Today, for the first time, the United States commemorates national Indigenous Peoples' Day simultaneously with Columbus Day, October 11, 2021. Since the 1990s, Indigenous Peoples' Day has been on the rise as an alternative to Columbus Day, which Native Americans have protested for honoring a man who enabled their colonization and forced assimilation. Over the years, a growing number of cities and states have adopted Indigenous Peoples' Day. This year, President Joe Biden has proclaimed October 11 as a day to honor “our diverse history and the Indigenous peoples who contribute to shapin...
Dear Kent State University Students, This is a reminder to please register your COVID-19 vaccination status so the university may continue to enjoy a vibrant in-person experience during the 2021 Fall Semester – and you could win free tuition. Click here to be linked to the University Health Services website where you will find instructions on how to register with Med+Proctor, the company managing our COVID-19 vaccine registration. Once you register with Med+Proctor, you can upload your vaccine information. There is no charge to use this site. Med+Proctor will offer you the chance to buy ...
Dear Kent State University Faculty and Staff, We want to remind you that COVID-19 vaccines are available at no cost to all members of the Kent State community and their families at the DeWeese Health Center on the Kent Campus. The vaccine is the single most effective way to protect our community and return to normal. We strongly encourage all to be vaccinated – this is how Flashes Take Care of Flashes. University Health Services is offering vaccines Monday through Friday, at varying hours between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., depending on the availability of vaccines. The Moderna and Pfizer v...
From the South to the Midwest, climate change has affected the United States in various ways, with partisan politics and social media increasing its awareness to new levels. During the summer of 2021, student journalists from Kent State joined peers from three different regions of the U.S. to report on this issue. They did this through Project Citizen, a collaborative project organized by Kent State alumna and former CNN anchor Carol Costello. Project Citizen first launched in 2019 and started with two colleges, Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles and Kent State. Since then, two more...
As part of the National Endowment for the Arts Big Read community reading program, Kent State University at Ashtabula Library will partner with Kent State University Library, local area libraries and other collaborators for programs and events related to and focusing on Poet Laureate Joy Harjo’s “An American Sunrise” through May 2022. Kent State was one of 61 organizations nationwide to be awarded a 2021-22 NEA Big Read grant. The $20,000 grant supports the programs, events and activities being offered by the partner institutions in Northeast Ohio. “An American Sunrise” is a book of poetry i...
Warren, OH (Oct. 8, 2021) On Oct. 2, Kent State Trumbull's bowling team debuted in the Ohio Bowling Conference's (OBC) first tournament at the Bowling Palace in Columbus. Bowlers competed as a mixed men's and women's team in the Men's Division. Brett Zeigler led the team finishing 52nd with a 171 average, followed by Nathan Zook (54th)(169.3), Susan Decker (60th)(162.8), Willis Howell (67th)(156.5), and Ryleigh Gough (93rd)(129.5). "It was great to get out there and see what they can do," Coach Dale Johnson said. "I think we turned some heads being a first-year program and finishing w...
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Dear Kent State University Faculty, As you know, the Kent State units of the American Association of University Professors (AAUP-KSU) and the university have signed memorandums of understanding (MOUs) through which faculty will take part in the university’s recent COVID-19 vaccine requirement. We express our sincere gratitude for your solidarity in keeping our community safe and healthy as we continue to fight the COVID-19 virus. The MOUs apply to all tenured and tenure-track and full-time non-tenure track faculty regardless of teaching methodology. Vaccine or Exemption and Testing...