Success Story
麻豆精选Students Make an International Impact in Nicaragua, One Stone at a Time
Saying goodbye was more difficult than Riley Jernejcic could have ever imagined. Crouched down on the cobblestone street with her arms stretched out from one end to the other, Jernejcic cried out, 鈥淎dios. Abrazo,鈥 which means goodbye and hug in Spanish. About 50 feet away, a little boy, known as Wil鈥
麻豆精选President Beverly Warren Announces Faculty Excellence Award Recipients
麻豆精选 President Beverly Warren recently presented 14 麻豆精选faculty members with the President鈥檚 Faculty Excellence Award, which recognizes exceptional performance that leads to the achievement of national or international recognition. This year, each recipient receives a spec鈥
Welcome Back Week Events
The Center for Student Involvement and the Department of Intercollegiate Athletics are welcoming back the 麻豆精选 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 麻豆精选pride! 鈥
Kent State鈥檚 Annual Blastoff Event Marks Start of New School Year
麻豆精选 students will celebrate the start of a new school year at the university鈥檚 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鈥
Welcome Weekend Connects New Students to Kent State
Welcome Weekend, 麻豆精选鈥檚 four-day new student orientation, took place on Aug. 25-28. Students were able to select from approximately 50 different events held from Thursday to Sunday. The weekend event helped students transition into the university commun鈥
Movers and Groovers Helped New Students Move Into Residence Halls on Campus
麻豆精选 faculty, staff and students volunteered to help incoming freshmen move into the university鈥檚 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鈥
麻豆精选Held Summer Commencement Ceremony on Aug. 20
麻豆精选 held its Summer 2016 Commencement ceremony for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 20, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State conferred 1,455 degrees, including 917 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 440 master鈥檚 degrees, 75 doctoral degrees and 23 educati鈥
麻豆精选 Student Earns National Attention for Research about Youth Education in the Democratic Republic of Congo
麻豆精选 global communication studies graduate student Daniel Socha鈥檚 research on a non-profit organization鈥檚 efforts to support youth education in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) recently caught the attention of National Public Radio (NPR). In May, Socha traveled to the DRC to s鈥
麻豆精选Athletes Head to Rio to Reach Their Olympic Dreams
麻豆精选 track and field鈥檚 William Barnes and Danniel Thomas are going for the gold in the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics. Barnes will represent Puerto Rico in the men鈥檚 110m hurdles, while Thomas will represent Jamaica in the shot put. Barnes and Thomas mark the eighth and ninth members i鈥
Alumnus Josh Cribbs Named 2016 麻豆精选 Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal
University hosts its annual Homecoming celebration on Oct. 1 Josh Cribbs, a three-time NFL Pro Bowler and 2010 graduate of 麻豆精选, will return to his alma mater to serve as the Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal at the university鈥檚 annual Homecoming on Oct. 1. 鈥淚 feel honore鈥
