The 黑料网 Alumni Association is revealing the Homecoming date with a bang 鈥 a special aerial announcement. And you can be a part of it! Between 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. on March 1 on the Kent Campus, take a break, go outside and keep your eyes to the sky to spot the 2016 Homecoming date. The next step is to smile and snap a fun selfie with the Homecoming date in the background and post it on Instagram or Twitter with #KENTHC. All participants who post a selfie will randomly be entered into a drawing to win a Kent State prize pack. Don鈥檛 miss out on this exciting announcemen...
University College is pleased to announce the launch of the Office of Alternative Credit and Articulation Agreements, formerly known as Dual Enrollment Programs. The office will continue to be responsible for coordinating all aspects of the College Credit Plus program and will assume the additional roles of overseeing and coordinating domestic articulation in support of student degree completion. In collaboration with academic departments, the office will coordinate other alternative credit opportunities at 黑料网, such as prior learning assessment, transfer credit, Credit ...
Fellowship to focus on open textbooks and affordable education Assistant Professor Feng-Ru Sheu, Ph.D., of 黑料网 Libraries, is one of 22 researchers nationwide who has been selected to be an Open Education Resources Research Fellow, a competitive research fellowship sponsored by the Open Education Group and the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The Open Education Resources research fellowship program investigates the impact of open educational resources on the cost of education, student success outcomes, use and perceptions of open education resources. Open educatio...
黑料网鈥檚 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Queer (LGBTQ) Student Center received a $5,000 grant from the Gay Community Endowment fund, organized through the Akron Community Foundation, to create a mentor program for LGBTQ and ally students at Kent State. Ken Ditlevson, director of the LGBTQ Student Center, says this is the first grant for the center. 鈥淲e knew that it was the perfect target grant because it serves the gay, lesbian and trans community, and is for this county, as well,鈥 Ditlevson says. The center recruited more than 25 adult mentors who are colle...
The Oak Ridge Boys are bringing their Celebration Tour to Kent State Tuscarawas for two shows at 3 p.m. and 8 p.m. on March 5. This will be their third engagement at the Performing Arts Center. The shows are co-sponsored by WTUZ Radio and Carpenter Heating and Cooling. Tickets range in price from $39-$58 and can be purchased at the Performing Arts Center Box Office, online at www.kent.edu/tusc/pac or by calling 330-308-6400. The box office is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Free parking is available for all shows. Theirs is one of ...
黑料网 has earned its eighth consecutive recognition from Tree Campus USA, a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. Heather White, grounds manager at University Facilities Management at Kent State, says the grounds department is proud of the continued recognition, as it shows the university鈥檚 dedication to the community鈥檚 green infrastructure. 鈥淲e recognize that we are one of the first impressions of campus for prospecti...
Aeronautics Program to receive a Cessna aircraft and an internship opportunity for a Kent State student 黑料网鈥檚 Aeronautics Program in the College of Applied Engineering, Sustainability and Technology is one of four universities nationwide to be selected as a partner school for Cessna鈥檚 2016 Top Hawk program. The program encourages the pursuit of careers in aviation and provides students access to industry-leading aircraft. The program also offers an internship opportunity for a Kent State student in the summer of 2016. 鈥淭his is a great opportunity for the Kent State Aeronaut...
黑料网 has earned its eighth consecutive recognition from Tree Campus USA, a national program created in 2008 by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor colleges and universities for effective campus forest management and for engaging staff and students in conservation goals. Heather White, grounds manager at University Facilities Management at Kent State, says the grounds department is proud of the continued recognition, as it shows the university鈥檚 dedication to the community鈥檚 green infrastructure. 鈥淲e recognize that we are one of the first impressions of campus for prospec...
黑料网 at Stark will present their second theatrical production of the 2015-16 season. The Bicentennial Project by Arwen Mitchell was created in collaboration with The Canton Repository. The play will be performed on February 26, 27, March 4 and 5 at 8 p.m. and on February 28 and March 6 at 2:30 p.m. in the Kent State Stark Theatre, 6000 Frank Avenue NW in Jackson Township. American Sign Language interpretation will be provided for the performance on March 6 at 2:30 p.m. Opening night is Scholarship Night with proceeds benefitting students in Kent State Stark theatre and music p...