Now and Then: Seven Decades of Kent State Ceramics, featuring work from current and former faculty, notable alums, and a juried selection of works from an alum call for entries juried by noted artists Matt Wedel and April D. Felipe.
Winner of the 2021 Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize, Farnaz Fatemi, was invited to the Kiva auditorium on Oct. 20 to read select poems from her acclaimed book, “Sister Tongue.” The collection of poetry, published by Kent State University Press in August, tells the tale of the author’s Iranian-American upbringing, the depth of her ancestral roots and the complexities of being raised into two different communities speaking both English and Farsi. “When I was a kid, I knew enough to know that people hated Iranians in Southern California in the late '70s,” she said. “I knew lots of things about ...
The University Office of Scholarships and Financial Aid at Kent State will be providing an information session on Wednesday, Oct. 26, at noon (EDT) and a second session at 5:30 p.m. (EDT) to assist students, alumni and university community members. The sessions will provide an overview of the one-time time Federal Student Loan Debt Relief program application that launched on October 17, 2022 and ends December 31, 2023.
Kent State University’s LaunchNET celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday and cut the ribbon on its new office suite in the Design Innovation Hub. The unveiling was of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation Entrepreneurship Suite, which will serve as the new home for the business startup advising program that provides advice, guidance and workspace for fledgling entrepreneurs to develop their ideas and determine their viability. Kent State President Todd Diacon spoke at the event, which also included a showcase of current and former student entrepreneurs, a gallery exhibit displ...
Kent State University’s LaunchNET celebrated its 10th anniversary on Thursday and cut the ribbon on its new office suite in the Design Innovation Hub. The unveiling was of the Burton D. Morgan Foundation Entrepreneurship Suite, which will serve as the new home for the business startup advising program that provides advice, guidance and workspace for fledgling entrepreneurs to develop their ideas and determine their viability. Kent State President Todd Diacon spoke at the event, which also included a showcase of current and former ...
Hi, Drupalites, Sending a friendly reminder! Drupal 9 Arrives Oct. 30; Soft Content Freeze Starts Oct. 24 What You Need to Know: The editing experience will be different. UCM web team has added extra training dates between Oct. 11-26 to help ensure there are opportunities for you to learn the ropes. Register today. Online documentation will be available as a reference after training and/or in case you are unable to attend a training. There will be a soft content freeze from Monday, Oct. 24 at 1 a.m. through Sunday, Oct. 30 at noon. If you make changes during this t...
Students braved the cold weather Thursday night to attend Fall Fest, an event held by the Flash Activities Board (FAB) on the Centennial Green. The event featured coffee mug giveaways, horse-and-carriage rides and snacks. A fall-themed photo booth was set up with hay bales and pumpkins so attendees could take pictures. Miniature pumpkins and s’more supplies were passed out to eager students that gathered near a fire pit. The FAB team had started their work early to prepare for the event. “We started at about 10 this morning,” Jillian Mt. Castle, president of F...
Kent State University's Unity Walkway, completed in May 2022, is a place to learn about and reflect on the traditions established by the members of the university's Integrated Greek Council (IGC). Black and Latinx fraternities represented on the IGC have been part of the Kent State experience for more than 70 years. Currently, there are eight stations on the walkway, with room for future additions. ...
