City of Kent

Hotel evening view

10 Years and More Than 200,000 Guests Later

The Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center is celebrating 10 years of being at the heart of a transformed downtown. 

Tags: Town-Gown , downtown kent , Community Impact , University News , Community & Society , Organizational Sustainability , City of Kent

Kent State Today

Adults and children enjoying the Kent Skates ice rink.

IN A FLASH: Flashes on Ice

Flashes can enjoy a number of fun, winter activities in January and February. 

Tags: Community Impact , Student Life , City of Kent , Alumni , In a Flash

Kent State Today

Image of downtown Kent ice skating rink

Shaping Town-Gown Relations: PR Students’ Work Has Real Impact for University, City

Kent State public relations seniors helped lay the groundwork for future partnerships between the university and the city of Kent. And today, many of their ideas are coming to life.  Students in the Media and Journalism capstone course Public Relations Campaigns (taught by Professor Michele Ew…

Tags: jargon , Public Relations , downtown kent , School of Media and Journalism , City of Kent , Office of University Outreach and Engagement

College of Communication & Information

Kent State's "We the People" Exhibition on Display near the Esplanade Arch in May 2019

Acclaimed Photography Exhibition Returns to Kent Campus

Kent State University is pleased and proud to announce the return of “We the People,” a photography exhibition that shines a light on our common humanity.

Tags: Community & Society , College of Arts and Sciences , College of the Arts , City of Kent , Arts & Culture , College of Communication & Information , Research & Science

Division of Research & Economic Development

Kent State University Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., poses beside a map kiosk in downtown Kent that she helped to create.

Kent State Professor Earns Main Street Kent's Volunteer of the Year Award

Kent State University Assistant Professor Jennifer Mapes, Ph.D., was honored with the Volunteer of the Year award by Main Street Kent during the organization’s annual awards celebration. Main Street Kent is a nonprofit organization focused on the revitalization of downtown Kent and is an affili…

Tags: Geography , College of Arts and Sciences , downtown kent , City of Kent

College of Arts & Sciences

Kent State Helps the City of Kent Rank Among Best Midwestern Towns for Young Adults Seeking Jobs

The city of Kent is among the top ten best cities for millenials looking for work, according to www.nerdwallet.com, an online financial and industry resource. Kent ranks in 9th place. NerdWallet highlights the location of Kent State University, as well as attractive employment options for young r…

Tags: City of Kent , Town-Gown , downtown kent

Kent Campus

Esplanade Extension Opens Franklin Hall to New Prominence

Franklin Hall and its surrounding Hilltop Drive neighbors are witnessing an astonishing physical transformation, thanks to the new Kent State University Esplanade extension. When completed in August, the Esplanade extension will link the western edge of campus with the newly revitalized Kent busines…

Tags: downtown kent , City of Kent

School of Media and Journalism