Each year, Kent State University invites an exciting array of visiting artists to speak at the School of Art. In 2024, Kent Blossom Art Intensives welcomes eight visiting artists to participate in course workshops, exhibit their work and give free lectures to the community. All lectures are open to the public and take place at the Center for the Visual Arts in room 165, located at 325 Terrace Drive in Kent, Ohio. Lectures begin at 5 p.m. and the schedule of speakers is as follows:SCHEDULE:June 5Raul De Lara – Sculpture and Expanded MediaAbout Raul de LaraJune 6David Hicks – CeramicsAbout ...

Kent State University hopes to address the police officer shortage by expanding its police academy to Twinsburg, Ohio, this fall. Kent State’s Basic Peace Officer Training Academy, designated a STAR Academy by the Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission and the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, offers basic Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) training along with unique methods for pursuing a career as a police officer or corrections officer.“This is a great time to expand our training opportunities in Northeast Ohio,” said Jim Willock, director of the Kent State Police Academy. “Because o...

The Portager reports that EHHS graduate Angela Jameson, MLIS ’17, BSE ’14, Kent, Ohio, has been recognized with the OELMA/Follett School Solutions Outstanding School Librarian Award.The Ohio Educational Library Media Association presents the award to school library media specialists who design outstanding library programs in Ohio schools. Jameson has been instrumental in working with her district's technology department to integrate generative AI to local students. Last year, Jameson received OELMA's Technology Innovation Award. She will be honored at the association's fall conference in ...

Kent State Today followed a group of Golden Flashes for the 2023-24 academic year chronicling their efforts and successes during the fall and spring semesters. The group included students, faculty and administrators who are in different places on their Kent State journeys.Freshman year can be a little stressful, even for a faculty member.But Raiful Hasan, Ph.D., who just completed his first year as an assistant professor of computer science at Kent State University, is feeling content and excited for the next academic year.The year, he said, went by in a blur. In addition to learning the ...