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Kent State Student Designers Earn National Honors in Two Prestigious Competitions Students in the Master of Fine Arts program in the School of Visual Communication Design (VCD) at Kent State University earned Student Notable Honoree status, placing them in the top six of all national entries, in the Core77 2013 Design Awards for their Healthcare Visuals Kibera project. This is the second award the team has earned this month, with Metropolis Magazine naming it runner-up in its Next Generation Design Competition.
- Posted Jun. 18, 2013
David Shifrin and Spencer Myer featured at Kent/Blossom Music Festival Faculty Concert Kulas Foundation Guest Artist, clarinetist David Shifrin, and pianist Spencer Myer will perform Saturday, June 29 at 7:30 p.m. in Ludwig Recital Hall as part of the Kent/Blossom Music Festival Faculty Concerts. A complimentary Meet-the-Artist reception will take place immediately following the concert in the Roe Green Center lobby.
- Posted Jun. 18, 2013
Kent State’s Kent Campus Expects Freshman Class With Highest-Ever Grade Point Average This Fall Incoming freshmen to Kent State University’s Kent Campus will bring impressive credentials this fall as their class boasts a 3.3 grade point average (GPA) with nearly 75 percent having at least a 3.0 GPA. It’s another sign of the continued commitment of high-achieving students to pursue and earn their degrees from Kent State.
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
$5 Million Gift Is Largest Made to the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State University Kent State University President Lester A. Lefton announced today a $5 million gift from John and Fonda Elliot through the family’s foundation which will create the “Elliot Studios for Design” at the new building planned for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Kent State. The gift also will fund endowments for The Elliot Program for Healthcare Design, The Elliot Scholars and The Elliot Professorship in Healthcare Design.
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Commission on Economic Inclusion Recognizes Kent State, Awards University With Commission 50 Designation Kent State University has been recognized as a member of the 2013 Commission 50 by the Commission of Economic Inclusion, a program of the Greater Cleveland Partnership.
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Kent State Wins Prestigious Gold SABRE Award for “Experience for Life” TV Campaign Kent State University earned a Gold SABRE Award for its “Experience for Life” television campaign at the Americas 2013 SABRE Awards that took place in New York City.
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Kent State Tuscarawas Marks Tolloty Technology Incubator Groundbreaking Kent State University at Tuscarawas and the Tuscarawas County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) celebrated a milestone on June 4 with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tolloty Technology Incubator, the gateway facility to the Tuscarawas Regional Technology Park.
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Kent State Fashion Design Majors to Show Collections in New York Fashion Week Two recent graduates from the Kent State University Fashion School will compete in the Supima Design Competition, a fashion design contest that culminates in a New York Fashion Week runway show at Lincoln Center with a $10,000 grand prize.
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Joseph Vitale Named Kent State’s New Interim Vice President for Human Resources
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Kent State Receives Funding to Support Student Retention and Improve Graduation Rates
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Reserve a Table for the 2013 Back-to-School Summer Blastoff
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Student Photographers and Instructors Take Top Honors at ONPA Contest
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Kent State, City Officials Accept Inaugural Award for Town-Gown Collaboration
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Kent State School of Art's Downtown Gallery Presents the National Collage Society’s Annual Postcard Collage Show
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Start Planning Your Homecoming Events
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
10th Annual AMETEK Tree City 5K for United Way of Portage County Scheduled for July 6
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Faculty/Staff Exercise Program - Summer Wellness Offering
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
Kent State’s CUDC Project Is Part of Chicago Cultural Center Exhibition Kent State's Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative will have its initiative featured at the Chicago Cultural Center.
- Posted Jun. 17, 2013
SLIS Honors Alum & Friends of the Year, plus Student Scholars & Recent Graduates The School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) at Kent State University honored 10 of its top alumni and dozens of outstanding students at events in Kent and Columbus this past spring. Click to read more.
- Posted Jun. 14, 2013
THIS WEEK @ KSU ASHTABULA Weekly Events for Kent State University at Ashtabula June 17 through June 21, 2013.
- Posted Jun. 14, 2013
Kent State: A Top Ohio University Discover how this top Ohio university can help you achieve your career goals. Make Kent State University your destination for higher education.
- Posted Jun. 14, 2013
Alumnus Creates Knowledge Management Nonprofit Organization After completing his master’s degree in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management, Edwin K. Morris, M.S. ’12, has devoted his time to creating a knowledge management (KM) nonprofit organization. Click to read more.
- Posted Jun. 13, 2013
User Experience Design Concentration Now Fully Online Beginning fall 2013, the user experience design concentration in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program will make the transition to a completely online format. IAKM is housed in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS).
- Posted Jun. 13, 2013
SLIS Student Heads to India on Fulbright Award Kent State University School of Library and Information Science (SLIS) student Cameron Crane has received a Fulbright Student Program Award and will be traveling to Baranas University in Varanasi, India, to create resources for professionals working with the deaf. Click to read more.
- Posted Jun. 13, 2013
Health Informatics Concentration Celebrates First Graduates In May 2013, Don Jason, became one of the first two students to graduate with a health informatics concentration in the Master of Science in Information Architecture and Knowledge Management (IAKM) program in the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS). At the same time, he received a Master of Library and Information Science (M.L.I.S.) degree. Click to read more.
- Posted Jun. 13, 2013
ImaginAerial to Perform The Curious Quest of Killian Cog What if there was a moment in your past that you wanted to change? What would you do to change it? How far would you go? These are the questions Killian Cog, a watchman, asks himself after he became so consumed by his work that he let love slip away from him. He is now determined to build a time traveling contraption to return to his past and change one pivotal moment - but he soon discovers time isn't a straight line, and nothing, even time travel, is ever as simple as it seems.

