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...
It’s reunion time for the Kent State University Golden Flashes family. Kent State celebrated Homecoming 2021 with a week of activities and events leading up to the Oct. 2 Homecoming Parade and Homecoming football game. Kent State alumni, students, parents, faculty, staff and the community were invited to take part in one of the university’s long-standing traditions, which returned to campus this year. In addition to the classic Homecoming traditions, Kent State introduced new activities and events for the entire community to enjoy, including the Homecoming Kickoff celebration that was ...
Steven Brown, Research, Measurement, and Statistics, presented "Single Cases and the Laws of Subjectivity" at the International Society for the Scientific Study of Subjectivity in a virtual meeting on September 17, 2021. ...
Join Recreation Services for the in-person 20th Annual Bowman Cup 5k Walk/Run on Saturday, Oct 2, or participate in the virtual walk/run from Sunday, Sept. 26 through Saturday, Oct. 2. The race, named after fedora-loving former Kent State University President George Bowman, will use chip timing and take place during Kent State University Spirit Week. Running the course allows participants to enjoy the scenic route through Kent State University and the surrounding community. Check-in begins at 7 a.m. and the race will begin at 8 a.m., with awards and food immedia...
Corrie Slawson, M.F.A. ’06 has been awarded the Cleveland Arts Prize for Mid-Career Artist in Visual Arts for 2021. She will receive her award at the 61st annual awards event at the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 13, 2021. Read the full story. ...
At the start of his freshman year at Kent State University in 2018, Tim Tusick was the epitome of health. Being a young and fit student-athlete, Tusick was working out to his normal routine of two to three times a day, until he noticed something was very wrong. Tusick, a junior in Kent State's College of Business Adminstration, detailed his battle with cancer and how he never stopped fighting and helping others was featured in a recent story on WKYC-TV. "I was someone that was in amazing shape,” Tusick told WKYC-TV. I started to wonder, “Why can't I walk to class? Why can't I walk up a f...
The School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS) is pleased to announce the latest in the Society, Peace, Technology, and Security Speaker Series at the School of Peace and Conflict Studies (SPCS). On Thursday, September 30, 2021, SPCS will host a virtual talk with Dr. Mari Fitzduff, author of Our Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding. Please join us for the event! More details below. Brains at War: The Neuroscience of Conflict and Peacebuilding Virtual seminar by Dr Mari Fitzduff 9:15-10:30am, September 30, 202...
Dear Kent State University Employees, As someone who teaches or works at one of our Regional Campuses, we understand you may have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine requirement issued by the university on Aug. 27. We want to offer some additional details and guidance about this new requirement. Vaccine Requirement At this time, the requirement to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 20 is for all students and all non-bargaining unit employees, including part-time employees, who study, work or engage in activities on any of our campuses. Students whose classes are fully re...
Dear Kent State University Employees, We understand you may have questions about the COVID-19 vaccine requirement issued by the university on Aug. 27, and we want to offer some additional details and guidance about this new requirement. Vaccine Requirement At this time, the requirement to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Dec. 20 is for all students and all non-bargaining unit employees, including part-time employees, who study, work or engage in activities on any of our campuses. Students whose classes are fully remote or online are not subject to the vaccine requirement. Ho...
The excitement of Homecoming returns to campus next week – complete with a parade, tailgates, the football game, and the crowning of Kent State Royalty. The twelve Homecoming Court finalists were unveiled at the annual Black Squirrel Festival, hosted by the Flash Activities Board, on Sept. 10, 2021. Two winners will have the distinction of being crowned Kent State Royalty when they are announced at halftime of the Kent State vs. Buffalo football game on October 2. Associate Director for the Center for Student Involvement, Katie Syvanych, is excited to step out of the virtual c...