHU penetrations in south wall. In-fill window openings with masonry at AHU location on the second floor. AHU Curb delivery scheduled fo...