future, to an 80's rock concert to a pirate ship on the high seas, Killian travels the multiverse chasing his own tail. When he finally returns to his studio at the determined pivotal moment, nothing is exactly as it had been.

- Posted Jun. 13, 2013
JMC Professor Named National Honor Society Outstanding Advisor for 2013
Jeff Fruit, professor and former JMC director, has been named the 2013 chapter adviser of the year for Kappa Tau Alpha (KTA), the national college honor society for journalism and mass communications.

- Posted Jun. 13, 2013
Discovery Garden is sprouting roots on the Salem campus To everything there is a season and, now that summer is around the corner, it’s gardening time on the Kent State Salem campus.
- Posted Jun. 13, 2013
Kent State School of Art's Downtown Gallery Presents the National Collage Society's Annual Postcard Collage Show The Kent State University School of Art's Downtown Gallery presents the National Collage Society's Annual Postcard Collage Show from June 19 through July 20.
- Posted Jun. 12, 2013
TeleProductions Adds Two More to Its Telly Award Collection Is it an Oscar? Is it an Emmy? It’s a Telly Award. TeleProductions brings in two more to add to its collection during the 34th annual Telly Awards
- Posted Jun. 12, 2013
Photo-Illustration Program Earns Accreditation from National Association of Schools of Art and Design At its spring 2013 meeting, the Commission on Accreditation of the National Association of Schools of Art and Design (NASAD) granted Final Approval for Listing for the Bachelor of Sciences in Photo-Illustration degree program in the School of Visual Communication Design (VCD) at Kent State University.
- Posted Jun. 11, 2013
Journalism School at Kent State University Places in Top 10 of National Competition The School of Journalism and Mass Communication (JMC) at Kent State University finished in eighth place in the overall national championship of the Hearst Journalism Awards Program. JMC also earned seventh place rankings in both the photojournalism and multimedia categories. The school will receive medallions for each award.

