The College of Education, Health and Human Services regretfully reports that on September 25, James M. Kauffman (1940-2024), the namesake of the Badar-Kauffman Conference (BKC), passed away in Afton, Virginia. He was 83.In 2016, Jim Kauffman and his wife Jeanmarie Badar made a donation to the special education program at Kent State to start an annual speaker series. The initial donation was a little over $10,000. Jim was a titan in the world of special education and special education research. A former faculty member at the University of Virginia, Jim was incredibly influential in the field of...

Congratulations to graduate student Kylie Gannon who received the “Best Student Poster” award at the International Association for veterinary Social Work conference!...

From the grand opening of Crawford Hall to the big parade, Homecoming 2024 had a little something for everyone!This year’s Homecoming theme is A Legacy of Leadership. The university recognizes two prestigious student organizations as its Homecoming Parade Grand Marshals: the Undergraduate Student Government, celebrating its 100th anniversary, and Kent Student Ambassadors, celebrating its 40th anniversary.If you couldn't make it, check out photos of all the fun....

As a child in Puerto Rico, Natalia Román Alicea, ’17, grew up watching coming-of-age stories on American television. She knew she wanted to continue her studies in the U.S., but she wasn’t sure how she would do it until her high school hosted a college fair called America’s Highways. She suddenly realized she could chart a path to her own American success story, and Kent State University would be her starting point. Navigating New BeginningsNatalia had a sister living in Ohio, so she applied and was admitted to both the University of Toledo and Kent State, but one person made all the diff...

 Every year, American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) members travel to the nation’s capital to meet with elected officials and staff to discuss legislative priorities that impact occupational therapy practice in the United States. This year, AOTA Hill Day events took place Sept. 30, when more than 350 participants from across the country attended to advocate on Capitol Hill and in the U. S. House and Senate offices. Six second-year students in the Occupational Therapy Assistant program at Kent State East Liverpool participated, accompanied by Kathy Swoboda, program director,...

Kent State University and the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship celebrated the grand opening of Crawford Hall on Sept. 27, attended by more than 700 guests, including university leadership, faculty, students, donors, alumni and dignitaries. The crowd gathered to formally dedicate the modern and visually stunning academic facility during the university’s Homecoming week. The dedication event included remarks from university leaders and Claire Crawford, granddaughter of Ambassador Edward F. Crawford, for whom the college and Crawford Hall are named.  “I ...

The Division of People, Culture and Belonging wants to inform you of a minor change related to the last pay period of the calendar year that will be implemented in December 2024. For several years, employees who were paid semi-monthly received their paychecks early, typically the day before the winter break shutdown. We are now implementing a new consistent semi-month pay practice, meaning that the final paycheck for the calendar year will be on December 31. That means that employees paid semi-monthly will no longer receive their last paychecks of the year early. This change will not affe...