Commencement is an exciting event that often can be both a bittersweet end and an exciting new beginning. This weekend the next group of Golden Flashes will walk across the stage into the next chapter of their lives. Just because your educational journey is over (at least for now), it doesn’t mean you can’t keep up with your alma mater. After all, you are #FlashesForever! The Kent State Alumni Association has a chapter for everyone. There are eight chapters across the country along with three special interest chapters -- band members, black alumni and LGBTQ -- to stay connected to ...
Porthouse Theatre is thrilled to be recognized by the Cleveland Critics Circle for achievements during the 2019 season. Fabio Polanco, Best Actor in a Musical for his portrayal of Miguel de Cervantes/Don Quixote in Man of La Mancha Martín Céspedes, Best Choreographer for Man of La Mancha Terri Kent, Honorable Mention for her direction of Man of La Mancha Jonathan Swoboda, Honorable Mention for his Musical Direction of Man of La Mancha Cynthia R. Stillings, Honorable Mention for her lighting design of Man of La Mancha The Ensemble of ...
This winter at Kent State, an art show and featured speaker on mental health will honor the life and legacy of assistant professor and artist Christopher Darling, who died June 2018. The events will take place Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020, hosted by the School of Visual Communication Design, in which Darling taught: The opening of “Christopher Darling,” a retrospective of the artist and professor’s work, from 4-7 p.m. in Taylor Hall’s gallery. The show will run through March 19. A presentation by national mental health expert Dr. Kay Redfield Jamison at 7 p.m. in 306 Cartwright Hall ...
The Cleveland Urban Design Collaborative (CUDC), home to Kent State’s urban design graduate program, as well as public service activities of the College of Architecture and Environmental Design, was recently featured on News 5 Cleveland. The city of Cleveland’s transformation into a modern, booming city has had its issues, but thanks to innovative ideas and a successful partnership with Kent State University, the city is moving towards an even brighter future. Kent State Urban Design Collaborative Director Terry Schwarz was featured in two segments on News 5 Cleveland about the project. ...
On Nov. 15, Physics Professor Robin Selinger, Ph.D., a member of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute in the College of Arts and Sciences at Kent State University was elected to the American Physical Society (APS) Board of Directors. Her three-year term begins on Jan. 1, 2020. The American Physical Society is a nonprofit membership organization working to advance and diffuse the knowledge of physics through its research journals, scientific meetings, and education, outreach, advocacy, and international activities. APS has over 55,000 members, including physicists in academia, n...
Congratulations to the finalists and winners of the 2nd annual FlashLab Innovation Pitch Contest. The competition came to a close Dec. 3 where seven students pitched their ideas and the judges crowned four winners. Each winning idea will share up to $10,000 from the Student Media Innovation Fund in order to launch, test and maintain their ideas in the coming months. 1st Place – Tyshaia Earnest and Kylah Carter (Fashion Merchandising majors, Fashion Media minors) for their idea to have training for non-JMC students who want to participate in Student Media but hesitate because ...
Homecoming Weekend: a showcase of Kent Stater pride throughout the campus in hues of navy blue and gold. The commemoration was a wonderful, fun-filled weekend kicked off by our very own President Todd Diacon as the 2019 Grand Marshall. Behind the scenes, Systems Development and Innovation (SDI) developed the highly anticipated the KentHC App, that displayed homecoming activities and resources. The app was tailored to display the events of the weekend, including the romantic Kiss on the K, the Homecoming KSU vs. BGSU Football game, the Alumni Awards ceremony and the homecoming parade. By downlo...
Students, faculty and staff joined forces on each Columbiana County campus to make a showing at the Salem and East Liverpool parades. Fortunately, the weather was perfect for each event and thousands of area residents turned out to watch. During the fast-paced Salem parade, Flash and campus representatives greeted parade-goers while handing out candy and Kent State pencils. Flash is always a fan favorite! For the East Liverpool parade, the campus entered a float representing the 100 Acre Wood with all the characters (Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore, Piglet, Owl, Rabbit, Kanga, Christopher...
When human development and family studies major Katherine Schroeder heard about the Ohio College2Careers program coming to Kent State University for her first semester of sophomore year, Schroeder was determined to learn about what the program could offer her. After applying, Schroeder has been given the support she had been looking for in her college experience. At the start of fall semester, Kent State implemented the Ohio College2Careers under the Opportunities for Ohioans with Disabilities (OOD) agency. OOD is the state agency that provides access to employment opportunities, disability ...
With flashing scoreboards and cheering crowds, a college basketball game would seem an unlikely event for someone with sensory issues to attend. No longer. Kent State University is working with area autism-focused organizations as well as KultureCity®, a nonprofit dedicated to providing accessibility and inclusion for those with special needs, to create a sensory-friendly gameday experience that can be enjoyed by all. Fans attending Kent State’s Dec. 21 men's basketball game versus Hampton University will feel an expression of the university’s ongoing commitment to its core values of ...