- Posted Jun. 11, 2013
Porthouse Theatre Sets Sail for "South Pacific" June 13-29 Porthouse Theatre is located on the grounds of Blossom Music Center at 1145 W. Steels Corners Road. For more information and to purchase tickets call 330-672-3884.
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Kent State Hosts Global Adolescence Research Summer School Kent State University will host the annual 2013 European Society for Research on Adolescence (EARA)/Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Summer School from June 16-22. The summer school brings together established researchers, who are recognized for their expertise and teaching abilities, and doctoral students from around the globe for six intensive days of research training.
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Commission on Economic Inclusion Recognizes Kent State, Awards University With Commission 50 Designation Kent State University has been recognized as a member of the 2013 Commission 50 by the Commission of Economic Inclusion, a program of the Greater Cleveland Partnership. The Commission 50 designation recognizes the 50 organizations with the highest combined scores on board, senior management, workforce and supplier diversity on the commission’s most recent Employers Survey on Diversity.
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Kent State Recognizes 2013 20-Year Club Members Thirteen Kent State employees were honored recently at the 20-Year Club annual service awards dinner.
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Call for Proposals! 20th Annual Celebrating College Teaching Conference, Oct. 24-25
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Kent State Retains “Braggin’ Wheel” in RecylceMania Contest
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Kent State Retains “Braggin’ Wheel” in RecycleMania Contest
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Deadline for Distinguished Teaching Award Nominations is June 30
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Online Grant Writing Workshop Offered
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Kent State Men's Sports Capture Fifth Consecutive Reese Trophy
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
It’s that Time Again! Destination Kent State Advising and Registration is Right Around the Corner
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Flashes to Add 11 Wrestlers for 2013-2014 Season
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Kent State Makes Two New Appointments in the Office of the Provost
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Deadline for Outstanding Teaching Award Nominations is June 30
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center Opens June 14 The Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Kent will open June 14 with a launch event scheduled for Oct. 4.
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Kent State Hosts Global Adolescence Research Summer School Kent State University will host the annual 2013 European Society for Research on Adolescence (EARA)/Society for Research on Adolescence (SRA) Summer School from June 16-22.
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Kent State Geology Professor Wins Outstanding Research and Scholar Award Crabs, lobsters, crayfish and shrimp comprise the order of animals known as decapod crustaceans, groups underrepresented in the paleontological research world, but a Kent State University professor has helped shine a spotlight on understanding their evolution.
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
College of Podiatric Medicine Celebrates First Commencement Under Kent State University The Kent State University College of Podiatric Medicine, formerly the Ohio College of Podiatric Medicine, celebrated its first official Commencement as a college of Kent State University on May 16.
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Organizer of Kent State Commencement Ceremonies Plans Own Commencement Not too many people have the opportunity to organize their own university Commencement ceremony and participate in it as a graduating student, but Lashonda Taylor did just that at Kent State University.
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Ohio State University Joins Kent State University to Offer Free Summer Camp for Kids
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Miami String Quartet and Spencer Myer Open Kent/Blossom Music Festival Faculty Concerts
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Leading Artists to Visit Kent State University School of Art for Free Lectures
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Season Ticket Discounts and Perks Available for Faculty, Staff and Alumni Association
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Valuable Employee Discounts for Your Summer Fun and More
- Posted Jun. 10, 2013
Tolloty Technology Incubator Groundbreaking Kent State University at Tuscarawas and the Tuscarawas County Community Improvement Corporation (CIC) celebrated a milestone today, June 4, with the groundbreaking ceremony for the Tolloty Technology Incubator, the gateway facility to the Tuscarawas Regional Technology Park on Tech Park Drive in New Philadelphia. The CIC will manage the facility in partnership with Kent State Tuscarawas, which owns the facility.

- Posted Jun. 7, 2013
College for Kids 2013 Dinosaurs, Reptiles and Forensics are the highlight of youth programming at Kent State University at Tuscarawas this summer. The 23rd annual College for Kids program offers 32 fun and interesting youth enrichment classes for students who were in first through eighth grades during the 2012-13 school year. Session I is June 24-28 and Session II is July 22-26. Each five-day session offers courses from 10 a.m. to noon and 12:30 to 2:30 p.m.

