University Archived COVID-19 Emails

June

• Monday, June 29, 2020 at noon (Faculty, Staff & Students) - Talking Fall Classes and What to Expect – Join Us on Facebook Live
• Monday, June 29, 2020 10:00 a.m. (Faculty & Staff) - Approaching Phase 2 for Returning to Campuses
• Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 3:30 p.m. (Students) - You Have the (Immediate) Future of Kent State in Your Hands
• Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 6:55 p.m. (Students) - Course Schedule and Reopening Updates
• Monday, June 8, 2020 at 4:55 p.m. (Faculty & Staff) - Return to Campus Guidelines for Employees
• Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 10:45 a.m. (Staff) - Notice about Drinking Fountains
• Monday, June 1, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Initial Guidance for Return to Campuses

July

• Tuesday, July 28, 2020 (International Students) - Fall 2020 Enrollment Requirements for International Students
• Tuesday, July 28, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Flashes Safe Seven Weekly Video - Week 4 (Resent Oct. 13)
• Monday, July 27, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Approaching Phase 3 For Returning To Campuses
• Wednesday, July 22, 2020 at noon (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Talking Student Affairs And Student Support Services – Join Us On Facebook Live
• Tuesday, July 21, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Flashes Safe Seven Weekly Video - Week 3 (Resent Oct. 6)
• Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 7:50 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - An Update About Our International Students
• Tuesday, July 14, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Flashes Safe Seven Weekly Video - Week 2 (Resent Oct. 27)
• Friday, July 10 at 5:35 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - A Message to the Kent State Community Regarding Our International Students
• Tuesday, July 7, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Flashes Safe Seven Weekly Video - Week 1 (Resent Sept. 29)
• Tuesday, July 7, 2020 4:15 p.m. (Students) - Campus Life Updates

August

• Monday, Aug. 31, 2020 at 2:20 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Kent Campus Events of More Than 10 Must Be Held Virtually
• Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Faculty & Instructors) - Information About Experiential Learning Experiences
• Friday, Aug. 28, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students) - Information About Experiential Learning Experiences
• Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Welcome to Fall Semester 2020
• Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 at 7:50 p.m. (Students) - Face Coverings Required in Classrooms
• Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 at 2:45 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Expectations for Managing COVID-19 on Campus
• Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020 at 10:20 a.m. (Students) - Do You Have Your KSU Welcome Kit Yet? Here’s How To Get Yours.
• Monday, Aug. 24, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Respect, Kindness and Purpose in All We Do
• Friday, Aug. 21, 2020 at 3:05 p.m. (Students) - Keep Our Community Safe and Healthy
• Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Watch Kent State Experts Answer Questions About Face Coverings on Campus
• Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Final Flashes Safe Seven Video: Watch Flash Remind President Diacon to Always Wear a Face Covering (Resent Sept. 29)
• Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 at 8:50 p.m. (Faculty) - Fall 2020 Faculty Updates and Reminders
• Friday, Aug. 14, 2020 at 3:55 p.m. (Students) - Emergency funds available to support technology for students
• Wednesday, Aug. 12, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Watch Kent State Experts Answer Questions About COVID-19
• Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Flashes Safe Seven Weekly Video - Week 6 (Resent Oct. 20)
• Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 at 2 p.m. (Students and Faculty) - Faculty Panel Town Hall Meetings to Focus on Fall Learning Environments, Face-to-Face Instruction
• Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. (Regional Campus - Students) - We Are Ready for Your Arrival
• Monday, Aug. 10, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. (Kent Campus - Students) - We Are Ready for Your Arrival
• Saturday, Aug. 8, 2020 at 10:35 a.m. (Student-Athletes) - Update on Kent State University Fall Sports
• Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 at 3:34 p.m. (Faculty & Staff) - We're All in This Together
• Thursday, Aug. 6, 2020 at 10:10 a.m. (Students) - Things Will Be Different, but We’re All in This Together
• Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2020 at 4:50 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Important Information: Watch Return to Campus Video
• Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Flashes Safe Seven Weekly Video - Week 5 
• Monday, Aug. 3, 2020 at 11:12 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Important Information About Kent State's COVID Response

All Campuses

JANUARY

• Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2020 6:58 p.m. EST (Students, Faculty and Staff) - UHS: Virus Information and Prevention

