Content Feed Elements
100 Promoted Content
Full-width feed of events or news. Optional title; optional link (button);
Tagged Content
Displays a feed of tagged Basic Page and Article nodes.
Tagged Content
Civil Discourse Alive and Well on Kent State’s Campus
As we approach the 2020 presidential election, college campuses have become charged with energy from the differences throughout the student body. Channel 5 News asked Kent State College Republicans, “what’s it like being a Republican on a college campus right now?”
Design and Technology Program Ranked in Top 30 in U.S.
The School of Theatre and Dance’s Design, Technology and Production program has been selected by On Stage Blog as one of the top 30 programs for the 2019-2020 academic year.
Kent State University Course to Educate Community About May 4, 1970
Kent State University is offering a community course that deals with the historical, cultural, social and political contexts of events before, during and after the May 4, 1970, shootings. The free course, Making Meaning of May 4: The Kent State Shootings in American History, will be held Oct. 16, 23 and 30 at the university’s May 4 Visitors Center.
Kent State Magazine: Design Innovation Hub Launches
Kent State University celebrated the launch of a dynamic new space, the Design Innovation (DI) Hub, in May that will bring innovations from many disciplines together in a 68,000 square foot building near the center of the Kent Campus.
Alumnus Jerry Pohmurski, '88, was Among the Early Pioneers of Wi-Fi
“We never, ever thought that the technology would ever be in such wide use as it is today. It just never occurred to us." - Jerry Pohmurski
Porthouse Theatre is in a "New York State of Mind" for 2020 Season
Cuyahoga Falls, OH - Porthouse Theatre, Kent State University’s outdoor, summer theatre located on the grounds of Blosso
School of Music, Tuesday Musical Announce New Masterclass Series
Kent State University’s Hugh A. Glauser School of Music and Tuesday Musical, based in Akron, have launched a new series that will bring world-renowned classical musicians to the Kent Campus to work with students.
Sonia Sanchez Talks Poetry with Wick Students
The Wick Poetry Center welcomed poet, playwright and activist Sonia Sanchez to the May Prentice House for a meet and greet with students
Celebrating Tommy Freeman's Life
The Wick Poetry Center kicked off its 2019-20 event series year on September 13 with a celebration of Tommy Freeman’s life.
Message From Kent State President: Supporting All Student-Athletes With Respect, Kindness and Purpose
Dear Members of the Kent State University Community,
Kent State Geographer Describes Novel Weather-Typing Model in New Paper
Research into the air masses that drive changes in our day-to-day weather has been limited by land-based and regional studies, leaving wide gaps in our understanding of these impactful phenomena. A new paper by a Kent State University geographer has just filled in most of those gaps.
Kent State University Partners With Opera di Santa Croce to Present ‘Sisters in Liberty’ Exhibition at Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration
Kent State University and the Opera di Santa Croce in Florence, Italy, will celebrate a collaborative partnership around the creation of “Sisters in Liberty: From Florence, Italy, to New York, New York,” an exhibition opening on Oct. 17, 2019, and running through April 26, 2020, at the Ellis Island National Museum of Immigration on Ellis Island in New York.
HONORS COLLEGE CLASS OF 2023 MAKES HISTORY, FINDS HOME ON CAMPUS
Kent State University’s Honors College is a place of enr
Model Kent State Language Academy Continues With 12th Year of Federal Funding
While the daily news is full of tumultuous conversations about Russia and China, Kent State University has been helping some area high school students learn to converse in Russian and Chinese to facilitate greater global understanding and a less contentious tomorrow.
Jazz Instructor Brings Real-World Experience to Growing Musicians
Love, loss and hope. These are three critical elements Maria Jacobs brings – along with her considerable professional experience – to the Kent State University community. Jacobs is a part-time instructor in the Hugh A. Glauser School of Music and a nationally known jazz singer.
Arrest Made Following Morning Kent State Incident
Kent State University Police arrested Christopher Eugene Clark, age 21, of Newton Falls, Ohio, for gross sexual imposition, assault and o
From Badgers to Golden Flashes: Kent State’s President, Wife and Head Football Coach Share Connection With Two Universities
Even Kent State University’s highest-ranking officials can experience a tug on their loyalties when the Golden Flashes take on their alma maters in athletic contests. President Todd Diacon, his wife, Moema Furtado, and head football coach Sean Lewis all will experience that dual loyalty on Saturday when Kent State faces the University of Wisconsin-Madison at noon at Camp Randall Stadium in Madison.