- Posted Jun. 7, 2013
Kent State’s College of Business Administration Maintains Prestigious Dual AACSB Accreditation Kent State University’s College of Business Administration has maintained its business and accounting accreditations from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International).
- Posted Jun. 7, 2013
Kent State Lecturer to Study U.S. Retirees in Panama with Fulbright Grant
Panama is one of the top destinations for retiring U.S. baby boomers because of its climate, accessibility, cost of living and welcoming attitude. Kent State University lecturer Craig Zamary will travel to the Central American country this July to conduct research on ways U.S. companies can tap into the resources that these retirees represent.
- Posted Jun. 7, 2013
Spring 2013 President's & Dean's List Announced Kent State University at Stark is proud to recognize students on the Spring 2013 President's and Dean's List.
- Posted Jun. 7, 2013
Kent State Study: FirstEnergy MAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament Delivered $14.5 Million Economic Impact Each spring the Mid-American Conference (MAC) brings the feel of March Madness to downtown Cleveland and Quicken Loans Arena (The Q) with the FirstEnergy MAC Men’s and Women’s Basketball Tournament. As a result, the 2013 tournament brought an annual economic impact of $14.5 million for the city of Cleveland, based upon a study by Kent State University.
- Posted Jun. 6, 2013
"ALTON BROWN LIVE! THE EDIBLE INEVITABLE TOUR" Alton Brown, Iron Chef host and renowned television personality, is taking his brand of quirky humor and culinary science on the road with the "Alton Brown Live! The Edible Inevitable Tour." Brown will appear at the Performing Arts Center at Kent State Tuscarawas Feb. 9, 2014.

- Posted Jun. 5, 2013
Yearlong renovation to Classroom Building begins
- Posted Jun. 4, 2013
Kent State’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Project is Part of Chicago Cultural Center Exhibition Kent State University’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC) will have its “Pop Up City” initiative featured in the “Spontaneous Interventions: Design Actions for the Common Good” exhibition at the Chicago Cultural Center through Sept. 1.
- Posted Jun. 4, 2013
Business Classes Attend Small Business Administration Seminar
- Posted Jun. 3, 2013
Geauga Student Nurse Association Participate in Relay for Life
- Posted Jun. 3, 2013
Kent State’s Vice President for Diversity Honored With 2013 Ohio Glass Ceiling Award The National Diversity Council has named Kent State University’s vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion, Alfreda Brown, Ed.D., recipient of the 2013 Ohio Glass Ceiling Award. The award recognizes women who have overcome barriers to climb to the top in their professions and also have made it possible for others to follow in their footsteps.
- Posted May. 31, 2013
President’s and Dean’s Lists Announced for Kent State Columbiana County Campuses Kent State University at East Liverpool and Kent State University at Salem announced those students whose academic success earned them a place on the Spring 2013 President’s or Dean’s lists.
- Posted May. 31, 2013
Three Leading Artists to Visit Kent State University School of Art for Free Lectures in June Kent/Blossom Art will present three guest lectures in June as part of the 2013 Public Lecture Series.
- Posted May. 31, 2013
Senior Public Communication Major Recruits 130 Students for Bone Marrow Donor List Alan Rhea, senior public communication major with minors in political science and history spearheaded an on-campus campaign for Be The Match, a national marrow donor program that supports people with blood cancers such as leukemia and lymphoma, as part of the Communication and Influence course taught by James Ponder.
- Posted May. 31, 2013
Job Opportunity in the Mathematical Sciences Department Kent State University's Department of Mathematical Sciences invites applications for a non-tenure-track position in mathematics. The appointment is to begin August 18, 2013.
- Posted May. 31, 2013
Alternate Phone Number Available for Kent State Police Department Currently, the Kent State University Police Department’s administrative phone lines are not working. If you need to contact the department for other than emergency purposes, please call 330-677-0012.
- Posted May. 30, 2013
Kent State and Holden Arboretum Study the Effects of Urban Development on the Environment Kent State University and the Holden Arboretum will use a recently awarded National Science Foundation (NSF) grant to study the impact people have on vital organisms living in places where water and land meet in Northeast Ohio.
- Posted May. 30, 2013
Kent State Professors to Teach in China This Summer Eight professors from Kent State University will teach at Sichuan University in Chengdu, China, this summer as part of a partnership between both universities. The three-week intensive summer session, known as International Course Weeks, will run from June 30 to July 21, and is an opportunity for students at Sichuan University to gain international experience from seasoned professors.
- Posted May. 29, 2013
Kent State Salem Promotes Mental Health, Well-being Kent State University at Salem observed National Prevention Week by collaborating with area agencies and sharing information about the services available in Columbiana County for individuals struggling with mental, emotional and behavioral well-being.
- Posted May. 28, 2013
Admissions Open House Kent State Tuscarawas to Hold Kent State University at Tuscarawas will hold an Admissions Open House June 10 from 2 - 6 p.m. in the Science and Advanced Technology Center. During this open house and campus tour, prospective students of all ages can learn about the 28 bachelor's and associate degrees that can be completed at Kent State Tuscarawas.