MARCH

• Monday, March 30, 2020 at noon (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Join Dean of University College Eboni Pringle on Facebook Live, March 31 at 11 a.m. EDT
• Monday, March 30, 2020 10 a.m. (Students) - We Are Here to Help You Succeed
• Monday, March 30, 2020 8 a.m. (Students) - Refunds for Parking, Room and Meal Plans
• Wednesday, March 25, 2020 3 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Kent State Cancels Study Abroad and Study Away Trips for Summer 2020, Provides Guidance for Summer Sessions
• Wednesday, March 25, 2020 8 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Office of the President: The End of the Beginning
• Monday, March 23, 2020 4:26 p.m. (Faculty & Staff) - Important Security Notice for University-Managed Computers
• Monday, March 23, 2020 2:30 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Kent State May 4 50th Commemoration Weekend Events Canceled in Response to COVID-19 Virus
• Friday, March 20, 2020 2:25 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Kent State Postpones Spring Commencement Ceremonies and Pre-Commencement Celebrations
• Friday, March 20, 2020 1:16 p.m. (Students) - Addressing Your Academic Concern with Grading Options
• Friday, March 20, 2020 12:40 p.m. (Faculty) - Grade Changing Update
• Wednesday, March 18, 2020 4:32 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Join Kent State President Todd Diacon on Facebook Live
• Tuesday, March 17, 2020 2:31 p.m. (Faculty & Staff) - Working Remotely (Teleworking) Through COVID-19
• Monday, March 16, 2020 4:41 p.m. (Students) - Listen to Ariana: A Message from President Diacon
• Monday, March 16, 2020 12:50 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Reduction of On-Campus Operations
• Sunday, March 15, 2020 4:33 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Employee Being Tested; Important Residence Hall Information
• Friday, March 13, 2020 4:21 p.m. (College of Applied and Technical Studies Nursing and Allied Health Programs) - Clinicals Suspended
• Friday, March 13, 2020 4:12 p.m. (Students) - Kent Campus Students Details for Checking Out of Housing
• Friday, March 13, 2020 at 3:07 p.m. EST (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Office of the President: Flashes (Always) Take Care of Flashes
• Friday, March 13, 2020 at 1:56 p.m. EST (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Remote Instruction Through End of Spring 2020 Semester
• Thursday, March 12, 2020 at 5 p.m. EST (Students via Social Media) - Update on Large Gatherings
• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 10:10 a.m. EST (Glauser School of Music and School of Theatre and Dance) - Event Ticket Holder Refunds
• Wednesday, March 11, 2020 at 9:10 a.m. EST (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Canceled: Understanding COVID-19 Information Session
• Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 10:10 p.m. EST (Faculty) - Schedule and Resources: Moving Face-to-Face Instruction to Remote Instructional Delivery
• Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 3:17 p.m. EST (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Office of the President: Cease Face-to-Face Classes; Guidance, Travel Info. & Virus Prevention
• Monday, March 9, 2020 at 8:51 a.m. EST (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Informational Sessions; Flash ALERTs; Minimizing Disruption 
• Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 5:07 p.m. EST (Faculty & Staff) - CDC Travel Warnings
• Tuesday, March 3, 2020 at 5:07 p.m. EST (Students) - CDC Travel Warnings

APRIL

• Thursday, April 30, 2020 3:45 p.m.(Students, Faculty & Staff) - President Diacon Provides Information About Fall 2020 Reopening Committees to University Community
• Wednesday, April 29, 2020 at 5:08 PM - Destination Kent State New Student Orientation 2020 - Live May 1!
• Monday, April 27, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Faculty & Staff) - President Diacon Discusses Ensuring Kent State’s Future
• Friday, April 24, 2020 at noon (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Join Kent State Psychological Sciences Professor John Dunlosky on Facebook Live
• Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 1:15 p.m. (Faculty & Staff) - Information About the Kent State Emergency Grant Fund
• Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at 1 p.m. (Students) - Kent State Emergency Grant Fund
• Tuesday, April 21, 2020 at noon (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Join Kent State College of Nursing Dean Barbara Broome on Facebook Live
• Friday, April 17, 2020 at noon (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Join Kent State University alumna, eyewitness and survivor of the May 4 shootings Roseann “Chic” Canfora, Ph.D., on Facebook Live
• Friday, April 17, 2020 at 9:00 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Kent State University to Honor 50th Commemoration of May 4, 1970, With Online Commemoration
• Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at noon (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Join Vice President for Information Technology and Chief Information Officer John Rathje on Facebook Live
• Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 2:55 p.m. (Spring Graduating Students) - Virtual Commencement RSVP Instructions
• Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 1 p.m. (Spring Graduating Students) - Spring Commencement Update
• Tuesday, April 14, 2020 at 1 p.m. (Faculty & Staff) - Spring Commencement Update
• Monday, April 13, 2020 at 9 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Kent State Cancels On-Campus Events Through July 4 Due to COVID-19
• Friday, April 10, 2020 at noon (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Join Kent State Vice President for Enrollment Management Mary Parker on Facebook Live
• Wednesday, April 8, 2020 at noon (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Join Kent State College of Public Health Professor Tara C. Smith on Facebook Live
• Monday, April 6, 2020 at 1:17 p.m. (Faculty & Staff) - Kent State University’s Prudent Financial Management During the COVID-19 Crisis
• Monday, April 6, 2020 at 8 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Office of the President: Checking In
• Friday, April 3, 2020 1:30 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Talking Student Affairs and Academics – Join Us for the Next Facebook Live
• Wednesday, April 1, 2020 at noon (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Join Kent State Interim Provost Melody Tankersley on Facebook Live

May 2020

• Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Faculty & Staff) - Planning in the Face of Uncertainty
• Friday, May 22, 2020 at 10 a.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Flashes Safe Seven Reopening Principles
• Friday, May 8, 2020 at 5 p.m. (Students, Faculty & Staff) - Planning for the Reopening of Campuses

Kent State Florence Program

Communications distributed addressing the Kent State Florence program:

JANUARY AND FEBRUARY

• Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020 at 5:19 p.m. EST
• Friday, Feb. 28, 2020 at 8:29 p.m. EST
• Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2020 at 2:25 a.m. EST
• Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 at 2:29 p.m. EST
• Monday, Feb. 24, 2020 at 2:58 a.m. EST
• Mayor of Florence Communications - Letter from the Mayor of Florence: Friday, Feb. 28, 2020

MARCH

• Saturday, March 7, 2020 at 9:52 a.m. EST
• Sunday, March 1, 2020 at 7:10 a.m. EST

Kent State NYC Studio Program

Communications distributed addressing the Kent State NYC Studio program:

MARCH

• Friday, March 13, 2020 (NYC Studio Students)
• Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at 4:04 p.m. EST (NYC Studio Students)

International Students

Communications distributed to international students:

MARCH

• Friday, March 13, 2020 4:46 PM