Faculty and staff discounted football season tickets are available now! Support your student athletes this fall and help make Dix Stadium the place to be on Saturdays. Discounted season tickets start at just $50 and include a ticket to all 5 home games, a Dix Stadium parking voucher ($10 per game without it), a Kent State Football throw blanket and access to tickets for the Kent State at Ohio State game on Sept. 19.

Honoring and remembering the events of May 4, 1970, and educating others about the tragic day at Kent State University remain an ongoing commitment by the university. On that day, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent State students during an anti-war protest on campus, killing four students and wounding nine others. This year’s May 4 Commemoration, to be held May 1-4, 2026, will include special remembrances of John Cleary, one of the nine wounded students, who died Oct. 25, 2025, and Jerry M.

Join us Thursday, June 18 on the Kent Campus, Risman Plaza for the annual Juneteenth Jubilee! Enjoy live performances, music, great food, local vendors and more. This event is free and open to the public. Stay updated on performances and vendors at www.kent.edu/juneteenth.

Today, you can be a hero by supporting scholarships and the Kent State causes that matter to you. Starting at 12:01 a.m. on April 14, matching funds* will help double your impact! As a bonus, when you make a gift of $50 or more, you’ll receive an exclusive, “flashy” pair of Kent State socks (limit one pair per donor while supplies last)! Don’t want to wait? Give early and claim your socks today! *Donations matched up to $250 per donor until matching funds are exhausted. 

On June 6, 2026, it's time to unite, take action and save lives. Our goal is to have one person in every household confident and prepared to perform CPR. The American Heart Association invites YOU to join the Heart Walk to broaden our impact by turning bystanders into lifesavers. Register now to take the first step in saving lives. Every walker who joins, every dollar donated, means more people trained in lifesaving CPR, more research and more lifesaving moments for everyone. 

Strong communication skills are essential for building positive relationships and achieving success in the workplace. Join us for Foundations in Communications, a course designed to help you identify and strengthen basic elements of effective communication skills for employees at any level of the organization. Using group discussion, self-reflection, and scenario-based role play, you will have an opportunity to see, hear, evaluate and refine commonly employed verbal and non-verbal communication strategies. The training is a two-day event held May 22 and May 29, 2026.