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It all started wi
The Kent State University Museum celebrated the opening of "Ohioans in Space: The Carl E. Walz Spacesuit from the Kent State University Museum" with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus on May 19, bringing together leaders from across the state's cultural, scientific and civic communities to honor Ohio's legacy in aviation and space exploration.The special installation, which will remain on view through Nov. 3, features the spacesuit worn aboard the International Space Station by NASA astronaut Carl E. Walz, a Kent State graduate who earned his Bachelor of Science in Ph...
Major milestones
1929 – College of Education established
1929 – University School moved from Merril Hall to W.A. Cuff Building (now Franklin Hall)
1935 – Graduate School started, Kent State became a university and first Masters degrees in Education established.
1961 – Enrolled first doctoral students in College of Education
1966 – White Hall opened
Famous Flashes
- Tom Batiuk (Teaching certificate)
- Antonio Gates (Sports Admin)
- James Harrison (General Studies)
- Lou Holtz (Master of Arts in Education)
- Chrissie Hynde (Fine Arts)
- Thurman Munson (General Education)
- Nick Saban (Sports Administration)
- Mark L. Savickas (Career Counseling)
Porthouse 2026 Company
Terri J. Kent*^ - The Roe Green Musical Theatre and Porthouse Artistic Director/Director, Season
Tony Hardin - Executive Producer/Scenic Designer, “Lerner & Loewe’s Brigadoon” and “Side Show”
Karl Erdmann - Associate Artistic Director; Production Manager
Rebecca Balogh Gates - Managing Director
Jennifer Crabtree - Director of Communications and Marketing
Jason Gates - Scene Shop Supervisor/Associate Production Manager
Madi Getz - Marketing and Communications Specialist
Flashy Facts
- 1966 White Hall’s construction cost $2.6 Million and was funded by a 1 cent tax on packs of cigarettes (equivalent of 5.2 billion cigarettes).
- 1958-1959 KSU hosted the International Teacher Development Program (by Gerald H. Read and others).
- 1943-1944 an emergency 2-year program for elementary education was approved (severe shortage of teachers during WWII).