This summer, Kent State’s Glauser School of Music to offer three intensive workshops focussed on Orff, Jazz and Dalcroze. The workshops are part of the School of Music’s and Music Education Division’s continued commitment to providing accessible professional development opportunities for educators across the country. It’s the third summer since 2019 that the Glauser School has hosted these kinds of workshops, with a single-summer hiatus due to the pandemic. Offerings for 2022 include: Orff Levels 1, 2, 3 June 27-July 2 and July 5-8 Guest Instructors: Lennie Davis, Kristine Sharp Wolfe,...

Kent, OH – Kent State University’s School of Theatre and Dance continues its 2021-2022 production season with the Kent Dance Ensemble: No Permission Needed. The concert will be presented in the E. Turner Stump Theatre located in the Center for the Performing Arts, 1325 Theatre Drive, Kent, OH 44242. The concert series runs Fri., April 8 and Sat., April 9 at 7:30 pm and Sun., April 10 at 2:00 pm. The Kent Dance Ensemble (KDE) is Kent State University's pre-professional dance company under the artistic direction of Gregory King, associate professor of dance. KDE will perfo...

KeyBank Foundation has awarded a new $200,000 gift to Kent State University to continue KeyBank Foundation’s support for the successful Key Connections program offered by University College at Kent State. The Key Connections program will continue to support student success initiatives for underserved students, including first-generation students and students from limited income backgrounds who will enroll in Fall Semester 2022. “The KeyBank Foundation is proud to partner with the Kent State University Foundation to help the Key Connections program grow,” said Eric Dellapina, market presiden...

Kent State University Senior Vice President and Provost Melody Tankersley, Ph.D., announced Monday, March 21, 2022 that R. William (Bill) Ayres IV, Ph.D. will serve as interim dean and chief administrative officer at Kent State University at Ashtabula following the retirement of Susan J. Stocker, Ph.D.  Ayres, the dean and chief administrative officer at Kent State Trumbull, will assume his new responsibilities July 1, 2022. “I’m thrilled to be asked to join the team on the Ashtabula Campus in this interim role and I look forward to getting to know both the campus community and the great...