Kent State May 4 50th Commemoration Monthly Events Calendar (October 2019)
*For media planning purposes, Kent State University is providing this monthly email that outlines all planned events for the upcoming mon
English Professor Discovers ‘Great Gatsby’ Newspaper Publication
“The Great Gatsby,” a book many read in high school. We remember the green light on the dock, the passion and the tragedy. What many didn't know – until recently – was that the story was also printed in the newspaper.
2nd Annual 'Career Conversations' Schedule Announced
For the second year, the Honors College will be hosting Career Conversations - a series beneficial to all stud
National Depression Screening Day Is Oct. 3
You are not alone. Depression and anxiety don’t need to be masked.
Kent State Alumnus Joins Cleveland’s FOX 8 Sports Team
Kent State University alumnus Andre Knott’s experience in journalism ranges from sideline reporting for the Cleveland Browns to telecasts for the Cleveland Indians on SportsTime Ohio to covering Cleveland sports on the radio. Now, he joins WJW FOX 8 as a new contributor to the station’s sports team. He will provide reports, features and live coverage of Cleveland sports on all FOX 8 platforms while he continues his Cleveland Indians broadcast work at SportsTime Ohio.
Kent State Nursing Alumna Reflects on May 4 Tragedy
In the spring of 1970, two-time Kent State University alumna and registered nurse Pat Gless was a junior in Kent State’s inaugural nursing program. While in class on Monday, May 4, a professor rushed into her classroom and warned students who could leave campus to do so. Fifty years later, Gless now reflects on the events surrounding that tragedy and how they have impacted her life and nursing career.
Kent State Debuts New TV Commercial Produced Entirely In-House
An ecology student testing water in a river. A nursing student assisting a patient. A music student performing onstage. These are just three of the 30 Kent State University students featured in the new Kent State TV commercial that was developed and produced entirely in-house by Kent State staff members who are all Kent State graduates.
Fall 2019 Center for Nursing Research Newsletter Released
Download the Fall 2019 Center for Nursing Research Newsletter to read about the latest publications, presentations, grant awards, and other scholarly recognitions of Kent State Nursing faculty and students.
Flashes Sign Team IMPACT Recruit Mary Alice Tryda
Kent State University field hockey coach Kyle DeSandes-Moyer is pleased to announce the signing of 10-year-old Mary Alice Tryda through Team IMPACT to the Kent State field hockey team.
NSF Award Helps Kent State Anthropologists Expand International Partnership
The National Science Foundation (NSF) recently awarded Kent State a three-year, $298,000 International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant that will allow graduate students to travel to Kyoto University in Japan to study primates and human evolution at the world-renowned Primate Research Institute.
"What Does It Mean To Be Human?"
Sonia Sanchez’s visit to Kent State University’s campus o
Kent State Magazine: New Approaches to Peace
In April 2019, Kent State University welcomed Neil Cooper, Ph.D, as the new inaugural director of Kent State's School of Peace and Conflict Studies. The School of Peace and Conflict Studies was originally called the Center for Peaceful Change when it was founded in 1971 as the university's first ‘living memorial’ for the events that occurred on May 4th, 1970.
Kent State Graduate Wins Canada Life Canadian Player of the Year
Kent State Graduate Taylor Pendrith, ‘14, earned the Canada Life Candian Player of the Year honors on the Mackenzie Tour -- PGA TOUR Canada on Sunday, Sept. 15. This is Pendrith’s second time receiving the honor in the past four years.
Author Michael Twitty to Share His Journey to Kosher Soul Food at Kent State
On Sept.
University Statement Regarding Kent City Police Investigation
Kent State University is aware of a man approaching sorority homes in the city of Kent. Kent City Police are investigating this matter.
Ascendium Grant Will Streamline Transfers and Increase Student Retention, Graduations
The pathway from a two-year college to Kent State University will soon become an easier road to travel for Ohio students, thanks to a grant awarded to Kent State to collaborate with three Ohio community colleges to streamline the transfer process.
Kognito Software Kick-Starts Mental Health Initiatives
What do you do if a student in class or at work starts showing up distracted, less talkative or stops showing up at all? Ignore it? Ask about it? But how do you start that conversation?
Ducro Family Makes $20,000 Gift to Rising Scholars Program
Continuing their longstanding commitment and support to the Ashtabula area and demonstrating the important role access to education plays in moving the community forward, the Ducro family recently made a generous $20,000 gift to the Rising Scholars program fund through the Ashtabula Foundation to Kent State University at Ashtabula.
Meet the Kent State Class of 2023
More than 20,000 people applied to be part of Kent State’s Class of 2023, and 4,270 can now consider themselves to be Golden Flashes.