Dear Parents & Families —
In place of our traditional newsletter, our Parent & Family Engagement team felt it was important to share insights about the pandemic that could be useful at this time. While the university continues to provide updates that are helpful as we navigate these changes, we took things a step further by asking members of our Kent State family to write articles exclusively for this newsletter. We have posted the content to this web page, as a companion piece to the email.
We are hopeful that you will find the information both engaging and insightful. To the parents who have students graduating, congratulations to them and we wish them nothing but the best! To our parents of returning students, we look forward to continually providing information and updates through our Facebook group and these newsletters. If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to reach out and email us at kentparents@kent.edu.
Sincerely,
Dr. Taléa R. Drummer-Ferrell
How to effectively social distance with your Golden Flash
"Life is 10% of what happens to you, and 90%” how you react to it." This is a quote from one of my favorite poems, “Attitude” by Charles Swindoll. For the last month, the social distancing rule has been a hot topic around the world and has prompted me to appreciate those words by Swindoll even more.
What’s next until we have a vaccine?
I can’t count how many times I have said “we just don’t know yet” in interviews while discussing the emergence of SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus responsible for causing COVID-19.
How do I know if I have COVID-19?
Spring is in the air which means the return of pesky allergy symptoms to many people. Warmer weather and spending more time outside can precipitate allergy symptoms. With the current COVID-19 Pandemic, people may wonder how they will know if their symptoms are from allergies or COVID-19.
Kent State Emergency Grant Fund
Kent State University has created the Kent State Emergency Grant Fund in response to the COVID-19 pandemic to help students who are dealing with unexpected costs, including, but not limited to, travel, food, housing, technology needs for remote learning and in some cases, lost wages. Your gift immediately helps KSU students from any campus, in any degree field, overcome these difficult setbacks and unforeseen financial challenges to ensure they stay on the path to earning their degrees.
A Note from One Stop Student Services
We realize that your family’s financial circumstances may have been impacted as a result of COVID-19 (eg. loss of income). These changes may have an effect on your 2020-2021 Financial Aid Offer (Summer Semester 2020, Fall Semester 2020, Spring Semester 2021). In light of this, we encourage you to consider submitting a Special Circumstance Application. The purpose of a Special Circumstance Application is to review the information previously submitted on the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) since it is no longer an accurate representation of the family's current financial situation. If you have a special circumstance for the current year, visit our website for more information. If you have questions, please contact your regional campus or the One Stop for Student Services (330-672-6000).
Resources
- Kent State University's Coronavirus Updates Page
- Office of the Dean of Students Covid-19 Emergency Resources
- Kent State University's Online Learning Support Site
Sign up for Flash ALERTS
Flash ALERTS is Kent State’s official emergency text notification system to alert subscribers of critical information no matter what time it is or where they are in the world. Flash ALERTS expands the university’s ability to send critical news and information to the university community during campus emergencies.
