Convocation

"We are all part of one community now. A big, wonderful Kent State community." With a backdrop of strobe lights, rock music and excitement, Kent State President Todd Diacon kicked off the start of the 2022 Fall Semester by encouraging new students to lean on one another during the university's traditional convocation ceremony.  Ne...

Members of the university community as well as family members of freshman students can watch a live stream of the Kent State University Convocation on Friday, Aug. 28. The event starts at 10:30 a.m. and is held in the Memorial Athletics and Convocation Center.  This special ceremony marks the beginning of the university’s first-yea...

Each August during freshman move-in day, Kent State University faculty, staff and students volunteer to assist incoming freshmen get settled into their new university accommodations. To make the experience more fun and welcoming, the Kent InterHall Council sponsors the Movers and Groovers program. Freshman move-in day took place on Thur...

Kent State at Salem held its annual nursing convocation and pinning ceremony on May 7 at Avian on the Water in Canfield, during which 48 students received their nursing pins and recited the nursing pledge. All are receiving degrees this year through the Bachelor of Science in Nursing program on the Salem campus. Dr. Mary Lou Ferranto, c...

Prior to the end of the semester, Kent State University at East Liverpool held its annual pinning ceremony at The Georgetown in Boardman, during which 59 students received nursing pins signifying their hard work and dedication to their schoolwork and future profession. Registered nurses provide care to individual patients to attain, res...

Salem  – Kent State University at Salem recently held its convocation and pinning ceremony for its 2013 nursing graduates.  The ceremony was held at The Lake Club in Poland and helped recognize the students’ hard work and dedication to the nursing profession.  Dr. Mary Lou Ferranto, director of the nursing program at K...

Prior to the end of the semester, Kent State University at East Liverpool held its annual pinning ceremony at Mountaineer Casino Racetrack and Resort for the 2013 graduating class. Forty-seven students received nursing pins signifying their hard work and dedication to their schoolwork and future profession.  The following students wer...

On Friday, May 6, which is recognized as National Nurses Day, 45 Kent State University at Stark bachelor of science in nursing degree (BSN) graduates will officially begin their professional careers as nurses. Their achievement will be honored at the campus’s annual Nursing Pinning Ceremony, at 2:30 p.m. in First Christian Church, 6900 Mar...