Glauser School of Music Offers Teachers Professional Development Opportunities Summer 2022

This summer, Kent State’s Glauser School of Music to offer three intensive workshops focussed on Orff, Jazz and Dalcroze.

Kent State and KeyBank Foundation to Continue Key Connections Program for Underserved Students

KeyBank Foundation has awarded a new $200,000 gift to Kent State University to continue KeyBank Foundation’s support for the successful Key Connections program offered by University College at Kent State. The Key Connections program will continue to support student success initiatives for underserved students, including first-generation students and students from limited income backgrounds who will enroll in Fall Semester 2022.

Kent State Graduate Student Lydia Lisowsky Collects Medical Supplies for Ukraine

Although Kent State alumna and current graduate student Lydia Lisowsky has never visited Ukraine, she feels a deep sense of obligation and responsibility to help those who have been injured in the war. Lisowsky recently began a campaign to collect medical supplies on the Kent Campus and in the larger Kent community to send to Ukraine. 

Meredith Garrett

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Meredith Garrett

Coordinator, Parking Services Systems & Technology
Parking Services
Kent

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

December 2011 

Megan Smeznik

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Megan Smeznik

Educational Technology Designer
Office of Continuing and Distance Education/Kent State Online
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

December 2021

Ladaja Kennedy

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Ladaja Kennedy

Compliance Coordinator
Intercollegiate Athletics
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

January 2022

Wendy Patton

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Wendy Patton

Director, Columbus Program in State Issues
Department of Political Science
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

December 2021

James Trombka

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James Trombka

Accessibility Specialist
Student Accessibility Services
Kent Campus

WORKED AT KENT STATE SINCE:

December 2021

Kent State Remembers May 4, 1970, With Annual Commemoration

For the first time since 2019, Kent State University will remember May 4, 1970, with its return to an in-person, annual commemoration to honor the four students who were killed, the nine students who were wounded and the countless others whose lives were forever changed when the Ohio National Guard fired on Kent State students during an anti-war protest. 

UPDATE: Statewide Tornado Drill Scheduled for Wednesday, March 23, Canceled

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Kent State School of Music to Commemorate May 4 Through Music, Dance and Poetry at Severance

The Kent State University School of Music returns to Severance Music Center on Monday, May 2, at 7 p.m. featuring nearly 300 students from across the university performing a rich lineup of genres and styles from classical and jazz to gospel and world music. It will also feature collaborations with the School of Theatre and Dance and the Wick Poetry Center.

Where on the Web? 13,000 Web Courses Just a Click Away with LinkedIn Learning

Kent State has an extensive list of class options for students. But where can a member of the Kent State community go to find self-paced, free courses? The answer is closer than one might think. LinkedIn Learning takes the spotlight in this edition of “Where on the Web?”