With a second major hurricane aiming for the Gulf Coast, Kent State Today is resharing this story originally posted in 2022, showcasing the value and importance of Kent State University's insurance studies program in light of recent devastating weather events. As residents in Florida and other states affected by recent hurricanes work to get their immediate needs met and assess the damage to their homes and cars, they are also contacting their insurance agents to determine whether their policies cover their losses. Some of those agents may be Kent State graduates of the Ambassa...
We are thrilled to announce that Dr. Shannon Ciesla is a recipient of the University Teaching Council's Outstanding Teaching Award for 2024!!...
The CARES Center has provided basic need support to 1097 individual students from August 22 – May 5 and has connected students to over $141,000 in financial support. The Center has significantly grown its campus and community partnerships this academic year, which has resulted in more basic need support for students.
Kent State University’s Division of Research and Economic Development recently hosted its quarterly Town Hall and Kent State Today was in attendance as the division offered a bright prediction for the future of the university’s R1 status as a top research university. Doug Delahanty, Ph.D., vice president for research and economic development, said he expects Kent State will once again receive R1 status when rankings from the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education are released in early 2025.“We have met that R1 criteria for 2025,” he said.The criteria to renew R1 statu...
Only a first-year in a competitive program, Nathan Heid's ambitions, conceptualizations, and hard work caught the eyes of the jury at the state level, ultimately leading to him winning an Honorable Mention Award by the 2024 AIA Ohio Student Design Competition. With a true mechanical element stemming from an engineering background and hours spent meticulously prototyping, Heid’s project “Machine on the Horizon” paves a new path for first-years and students beyond to design with risk and brilliance.The AIA Ohio Student Design&...
