Kent State University’s men’s basketball team goes by many names: Golden Flashes, Mid-American Conference champions, winners.  But Ted McKown, senior associate director of admissions for transfer enrollment, would add “transfer students” to that list.  Many of the players on this season’s winning team transferred to Kent State from other colleges, making them part of a group of about 1,200 students who, each year, find themselves at Kent State for a new stop on their educational journeys.  McKown and his team do all they can to make sure their move is a seamless tr...

Frank discussions about how to equip students for the jobs of today and tomorrow, technology commercialization efforts and some of the “big questions” that face the region’s innovation outlook were the hot topics as Kent State hosted Innovation Day 2023 on Friday, March 24.  Innovation Day was a collaborative effort of the Northeast Ohio Public University Research Alliance (NEO-PURA), comprised of Kent State University, Cleveland State University, Northeast Ohio Medical University, The University of Akron and Youngstown State University.  The goal is to “provide a forum to ...

Scott Tobias, Ph.D., associate professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the Stark campus, is featured in WalletHub's article, "2023’s Most & Least Stressed States." WalletHub compared the country's 50 states across 41 key indicators of stress to determine the places to avoid and achieve a more relaxing life. Data sets range from average hours worked per week, to the personal bankruptcy rate, to the share of adults getting adequate sleep. ...