Simchat Torah
Simchat Torah literally translates to "Rejoicing with the Torah".
Sukkot
Sukkot is also known as the Feast of Booths, named after the huts that the Jewish people stayed in while wandering after the Exodus from Egypt
Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur is one of the most important festivals in the Jewish calendar that falls exactly 10 days, known as the Days of
Rosh Hashanah
Rosh Hashanah is the Jewish New Year. It is a holiday in which worshippers reflect on their past year and look forward to the year ahead. People are encouraged to step out of their mundane routines to become anew for the coming year.
Traditional food includes pomegranate and challah and apples dipped in honey, symbolic of the sweet New Year to come. The shofar is a ram's horn that is blown like a trumpet during the month that leads up to Rosh Hashanah and during Rosh Hashanah services.
How is the Kent State GPA for distinction calculated?
A Kent State GPA is calculated from all grades earned in undergraduate courses at Kent State University, including original grades forgiven and/or recalculated under other policies. The GPA used to determine the “with distinction” designation is extended to three decimal places and not rounded up.
College of the Arts
On March 20-22, the School of Fashion’s KnitLAB hosted KnitFUTURES: a symposium to energize the advancement of knitting to support people, environment, and place across disciplines, and to engage researchers from both academia and industry for conversation, knowledge exchange and collaboration. “As academic researchers and designers working with digital knitting in fashion, interior design, and architecture, we wanted to create a venue to gather and learn from fellow practitioners, researchers, educators, and designers,” said Krissi Riewe Stevenson, Assistant Professor of Fashion Design a...
Dean’s List for Part-Time Students Qualifications
To qualify, students must have a minimum 3.400 GPA in 12 or more regular letter-graded hours taken during the previous summer, fall and spring semesters. Such students must have registered for fewer than 12 hours in each of the semesters under consideration. This notation will be printed on students’ official transcripts.
Dean’s List for Full-Time Students Qualifications
To qualify, students must have a minimum 3.400 GPA in the semester and must have completed 12 or more regular letter-graded credit hours by the end of that semester. This notation will be printed on students’ official transcripts.
President’s List Qualifications
To qualify, students must have a 4.000 GPA in the semester and must have completed 15 or more credit hours (all of which must have regular letter grades) by the end of that semester. This notation will be printed on students’ official transcripts.
How Do I Pick Up My Honors Cords?
All Summer 2025 institutional honors candidates may pick up their honor cords at the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center, University Library (Kent Campus), during the hours of 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Monday through Friday, from June 30, 2025 to August 8, 2025.