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Recent Headlines
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Kent State’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Receives National Sustainability Award
Kent State University is a lead partner in a collaborative effort to address population decline and large-scale urban vacancy in Cleveland. The initiative Re-imagining a More Sustainable Cleveland has been selected to receive the American Planning Association’s (APA) 2012 National Planning Excellence Award for Innovation in Best Practices for Sustaining Places, the profession’s highest honor, at its April conference.
- Posted Feb. 8, 2012 -
Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance Program Audition Deadline Approaches
Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance will be holding auditions for admission to the dance major and minor programs on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in dance studio D-123 of the university’s Music and Speech Building. Pre-registration is required by Feb. 10.
- Posted Feb. 7, 2012 -
Kent State’s African Community Theatre Holds Auditions for Spring 2012 Production
The African Community Theatre at Kent State University will be holding auditions and seeking volunteers for its Spring 2012 production of Marlin T. Tazewell’s “Ain’t Nothing But a Thang.”
- Posted Feb. 7, 2012 -
Valentine’s Day Program at Kent State to Discuss the Connection between Love and the Jewish Bible, Feb. 14
Kent State University’s Jewish Studies Program continues its Lunch and Learn series this Valentine’s Day with an event titled “Love and Temptation in The Song of Songs.” Doron M. Kalir, Esq., adjunct professor at Siegal College of Judaic Studies in Cleveland, will present on Tuesday, Feb. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Kent Student Center, Room 310 A&B.
- Posted Feb. 6, 2012
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Kent State’s Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative Receives National Sustainability Award
Kent State University is a lead partner in a collaborative effort to address population decline and large-scale urban vacancy in Cleveland. The initiative Re-imagining a More Sustainable Cleveland has been selected to receive the American Planning Association’s (APA) 2012 National Planning Excellence Award for Innovation in Best Practices for Sustaining Places, the profession’s highest honor, at its April conference.
- Posted Feb. 8, 2012 -
Kent State’s School of Theatre and Dance Program Audition Deadline Approaches
Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance will be holding auditions for admission to the dance major and minor programs on Saturday, Feb. 18, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. in dance studio D-123 of the university’s Music and Speech Building. Pre-registration is required by Feb. 10.
- Posted Feb. 7, 2012 -
Kent State’s African Community Theatre Holds Auditions for Spring 2012 Production
The African Community Theatre at Kent State University will be holding auditions and seeking volunteers for its Spring 2012 production of Marlin T. Tazewell’s “Ain’t Nothing But a Thang.”
- Posted Feb. 7, 2012 -
Valentine’s Day Program at Kent State to Discuss the Connection between Love and the Jewish Bible, Feb. 14
Kent State University’s Jewish Studies Program continues its Lunch and Learn series this Valentine’s Day with an event titled “Love and Temptation in The Song of Songs.” Doron M. Kalir, Esq., adjunct professor at Siegal College of Judaic Studies in Cleveland, will present on Tuesday, Feb. 14, from noon to 1 p.m. in the Kent Student Center, Room 310 A&B.
- Posted Feb. 6, 2012 -
Kent State to Host STEM Project Fair on Feb. 11
Science, technology, engineering and math – commonly referred to as STEM fields – will be in spotlight when Kent State University hosts the Hudson STEM Project Fair on Saturday, Feb. 11, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
- Posted Feb. 3, 2012 -
Middle East Expert to Discuss the Arab and Muslim American Experience
Princeton University professor and author Amaney Jamal has directed a number of major studies focused on understanding the Arab and Muslim American experience. The public will have the opportunity to hear and engage with Jamal at two Northeast Ohio appearances in early February, sponsored by Kent State University and the Northeast Ohio Consortium for Middle East Studies (NOCMES).
- Posted Feb. 2, 2012 -
Support National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day at Kent State, Feb. 7
National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is Tuesday, Feb. 7, and Kent State University is hosting several opportunities for the community.
- Posted Feb. 1, 2012 -
Kent State Science Discovery Ranked Number 3 Physics Story for 2011 by Discover Magazine
Kent State University researchers are part of a team of international scientists who discovered antihelium-4, the most massive antinucleus known to date. Discover magazine recently compiled a list of the top 100 science stories for 2011, and it ranked the antihelium-4 discovery as the number 3 story under physics and math, and as the number 20 story under all areas of science.
