The excitement has been building for more than a year, and the day is finally upon us!On Monday, at approximately 3:14 p.m., darkness will fall on Kent State University during a total eclipse of the sun, a natural phenomenon not experienced in Kent, Ohio, since 1806.The total darkness will last about three minutes. The fun and learning culminate with the Total Solar Eclipse Viewing Party on Risman Plaza beginning at 2:45 p.m.No in-person classes will be held on any Kent State campus on April 8.Monday’s forecast from the National Weather Service calls for partly sunny skies with a high temperat...

{"preview_thumbnail":"/s3/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/931088737.jpg?itok=CUgLfpfr","video_url":"https://vimeo.com/931088737","settings":{"responsive":true,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":false},"settings_summary":["Embedded Video (Responsive)."]}Kent State University’s College of Aeronautics and Engineering recently hosted a career fair featuring 44 employers from fields ranging from aeronautics and aerospace to engineering, military and more.  Sponsored by the United States Air Force, the event aimed to connect students to alumni and top organ...

The brightly colored blue and gold Mobile Flashes Wellness Unit from Kent State University’s College of Public Health will be hitting the streets to help bring public health services to the people of northeast Ohio.The new SUV, made possible by a grant from the Elisabeth Severance Prentiss Foundation, was officially unveiled on Thursday, April 4, at Moulton Hall, during an event at the College of Public Health.    During the 2023 Fall Semester, the college received a $200,000 grant from the Prentiss Foundation to help offer free services to isolated rural communities and underse...

Kent State University is one of the top undergraduate schools for game design studies according to The Princeton Review®. The education services company features Kent State, with animation game design programs through the College of Applied and Technical Studies at the Kent, Stark and Tuscarawas campuses, on its 15th annual ranking list, Top 50 Undergraduate Schools for Game Design for 2024.The innovative Kent State Animation Game Design program ranks in The Princeton Review at the 44th spot nationally and the 12th spot in the Midwest for game design. The ent...

{"preview_thumbnail":"/s3/files/styles/video_embed_wysiwyg_preview/public/video_thumbnails/931085896.jpg?itok=CdAVxUeg","video_url":"https://vimeo.com/931085896","settings":{"responsive":true,"width":"854","height":"480","autoplay":false},"settings_summary":["Embedded Video (Responsive)."]}Kent State University Culinary Services is embracing gastronomic diversity with its annual Food Truck Series, stationed outside the library and student center at Risman Plaza. The local food trucks are available to students, staff, faculty and the Kent community visiting campus.  On April 3, for the ina...