Week 9 Vaccination Drawing Winners Announced! Week nine winners of the Kent State University employee vaccination drawing have been announced. Check below to see if you're one of the luck ones! Mahinda E. Gangoda $100 Research Engineer, Sr Leah J. Schmidt $100 Faculty Part-time-Semester David W. Haas $100 Residence Hall Director Brian J. Crescenzo $100 Asst Dir, Admissions Sue N. Averill $100 Assoc Provost James W. Holm $100 Stationary Engineer Cameron C...
The Midtown Men are bringing their Holiday Hits concert to the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas on December 15 at 7:30 p.m. The Midtown Men, reuniting stars from the original cast of the Broadway smash hit JERSEY BOYS, will ring in the Christmas season this year with their "Holiday Hits" show. This evening of songs and stories will feature iconic Yuletide classics such as "Winter Wonderland," "Let It Snow," and "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas," as well as their signature renditions of the greatest rock and roll hits of the 1960s. The popular vocal group w...
The year 2020 saw the rise of Asian Hate and the killings of Black Americans, including George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery, all of which were complicated by the COVID-19 pandemic, sparking movements across the country that continue to shape society today. Kent State University is stepping forward to contribute to this societal change. Last Spring, the Kent State University Board of Trustees approved the Anti-Racism and Equity Institute. This institute creates an important interdisciplinary hub for faculty, students, staff and community members engaged in race and ant...
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The School of Fashion is thrilled to announce the winners for the "Lead with Kindness" Eco-Friendly & Sustainable T-Shirt Design Contest. We had many lovely submissions, and we thank our community for all the wonderful designs! Each winning design will be turned into a shirt that can be purchased through the TechStyleLAB. Each new designed T-shirt will be a recycled blend of organic cotton or polyester utilizing recycled PET (rPET) bottles to keep them out of the landfills, and reduce the amount of water to pollute the water stream. The shirts will be printed with saf...
Aniara Callipo, 25, came to the United States from Brazil with a goal of learning English, but enrolling in Kent State University’s College of Nursing was the holy grail of her educational aspirations. Despite language challenges and a raging pandemic, Callipo graduated with honors in August 2021, four years after she enrolled in the university. “Graduating is a huge deal for me,” Callipo said. “And I graduated with honors which was a huge deal. English is a second language for me, so when I studied, I had to search words to see what they meant. It was very challenging. My parents are ve...