Workshops

Choose Ohio First Welcome Reception

Join faculty and staff at this welcome reception for student recipients of the Choose Ohio First Scholarship. Light refreshments and food will be provided along with program information! https://www.kent.edu/chooseohio1st

Kicking off Fall 2022 with the College of Public Health!

Join the College of Public Health to meet your academic advisors, faculty, and Public Health Career Ambassadors. College representatives will be available to help students prepare for a successful start to their semester! Pizza and Grab and Go refreshments provided.

College of Public Health - Ice Cream Social

Join College of Public Health students, faculty, and staff to celebrate the start of the semester with game and prizes!

Arts and Sciences - Ice Cream with the Dean

Calling all Arts and Sciences' students! Join Dean Mandy Munro-Stasiuk and other college staff for a KSU Kickoff welcome event. All A&S students will receive a free t-shirt and Handel's ice cream.

Rain Location: Bowman Hall - 1st Floor

College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) Welcome Event

You are invited to the College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) Welcome Event. Join us to meet your classmates and administrators, find resources, ask questions, and win prizes!

Arts and Sciences & American Sign Language Living Learning Programs (LLP) Kickoff!

All members of the Arts and Sciences and American Sign Language (ASL) Living Learning Programs (LLP) are invited to attend our kickoff event! Come for prizes, snacks, meeting others, and fun games! 

College of Communication and Information Ice Cream Social

The College of Communication and Information (CCI) is holding an Ice Cream Social event for all new CCI students, including CCI Commons Living Learning Program (LLP) students!

Exploratory Learning Community Meet & Greet

Join the Exploratory Learning Community for a fun ice cream social where you will meet other members in the community and meet the Exploratory mentors & staff!

Information Technology Welcome Tents

Visit the Information Technology Welcome Tents to get help with your tech and chat about all the services IT offers to help you be successful at Kent State! Visit our Technology Guidebook at https://techguide.kent.edu

Class of 2026 Group Photo | Required

Class of 2026! Follow your Student Success Leaders (SSLs) from Convocation in the Memorial Athletic Convocation Center (MACC) to the Centennial Court Green for your class photo! This event occurs annually and is required for all first-year students.

Choose Ohio First Welcome Reception

Join faculty and staff at this welcome reception for student recipients of the Choose Ohio First Scholarship. Light refreshments and food will be provided along with program information! https://www.kent.edu/chooseohio1st

Kicking off Fall 2022 with the College of Public Health!

Join the College of Public Health to meet your academic advisors, faculty, and Public Health Career Ambassadors. College representatives will be available to help students prepare for a successful start to their semester! Pizza and Grab and Go refreshments provided.

College of Public Health - Ice Cream Social

Join College of Public Health students, faculty, and staff to celebrate the start of the semester with game and prizes!

Arts and Sciences - Ice Cream with the Dean

Calling all Arts and Sciences' students! Join Dean Mandy Munro-Stasiuk and other college staff for a KSU Kickoff welcome event. All A&S students will receive a free t-shirt and Handel's ice cream.

Rain Location: Bowman Hall - 1st Floor

College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) Welcome Event

You are invited to the College of Education, Health and Human Services (EHHS) Welcome Event. Join us to meet your classmates and administrators, find resources, ask questions, and win prizes!

Arts and Sciences & American Sign Language Living Learning Programs (LLP) Kickoff!

All members of the Arts and Sciences and American Sign Language (ASL) Living Learning Programs (LLP) are invited to attend our kickoff event! Come for prizes, snacks, meeting others, and fun games! 

College of Communication and Information Ice Cream Social

The College of Communication and Information (CCI) is holding an Ice Cream Social event for all new CCI students, including CCI Commons Living Learning Program (LLP) students!

Exploratory Learning Community Meet & Greet

Join the Exploratory Learning Community for a fun ice cream social where you will meet other members in the community and meet the Exploratory mentors & staff!

Information Technology Welcome Tents

Visit the Information Technology Welcome Tents to get help with your tech and chat about all the services IT offers to help you be successful at Kent State! Visit our Technology Guidebook at https://techguide.kent.edu

Class of 2026 Group Photo | Required

Class of 2026! Follow your Student Success Leaders (SSLs) from Convocation in the Memorial Athletic Convocation Center (MACC) to the Centennial Court Green for your class photo! This event occurs annually and is required for all 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.

