September 2022 Social Media Recap

Olivia Eader is a second-year Kent State University Honors College student from Bellefontaine, Ohio. She is the first recipient of the Dr. Elizabeth Howard Memorial Honors Scholarship, the newly established fund for Honors students in memory of Elizabeth Howard, Ph.D., who was a prominent member of the Honors College community, as well as the Department of English. The recipient of the $1,000 scholarship is chosen to reflect the academic and creative interests of Professor Howard. Olivia double majors in English and Environmental Studies, with an Italian Studies minor. She also serves as the ...

In the yearly collaboration to celebrate Constitution Day, Kent State University Libraries and the Honors College co-hosted a Constitution Day event on Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. Accomplished New York attorney and Kent State Honors College alumnus Lloyd De Vos presented a keynote entitled “Equal Justice – Under Law – For All.” De Vos highlighted the U.S. Constitution’s impact on our government, his personal experience as a plaintiff before the Supreme Court, and his ideas and opinions on a living Constitution. Following De Vos’ keynote, he answered several questions regarding current events ...

Sophomore zoology major, Kylee Welter, from Norwalk, took advantage of a nice, fall day to take her cats on a walk around campus. When they are not on leashes, the cats (from left to right) Luca (gray), Liberty (black) and Azula (orange), ride in an enclosed stroller.  ...

Kent State University faculty and staff members can purchase discounted tickets to the Wagon Wheel football game against Akron on Oct. 22. Pre-ordering faculty/staff tickets can save employees 40% compared to purchasing tickets at the gate. This discount is good for all home football games and other select sports. To receive this discount, log in to the main Ticket Office home page using your university email and you will see the “KSU Faculty/Staff” ticket option for the relevant events. Kent State University faculty and staff members receive a discounted pre-sale “Advance...

The School of Theatre and Dance is pleased to share that Assistant Professor of Dance, Ambre Emory-Maier, will serve as the Movement Director in collaboration with Kent State University's Wick Poetry Center and the University of Arizona in the creation and performance of "What We Learned While Alone: Global Voices Speak to the Pandemic."  About the Production In March 2021, the Wick Poetry Center at Kent State University, Kent, Ohio, and the University of Arizona Poetry Center, Tucson, Arizona, launched the interactive website for the Global Vaccine Poem project, inv...

Throughout Claire’s high school years, First Star Kent State Academy college access program for youth in foster care has provided her with life skills, career exploration, social and cultural activities and moral support. Now Claire is a first-year student at Kent State, majoring in psychology. Although she lives on the Kent Campus and is no longer in foster care, she continues to be under the Purple Umbrella Network, First Star’s newest support resource for youth transitioning out of foster care. Claire is one of the first two First Star Kent State Academy high school graduates...

In advance of Kent State's fall break, sunlight and leaves created a golden pathway for Flashes walking near Eastway Center.  Kent State's 2022 Fall Break begins Thursday, Oct. 13 and runs through Sunday, Oct. 16. The university first added a fall break to its academic calendar in fall 2018. ...