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“Let’s Take a Ride/Walk” Offers Free Lunch to Kent State Faculty, Staff and Students

Monday, September 17, 2012 - 12:00am

Kent State University faculty, staff members and students are invited to walk or ride a bicycle along the Kent State University Esplanade to the downtown Kent restaurant, Laziza, during the second annual “Let’s Take a Ride/Walk” event on Thursday, Sept. 20, from 11:30 a.m.

Kent State University Airport Hosts Props-4-Paws Food Drive

Monday, September 17, 2012 - 12:00am

The Kent State University Airport is holding its first-ever fall pet food drive, Props-4-Paws, that started Sept. 15 at its Heritage Fair. The airport’s goal is to collect 1,000 pounds of food by Nov. 18.

Kent State Celebrates Hispanic Heritage Month

Friday, September 14, 2012 - 12:00am

Kent State University’s Latino Networking Caucus (LNC) and the Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA) are presenting a diverse lineup of events for National Hispanic Heritage Month. This celebration is to recognize the contributions that Latinos and Hispanics have made…

Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg Opens

Thursday, September 13, 2012 - 12:00am

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new Kent State University Regional Academic Center in Twinsburg took place on Sept. 12 at the center’s location at 2745 Creekside Drive in Twinsburg, Ohio. The event celebrated Kent State’s commitment to providing students with expanded pathways…

Kent State Gets Green Light for Historic Campus Transformation

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 09:35am

At Kent State University, the phrase “four more years” has nothing to do with politics. It refers to the time frame for a physical transformation of the university’s Kent Campus that will be historic in size, scope and significance. That time frame became official today (Sept.…

Kent State Debuts New TV Commercials

Wednesday, September 12, 2012 - 12:00am

New commercials for Kent State University begin airing today as the university debuts a new television campaign. The new campaign builds on the university’s successful “Experience for Life” series that launched September 2010.

Marking Suicide Prevention Week and Remembering 9/11

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 12:00am

On the Kent State Connects faculty and staff blog, Associate Professor of Psychology Joel Hughes writes about suicide prevention to mark Suicide Prevention Week, and Video Production Supervisor Jon Jivan offers a soldier’s recollection of 9/11.

Fall Bowman Breakfast Features New Provost Discussing Why He Chose Kent State, Oct. 3

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 12:00am

The fall 2012 Bowman Breakfast will be held at Kent State University in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, Oct. 3. The featured speaker is Kent State Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost Todd Diacon, who joined the university in April. Diacon’s talk…

Kent State Welcomes Impressive Freshman Class With Best Academic Profile in University History

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 12:00am

As Kent State University begins a new academic year, the university is also welcoming a new freshman class that is already making a strong impression.

Kent State Tuscarawas to Celebrate Constitution Day

Monday, September 10, 2012 - 12:00am

Todd Hartline, Ph.D., will present “The Enduring Legacy of the United States Constitution” at Kent State University at Tuscarawas on Sept. 12 at 7 p.m. in Founders Hall Auditorium.