Visiting poets for the Wick 40th anniversary celebration. From left to right: Padraig Ó Tuama, Naomi Shihab Nye, Jane Hirshfield and Adrian Matejka

More than 40 poets who have won acclaim from ’s Wick Poetry Center are expected to return to the Kent Campus in September to celebrate the center’s 40th anniversary. The group of poets has won either the Ohio Chapbook Prize, sponsored by the Press and the Wick Center, or the Stan and Tom Wick Poetry Prize.“This anniversary will be a celebration of the power of poetry and will be a great reunion for the ever-expanding Wick family of poets,” said David Hassler, the Bob and Walt Wick Executive Director of the center.“What’s exciting is we now have 4...

Sunday, Sept. 22

Sweet Wishes and Chocolate Kisses |1st Floor Kent Student Center | 10 - 11 a.m.  

Families will have an opportunity to write their students a sweet note that will be delivered by the Office of Parents and Family Engagement with a Hershey's Kiss attached to it later in the semester.

Education Abroad Open House

Are you a faculty or staff member wanting to learn more about Education Abroad at Kent State? Join the Education Abroad team at an open house on Wednesday, Aug. 28! The open house will take place in Van Campen Hall on Kent Campus, room 111. Open Houses will take place from 10-11 a.m. and 3-4 p.m.

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