Actor Danny Trejo to Headline Kent State Stark Speakers Series on March 9

Actor Danny Trejo will speak om March 9, 2023, as part of Kent State Stark's Featured Speaker Series.

Kent State University at Stark’s Featured Speakers Series and the Stark Library’s Speaking of Books Author Series are partnering to present iconic Hollywood character actor Danny Trejo, who will speak at the Canton Palace Theatre on March 9. Tickets for Trejo’s presentation will be free and open to the public. Information on how to register for this event will be released in February. Trejo has developed a prolific career in the entertainment industry with a hard-earned and atypical road to success. From years of imprisonment to helping troubled youth b...

Communication Studies Professor Reflects on the ‘Mix of Good and Bad’ Communication Following Damar Hamlin Injury
College of Communication & Information

Professor JD Ponder in Communication Studies

When Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin collapsed on the playing field in early January while experiencing a cardiac episode, “it was one of those massive situations that cause us to rethink the role of sports in society,” according to Kent State Associate Professor JD Ponder. Ponder, who has studied sports, communication and society, is teaching Sports Communication in the School of Communication Studies this semester and recently reflected about what football fans — and the rest of America — saw unfold during and following the Jan. 2, 2023, NFL game. In terms of communication,...

The Alan Canfora Activism Scholarship

The Alan Canfora Activism Scholarship celebrates the life of this noted May 4 activist, his Kent State experience and the importance of social justice and advocacy to society. The scholarship will provide up to two years of renewable  support for an undergraduate, first-year or transfer student of any major on the Kent campus who has demonstrated financial need, as well as an interest in social justice and advocacy and a commitment to care and compassion toward others.

East Liverpool Dean’s List for Fall 2022

Kent State University at East Liverpool

Dr. Bielski, interim dean of Kent State University at East Liverpool, announced those students named to the Fall 2022 dean’s list. To qualify for the dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the East Liverpool Campus.  The students and their hometowns are: Dean’s List Akron: Connor Boccia Canton: Arissa Billingsley Clinton: Grant Palmer Chardon: Maddy O’Reilly Dover: Beau Wolf East Liverpool: Kayley Black Owen K...

Experience Dance at Kent State: Open Dance Master Classes
College of the Arts

Experience Dance at Kent State Dance and learn from Kent State University dance faculty during the Open Master Classes event Sunday, Jan. 29 from noon to 5 p.m. on the Kent Campus! We're inviting high school-aged dancers at the intermediate/advanced level to spend the day taking two free master classes (Ballet and Modern) led by KSU faculty. You will also spend the day: Watching the prestigious Kent State Dance Ensemble perform repertoire from their 2022-23 season Attending a Q&A with KSU dance faculty and students Visiting our studios Discov...

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