The Kent State Sports Administration program is excited to host Kent State Day at Progressive Field Saturday, May 16, when the Cleveland Guardians will take on the Cincinnati Reds! This event includes unlimited ballpark fare including hotdogs, nachos and cheese, pretzel bites, popcorn, chips, cookies and Pepsi products from 5-8 p.m. in the Pennant District, and the first 1,000 Flashes will get a free Kent State branded Slider bobblehead. The first 15,000 fans will also receive a Rajai Davis 2016 Game 7 bobblehead! The game will begin at 7:10 p.m.

🏃 Race across campus to connect all the clues and solve the mystery!
🗺️ Meet in the Rathskeller to get your first clue!
⏱️ Hunt starts at 7pm on April 30th, so arrive early!

🫶 For accessibility accommodations, please contact csi@kent.edu!

The exhibit examines the legacy of May 4, 1970, through the life and activism of Dean Kahler, one of nine students wounded during the Kent State shootings. Paralyzed by a bullet fired by the Ohio National Guard, Kahler transformed personal trauma into a lifelong commitment to disability rights, peace, public service, and democratic engagement.

Join FAB for a day in paradise on Wednesday, April 22 from 4-6 pm on Risman Plaza!

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We will have a Hawai'ian-style shirt giveaway, caricature artist, inflatables, Haymaker's Farmers Market, a boba truck, free food, and much more!

Dean Christina Bloebaum (left) poses with State Rep. Derrick Hall (center) and Assistant Dean Brian Neff

Ohio State Representative Derrick Hall recently visited the Kent State University Airport, where he received an informational tour of the facilities hosted by College of Aeronautics and Engineering Dean Christina Bloebaum, Ph.D.Rep. Hall, representing House District 34 — which includes Hudson, Stow, Tallmadge, Silver Lake, Munroe Falls and portions of Akron — serves on the House Transportation Committee and the House Workforce and Higher Education Committee. The visit gave the representative a firsthand look at one of the region's most distinctive academic aviation assets.Located four miles fr...

Dr. Kinsman Costello

Several faculty members from Kent State University’s College of Arts and Sciences, along with community partners, are among the recipients of the 2026 Engagement Awards from the Community Engaged Research Institute (CERI).The Engagement Awards recognize partnerships between Kent State faculty and community collaborators in Northeast Ohio. The awarded projects and teams were announced March 30: Water science and community capacityOne project, “Building Local Community Capacity for Water Science and Management in Northeast Ohio,” includes:Lauren Kinsman-Costello, Department of Biological Sc...

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On May 4, 1970, Brage Golding, Ph.D., who would become Kent State University’s eighth president in 1977, was serving as the first president of Wright State University, where he was inaugurated in 1966. At the same time, John J. Kamerick, Ph.D., who had been a dean and a provost at Kent State from 1954-1968, was the president of North Texas State University, (now known as the University of North Texas).At the time, both presidents were facing troubled times on their campuses – as were administrators at universities and colleges across the nation – with growing student unrest and protests about ...

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