- Posted May. 28, 2013
Summer Stock 36 to offer up children's fare this June
- Posted May. 28, 2013
Kent State Student Wins Top Award in National Flight Landing Competition Kent State University aeronautics student Ryan Weber, from Chardon, Ohio, won the top spot in the power-on landing competition at the National Intercollegiate Flying Association’ s Safety and Flight Evaluation Conference (SAFECON 2013) in Columbus, Ohio, on May 11.
- Posted May. 28, 2013
JMC Newsroom advisor named new assistant professor of journalism The School of Journalism and Mass Communication announces that Susan Kirkman Zake is the new assistant professor of journalism, focusing on multimedia. Her selection demonstrates JMC’s commitment to moving forward with a multimedia curriculum and remaining relevant with the industry and our students.
- Posted May. 28, 2013
Nadon sees sabbatical transform into published work
- Posted May. 27, 2013
Kent State University Will Be Closed Memorial Day Kent State University will be closed on Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. Normal operations will resume on Tuesday, May 28.
- Posted May. 24, 2013
Miami String Quartet and Spencer Myer Open Kent/Blossom Music Festival Faculty Concerts The Miami String Quartet and pianist Spencer Myer will open the Kent/Blossom Music Festival faculty concert series with a performance on Wednesday, June 26 at 7:30 p.m. at Kent State University. The concert will be held in Ludwig Recital Hall at the Music and Speech Center, located at 1325 Theatre Drive in Kent on the university’s campus.
- Posted May. 24, 2013
Road Closures on S. Lincoln through June The Kent State University Museum will remain open and accessible during road closures on South Lincoln Street.
- Posted May. 23, 2013
Master's Students Encourage Undergraduates at the Stark Campus to Consider Graduate School Graduate students from the School of Communication Studies on Kent’s campus shared their graduate school experience with communication studies undergraduate students at Kent State’s Stark campus in April. The event was recorded for a video series debuted on the Comm at Stark Facebook page.
- Posted May. 22, 2013
Spring 2013 President and Dean's lists revealed
- Posted May. 22, 2013
Prominent Painter James Siena to Give Free Lecture at Kent State on May 30 Kent/Blossom Art will present a free guest lecture from acclaimed abstract painter James Siena on Thursday, May 30, as part of Kent State’s College of the Arts Public Lecture Series. The lecture will take place at 6 p.m. in Room 202 of the Art Building on the Kent State campus. It is free and open to the public.

- Posted May. 22, 2013
Kent State Partners With Kauffman Foundation to Offer Ice House Entrepreneurship Program Kent State University announces a partnership with the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation to provide a unique learning experience focused on igniting entrepreneurship.
- Posted May. 21, 2013
Robert Sines Named Interim Dean of College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology Robert Sines has been named interim dean of Kent State University’s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology, effective immediately through June 30, 2015.

- Posted May. 21, 2013
Flash Dash Deemed Successful, Fun and Muddy! More than 225 people of all ages accepted the challenge and participated in the first-ever Flash Dash, a 5k obstacle race on the Kent Salem campus.
- Posted May. 21, 2013
Theatre's The Crucible Runs June 7-9 Kent State University at Stark Theatre is proud to present a special collaborative event, The Crucible, an opera adaptation of the play by Arthur Miller, with libretto by Bernard Stambler and music by Robert Ward.
- Posted May. 21, 2013
Students Volunteer at Angels for Animals Students from Professor Deborah Madsen’s speech course recently volunteered their time at Angels for Animals.
- Posted May. 20, 2013
Robert Sines Named Interim Dean of College of Applied Engineering
- Posted May. 20, 2013
Echoes & Reflections- Free Ohio Educator Workshop Mon June 10, 9:30am-4:00pm
- Posted May. 20, 2013