Kent State University will hold its Fall Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on Friday, Dec. 16, and Saturday, Dec. 17, at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). Kent State will confer 2,544 degrees, including 1,773 bachelor’s degrees, 715 master’s degrees, 55 doctoral degrees and one educational specialist degree. Across the university’s eight-campus system, 3,252 students will graduate from Kent State this fall, including those receiving associate degrees.   Friday, Dec. 16, at 6 p.m. The 6 p.m. ceremony on Friday, Dec. 16, recognizes graduates receiving ...

 Congratulations to our Fall 2016 graduates! View Fall 2016 Commencement Photos 2016 Fall Commencement Ceremony Friday, Dec. 16, 2016 at 7 p.m. Umstattd Performing Arts Hall  2323 17th St. NW Canton, Ohio 44708 Umstattd Hall is the permanent home of the Canton Symphony Orchestra and is located on the Canton McKinley High School campus. Map & Directions to Umstattd Hall Tickets required for admittance Hall opens at 5:30 p.m. for guests   Fall Commencement Address: Dr. Deirdre Warren Associate Professor Criminology & Justice Studies Kent Sta...

Kevin J. Spence, a Kent State University higher education administration doctoral student, visited Cienfuegos, Cuba, to help bridge Kent State’s College of Education, Health and Human Services’ past to the present. In October, Spence discussed the Visiting Scholar program at Kent State’s Gerald H. Read Center for International and Intercultural Education during the second Workshop of Strategic Alliances for the Internationalization of Higher Education at the University of Cienfuegos. “The College of Education, Health and Human Services has had ties with Cuba that dates back 68 years with...

FINAL EXAM WEEK ACTIVITIES Fall 2016: December 12 - 15, 2016 All free items and food are available while supplies last. Sponsored by Student Involvement, the Recreation & Wellness Center and Emporium Grille. Finals Kits  Sponsored by USG Available at various locations around campus. Monday - Thursday Free Coffee/Soda & Breakfast Bar 7:30 - 10 a.m. Emporium Grille Free Coffee & Snack Bars Library Free Coffee/Soda & Pizza 2:30 - 5:30 p.m. Emporium Grille   Tuesday Relaxation Yoga 1:05 - 1:50 p.m. Recreation & Wellness Center...

Rick Feinberg, Department of Anthropology, participated in several meetings associated with the American Anthropological Association, Heparticipated in the association’s Section Assembly and Section Assembly Executive Committee meetings, the Association Operations Committee meeting, two meetings of the national association’s executive board and the national business meeting. At the end of the conference, Feinberg became the Section Assembly convener and officially joined the executive board of the world’s largest anthropological society, with approximately 10,000 members.   ...

Emad Khazraee, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, organized and supervised a team of international scholars to travel to Afghanistan (April 13-May 4, 2016) to train the staff of the National Archive of Afghanistan in preservation and cataloging of manuscripts. The project was funded by The Islamic Manuscript Association at University of Cambridge, UK, and Roshan Institute for Persian Studies at University of Maryland. ...

Marianne Martens, Ph.D., School of Library and Information Science, presented "The Language of Betrayal: Ownership, Power and Control of J.K. Rowling’s Pottermore Website" at the Society for the History of Authorship Reading and Publishing (SHARP) conference in Paris in July 2016. (See Twitter #sharp16 for pictures and discussion generated.) Her paper was part of a three-person panel organized by Melanie Ramdarshan Bold, Ph.D., Centre for Publishing, University College London. The panel also included a paper by Alexis Weedon, head of Journalism and Communications and UNESCO Chair holder a...

At the Kent State University Board of Trustees meeting held today (Dec. 7, 2016), the Board voted to establish the Brain Health Research Institute, further supporting significant existing research and providing additional support for researchers to collaborate across multiple departments, colleges and campuses. With more than 50 faculty members involved in brain health research, brain health is one of Kent State’s largest areas of research strength and opportunity.  Notable recent grants include a $3.5 million award to study mindfulness-based stress reduction for high blood pressure...

In collaboration with the Division of Information Services, the Human Resources Compensation team has completed a project to update the university’s job description website. The Human Resources and Information Services project team completed development on this project in less than two months using the Agile project methodology, in which roles and responsibilities are shared among the project team. The Division of Human Resources expects the new site to go live in January.  The new website application incorporates several new features for departments, individual employees and other cas...

If you are searching for information on how to better manage your money, make wise investments or plan for your retirement, consider attending one or more of a series of financial wellness seminars offered by Kent State University. Our financial wellness team can help you reach your financial well-being goals. This series of workshops is centered on various aspects of financial well-being. We encourage you to take advantage of these complimentary workshops for Kent State employees, and, beginning in January, your attendance will earn you 10 points toward your Tier 2 wellness reward. ...