ºÚÁÏÍø faculty, staff, students and parents are eligible for a 5 percent discount at the ºÚÁÏÍø Hotel and Conference Center. Rates vary depending on dates and occupancy. For more information and to book reservations, visit or call 330-346-0100.
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matthew papatheodorou
Director, Athletics Marketing Strategy
University Communications and Marketing
Kent Campus

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marta guivernau
Assistant Professor
School of Foundations, Leadership and Administration
Kent Campus
ºÚÁÏÍø will hold its annual Veterans Day observance on Thursday, Nov. 9, at 11 a.m.
The ºÚÁÏÍø Alumni Association is seeking nominations for the Alumni Awards. These awards recognize graduates who, through leadership, character and hard work, have made exceptional contributions in their chosen field, in their communities and at Kent State.
The ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark Theatre has announced open auditions for its second theatrical production of the season Virtual Devotion by Eric Coble, a member of the Playwrights’ Unit at Cleveland Play House.

ºÚÁÏÍø Athletics is the first in the Mid-American Conference to provide student-athletes with a cryotherapy chamber to help muscles recover quickly.

International students at ºÚÁÏÍø at Stark experienced Halloween for the first time, participating in the campus’s ninth annual Boo U event.

Kent​ ​State​ ​University​ ​students​ ​recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to​ ​pitch​ ​a​ ​business​ ​idea​ ​to​ ​a​ ​panel of​ ​judges​.

Kent​ ​State​ ​University​ ​students​ ​recently used University Library elevators to compete in the fifth annual LaunchNET Elevator Pitch event, where they had 90 seconds to​ ​pitch​ ​a​ ​business​ ​idea​ ​to​ ​a​ ​panel of​ ​judges​.

Thanks to a NASA grant recently secured by researchers from Kent State and other local universities, techniques to identify harmful algal blooms in and around Lake Erie will soon be implemented.
Dear Employees of the ºÚÁÏÍø Community,
This message serves to provide you with guidance should local, state and/or federal law enforcement visit our university campuses for the purposes of immigration law. As a public institution, Kent State must comply with all federal laws and directives, including those related to law enforcement activities.
Dear Colleagues:
Please take note of the following important information regarding your 2024 Flexible Spending Account (FSA).
ºÚÁÏÍø's holiday closure for 2024 will begin Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at 10:30 p.m. All offices will re-open on Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. Employees not eligible for the paid leave include student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments and employees in a lay-off status. More information on the holiday schedule, including how employees should report time during that period, will be available later this month.