Kent State University at Tuscarawas will hold Fall Information Night on Oct. 19, 2021, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. The event is designed to give prospective students, including new freshmen, transfer and College Credit Plus (CCP) students, information regarding the over 30 bachelor’s and associate degree programs offered by the campus, as well as the opportunity to learn about the University’s admission process, financial aid, student success strategies and career exploration. Fall Information Night will include degree program information sessions, including agribu...

Since the start of his career in marketing and public relations almost four decades ago, Media and Journalism alumnus Mike Jackson, '78, has been setting and exceeding expectations in the industry.   After studying journalism at Kent State in the seventies, Jackson wanted to be the next Walter Cronkite, in that he had a big love for news. Kent State was where he gained more introspection about the world, after he had attended integrated Catholic schools in his hometown of Youngstown during his youth.   But after being exposed to advertising and att...

Kent, Ohio — Come dressed in your Halloween best for the Kent State University Orchestra’s Oct. 31, 3 p.m. concert. The members of the orchestra will be decked out in costume, performing spooky, family-friendly favorites. Candy will be handed out at the end of the performance to kick off Kent city’s official trick-or-treat that night. Tickets are $10 for adults and free for those 18 and under with a ticket.  The program includes Bizet’s “Carmen Suite,” Mussorgsky’s “Night on Bald Mountain,” and selections from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s “The Phantom of the Opera.” Also on the program is Sai...