- Posted Jan. 31, 2012 -
Kent State Fashion Student Wins Prestigious $30,000 Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship Award
Kent State University fashion merchandising senior Kate Ruque of Mentor, Ohio, has won a $30,000 Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship Award from the YMA Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF). Ruque received the award during the YMA FSF Geoffrey Beene National Scholarship Awards Gala, celebrating the organization’s 75th anniversary, on Jan. 10, at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel ballroom in New York.
- Posted Jan. 31, 2012 -
Said Sewell Joins Kent State as University’s New Dean of Undergraduate Studies
Kent State University has named Dr. Said Sewell as its new dean of Undergraduate Studies. Sewell joins Kent State from Fort Valley State University in Fort Valley, Ga., where he has served as executive director of the Academic Success Center and associate professor of political science since December 2009.
- Posted Jan. 27, 2012 -
Kent State STEMM Scholars Recognized at Ohio Board of Regents Showcase Event
Kent State University students and graduates were among the more than 500 Choose Ohio First scholarship recipients that were recognized for their achievements at the STEMM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics and Medicine) Scholars Showcase hosted by the Ohio Board of Regents on Jan. 23 in Columbus, Ohio.
- Posted Jan. 26, 2012 -
Kent State’s 2012 Spirit of Women in Business Conference Set for March 7
Kent State University presents its second Spirit of Women in Business Conference with the theme “The Empowered Woman.” The conference takes place on March 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Kent Student Center.
- Posted Jan. 23, 2012 -
Kent State Professor Seeks Memories of Downtown Kent Restaurant as it Celebrates 75 Years
A book celebrating 75 years of locally-owned, downtown Kent restaurant and pub Ray’s Place will share the stories of its employees and customers over the years.
- Posted Jan. 19, 2012 -
A Thriller of a Discovery: Fossil Hermit Crab Named after Michael Jackson
A Kent State University researcher was part of an international team of paleontologists that recently made a significant discovery in northern Spain. The group discovered a new family, genus and species of fossil hermit crab – one that lived 100 million years ago.
- Posted Jan. 18, 2012 -
Kent State Geauga Dean to Receive University’s 2012 Diversity Trailblazer Award
Dr. David Mohan, dean of Kent State University at Geauga, has been awarded the university’s 2012 Diversity Trailblazer Award. Kent State’s Diversity Trailblazer Award is a universitywide award that recognizes faculty, staff or departmental group for their significant contributions to enhance diversity and inclusive excellence at Kent State.
- Posted Jan. 18, 2012 -
Kent State’s Jewish Studies Program Lunch and Learn Series Continues, Jan. 24
The Jewish Studies Program at Kent State University continues its Lunch and Learn series, where various topics will be discussed, beginning on Tuesday, Jan. 24.
- Posted Jan. 17, 2012 -
Distinguished Professor Named Director of School of Communication Studies at Kent State
The School of Communication Studies at Kent State University welcomes Paul Haridakis, Ph.D., as its seventh director, as the school celebrates its 80th anniversary of providing communication education and scholarly work to the professional and academic community.
- Posted Jan. 17, 2012 -
Advisory: Kent Campus Phone Outage on Jan. 14
Due to external service provider maintenance, the Kent Campus phone system will be down Saturday morning, Jan. 14, from 2 – 4 a.m.
- Posted Jan. 13, 2012 -
National Teacher of the Year to Speak at Kent State, Jan. 24
Michelle Shearer, who was recognized by President Barack Obama as the 2011 National Teacher of the Year, will present a Gerald H. Read Distinguished Lecture at Kent State University on Tuesday, Jan. 24, at 4:30 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva.
- Posted Jan. 13, 2012 -
Kent State Marks 10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration
Dr. Marc Lamont Hill, activist, social critic and one of the nation’s most notable African-American leaders, will be the keynote speaker at Kent State University’s 10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Kent Student Center. The theme for this year’s event is “Empowering the Individual, Strengthening the Community,” and the celebration is free and open to the public.
- Posted Jan. 11, 2012
