Workshops

Provost's Leadership Academy Social

Fall 2020 and 2021 Provost's Leadership Academic members are invited to enjoy a selection of hors d'oeurves and desserts while socializing with Provost Tankersley and other members of the Kent State community. Have fun connecting with your PLA Mentor and past and current members! This event is required for all new 2021 PLA members.

Hypnotist Michael C. Anthony

Prepare to have your mind blown! Hypnotist Michael C. Anthony uses student volunteers from the audience to give an outstanding fun-filled performance! Who knows, you could be selected to be hypnotized. Please arrive early as this event fills up quickly!

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Aeronautics and Engineering (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

Click here to find your location

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Architecture and Environmental Design (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

To find your location: [ coming soon ]

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of The Arts (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

Click here to find your location

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Arts and Sciences (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

Click here to find your location

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Business Administration (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

To find your location: [ coming soon ]

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Communication and Information (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

To find your location: [ coming soon ]

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Education, Health and Human Services (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

Click here to find your location

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Nursing (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

To find your location: [ coming soon ]

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

Provost's Leadership Academy Social

Fall 2020 and 2021 Provost's Leadership Academic members are invited to enjoy a selection of hors d'oeurves and desserts while socializing with Provost Tankersley and other members of the Kent State community. Have fun connecting with your PLA Mentor and past and current members! This event is required for all new 2021 PLA members.

Hypnotist Michael C. Anthony

Prepare to have your mind blown! Hypnotist Michael C. Anthony uses student volunteers from the audience to give an outstanding fun-filled performance! Who knows, you could be selected to be hypnotized. Please arrive early as this event fills up quickly!

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Aeronautics and Engineering (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

Click here to find your location

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Architecture and Environmental Design (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

To find your location: [ coming soon ]

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of The Arts (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

Click here to find your location

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Arts and Sciences (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

Click here to find your location

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Business Administration (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

To find your location: [ coming soon ]

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Communication and Information (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

To find your location: [ coming soon ]

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Education, Health and Human Services (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

Click here to find your location

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

First FYE Class Meeting + Common Conversations - College of Nursing (Required)

Meet your classmates and get connected with a Student Success Leader. during this session you will participate in your Common Conversations shared experience. More information can be found at www.kent.edu/commonconversations

To find your location: [ coming soon ]

If your FYE class is remote, this experience will also be remote. This is required for all new first-year students.

Fashion Timeline

Fashion Timeline

Jun. 29, 2012

Palmer and Mull Galleries | Sara Hume, Curator
The “Fashion Timeline” showcases the Kent State University Museum’s world-class collection of historic fashions. Encompassing over two centuries of fashion history, this exhibition is designed to show the evolution of styles and silhouettes while contextualizing the pieces with relevant political, technological and cultural developments.

The Hepburn Style: Katharine and her Designers

Jun. 28, 2024

"The Hepburn Style: Katharine and her Designers" is now on display at the Kent State University Museum. Throughout the exhibition, you will see the elements of comfort, movement and proportion represented in Katharine Hepburn’s fashion choices and in the costumes she wore.

Exhibition Website

Exhibition: “Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson: Micro/Macro”

Jan. 24, 2025

The Kent State University Museum is pleased to announce its winter exhibition, “Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson: Micro/Macro,” a solo exhibition by Ohio-based artist, Hildur Ásgeirsdóttir Jónsson. Consistent with the museum’s mission to showcase exceptional textile art and to inspire the next generation of artists, the exhibition includes over 30 large-scale works by Kent State alumna Jónsson.

The exhibition is curated by Sara Hume, Ph.D. and will be open to the public from Friday, January 24 through August 3, 2025. A public opening reception and artist talk will be held on Thursday, January 23 at 5 p.m. at the museum.

This exhibition is sponsored by Ken Robinson. The Kent State University Museum receives operating support through a sustainability grant from the Ohio Arts Council.

Joe Lanzilotta, The BM Room, Oil on Canvas, 20” x24”, 2023.

"Riffing on the Human Condition" Exhibition

Jun. 13, 2025

Riffing on the Human Condition features artwork from the two Cleveland-based artists/designers and will be on display from June 13 – July 26, 2025, in the KSU Downtown Gallery, located at 141 East Main Street in Kent, Ohio. There will be a reception on June 13 from 5-7 p.m., which is free and open to the public.

Northeast Ohio artists Justin Will and Joe Lanzilotta’s graphic painting styles both employ bold colors and flattened shapes as their visual languages for coping with the contemporary human condition. Will’s work uses joy and humor as means of easing the burdens of existence, while Lanzilotta confronts it head-on, highlighting some of the absurd and strange truths about being a human alive in the world today.

This exhibit is free and open to the public and has been brought to you with support from the Ohio Arts Council.

Learn More About the Exhibit

Jul. 12, 2025

Join fellow Kent State alumni for a wild and wonderful day at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium, where you can come nose-to-nose with more than 8,000 animals from around the world. This family-friendly experience includes lunch in the zoo’s Garden Tent and a private animal encounter, as well as a $5 donation to the Kent State Biological Sciences Department.

Thank you for your support. This event is sold out.

Jul. 12, 2025

Join fellow Kent State alumni for a wild and wonderful day at the Pittsburgh Zoo and Aquarium.

