The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education has awarded Kent State University the esteemed R1 status for research, which is the highest recognition that doctoral universities can receive. The prestigious designation affirms Kent State’s place as an elite research institution and puts the university in the company of universities such as Yale, Harvard and the University of California-Berkeley. Kent State becomes one of five universities in Ohio to be designated R1, joining Ohio State, the University of Cincinnati, Case Western Reserve University and Ohio University....
Kent State University’s Community Engaged Learning (CEL) secured a $10,000 grant through the United Way of Portage County, an independently-governed nonprofit organization that serves disadvantaged members of our community. This grant will support CEL’s Community Partner Advocate program (CPA) which places students at local nonprofits throughout the county for paid hands-on learning experiences. The CPA program, started in 2019, matches students in the program with a local nonprofit organization or a government agency based on their academic or personal interests. Th...
Kent State University at Stark Theatre will hold its second theatrical production of the 2021-22 season, “The Fish Must Die", by Raymond King Shurtz. The cast will take to the campus’ stage for opening night at 8 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 10, in The Mary J. Timken Theatre, located in the Fine Arts Building, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. Directed by Kent State Stark Theatre Director TC Mavis Jennings, "The Fish Must Die" is a hilarious and heart-warming story about a group of theatre makers putting on a play titled "The Fish Must Die." Where the audience is invited to the sho...
Scott Sheridan, Ph.D., professor and chair of the Department of Geography, in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University, was recently selected to become an inaugural American Geophysical Union (AGU) LANDInG (Leadership Academy and Network for Diversity and Inclusion in the Geosciences) Academy Fellow. The two-year professional development program, funded by a National Science Foundation grant, is for current and aspiring diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) leaders in the Earth and space sciences. Sheridan is among one of only 12 individuals selected for this inaugural coho...
The Airport Briefing Room Sponsorship Initiative provides support for our students and programs, simultaneously providing our industry partners with the opportunity to have their name on a space that is visited daily by our Professional Pilot students.
Kent State University at Stark has announced its President's and Dean’s List for the fall 2021 semester. Requirements for the President’s List include a 4.00 grade point and at least 15 letter-graded credit hours completed by the end of the semester. Dean’s List criteria are a 3.40 grade point average or above for the fall 2021 semester and at least 12 letter-graded (A, B, etc.) credit hours completed by the end of the semester. FALL 2021 PRESIDENT'S LIST The following students have been named to the Kent State University President’s List. Jay ...
Kent State University Hosts Free Electronics Recycling Event FREE ELECTRONICS RECYCLING: MARCH 2, 9, 16, AND 23 The 2022 E-Cycle Drive at Kent State University is open to students, faculty, staff and the Kent community. Electronics recycling will be open on March 2, 9, 16, and 23, from 7:30 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the Kent State University R-17 Parking lot between S. Willow and S. Lincoln Streets. The entire community can recycle used electronics through Infinite Electronics Recycling, LLC, an R2 certified recycler that handles materials in an environmentally and s...
Updated Wednesday, Feb. 15: SOLD OUT - NO TICKETS REMAIN Tickets will be available Monday, Feb. 7, for the second speaker in a notable lineup headlining the 30th season of Kent State University at Stark’s Featured Speakers Series. Elizabeth Smart, child abduction survivor and present-day advocate, will speak at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 23, at Kent State University at Stark. Tickets for Smart’s presentation will be available beginning Monday, Feb. 7. Pick up tickets in the Office of Student Services, 132 Main Hall, during regular business hours of 8...
Join us in congratulating Dr. Mary Ann Raghanti on being elected an Honorary Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Read the full story here ...
Community Engaged Learning (CEL) recently celebrated 10 years of fighting hunger, promoting food security, and reducing food waste by kicking off Flashes Fighting Hunger, an initiative dedicated to continuing that tradition with new tools and programming. The new Flashes Fighting Hunger initiative takes the last 10 years to a new level, going beyond a kitchen that provides meals by becoming a program that prevents food waste, promotes food recovery and hosts multiple food pantries each week to serve the region. A 10-year anniversary celebration was held on Nov. 18, 2021, at the C...