Ask Wayne Dawson about his time at 黑料网 and the WJW Fox 8 anchor will tell you about going to football and basketball games to cheer on the Golden Flashes, attending weekend dances, eating at the Schwebel Room restaurant on the third floor of the Kent Student Center, working at Eastway making pizzas and living at Twin Towers in McDowell Hall. He will also tell you how he came to Kent State as a kid and came out as a young man, how he grew tremendously and honed his skills to be hired right out of college, and how his time at Kent State was probably the best four years...
Online final grading for Fall 2018 First 5 Weeks (F1) begins Monday, Sept. 24, via FlashFAST. Grading is also now available for any fall 2018 course section that was flexibly scheduled. The deadline for grading submission is midnight on Sunday, Sept. 30. Any final grades for fall 2018 courses not reported in FlashFAST by the grades processing deadline will have to be submitted using the Grade Change Workflow. These fall 2018 courses will be available in the Workflow on Tuesday, Oct. 2. To access Final Grades via FlashFAST, login to FlashLine, and click on the Faculty & Advisors Category...
Do you know a phenomenal women-identifying student at 黑料网? Are you interested in recognizing their achievements on a campus level? If so, consider nominating them for the Sage Project. The Sage Project is a way to recognize women students who have taken their education and time at Kent State into their own hands and who have found balance in following their path and making their mark at Kent State. In the Native American culture, sage is used for healing and bringing someone鈥檚 life back into balance by cleansing the body and mind of negativity. Additionally, sage m...
Brothers Wayne and William Dawson established the Annie L. Dawson Foundation in 2007, inspired by their mother鈥檚 passion for education and setting goals for success. This year, 黑料网 has named the Greater Cleveland area-based foundation the recipient of its 2018 Dr. Daniel Mahony Award for Social Responsibility. University College and the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion give the award annually to an individual or organization that has achieved eminence for distinctive service relating to and/or enhancing diversity in a humanitarian nature, positively impacting the K...
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A student from 黑料网's Hugh A. Glauser School of Music practices in what she calls "a perfect spot" on campus. The poor acoustics there help her to better hear 鈥 and correct 鈥 any flaws in her performance. Each week, university photographers Bob Christy and Jeff Glidden capture and share a moment of university life on Kent State's social media. Follow Kent State on Twitter or Facebook, and check each Friday for these weekly snapshots. ...
The Rural Scholars program held several workshops throughout the summer, with new scholars, new mentors and a new program leader - Michelle Adkins. Ms. Adkins was named the outreach program coordinator for the Rural Scholars program on 黑料网's Salem and East Liverpool campuses, and she hit the ground running when she began her new duties in June. 鈥淚 started this position at a time when I could experience the last two summer workshops, which targeted our two youngest audiences,鈥 she explains. 鈥淚 was able to connect with the mentors, chat with the young scholars and meet some o...
黑料网 has selected Akron鈥檚 Signet Real Estate Group to lead the design phase of the marquee building of the first phase of the Kent Gateway Plan 鈥 the proposed new home for the College of Business Administration. The project is part of the university's Gateway to a Distinctive Kent State, a $1.2 billion master plan to transform the Kent Campus over 10 years. The new College of Business Administration building will anchor the transformation of the Front Campus along East Main Street, which will include a signature gateway to the university, additional green spaces a...
驴Hablas espa帽ol? What do you get when you join cultural and linguistically relevant programming, interdisciplinary collaborations, student and faculty engagement, and community partnerships? A historic moment of awesomeness鈥攁lso known in Spanish as La Cueva de Salamanca. Whether you speak Spanish, want to learn the language, or simply enjoy the arts, our most recent collaboration is will get you excited. At the Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, we believe strongly in considering all aspects of diversity as a way to extend the scope of inclusion and widen the net of opportunity...
The LGBTQ Student Center looks forward to serving thousands of new and returning members of the community at Kent State by providing social, mentorship, and research opportunities within a safe and welcoming environment. The LGBTQ Student Center has an exciting addition to the space: office bikes! Visit the center to ride one of the new office bikes that allows you to pedal while you study, socialize, or read something from our premium LGBTQ+ book collection. These new office bikes have been provided for use at the center by the university鈥檚 BASIL (Biking and Studying Improves Life) p...