University News
Roe Green Visiting Director Series Continues to Thrive
The Roe Green series continues to prosper in 2019, bringing in actor, writer and director Ron West, ‘82, who has directed multiple pieces for The Second City in Chicago, appeared on Whose Line is it, Anyway? and worked on several other shows and projects.
Flash Forward
Presidential Perspectives
From the Gridiron to Graduation: Julian Edelman Completes Passes and Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Degree
A helmet and pads were replaced by a cap and gown for New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman as he finished a journey he started in 2005, joining 5,300 new Â鶹¾«Ñ¡graduates at the One University Commencement held at Dix Stadium.
FedEx Pledges to Build New Aeronautics Academic Center at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Through Philanthropic Support
FedEx Corp. has pledged $5 million, in addition to $1.5 million already given, in support of an aeronautics academic center that will be located at the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Airport. The new 17,800-square-foot building will be named the FedEx Aeronautics Academic Center.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡to Celebrate Its Newest Graduates at Commencement Ceremonies on May 10 and 11
The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ alumni family will grow by 5,300 new graduates as the university holds its spring commencement ceremonies.
National Foundation Funds Grant to Preserve Audio And Audiovisual Recordings Contained in the University’s May 4 Collection
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Libraries’ May 4, 1970 Collection has been selected by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) to benefit from a $30,561 award through the Recordings at Risk grant program, generously funded by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡to Gather for 49th Annual May 4 Commemoration, Host Renowned Journalist Bob Woodward
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ will hold the 49th commemoration of the historic events of May 4, 1970, where protesting students, observers and soldiers gathered on that fateful day when the Ohio National Guard shot and killed four students and wounded nine others on the Kent Campus.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Trustees Appoint Todd Diacon, Ph.D., as University’s 13th President
The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Board of Trustees has appointed Todd Diacon, Ph.D., Kent State’s executive vice president and provost, as its next university president at a special Board meeting held Monday, April 29.