University News
Thanking Our Essential Workers
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡President Todd Diacon and others express their appreciation for the hard-working employees who have pulled together to keep our campuses operating throughout the pandemic.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Celebrates Promotions and Tenure of 135 Faculty Members
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ is marking the promotions and tenure of 135 faculty members during the 2019-2020 academic year.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Honors Employees Who Have Reached 20-Year Milestone
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ has inducted 53 employees into its 20-Year Club Service Awards Program for 2020.
Ashley White-Stumpf's Sacrifice Featured in National Museum of the U.S. Army
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡alumna 1st Lt. Ashley White-Stump is featured along with other American heroes in the new National Museum of the United States Army, which just recently opened in Virginia.
Kent State’s Virtual Fall Commencement
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡will recognize the accomplishments of its Fall Class of 2020 graduates with a virtual commencement recognition ceremony. Students, faculty, staff, parents and friends are invited to tune into the virtual ceremony on Saturday, Dec. 19, at 11 a.m.
Upholding Martin Luther King Jr.’s Legacy for Change: Call for MLK Programming
In preparation for honoring the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Kent State’s Martin Luther King Jr. Planning Committee is requesting that university divisions, departments and student organizations submit programming, activities and events (scheduled Jan. 25-Jan. 31, 2021) to the MLK Events Calendar by Friday, Dec. 4, 2020.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Recognized Again for Sustainability Efforts
Through multiple organizations and collaborations on and off campus, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ ended 2019 as a more sustainable campus. Those who contributed to sustainable efforts worked hard to reduce the university’s carbon footprint leading to the university being honored as a finalist for the 2020 Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE) Campus Sustainability Achievement Award along with the 2019 Keep Ohio Beautiful award for Colleges and Universities.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ and City of Kent Co-sponsor COVID-19 Testing
As part of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s ongoing strategy to help stop the spread of COVID-19, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡has partnered with the city of Kent to bring the Ohio Department of Health’s Pandemic Testing Team to campus from 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15 for an open testing event
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Waives Application Fees for the Month of November
In an effort to ensure student access and success, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ is waiving application fees for those who apply to the university in the month of November.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Named One of the Nation’s Most LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities by Campus Pride
Campus Pride has released its 2020 Best of the Best LGBTQ-Friendly Colleges and Universities list, and for the first time in school history, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ has landed on the distinctive list as one of 40 institutions recognized over six U.S. regions.