Kent State University鈥檚 men鈥檚 basketball team goes by many names: Golden Flashes, Mid-American Conference champions, winners. But Ted McKown, senior associate director of admissions for transfer enrollment, would add 鈥渢ransfer students鈥 to that list. Many of the players on this season鈥檚 winning team transferred to Kent State from other colleges, making them part of a group of about 1,200 students who, each year, find themselves at Kent State for a new stop on their educational journeys. McKown and his team do all they can to make sure their move is a seamless tr...
Frank discussions about how to equip students for the jobs of today and tomorrow, technology commercialization efforts and some of the 鈥渂ig questions鈥 that face the region鈥檚 innovation outlook were the hot topics as Kent State hosted Innovation Day 2023 on Friday, March 24. Innovation Day was a collaborative effort of the Northeast Ohio Public University Research Alliance (NEO-PURA), comprised of Kent State University, Cleveland State University, Northeast Ohio Medical University, The University of Akron and Youngstown State University. The goal is to 鈥減rovide a forum to ...
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Scott Tobias, Ph.D., associate professor of Human Development and Family Studies at the Stark campus, is featured in WalletHub's article, "2023鈥檚 Most & Least Stressed States." WalletHub compared the country's 50 states across 41 key indicators of stress to determine the places to avoid and achieve a more relaxing life. Data sets range from average hours worked per week, to the personal bankruptcy rate, to the share of adults getting adequate sleep. ...
YAMATO: The Drummers of Japan bring their high energy performance filled with heart-thumping rhythms and explosive beats.to the Performing Arts Center at Kent State University - Tuscarawas on Tuesday, April 11 at 7:30 p.m. YAMATO is a Japanese Taiko drumming group based in Asuka-mura Nara Prefecture which is well known by Japanese people as the hometown of Japan. They call themselves 鈥淵AMATO, the Taiko drumming group that travels all over the world鈥. They have given more than 4,000 shows across 54 countries around the world since their formation in 1993. YAMATO鈥檚 Taiko work cannot be ful...