University News
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Honors Seven Alumni With 2019 Alumni Awards
The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Alumni Association is proud to announce its 2019 Alumni Award recipients. Recipients are chosen based on their exceptional contributions in their chosen profession, in their communities and at Kent State.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Unveils World-Class FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s new FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center provides a world-class training ground to help aviation students and future pilots soar to even greater achievements.
Kent State’s New President Todd Diacon to Serve as 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal
Last year, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.
President Diacon Says He Will Use Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Experience To Succeed
President Diacon says he plans to bring his prior experience to his new role and vision as president, he recently told Crain’s Cleveland Business.
Kent State’s New President Todd Diacon to Serve as 2019 Homecoming Grand Marshal
Last year, Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ celebrated 100 years of Homecoming. This year, the university starts the next century of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Homecoming celebrations with a new president leading the institution.
May 4 Books Give First-Year Students Unique Common Experience
Kent State’s Common Reading Experience is an opportunity for first-year students to read university-selected books and share a common experience with their peers. The goal is for freshmen to gain an understanding of the university’s values and to build and maintain relationships that foster success with faculty, administration and staff.
Two Northeast Ohio Esports Trailblazers, Cavs Legion Gaming Club and Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Esports, Join Together for Unique New Partnership
Cavs Legion Gaming Club (GC), the NBA 2K League affiliate of the Cleveland Cavaliers, has teamed up with Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Esports in a unique new partnership designed to help grow and strengthen the local gaming community in Northeast Ohio, as well as promote the university’s newly launched collegiate esports program.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡President Diacon Discusses His Priorities in Office
Diacon expressed his desire to increase enrollment, keep Â鶹¾«Ñ¡affordable, continue a strong relationship with the city of Kent, honor the legacy of May 4 and advance the university’s Gateway Master Plan for redeveloping the front of campus.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Ashtabula Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Moving to State of Ohio’s First Hybrid Model
Targeted at widening students’ educational opportunities in preparing them for a career in occupational therapy, the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ at Ashtabula Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) Technology program recently announced the creation of a hybrid model, combining online learning with more convenient on-campus laboratory sessions.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Holds Summer Commencement Ceremonies on Aug. 17
The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ alumni network will again grow its ranks this summer as more than a thousand Golden Flashes get their degrees. Â鶹¾«Ñ¡will hold its Summer 2019 Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Saturday, Aug. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation (MAC) Center.