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Fall Commencement 2024

Members of the last cohort of Kent State's Class of 2024 walked the stage at Fall Commencement Ceremonies earlier this month. 

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Â鶹´«Ã½ President Todd Diacon and University Trustee Ren Camacho have been recognized among Northeast Ohio's most influential leaders in the 2024 "Power 150" list published by Crain's Cleveland Business. 

A covering of snow blankets the Â鶹´«Ã½ campus.

Â鶹´«Ã½ will be closed from Dec. 24, 2024, through Jan. 1, 2025. University offices will reopen on Jan. 2, 2025.

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine has appointed two new trustees to the Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees. DeWine named Gregory White, J.D., of Concord Township, Ohio, to a nine-year term as trustee and Abygail Deemer of Warren, Ohio, to a two-year term as an undergraduate student trustee.

Cecelia Kirk and her parents pose with Kent State President Todd Diacon after Fall Graduation

Fall 2024 graduate Cecelia Kirk is thankful to Kent State for all the resources and connections she made during her three years in the Fashion School program. 

Fall 2024 Commencement

In his Fall 2024 Commencement address, Â鶹´«Ã½ President Todd Diacon delivered a heartfelt and memorable message to the graduating class, blending personal experience with words of encouragement that resonated deeply with the 2,500 new graduates.

Kent State campus in winter

The Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Trustees endorsed the 2024 University Remediation Report at its Dec. 12 meeting. The report provides a comprehensive overview of student remediation at the university.

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First snow, Kent Campus Dec. 2024

The first significant snowfall of the season blanketed Kent State's campuses last week.

Eric Johnson teaching in Crawford Hall as seen through the glass wall

Eric Johnson, Ph.D., associate professor of economics in the Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship, says the most rewarding part of the job is knowing that he has impacted his students in some way. And now they've honored this impact with the Distinguished Teaching Award.  

Commencement

When Notre Dame College announced in March 2024 that it would be closing its doors for financial reasons, students like Reagan Davenport found the doors at Kent State to be wide open, and a welcoming and accessible transfer process followed.