Division of Student Life
Open Forums: Hear About the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡of Wellness and Share Your Ideas for a Culture of Health on Campus
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s Strategic Roadmap includes a university-level initiative, the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡of Wellness, to create and support a culture of health and well-being across the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡system. The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡of Wellness team has identified eight health priorities for the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡community of …
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Holds National Depression Screening Day on Oct. 6
The 22nd annual National Depression Screening Day at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ will be held Thursday, Oct. 6, at several Â鶹¾«Ñ¡campuses. The event is open to all students, faculty and staff, as well as the larger community. Kent Campus: Thursday, Oct. 6, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Second Floor Mez…
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Students Form New Autism Student Organization
Group created by students with autism spectrum disorder to highlight diversity, not disability Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: Â鶹¾«Ñ¡has a new student organization on campus th…
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Students Form New Autism Student Organization
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ is once again starting a new fall semester with an abundance of enthusiastic students, but one thing is strikingly different: Â鶹¾«Ñ¡has a new student organization on campus that joins the few of its type in the nation. Autism Connections Kent has been created by students w…
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡to Host Parents and Families Weekend
Join Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ as it hosts this year’s Parents and Families Weekend, which will take place Friday and Saturday, Sept. 16 and 17. Share the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡experience as you spend time connecting with your student, interacting with faculty and staff, and experiencing what makes being a Golden …
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Introduces First Gluten-Free Dining Hall on a College Campus
University to hold Sept. 7 event to celebrate achievement At the start of the 2016 academic year, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ becomes the first university in the country to feature an entirely gluten-free dining hall on campus. Â鶹¾«Ñ¡restructured Prentice Café after administrators noticed that the…
Black Squirrel Festival Features Music, Food and Freebies
A Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ tradition for 35 years, the annual Black Squirrel Festival will take place Friday, Sept. 9, from 12-5 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 st…
Welcome Back Week Events
The Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are welcoming back the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ community in a big way. To kick off the academic year, students, faculty and staff are invited to enjoy a week packed full of food, giveaways and some Â鶹¾«Ñ¡pride! …
Kent State’s Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university’s annual back-to-school celebration that occurs the day before fall classes begin. Blastoff will take place on Sunday, Aug. 28, from 6-9:30 p.m. on the Student Green and Manchester Field on the Kent Campus…
Movers and Groovers Helped New Students Move Into Residence Halls on Campus
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ faculty, staff and students volunteered to help incoming freshmen move into the university’s residence halls at the beginning of each school year.This year, freshman move-in day was Thursday, Aug. 25, from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m.Last year, the Movers and Groovers program garnered…
