Whether you are just beginning your academic journey or returning to your studies, Kent State University at Ashtabula's campus open house will provide the perfect opportunity to explore all that our hometown university has to offer. The Blue & Gold Night open house will be held on Wednesday, March 13, 2024 from 5:30 p.m. ‒ 7 p.m. Check-in will be at the Susan J. Stocker Hall North Entrance located at 3300 Lake Road West in Ashtabula.The open house will feature hands-on FAFSA workshops, campus tours, college admission and application assistance, specific academic program informa...

Since childhood, Maria McDonald loved painting. But it wasn’t until she got to college that she saw how painting could be a career.  McDonald came to Kent State University as an art education major. But one class made a difference in her education and then her career. After taking a painting class, McDonald switched her major, and in 2023, graduated from Kent State with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in studio art with a concentration in painting.All the professors McDonald had at Kent State inspired her both academically and professionally. “It was just really fun. And all of the professor...

On February 22nd, 2024, the departments of Political Science, History, Modern and Classical Language Studies and the School of Multidisciplanary Social Sciences and Humanities hosted an event to discuss the second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine. The event consisted of a panel where Dr. Andrew Barnes and Dr. Todd Nelson talked about the historical context of the war and the current state of the conflict. The panel was followed by a viewing of the movie The Guide.The event was covered by Elaina Matricardi at KentWired. To read the full article, click here. To view the news c...