Kent State University welcomed the Honors College’s largest incoming freshman class this fall, and the students are full of ambition, drive and focus. Despite the ongoing challenges the COVID-19 pandemic has placed on incoming college students, these Kent State students are resilient and ready to embark on their future paths. Dean of the Honors College Alison J. Smith, Ph.D., said this year marks the largest class size of incoming honors students in the history of the college, with 593 total first-year students, in comparison with 587 students in the fall of 2022. Included in that total are...

Hi, Drupalites, Fall semester is in full gear! With it comes our first round of updates that will impact many of your websites. Update Alumni Statistic on Your Site Three Times Per Year, Other Data Points Too If your site contains the number of Kent State alumni, those numbers must be updated three times per year - once after each commencement. The current number should say “the worldwide alumni family exceeds 273,500.”  Please note: In October, the number will need to be updated to reflect our summer 2023 graduates. The new number should be available in late September....

Stories of friendship and loss set against the backdrop of May 4 memorabilia and a ’60s soundtrack were the focal points of a listening party held Sept. 21 as part of “Snapshots in Time: The Lives of Four Students” held at the May 4 Visitors Center. The “Snapshots in Time” exhibition provides a more personalized remembrance of the four students who lost their lives during the events of May 4, 1970, at Kent State University when the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest. The first four weeks of the exhibition were dedicated to Jeffrey Miller, one of the fou...

Fall semester is in full swing at the Kent State University Glauser School of Music! While classes were out of session for the summer, many faculty members took the opportunity to pursue personal projects in their respective disciplines. Check out what our School of Music faculty were up to this summer: Donna Lee, coordinator of the piano division, served as the piano coordinator and artist-faculty at Brevard Music Center in North Carolina, offering applied lessons, lectures, and a masterclass to students worldwide. Additionally, she performed both solo and chamber music, including a so...