Workshops
Wednesday, April 12, 2023
11 a.m. | KSC KIVA
Join us for the Spring 2023 ASPIRE Entrepreneurial Workshop Series featuring Mario J. Gabelli, Chairman and CEO of GAMCO Investors, Inc. (NYSE: GBL). The event will feature a moderated discussion between Gabelli and radio personality Thomas Kelly with an introduction by Ambassador Edward F. Crawford. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required.
About Mario J. Gabelli
Mario J. Gabelli is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of GAMCO Investors, Inc. and LICT Corp. He is Executive Chairman of Associated Capital Group, Inc. Mr. Gabelli is a member of the Board of Overseers of Columbia University Graduate School of Business and the Board of Trustees of Roger Williams University and he is a Trustee Associate of Boston College. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Foreign Policy Association, American-Italian Cancer Foundation and the Foundation for Italian Art & Culture. He is a Trustee of the Winston Churchill Foundation of the United States and the E. L. Wiegand Foundation. Mr. Gabelli is a summa cum laude graduate of Fordham University and holds an MBA degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Business, and an Honorary Doctorate Degree from Roger Williams University and Fordham University.
School of Peace and Conflict Studies, Kent State University (KSU), and the Read Center for International and Intercultural Education (KSU): Zoom Event for International Day of Peace, 21st Sept (12-1.15pm): Race, Colonialism, and the Bomb
On the International Day of Peace, September 21st, 2022, speakers Shampa Biswas and Vincent J. Intondi will deliver talks on "Race, Colonialism, and the Bomb," where they explore the intersections between race, colonialism, and nuclear weapons. Join us from 12pm - 1:15pm by following this link.
Shampa Biswas is a Judge and Mrs. Timothy A. Paul is the Chair of Political Science and Professor of Politics at Whitman College, as well as an international relations theorist specializing in post-colonial theory and nuclear politics. She is the author of Nuclear Desire: Power and the Postcolonial Nuclear Order(University of Minnesota Press, 2014).
Vincent J. Intondi is a Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Race, Justice, and Civic Engagement at Montgomery College. From 2009-2017, Intondi was Director of Research for American University's Nuclear Studies Institute in Washington, DC. He is the author of African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement (Stanford University Press, 2015).
This event is jointly sponsored by the School of Peace and Conflict Studies and the Read Center for International and Intercultural Education.
On the International Day of Peace, September 21st, 2022, speakers Shampa Biswas and Vincent J. Intondi will deliver talks on "Race, Colonialism, and the Bomb," where they explore the intersections between race, colonialism, and nuclear weapons. Join us from 12pm - 1:15pm by following this link: https://tinyurl.com/peaceday2022
Shampa Biswas is Judge and Mrs. Timothy A. Paul Chair of Political Science and Professor of Politics at Whitman College, as well as an international relations theorist specializing in post-colonial theory and nuclear politics. She is the author of Nuclear Desire: Power and the Postcolonial Nuclear Order(University of Minnesota Press, 2014).
Vincent J. Intondi is a Professor of History and Director of the Institute for Race, Justice, and Civic Engagement at Montgomery College. From 2009-2017, Intondi was Director of Research for American University's Nuclear Studies Institute in Washington, DC. He is the author of African Americans Against the Bomb: Nuclear Weapons, Colonialism, and the Black Freedom Movement (Stanford University Press, 2015).
This event is jointly sponsored by the School of Peace and Conflict Studies and the Read Center for International and Intercultural Education.
Join Us for Homecoming!
The KSU History Department invites you back to campus Friday, Sept. 30, at 9:30 a.m. for a special Homecoming event entitled, "Race, Religion and Rights: Reflections on a Post-Roe World." The recent Supreme Court decision nullifying the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion has changed the social and political landscape, and the history department has organized a symposium to provide informed discussion on this topic, with an eye toward understanding some of the complicated histories that led to this moment.
