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Students in the School of Communication Studies are invited to apply for scholarships before the March 1, 2016 deadline. Any undergraduate or graduate student interested in applying for a scholarship or award should visit scholarships.comm.kent.edu. Log in to the website using your Kent State University Flashline username and password. Paper applications will no longer be accepted in the main office – all applications must be submitted via scholarships.comm.kent.edu before end of day March 1, 2016. If you have questions or issues with submitting your application online, email comm@kent.e...

As of January 1, 2016, the new name of Blackstone LaunchPad Kent State is LaunchNet Kent State! The office, located on the first floor of the Kent Student Center, assists students, alumni, faculty and staff with all kinds of entrepreneurial activities, as well as innovative programming and activities promoting cross-campus collaboration. With the new year comes a new look and name, but the location, services, and staff remain the same. The new branding will be marked with a Grand Re-Opening Celebration on Thursday, January 28, where Burton D. Morgan Foundation president Deb Hoover and Kent ...

Kent State University President Beverly Warren has appointed entrepreneur and Kent State alumna Sharlene Ramos-Chesnes as the university’s 2016 President’s Ambassador. The President’s Ambassadorship, a one-year, part-time appointment beginning spring 2016, is designed to bring distinguished local minority professionals to share their professional knowledge and experience with the Kent State community.  Sponsored by Kent State’s Division of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the President’s Ambassador is expected to help promote pluralistic understanding and mutual respect among diverse con...

The School of Communication Studies will host its spring Colloquium Series beginning Friday, Feb. 5 at 4 p.m. in Taylor Hall, room 146. The series will kick-off with Paul Sommer, assistant professor of communication studies from Kent State Stark. Sommer will present his dissertation “The Communicative Accomplishment of Knowledge Work: An Investigation of the Domestic Construction Industry.” “I’m interested in learning how individuals talk about what they know with others in an organization,” Sommer said. “Particularly in project-based organizations – like the construction industry – that...

East Liverpool – Kent State University at East Liverpool is hosting a two-day event Jan. 21 and 22 to celebrate the birthday of Daniel Johnston, a musician and artist who once attended the local campus. The event on Jan. 21 begins at 6:30 p.m. and the Jan. 22 event begins at 11:30 a.m., both in the Brown Room of the Mary Patterson Building. The public is invited. Aside from showcasing a mix of Johnston’s music, the events will feature the showing of the short film, Hi, How Are You, Daniel Johnston?, directed by Gabriel Sunday. Adjunct instructor and local psychologist Dr. Bob Walker will lea...

Salem – Dr. Steve Nameth, dean of Kent State University at Salem, announced those students named to the Fall 2015 President’s and Dean’s lists. To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the Salem Campus. The students and their hometowns are: President’s List Austintown: Candace Hernandez Canfield: Molly Davidson, Erica Kote...

East Liverpool – Dr. Steve Nameth, dean of Kent State University at East Liverpool, announced those students named to the Fall 2015 President’s or Dean’s lists. To qualify for the President’s List, students must have a 4.0 grade point average and must have completed 15 or more credit hours during the semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must earn a 3.40 or greater grade point average and must have completed 12 or more credit hours for the semester, the majority at the East Liverpool Campus. The students and their hometowns are: President’s List East Liverpool: Kristin Me...

Kent State University will celebrate Sophomore Celebration Week Feb. 1 - Feb. 6, 2016. Sophomores are invited to wear their blue and gold all week, take part in a service day and attend the Halfway There Celebration where they can enjoy free food and receive a free gift. Details available at www.kent.edu/success/halfway.   ...