Â鶹´«Ã½ faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
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Â鶹´«Ã½ officially launched the University Stewards program this semester. The program provides students with stewards who work to serve as a point of resource, referral and support.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Police Services hosted its first-ever Coffee With a Cop event in the Nest in the Kent Student Center on Sept. 14. Students who attended the event had the opportunity to interact with Kent State police officers in a casual setting and receive free coffee, and the first 200 students who attended also received a free travel mug.
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) program is celebrating its 14th year. Though relatively new, the Kent State TEFL program has been able to offer its students a diverse experience through an intimate network of partnerships in Dresden, Germany.
Homecoming 2016 featured a fun, family-friendly parade with alumnus and Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal Josh Cribbs, Kiss on the K, the football game and much more. Go Flashes!
The contemporary a cappella sensation VoicePlay will be on stage at the Â鶹´«Ã½ at Tuscarawas Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. on Oct. 15.
A graduate student project at Â鶹´«Ã½ grows into a countywide food insecurity prevention program.
The Â鶹´«Ã½ Academic Success Center has received the Frank L. Christ Outstanding Learning Center Award for its success as an interactive academic space for students to reinforce what they learn in the classroom.
The College of Architecture and Environmental Design at Â鶹´«Ã½ has moved into its new home! Join us in Kent on Oct. 7 to celebrate our community and future.
Â鶹´«Ã½â€™s College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology will receive a $1.5 million gift from FedEx over three years. The gift will support the university’s flight program.
Â鶹´«Ã½'s holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.
Testing Your Faith Act (H.B. 353) was enacted in the Spring 2023 semester. In ordinance with this bill, Â鶹´«Ã½ created a new administrative policy for religious and spiritual accommodations. This administrative policy allows students to report up to three days of unexcused absences to participate in religious holidays or community-held events in alignment with their spirituality.
Kent businesses, with the help of Main Street Kent, have created an exclusive weekend of special offers, giveaways, discounts and raffles just for educators Friday, Nov, 17 through Sunday, Nov. 19. Simply show your school ID at time of purchase for offerings and discounts. Explore participating businesses and special offers!