Late Kent State University President Michael Schwartz on campus posing with students

CSU’s fifth president and Kent State’s ninth president passed away on Jan. 2 at 86 years old Cleveland State University and Kent State University will co-host a celebration of life for Dr. Michael Schwartz on Thursday, Feb. 8, at 3 p.m. in the Glasscock Family Foundation Ballroom (third floor of CSU’s Student Center). The public is invited to attend, and doors will open at 2:30 p.m. Those who wish to pay their respects but cannot attend in person are invited to view the event via livestream. Watch the livestream. Dr. Schwartz attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign for...

Kent State University’s School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) is pleased to organize the second SPCS webinar as follows:   Civic Power, Local Democracy, and Peaceful Change: The Promise of Transformative Action in Urban Community Development  Presenter: Ashley Nickels, Associate Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies  January 15, 2024 (Monday), 3:00-3:45 pm, EST; Webinar description & RSVP  Please feel free to sign up and/or share this announcement with those who may be interested.    Recording of the first webinar, December 14,...

New Crawford Hall

From the Division of Information Technology’s Story Team Stepping onto the campus of Kent State University as an international student, I felt a thrill course through me. Discovering the news about the upcoming business building, Crawford Hall, for the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, only amplified that excitement. Crawford Hall will house enhanced technology and emphasize collaborative spaces, promising to be the perfect toolkit for honing my business skills and, hopefully, launching me into a successful entrepreneurial future. Bryan Molnar, Lead Aud...

Local elementary school students cheer on the Golden Flashes on School Field Trip Day

On Dec. 19, more than 1,500 young students from local elementary schools came to watch the Golden Flashes women's basketball team play the Lake Erie Storm at Kent State's Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center.  The young Golden Flash fans were in attendance for School Field Trip Day presented by Ohio's 529 College Advantage. Flash the Mascot was very popular with the grade schoolers, who also got to see the the Golden Flashes outscore the Lake Erie Storm 84-20.  Photos by Bob Christy, senior photograpy coordinator, University Communication and Mark...

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