Events
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…
School of Communication Studies
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…
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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 Campus
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 Campus
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…
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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.…
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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…
Kent Campus
Kent State to Host the Fifth Annual Hablemos “Let’s Talk” Conference
Kent State University’s Latino Networking Caucus (LNC) and the Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA) will host the fifth annual Hablemos “Let’s Talk” conference on May 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. Hablemos is an annual spring event for the campus commun…
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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…
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Kent State Formally Installs Beverly Warren
Members of the Kent State University community were invited to attend the inauguration of Beverly Warren as the 12th president of the university on May 1 in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center on the Kent Campus. A reception followed in the Kent Student Center Ballroom. A week of activit…
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