Attention Flashes 101 instructors! The Learning, Engagement and Belonging unit is excited to offer new in-classroom opportunities for Flashes 101 courses this fall. All courses are 45 minutes in length, perfect for adding to your Flashes 101 course schedule. Offerings include Belonging 101, Crafting a Community Agreement, Discovering our Values, and more. To schedule a session for your course, email Shaunte Rouse at srouse2@kent.edu.Flashes 101 Belonging Boost Offerings Belonging 101 for Flashes 101: Wondering where to start your learning journey on understanding belonging? This introduct...
Kent State University is pleased to announce the launch of the newly redesigned Probationary Evaluations within the PageUp Performance platform.Designed to support employees and supervisors during the critical first months of employment, the new evaluations shift the focus beyond simply assessing performance. They are intended to help determine a new employee's success, identify opportunities for growth, and foster meaningful conversations throughout the probationary period (typically the first 60–120 days of employment).A key enhancement to the new process is the integration of Kent State's s...
The Kent State University Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry will welcome new students to its annual COSMIC (Careers, Opportunities, Scholarships for Majors, & Information for Chemists) Kickoff on Thursday, Aug. 20 from 10:00 a.m. to 12:35 p.m., as part of KSU Kickoff. Designed primarily for incoming chemistry and biochemistry majors, the event is open to all Kent State students, regardless of major or class standing, who are interested in learning more about the department, its academic programs and the many opportunities available to undergraduate students.The morning begins w...
Kent State University Assistant Professor Dr. Diana Gonçalves Schmidt has received a National Science Foundation (NSF) CAREER award, one of the agency’s most prestigious honors for early-career faculty. The five year award recognizes researchers who demonstrate exceptional potential to advance both scientific discovery and education while serving as leaders in their fields. When Gonçalves Schmidt learned that her proposal had been funded, she was thrilled. “I could not believe it and started jumping up and down with excitement!” she said.The CAREER Award represents an important mile...
The Division of People, Culture and Belonging is pleased to announce that beginning August 2026, we will transition to a new vendor for milestone* service anniversary gifts for unclassified staff. Kent State will begin utilizing Club Colors through our longstanding partnership with Barnes & Noble. This decision was informed by employee feedback and will provide a cost savings to the university while still giving employees a high quality gift selection. What’s Changing A new selection of gifts curated for Kent State employees.For many items, employees may now opt to have the item ...
Beginning July 1, 2026, Kent State University is partnering with Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED Health Care LLC) to operate DeWeese Health Center, our Kent Campus on-campus health center. This strategic partnership is designed to strengthen our Kent State healthcare infrastructure and ensure that our entire campus community has continued access to high-quality, patient-centered care.InvitationAll faculty and staff members are welcome to continue using the on-campus health center for medical care. The health center remains a convenient, fully accessible resource right here on campus ...
For nineteen Kent State students, the 2025–2026 academic year was more than a series of classes, assignments, and exams. It was an opportunity to tackle real-world challenges, collaborate across disciplines, and turn ideas into action through the John and Fonda Elliot Design Innovation Student Fellows Program.Throughout the year, nineteen DI Fellows representing disciplines ranging from architecture and engineering to fashion design, visual communication design, business, biology, and computer science worked in interdisciplinary teams to address complex community, environmental, and societal c...
Kent, Ohio, is officially the #1 college town in Ohio.MoneyLion, the personal finance and digital banking platform, released its list of the 20 Best College Towns in America in 2026 — and Kent made the cut, ranking No. 8 nationally. The rankings evaluated cities across a range of livability factors, including the percentage of residents aged 20 to 24, average monthly rent and expenses, median household income, and annual cost of living. Of the more than 400 cities studied, only 20 made the final list.Kent was the only Ohio city to appear on the national list — making it the state's top college...
A tree house with a welcome sign etched in Braille. A candy shop with a ramp for accessibility. A windmill-powered hospital. A ‘hovercraft’ combination car and boat. A hotel that houses a rooftop heliport.These were not the inventions of world-renowned architects, ingenious engineers or overzealous city planners, but just some of the clever creations of local students who developed prototype inventions connecting their very own ‘Smart City’ during the Future Innovators Summit, presented by Kent State University.The event was held recently at The Vivian von Gruenigen, MD, STEM Center of Excelle...
The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation recently made a $1.75 million gift to support students and programs at Kent State University’s College of Public Health. This gift will provide funding for the college’s community health and outreach programs, such as the Mobile Flashes program that launched in 2024 to deliver health services, screenings and education to underserved and rural communities in Northeast Ohio in collaboration with various community partners.“The Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation trustees are pleased to support the Mobile Flashes public health purposes, wh...