What: Alumni Symposium: Reflections on a Post-Roe World
When: Friday, Sept. 30
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Where: Governance Chambers
3rd Floor Kent Student Center
1075 Risman Drive, Kent, OH 44240
RSVP by Wednesday, Sept. 28.
Topics Covered:
"Parallel Tracks: Bad History and the Backlash to CRT and Reproductive Rights"
Dr. Elizabeth Smith-Pryor, Kent State University
"The Myth of Colorblind Christians: Evangelicals and White Supremacy During the Civil Rights Era"
Dr. Jesse Curtis, Valparaiso University
"Ohio Women Take the Streets: The Women's Temperance Crusade, 1873-74"
Dr. Elaine Frantz, Kent State University
Join Us for Homecoming!
The KSU History Department invites you back to campus Friday, Sept. 30, at 9:30 a.m. for a special Homecoming event entitled, "Race, Religion and Rights: Reflections on a Post-Roe World." The recent Supreme Court decision nullifying the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling on abortion has changed the social and political landscape, and the history department has organized a symposium to provide informed discussion on this topic, with an eye toward understanding some of the complicated histories that led to this moment.
What: Alumni Symposium: Reflections on a Post-Roe World
When: Friday, Sept. 30
9:30 - 11:30 a.m.
Where: Governance Chambers
3rd Floor Kent Student Center
1075 Risman Drive, Kent, OH 44240
RSVP by Wednesday, Sept. 28.
Topics Covered:
"Parallel Tracks: Bad History and the Backlash to CRT and Reproductive Rights"
Dr. Elizabeth Smith-Pryor, Kent State University
"The Myth of Colorblind Christians: Evangelicals and White Supremacy During the Civil Rights Era"
Dr. Jesse Curtis, Valparaiso University
"Ohio Women Take the Streets: The Women's Temperance Crusade, 1873-74"
Dr. Elaine Frantz, Kent State University
EnviroKents is a student club focused on the environment and sustainability living. Contact Dr. Chris Post at cpost2@kent.edu with questions.
Unsolved Mysteries in Ohio
James Renner, ’00, is an American author and investigative journalist known for his work in the true crime genre.
Renner will discuss the history of his work on Oct. 27, the 33rd anniversary of the abduction/murder of Amy Mihaljevic and the case that started it all for him.
We’ll also gain insight on the launch of Renner’s nonprofit, The Porchlight Project, which is an organization that provides funding for forensic genealogy testing and support for the families of the victims.
An alumni reception for in-person guests will immediately follow his lecture. Can’t make it in person? The lecture will also be live streamed.
When: Thursday, Oct. 27, at 7 p.m.
Where: Kent State University Library Harrick Garden Room
1125 Risman Dr., Kent, OH 44242
Kent State Library’s Fall Exhibition
In-person attendees can also view a true crime exhibit by the department of Special Collections and Archives in the library’s Marovitz Gallery. "A Full and True Account? Four Sensationalized Trials in Great Britain and America" features materials from the Borowitz Crime Collection. The materials in this exhibition focus on four sensationalized trials and will include popular literature of the day such as broadsides, crime pamphlets and other materials from the 19th and 20th centuries.
RSVP by Monday, Oct. 24.
Don't miss this favorite annual event! The Lake County Alumni Chapter invites you to join them for a pasta dinner and auction Wednesday, Oct. 19. All event proceeds will support the Lake County Scholarship Fund, which provides much-needed funding to high achieving Kent State students in the county.
Tickets are $15 each, paid at the door only. Tickets include dinner and five blue bid tickets. Additional auction tickets can be purchased. Cash, check and Venmo payments will be accepted.
The RSVP deadline for this event has passed.
Kent State would like to pay tribute to all who served, and are serving, our nation in its armed forces. Please join us on Thursday, Nov. 10 for our Veterans Day Commemoration and appreciation luncheon, beginning at 11 a.m.
The special commemoration, being held outside of the Kent Student Center, will also be livestreamed here for those unable to join us in-person. The luncheon will happen indoors immediately following the commemoration.
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