Contemporary Christian artist Jeremy Camp is bringing his Deeper Waters tour to the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas on Wednesday, October 30 at 7:30 p.m.Between 2002 and 2023, Jeremy Camp has released twelve albums, five of them RIAA- certified as Gold. He has sold over 6 million albums, over 2 Billion streams and with 44 #1 singles across all formats. His music has earned him numerous awards and nominations across the Christian and secular music industries, including five GMA Dove Awards, Grammy nomination, three American Music Award nominations, and four ASC...

 Congratulations to Dr. Shannon Ciesla who is one of five finalists selected for the 2024 Outstanding Teaching Awards for Non-tenure Track and Part-time Faculty at Kent State University! This prestigious award is sponsored by the Kent State University Teaching Council. ...

Maggie Anderson, the founding director of Kent State University’s Wick Poetry Center, was the first to offer words of verse to begin the three-day celebration of the center’s 40th anniversary.Reading from her poem, “Beyond Even This,” Anderson reflected on when she arrived at Kent State, in 1989 to begin teaching creative writing.  “Who would have thought the afterlife would look so much like Ohio?” she read, garnering a loud chuckle from the audience.Anderson was joined by more than 40 authors who have won acclaim from the nationally renowned poetry center and returned for the anniversar...

Pamela Brigger, a senior majoring in Environmental Studies, is making significant strides in her research through the Summer Undergraduate Research Program (SURE), with mentorship from David Kaplan, PhD, Professor in the Department of Geography and sponsorship by The Environmental Science and Design Research Institute (ESDRI). Brigger’s project focuses on the environmental impacts of Ohio’s rapidly expanding cannabis and hemp industry, particularly concerning waste management. “There will be an effect on the environment with any agricultural industry located on farmland or urbanized commu...

This academic year, the university will be preparing for a comprehensive on-site evaluation to reaffirm our accredited status with the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). This accreditation site visit will be conducted by a team of experienced reviewers, occurs every ten years and will take place April 14-15, 2025. Throughout the coming semester, more information will be shared about the schedule, activities and additional ways to be involved. For more information and updates, check out the 2025 Accreditation Reaffirmation website.About AccreditationAccreditation is a behind-the-scenes process t...