Colorful textile tapestry depicting the Madonna
Exhibition: John Paul Morabito: Madonna dei Femminellə
Mar. 21, 2025

The Kent State University Museum is pleased to announce its spring exhibition, “John Paul Morabito: Madonna dei Femminellə”, a solo exhibition by the head of the textiles program at Kent State University’s School of Art.

Field of Dreams Exhibit
Apr. 21, 2025

Visit the CAED to see Laure Nolte's exhibit "Field of Dreams" on display from April 21 - August 21 in the Armstrong Gallery.

Alan Canfora
ECHOES OF IMPACT: PRESENTING THE ALAN CANFORA COLLECTION - EXHIBIT
May. 02, 2025

Alan Canfora was one of nine students wounded on May 4, 1970, when the Ohio National Guard opened fire on Kent State students during an anti-war protest on campus. Explore Canfora’s incredible collection of materials documenting his lifelong commitment to activism, advocacy and remembrance of those wounded and killed on May 4, 1970, including the large part he played in the May 4 Task Force (M4TF).
Curated by Savannah Gould, Special Collections Project Archivist, April 2025

https://www.library.kent.edu/events/day/2025-04-24/echoes-impact-presenting-ala…
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
Juneteenth - Offices Closed
Jun. 19, 2025

In observance of Juneteenth, Kent State offices will be closed. For complete closure information, as well as other observed holidays, visit www.kent.edu/people-and-culture/holiday-calendar.

Learn more.
Juneteenth Observed - Campus Closed
Jun. 19, 2025

Kent State University observes Juneteenth on Thursday, June 19, 2025. All campus offices and buildings at Kent State Stark are closed.

Juneteenth Observed - Campus Closed
Jun. 19, 2025

Kent State University observes Juneteenth on Thursday, June 19, 2025. All campus offices and buildings at Kent State Salem and Kent State East Liverpool are closed.

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Porthouse Theatre Presents: "Fiddler on the Roof"
Jun. 19, 2025

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, “Fiddler on the Roof’s” universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

“Fiddler on The Roof” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Learn More About "Fiddler on the Roof"
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Porthouse Theatre Presents: "Fiddler on the Roof"
Jun. 20, 2025

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, “Fiddler on the Roof’s” universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

“Fiddler on The Roof” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Learn More About "Fiddler on the Roof"
Cuyahoga River Kayak Trip
Jun. 21, 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
Fiddler on the Roof Logo
Porthouse Theatre Presents: "Fiddler on the Roof"
Jun. 21, 2025

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, “Fiddler on the Roof’s” universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

“Fiddler on The Roof” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Learn More About "Fiddler on the Roof"
Cuyahoga River Kayak Trip
Jun. 21, 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
Fiddler on the Roof Logo
Porthouse Theatre Presents: "Fiddler on the Roof"
Jun. 21, 2025

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, “Fiddler on the Roof’s” universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

“Fiddler on The Roof” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Learn More About "Fiddler on the Roof"
Cuyahoga River Kayak Trip
Jun. 22, 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
Fiddler on the Roof Logo
Porthouse Theatre Presents: "Fiddler on the Roof"
Jun. 22, 2025

Set in the little village of Anatevka, the story centers on Tevye, a poor milkman, and his five daughters. With the help of a colorful and tight-knit Jewish community, Tevye tries to protect his daughters and instill them with traditional values in the face of changing social mores and the growing anti-Semitism of Czarist Russia. Rich in historical and ethnic detail, “Fiddler on the Roof’s” universal theme of tradition cuts across barriers of race, class, nationality and religion, leaving audiences crying tears of laughter, joy and sadness.

“Fiddler on The Roof” is presented through special arrangement with Music Theatre International (MTI). All authorized performance materials are also supplied by MTI. www.mtishows.com

Learn More About "Fiddler on the Roof"
High school students, transfer students and parents walk through campus during a 2024 Summer Preview KSU event.
Summer Sessions: Second 7-Week Begins
Jun. 23, 2025
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First Step: First-Year Advising & Registration Program
Jun. 24, 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
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