News Archive
Honors College news is meant to highlight current college opportunities and the successes of the students and alumni who participate in the Honors College academic experience. Students and alumni are encouraged to tell us about their academic, personal, and professional accomplishments.
Honors College News
Thursday, April 20, 2017 - 5:14pm
Dr. Ann Stankiewicz, class of 1976, has been named the 2017 Distinguished Honors Alumni Award recipient. The Distinguished Honors Alumni Award was established in 1997 to recognize an outstanding Honors College alumna or alumnus for her or his professional success, contributions t...
Monday, April 3, 2017 - 11:46am
Alison Smith will become the new dean of Kent State University’s Honors College, effective July 1. Smith currently serves as the acting chair in Kent State’s Department of Geolo...
Wednesday, March 8, 2017 - 11:49am
Dr. Brian Greene, world-renowned physicist for his groundbreaking discoveries in the field of superstring theory, will deliver a lecture titled "The Drive to Innovate: Stories from the Frontiers of Discovery" as part of the Guest of Honor...
Wednesday, February 22, 2017 - 4:18pm
On Monday, February 20, Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon, Ph.D., announced that three candidates for Dean of the Honors College will be on campus during the week of March 6.
During the visit, each candidate will hold a public presentation on...
Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 2:28pm
On December 3, 2016, The Honors College hosted a Donor Recognition Event celebrating alumni and friends who so generously supported our students and programs in FY16. Guests mingled with our students and learned more on how their contributions impact academic success. English pro...
Thursday, February 9, 2017 - 1:53pm
How do age-related events contribute to the onset of Alzheimer's disease?
Senior biochemistry major Paige Bidinotto hopes that her thesis research will help provide some insight.
Bidinotto is completing her undergraduate thesis under the direction of Dr. Gemma Casadesus-Smith, an...
Tuesday, February 7, 2017 - 9:47am
Sophomore Honors student Nathaniel Seres spent the fall 2016 semester studying abroad in Chengdu, China to study the country's history, culture, and language. Seres is pursuing degrees in both English and teaching English as a second language, with a minor in Chinese.
Prior to th...
Thursday, January 19, 2017 - 8:47am
How can design increase the awareness of diversity in the arts?
Thursday, November 10, 2016 - 9:42am
Natalia Roman is a senior communication studies major who is currently investigating the messages Latina college students receive in regards to gender and career.
Roman is completing this study for her Senior Honors Thesis under the direction of Dr. Suzy D'Enbeau, assistant profe...
Monday, October 24, 2016 - 10:29am
The Kent State University Honors College will host its next Research Uncorked event on Wednesday, October 26 at 5:30 p.m. at Water Street Tavern in downtown Kent.
"When the View from My Office was a Castle" will feature Candace Perkins Bowen, an associat...
