Unbroken: Shining a Light on Human Trafficking, Igniting a Fire for Change Friday, Sept. 30 from 6 - 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 1 from 8:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Science & Nursing Building Kent State University at Stark Unbroken: Shining a Light on Human Trafficking, Igniting a Fire for Change is a free mini-conference to raise public awareness about the human trafficking epidemic. The general public is invited to attend. Local organizations including PATHS, COMPASS Rape Crisis Center, Collaborative Against Human Trafficking of Summit County, Rahab Ministries Restore Court, and others w...
The New York Times features CAED鈥檚 new building by Weiss/Manfredi & Richard L. Bowen and Associates as one of a few from around the world to be featured in the Fall Preview article! We are in extraordinary company. Stay tuned - more press about the building and Kent State鈥檚 commitment to design to come. Read the NYT article here ...
The Department of Psychological Sciences at Kent State University invites applications for a tenure track position for the 2017-2018 academic year. The position is open rank. We seek an excellent scholar in any of the following fields: Adult Clinical, Behavioral Neuroscience, or Clinical Health. Candidates who fit with our focus on enhancing interdisciplinary and translational approaches to the study of mental and physical health are preferred. We welcome applicants who approach these problems from any level of analysis (e.g., from animal models to clinical interv...
Kent State Salem's City Center received the 2016 Sunflower Award from the Salem Beautification Committee through the Salem Chamber of Commerce for the third consecutive year. The award is given based on the upkeep of the building, including clean windows, neatly maintained entryways and sidewalks, as well as an aesthetically-pleasing facade. The City Center building is the former Salem High School and has been part of the city鈥檚 history for almost 100 years. It not only houses classrooms and a computer lab for Kent State students, but it also accommodates the Salem City Health Department, the...
The fourth annual Water and Land Symposium at Kent State University will be held Oct. 5-6 at the Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center in downtown Kent, Ohio. This year, the symposium is co-sponsored by Kent State鈥檚 College of Arts and Sciences and the Cleveland Water Alliance. The event is free and open to the public, but registration is required. The theme of this year鈥檚 symposium is 鈥淪ustainability and Resilience on the Land-Water Continuum鈥 and will feature keynote speaker Cynthia Barnett on Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. Barnett is an environmental journalist and author of 鈥淢irage,鈥 鈥淏lue ...
2016 Kent State Global Cup Soccer Tournament
As the Global Cup Tournament moved outdoors this fall, weather interrupts play and forces a postponement. Team NASA eventually crowned the new Champion on a second day of matches.
Following a postponement forced by a severe thunderstorm on the previous Saturday, the 2016 Global Cup Soccer Tournament resumed on Saturday, September 24, with the semifinal and final rounds of play.
Homecoming, Oct. 1
Kent State University at Trumbull announces its first-ever Homecoming King, Queen and Court. These six students will join other regional and Kent campus nominees to celebrate Kent State University鈥檚 2016 Homecoming on Saturday, Oct. 1.
The Court consists of the following students:
The Kent State University community mourns the loss of former university president Brage Golding, Ph.D. Golding was appointed Kent State鈥檚 eighth president in 1977 and served in that role until his retirement in 1982. Golding was born in 1920 in Chicago, Illinois. He earned his Bachelor of Arts and doctorate in chemical engineering. He also served in the military during World War II. Prior serving as Kent State鈥檚 president, Golding became the first president of then new Wright State University in 1966 and the fifth president of San Diego State University in 1972. 鈥淥n behalf of the Kent Stat...