News Archive
How does the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡community find out what events are happening on campus? Where do you go to find your weekend plans? "Where On the Web?" is an ongoing series that introduces possibly unfamiliar pages and features on the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ website that students, faculty and staff should know about. One informative section of the website is the Events Calendar which can be used by anyone and features events from all eight Â鶹¾«Ñ¡campuses.
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Turmoil from recent wars and tragedies causes millions to be displaced from their homes every year. This year is no exception with the intensifying conflict in Ukraine, forcing millions of refugees to find safety elsewhere. Not only do these refugees need shelter, but they also need education and the opportunity to have new life experiences in different countries.
As the director of the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡Columbus Program in State Issues, Wendy Patton sets students up for valuable experience and future success in public policy. A 35-year career in state and local government – including 15 years with Policy Matters Ohio – prepared Patton to teach about public policy and state government in Ohio. She’s looking forward to helping students find career interests that can make a difference on the local, state and federal level. Learn more about Patton’s experience that led her to this role as she answers these 10 questions.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Haley Dees of Lisbon, Ohio, to the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Board of Trustees as an undergraduate student trustee. Dees’ two-year term runs through May 16, 2024.
The Reinberger Children’s Library Center at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ has become the new home of the Scott O’Dell Award for Historical Fiction, assuming the role formerly held by the Center for Children’s Books at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Established in 1982, the annual award of $5,000 goes to an author of an historical fiction novel for children published in the previous year and set in South, Central or North America.
In advance of Monday’s observance of the Juneteenth federal holiday, we asked members of the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ community to reflect on the federal holiday and share their thoughts on what they hope it means for the university.
The will hold on Saturday, June 25 at 7 p.m. at Severance Music Center.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ administrators are good stewards with university money based in part on a strong financial profile and solid managers, according to two new credit ratings.
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed Christian Palich of Plain City, Ohio, to the Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Board of Trustees. Palich will serve through May 16, 2031. Palich earned his bachelor’s degree in political science in 2009 from Kent State.
They have gone above and beyond to keep Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ moving forward during the pandemic, and now they are being honored for their dedication and hard work. Â鶹¾«Ñ¡President Todd Diacon recently notified nine faculty members and 14 staff members that they have received special awards for their work and service.
George L. Jenkins, a 1963 graduate of Â鶹¾«Ñ¡, and his wife, Gina, of Scottsdale, Arizona, have pledged $1 million to create the Gina and George Jenkins Student-Athlete Scholarship Fund that will support student-athletes in any varsity athletics program or team sponsored by Kent State’s Department of Intercollegiate Athletics.
The designation recognizes schools that show a major commitment to students and families connected to our nation’s military.
Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ has the distinction of being the only Ohio public or private college or university that ranks among the top 500 companies nationwide in Forbes’ recently released list of America’s Best Employers for Diversity 2022.
The Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ Board of Trustees approved the establishment and registration of a Community Benefit Company in Rwanda, Africa, during the Board’s regular quarterly meeting held May 25. Â鶹¾«Ñ¡has realized an immediate need to establish a private limited company, designated as a not-for-profit Community Benefit Company, that can serve as a strategic starting point for engaging in the African continent’s expanding higher education market.
When recent Undergraduate Student Government (USG) President Chazzlyn Jackson started her journey at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ in 2018, she had planned to major in fashion until a mentor with Kupita/Transiciones (K/T) cultural orientation program helped her tap into her leadership abilities and passion for social justice issues. The advice played a pivotal role for Jackson, who stepped into leadership roles and anti-racism advocacy and has not looked back.
During Kent State’s spring 2022 commencement on May 14, Jameson Payne will earn his bachelor’s degree in integrative studies with concentrations in physics and political science. Benjamin Wales-McGrath will graduate with a bachelor’s degree in cellular and molecular biology at the age of 18.
After a 21-year absence, Chagrin Falls resident James Reinart will be crossing the stage at Â鶹¾«Ñ¡â€™s spring commencement ceremonies on May 14, 2022, to become a Golden Flash alumnus.
When she receives her doctorate degree in cellular biology on May 14, Amber Rose Titus will enter an exclusive group: She will become one of just seven Â鶹¾«Ñ¡ graduates to earn her doctorate at the age of 25 or younger.
Daffodil Hill became a part of the May 4 Memorial that brought both sides together, but groundskeepers struggle to keep it thriving now.
