The Kent State University men's basketball team has its sights set on a league championship and a NCAA Tournament bid as it competes in the 2017 Mid-American Conference Tournament in Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland March 9-11.  Flash Facts: The Kent State men's basketball team has punched its ticket to Cleveland, advancing to the quarterfinals of the Mid-American Conference Tournament after Monday's epic 116-106 win over Central Michigan. The Golden Flashes are set to face Buffalo in the quarterfinals Thursday, capping off a full slate in Cleveland that features: #8 Eastern Mi...

The Division of Human Resources Employee Wellness Team provided kits to departments across Kent State University’s eight campuses to set up “gratitude graffiti” stops. The stops are designed to give employees an opportunity to reflect and express gratitude through interactive art. More than 100 kits were requested across all eight Kent State campuses plus the New York City Studio. There are more than 80 stops located on the Kent Campus alone. “One of the things we hear, whether you are a student or employee, is that everyone is so busy and feels overwhelmed,” says Kim Hauge, director of ...

 Jimmy Hall has been named Mid-American Conference East Division Player of the Week for the fifth time this year, as announced Monday. Hall once again led the Golden Flashes with a superb effort this week, extending Kent State's winning streak to four games. This week, Hall and the Flashes won at Buffalo and at home against Ohio. Hall was the team's leading scorer at 23 points per game on 63 percent shooting overall. He averaged a double-double with 10 rebounds per game, as well at 2.5 blocks and two assists per game. At Buffalo, he posted game highs of 26 points, 10 rebounds a...

It all comes down to a fraction of a second. Who can push off the block first? Who can jump the highest? Who will cross the finish line ahead of everyone else? In the end, speed is the ultimate winner - it can separate the good from the great. Richard Dahome is one of the greats. This year alone, as a member of the Kent State University Men’s Track and Field team, Dahome tied for the ninth fastest time in school history in the indoor 60-meter hurdles, finished fourth at the MAC Championships in the 110-meter hurdles and seventh in the 400-meter hurdles – just to name a few records. As he...

The spring 2017 Bowman Breakfast will take place at Kent State University in the Kent Student Center Ballroom on Wednesday, April 5. Doors open at 7 a.m., breakfast begins at 7:30 a.m., and the program will follow at 8 a.m. The topic for the event is “Kent Businesses … A Local and Global Impact.” The featured speakers are Dan Jackson, accounting controller/human resources and information technology manager at Seal Master; Kristina Lonon, account manager at ELBEX Corp.; and Lawrence Rentz, vice president and general manager of Maag Americas, Maag Automatik Inc. David Ruller, Kent’s city mana...

Dr. Emad Khazraee is an assistant professor in Kent State’s School of Library and Information Science. Dr. Khazraee has embarked upon a project in cooperation with colleagues at the University of Maryland to preserve and digitize the national archives of Afghanistan. Persian Manuscript Initiative  Capturing a Nation's Cultural Memory   Feature in KentWired ...

This year, Kent State University College of Nursing will celebrate 50 years of nursing education, research and community outreach. To kick-off the year-long celebration, the college hosted a birthday party for students, faculty, staff, alumni and distinguished guests Monday afternoon in Henderson Hall on the Kent campus. “You are a legacy of doers. You get things done. You have a legacy of let’s not wait for someone else to have the idea. Let’s have the idea ourselves,” said Kent State University President Beverly Warren, addressing the packed hallway. “I envision more wings on Henderson Ha...

  The Kent State University Board of Trustees today approved separate proposals for dining and cold beverage services that will transform the student experience throughout the university system. Following a competitive bid and review process, the Board approved the recommendation of university leaders to begin contract negotiations with Aramark LLC for dining services and with PepsiCo for exclusive cold beverage rights. The university’s partnership with Aramark will lead to upgrades, renovations and/or new construction on the Kent Campus with such vendors as Panera Bread, Starbucks,...

It’s a tale as old as time — the fierce rivalry between the Kent State University Golden Flashes and the University of Akron Zips. No one knows how this rivalry began. Maybe it’s because the schools are so close to each other; perhaps it’s because they are in the same conference. Or maybe it’s because of a love affair gone wrong. At least that’s what the University of Akron’s Social Media Specialist Meghan Meeker thought. On Feb. 13, both Kent State and the University of Akron released videos on their respective social media pages, explaining that the schools’ sports rivalry began after the...