This fall semester, Kent State is privileged to welcome seven international students to its campus, all of which are friends from Nepal: Anit Kunwar, Saroj Dahal, Man Bahadur Kshetri, Swastik Shrestha, Bishal Pokhrel, Mahesh Gaire, and Salan Gahaju. Being close friends while living in Nepal, the seven still find it extraordinary that they all decided to choose Kent State as their academic destination this fall. Among the seven, six are freshmen and one is a new graduate student. Despite their close friendship, the young men are pursuing radically different academic paths. Their selected majors...
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Communication Studies majors Eunice Reyes, junior, and Juleanna Smith, senior, will host a panel discussion titled, “Redefining 'Refugee': Stories from a Global Crisis” at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 15 in Rm. 340 Franklin Hall (FirstEnergy Auditorium). Panelists will discuss how the global refugee crisis impacts Kent State students and people around the world. Five panelists will explore ways people can help in alleviating the predominant controversy surrounding the topic. Panelists include: Eka Anthony, a former refugee from the Democratic Republic of Co...
TV2 Clip by Gretchen Lasso Kent State hosted an international competition to focus on global developments in the field of sustainability. Video ...
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Written By Stephanie Walton, TeleProductions Public Relations Assistant Students working at ’s TeleProductions are getting the opportunity of a lifetime this semester: working on ESPN3 broadcasts. ESPN3 is an online streaming service that provides live streams of sports events to fans everywhere. Kent State is currently working on broadcasts for volleyball, men’s basketball and women’s basketball. TeleProductions has partnered up with the athletics department for ESPN3. For each game, they take their truck and their crew,...
2017-2018 Winter Weather Advisory Information
Dear Members of the Community: As Northeast Ohio continues to enjoy a beautiful fall season, we all know that winter will soon arrive. One of our roles as university leaders is recommending cancellations and closures due to severe weather. While the safety of our people is our priority, in general the university does not close or cancel classes because of cold weather, winter ice and/or snow. However, on rare occasions, weather conditions may delay or cancel classes or close the Kent Campus. (Note: Kent State’s Regional Campuses will follow the general guidelines be...
The Area Agency on Aging 11 recently donated books and money to the East Liverpool Campus’s Seasons Readings project. The donation included 364 children’s books and $650 that will be used to purchase additional books, which will be distributed to youngsters along the parade route of the East Liverpool Christmas parade in early December. Joe Rossi, CEO of the Area Agency on Aging 11, made the presentation to Dean David Dees on behalf of the agency’s employees who contributed to the project with money and books. “We are happy to give to a project that promotes reading and learning in such a f...
New England Patriots wide receiver and former quarterback Julian Edelman released a new memoir, Relentless, on Tuesday, Oct. 24. The memoir is described as “the inspiring story of an underdog kid who was always doubted to becoming one of the most reliable and inspiring players in the NFL.” Co-authored with Tom Curran, the book shares Mr. Edelman’s journey as a young football player at the Pop Warner football program in California, a three-year starting quarterback at Kent State from 2006-2008 and his impressive career with the Patriots. Mr. Edelman shares stories wi...