Students in Kent State University's Kigali Summer Institute visited the Lycee Saint Marcel de Rukara reconciliation village in Rwanda to learn about the path to forgiveness after the 1994 genocide against the Tutsi, when more than 1 million members of the Tutsi tribe were murdered in a 100-day span by the government-backed Hutu tribe. Today, both survivors and perpetrators of the Rwandan genocide live together in peace here in the village. Kent State students and faculty listen to accounts of the massacre that occurred in the village church. A Tutsi survivor shares h...

Richland Source reports that EHHS grad Hayden Gray, BSE ’21, Mansfield, Ohio, is the Richland Source reporter for Shelby and the northern part of Richland County. --Photo courtesy Richland Source ...

School of Fashion Senior Lecturer, Professor Trista L. Grieder has had the unique opportunity to design and produce a garment, the Jade Gown, inspired by Diana Dempsey’s novel, “The Unstoppable Eliza Haycraft.” Diana Dempsey wanted to create a stand-out visual element to promote the novel. She said, "The Jade Gown screamed to be made: it’s the first gown for an evening that Eliza has ever worn and fuels her ambition to step up in life." The Jade Gown is an important symbol in the novel, “To Eliza Haycraft, a real 19th-century woman born into poverty who never learned to ...

  President’s List: The following students have distinguished themselves by achieving a 4.00 grade point average for 15 or more regular letter-graded semester credit hours this past Spring Semester 2023 at Kent State University at Tuscarawas. Aurora - Cassandra P. Nguyen Berlin - Sue A. Kandel Caldwell - Mason D. Stottsberry Chagrin Falls - Andrew S. Weisberg Columbiana - Allison K. Borchardt Dover - Breckin K. Bigler, Aliya Mosher, Jaiden F. Steed, Julia M. Weaver Fairlawn - Makenzie R. Dijak Gnadenhutten - Matthew A. Robinson Hilliard - Sam M. Vogel Huds...

The Division of Human Resources is excited to announce that we are introducing a hybrid model for New Hire Orientation. Historically, orientation occurred in person, but we adapted during the pandemic to conduct orientation virtually. The new hybrid model detailed below will allow a return to in-person sessions, which are more conducive to employee engagement, satisfaction, and acclimation to the university, as well as virtual sessions which will accommodate varying schedules and campus locations. What's changing?  Beginning July 17, orientations will alternate between ...