Latasha Brown
Pete was very engaging, and this is a great program. It was not overwhelming to learn and enhance my skill set.
Opening on Apr. 30, the eve of Dean Kahler's 76th birthday, "Still Standing: Dean Kahler and Disability Rights," an exhibition at the May 4 Visitors Center shares his spirit, perseverance and activism. Kahler was one of the nine students wounded during the shootings on May 4, 1970. He was paralyzed by the injury. This experience was the beginning of a lifelong commitment to peace, public service, democratic engagement and disability rights. The exhibition features personal items, donated by Kahler, archival photographs and interpretive content. &nb...
Kent State Today has been following a group of Golden Flashes for the 2025-26 academic year, chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group of students is at various places in their Kent State University academic careers and will share their experiences throughout the year as they take part in our distinctive programs, research and global experiences. Here, we catch up with senior physical education and sport performance major Julia Michalak between student-teaching classes during her final semester at Kent State. In a brief Q&A-styl...
The spotlight shone on Kent State University's nationally ranked School of Fashion Friday night as the Awards Night Annual Fashion Show and School of Fashion Marketplace took the runway in Crawford Hall.The public event — the marquee night of the school's weeklong Fashion Week celebration — drew an audience of fashion enthusiasts, industry professionals and proud supporters for an evening that culminated with the school's annual student awards ceremony.The show featured 173 looks by 48 student designers, chosen by a panel of industry critics and jurors. Collections spanned an impressive range ...
Federica De Ascentiis
This course helped me to develop the ability to analyze complex project challenges, identify root causes, and develop innovative solutions. The course also improved my skills in identifying, assessing, and managing project risks, developing contingency plans, and implementing mitigation strategies to minimize potential impacts on project outcomes.
Fifty-six years after four students were killed and nine were wounded on the campus of Kent State University, a historian from outside the university brought a rarely heard perspective to one of the most consequential days in American history – May 4, 1970.David Strittmatter, Ph.D., associate professor of history at Ohio Northern University, delivered the fifth annual Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture on May 1 in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. His talk, titled "The Guardsmen Speak: Tragedy and Memory 56 Years Later," drew on his Kent State Guardsmen Oral History Project, the most comprehensive c...
Michelle Dietz
I really enjoyed and appreciated the conversations related to generational differences. I feel as though I've walked away from this course with a new lens through which to view my coworkers and others I encounter. This was a really great course!
Edward Sikes
Very concise and to the point at honing skills needed by any manager with employees reporting.
Fallon Pulley
This program was wonderful in helping me continue to build the muscle of my staff!
Kent State University at East Liverpool announces that Yvonne Trotter, Ph.D., is the recipient of this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award and Larry Froehlich, Ph.D., is receiving the 2026 Friend of Kent State University at East Liverpool Award. They were recognized at the recent campus awards banquet. Also at the event, the East Liverpool Masonic Temple received the Community Partner Award, recognizing its support of Kent State East Liverpool students and community outreach. The Lifetime Achievement Award recognizes Kent State graduates for their professional accomplishments and commu...