Cuyahoga River Kayak Trip

Jul. 12, 2025

This trip will be held locally on the Cuyahoga River. We will meet at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center (or you can meet us at Kramer Fields-just let us know ahead of time!) From there, we will paddle to Brust Park in Munroe Falls. We will then take the shuttle back to the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. A staff member will be with you on the water for the entire trip. The trip is 4.0 miles long, is beginner friendly, and no prior experience is needed.
Location: Cuyahoga River in downtown Kent - meet at the SRWC
Cost: $30

Online Registation Link

Porthouse Theatre Presents: "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"

Jul. 12, 2025

With charm, wit and heart, “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs and vignettes, based on the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip, is guaranteed to please audiences of all ages!

“YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com

"You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"
July 4 – July 12, 2025
Based on The Comic Strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Director and Choreographer: Amy Fritsche
Music Director: Jonathan Swoboda

Learn More About "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"

Cuyahoga River Kayak Trip

Jul. 12, 2025

This trip will be held locally on the Cuyahoga River. We will meet at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center (or you can meet us at Kramer Fields-just let us know ahead of time!) From there, we will paddle to Brust Park in Munroe Falls. We will then take the shuttle back to the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. A staff member will be with you on the water for the entire trip. The trip is 4.0 miles long, is beginner friendly, and no prior experience is needed.
Location: Cuyahoga River in downtown Kent - meet at the SRWC
Cost: $30

Online Registation Link

Porthouse Theatre Presents: "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"

Jul. 12, 2025

With charm, wit and heart, “You’re A Good Man, Charlie Brown” explores life through the eyes of Charlie Brown and his friends in the Peanuts gang. This revue of songs and vignettes, based on the beloved Charles Schulz comic strip, is guaranteed to please audiences of all ages!

“YOU'RE A GOOD MAN, CHARLIE BROWN” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Tams-Witmark LLC. www.concordtheatricals.com

"You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"
July 4 – July 12, 2025
Based on The Comic Strip “Peanuts” by Charles M. Schulz
Book, Music and Lyrics by Clark Gesner
Additional Dialogue by Michael Mayer
Additional Music and Lyrics by Andrew Lippa

Director and Choreographer: Amy Fritsche
Music Director: Jonathan Swoboda

Learn More About "You're A Good Man, Charlie Brown"

Cuyahoga River Kayak Trip

Jul. 13, 2025

This trip will be held locally on the Cuyahoga River. We will meet at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center (or you can meet us at Kramer Fields-just let us know ahead of time!) From there, we will paddle to Brust Park in Munroe Falls. We will then take the shuttle back to the Student Recreation and Wellness Center. A staff member will be with you on the water for the entire trip. The trip is 4.0 miles long, is beginner friendly, and no prior experience is needed.
Location: Cuyahoga River in downtown Kent - meet at the SRWC
Cost: $30

Online Registation Link

First Step: First-Year Advising & Registration Program

Jul. 15, 2025

First Step is your next step to becoming a Golden Flash! First Step is Kent State Stark's first-year advising and registration program. Newly admitted students should check their email for instructions on how to register for First Step. Registration is required. See website for details.

First Step Website

First Step: First-Year Advising & Registration Program

Jul. 16, 2025

First Step is your next step to becoming a Golden Flash! First Step is Kent State Stark's first-year advising and registration program. Newly admitted students should check their email for instructions on how to register for First Step. Registration is required. See website for details.

First Step Website

Guest Speaker: Robb Colbrunn

Jul. 16, 2025

A smiling young man with light hair wearing a dark blue jacket.

Title: Dead Man Walking - Robotic Force Control: Applications from Medicine to Manufacturing

Virtual Respiratory Therapy Program Information Session

Jul. 16, 2025

For more information, please contact Theresa Hootman at 1-440-964-4252 or thootma1@kent.edu. Students, please use the link below to register.

Radiologic Technology Program Information Session

Jul. 16, 2025

Join us for an interactive session to learn more about the rewarding and in-demand field of radiologic technology and KSU's convenient options for our Associate of Applied Science degree in Radiologic Technology. This event is offered both virtually via Microsoft Teams, and in-person. Please use the link below to register.

Nikki Kukwa Memorial Aeronautics Camp

Jul. 16, 2025

Three images depicting kids engaged in various activities including sitting behind the controls of an airplane, conducting a pre-flight check, and using an augmented reality flight simulator.

Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Info Session

Jul. 16, 2025

Join us for an interactive session to learn more about the rewarding and in-demand field of occupational therapy and KSU's convenient options for our Associate of Applied Science degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant. This event is virtual via Microsoft Teams. Please use the link below to register.

Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Info Session

Jul. 16, 2025

Join us for an interactive session to learn more about the rewarding and in-demand field of occupational therapy and Kent State's convenient options for our Associate of Applied Science degree in Occupational Therapy Assistant. This event is virtual via Microsoft Teams.

Miami String Quartet posing together

Kent Blossom Music Festival Faculty Concert Series: Miami String Quartet with Jerry Wong, piano

Jul. 16, 2025

For over five decades, the Kent Blossom Music Festival (KBMF) has been training the next generation of classical music artists in Kent, Ohio. KBMF, a partnership between The Cleveland Orchestra and Kent State University, stands as one of the top summer training institutes in the United States. Faculty, guests and Young Artists perform twenty or more concerts per season at the Glauser School of Music, Blossom Music Center and surrounding communities.

Miami String Quartet and Jerry Wong will be performing as part of KBMF’s Faculty Concerts Series. The Faculty Concerts Series is a ticketed subscription series. All faculty concerts take place at Ludwig Recital Hall.