When Tracy Laux, ’82, ’90, retired from Kent State in May 2025 after a 35-year career, he wanted to find a way to remain involved and continue supporting students. For Laux that connection had nothing to do with academics. Instead, he decided to take charge with a personal care items drive benefiting the CARES Center. As Faculty Senate emeritus and the emeritus representative of the KSU Retirees Association to the Kent State Faculty Senate, Laux organized the drive that brought faculty, administrators and retirees together to collect 200 personal care items for students in need. The donat...

Kent State Student Media has been selected as a featured fund for Giving Tuesday, creating exciting opportunities for alumni and supporters to make an impact on the next generation of journalists and media professionals.Donor support helps Student Media students gain hands-on experience beyond the newsroom, including attending conferences, connecting with industry professionals and developing the skills they need to launch their careers. While student fees and advertising revenue support salaries, professional staff and daily operations, philanthropic gifts help make additional learning opport...

Kent State University is responsible for the stewardship of university resources and is committed to the highest standards of fiscal responsibility. The reporting line provides a formalized mechanism to communicate concerns related to fraud and fiscal abuse.Employees are encouraged to discuss concerns with a supervisor, department head or another appropriate university official. If this is not a viable option or if you believe your concerns have not been addressed after reporting fiscal fraud or abuse, reports may be communicated through the reporting line provided by an independent company, a...

More than 80 Kent Stater alumni RSVP’d to celebrate a milestone a century in the making: 100 years of student journalism. At Kent State’s Homecoming 2026 parade, alumni served as grand marshals, rode on two floats and walked alongside fellow alumni to celebrate the newspaper that connects generations of student journalists. A special thank-you goes to Kent State’s Division of Philanthropy and Alumni Engagement for helping bring the Stater’s history to life at the Homecoming tailgate. Attendees could explore that legacy through a timeline mural spanning the newspaper’s 100 years, a word se...

Kent State University's College of the Arts announces the four winners of the ArtsLAUNCH! 2026 Grant Competition, presented in partnership with the John S. and Marlene J. Brinzo Center for Entrepreneurship. The winners were recognized Oct. 14 during the college's Art Without Limits event.Established in 2021, ArtsLAUNCH! supports undergraduate and graduate students pursuing new creative work and entrepreneurial ventures that contribute to the arts economy. Students submitted proposals in two categories: New Art, recognizing creative work demonstrating originality and artistic intent, and New Ar...

This Giving Tuesday, the Kent State University College of Nursing invites alumni, friends and supporters to make a lasting difference in the lives of future nurses by supporting the Nursing Simulation Fund. With a generous matching gift commitment from the College of Nursing Dean's Advisory Board, your generosity can go twice as far in preparing the next generation of healthcare professionals. Giving Tuesday, a global celebration of generosity and philanthropy, will take place on Tuesday, December 1, 2026. At Kent State, this annual tradition extends beyond a single day, bringing together...

Kent State University College of Nursing celebrated an important milestone in sophomore nursing students’ education with its inaugural Clinical Pledge Ceremony, which replaces the college’s former White Coat Ceremony. The event marks the beginning of a new chapter as students transition from the classroom to clinical settings, where they begin applying their knowledge and skills to patient care. Held at Kent State’s Kent Campus, the ceremony brought together nursing students, faculty and college leadership. Family members and friends were invited to watch the ceremony via livestream.&nbsp...

KENT, Ohio – Kent State University has been awarded a four-year Garrett Lee Smith (GLS) Campus Suicide Prevention Grant through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to strengthen mental health promotion, suicide prevention and substance use support services across its eight campuses.Led by the Center for Public Policy and Health in partnership with Kent State of Well-being, the GLS grant will expand behavioral health screenings, prevention programming, training opportunities and referral systems designed to connect students with support and resources.“We ...