Events
Growing Research at Kent State Is Focus of Fall 2015 Bowman Breakfast
The fall 2015 Bowman Breakfast will take place at Kent State University in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 7. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m. The featured speaker is Paul DiCorleto, Ph.D., vice president for research and…
Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute to Celebrate “50 Years of Innovation”
The Glenn H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute® and the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University will host a 50th anniversary celebration of the institute on Friday, Sept. 25, starting at 10 a.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva on the Kent Campus. The event will kick off a yearlong celebra…
Mandatory Orientation for All International School of Communication Studies Students
The School of Communication Studies will host an orientation for international students (including graduate students) on Friday, Sept. 18 at 3 p.m. in Room 146 of Taylor Hall. The main purpose of the meeting is to introduce students to faculty, staff and one another. All students are welcome to atte…
Black Squirrel Festival Features Music, Food and Freebies
A Kent State University tradition for 34 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 11, from noon-6 p.m. on the Student Green and Risman Plaza. The Black Squirrel Festival, which is hosted by Kent Student Center Programming, attracts more than 3,000 students, faculty and…
Kent State Wins 45-13
The Kent State University football team rolled to a 45-13 win over Delaware State University in its 2015 home opener on Saturday, Sept. 12, but one of the points scored by the Golden Flashes was a bit more special than the rest. With 4:18 to play before halftime, fifth-year senior April Goss kicked…
Kent State to Host International Conference on the Humanities
Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences will host a four-day international conference on the humanities at the Kent State Hotel and Conference Center at 215 S. Depeyster St. in downtown Kent, Ohio. The conference, “Why the Humanities: Answers from the Cognitive and Neurosciences,” will…
Kent State’s Liquid Crystal Institute Hosts Chirality Symposium June 4-5
Kent State University’s Liquid Crystal Institute® will host a symposium called “Chirality at the Nanoscale” on June 4-5 in the Kent Student Center on the Kent Campus. “This event features internationally renowned scientists presenting cutting-edge research on one of the key central to…
Porthouse Theatre’s 2015 Season Will Offer Sizzling Summer of Broadway Hits
47th season features productions of “A Little Night Music,” “Violet” and “Hairspray” Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center, will celebrate its 47th season with productions of “A Little Night Music,” “Violet” and “Hairspray.…
Kent State’s Jewish Studies Program Turns 40, Pays Tribute to Longest-Serving Director
Kent State University’s Jewish Studies Program will host a gala, “Memories, Milestones, Momentum,” in honor of its 40th anniversary on May 17 at the Kent State Hotel and Conference Center located at 215 Depeyster St. in downtown Kent. The celebration features a tribute to the program’s longest-serv…
Grand Opening of Kent State’s Aeronautics and Technology Building Planned for April 24
Kent State University will host a grand opening for the Aeronautics and Technology Building on Friday, April 24, from 2-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The event will celebrate the opening of the 55,000-square-foot building and the move of the College of Applied Engineering, Sus…
