University News
Kent State Marks 45th Annual May 4 Commemoration
holds its 45th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 30-May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy …
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Kent State’s Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies Receives $225,000 in Grants From Federal Government
professors Brian James Baer, Ph.D., and Theresa Minick of the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies have been awarded two federal government STARTALK grants, totaling $225,000, to support the Regents Foreign Language Academy, a summer language immersion program fo…
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Kent State’s Jewish Studies Program Turns 40, Pays Tribute to Longest-Serving Director
’s Jewish Studies Program will host a gala, “Memories, Milestones, Momentum,” in honor of its 40th anniversary on May 17 at the Kent State Hotel and Conference Center located at 215 Depeyster St. in downtown Kent. The celebration features a tribute to the program’s longest-serv…
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Kent State to Host the Fifth Annual Hablemos “Let’s Talk” Conference
’s Latino Networking Caucus (LNC) and the Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA) will host the fifth annual Hablemos “Let’s Talk” conference on May 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. Hablemos is an annual spring event for the campus commun…
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Kent State Holds Veterans’ Job Fair, “Serving Those Who Have Served Us”
’s Division of Human Resources, Career Exploration and Development, and the Center for Adult and Veteran Services have partnered to bring a unique job fair experience for U.S. Armed Forces veterans. Working as integral collaborators with Kent State are OhioMeansJobs Portage Coun…
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Grand Opening of Kent State’s Aeronautics and Technology Building Planned for April 24
will host a grand opening for the Aeronautics and Technology Building on Friday, April 24, from 2-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The event will celebrate the opening of the 55,000-square-foot building and the move of the College of Applied Engineering, Sus…
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Kent State Announces Jeff McLain as University’s New Vice President for Institutional Advancement
has named Jeffery L. McLain, CFRE, as its new vice president for institutional advancement following an extensive national search. McLain comes to Kent State from Louisiana State University where he served as senior vice president of the LSU Foundation. He joins Kent State on M…
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President and CEO of Ulthera Inc. to Speak at Kent State’s Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series
Matthew E. Likens, president and chief executive officer of Ulthera Inc., will be the keynote speaker at ’s Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series on April 22 hosted by the College of Business Administration’s Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. Likens will present “…
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Kent State Announces Inauguration Week Events
Members of the community are invited to attend the inauguration of Beverly Warren as the 12th president of the university on Friday, May 1, at 2 p.m. in the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center on the Kent Campus. A reception will follow at the Kent Student Center Ballroom.…
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National Alcohol Screening Day at Kent State is Thursday, April 9
National Alcohol Screening Day returns to for its 15th year. National Alcohol Screening Day is a promotional outreach effort to reduce and prevent at-risk drinking by providing anonymous screening for alcohol-use disorders. The event, which is free and open to the public, takes…
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