The Kent State University alumni family will grow by more than 2,500 new graduates from its eight-campus system across Ohio as the university holds its fall commencement ceremonies. The accomplishments of the Fall Class of 2024 will be recognized with commencements on Dec. 14. The ceremonies will be livestreamed at www.kent.edu/commencement.In total, 2,552 degrees will be conferred this fall, consisting of 516 associate degrees, 1,352 bachelor’s degrees, 640 master’s degrees and 44 doctoral degrees. Among the fall graduates are six students – five from Notre Dame College and one from...
Kent State University Housing and Culinary Services (UHCS) marketing team won a national award for the Kent Kraziness campaign at the 2024 Association of College and University Housing Officers International (ACUHO-I) Business Operations Conference.The UHCS team received first place in the Overall Campaign category in the ACUHO-I annual marketing awards.The first Kent Kraziness happened in 2023. The campaign is a competition that occurs in March between black squirrel designs through University Housing’s Instagram account.Julia Keahey, video and digital marketing coordinator for UHCS, sai...
Aliyah Ross, a senior neuroscience student in the Honors College at Kent State University, is diving headfirst into the world of research and examining how a specific protein may play a role in fear expression and anxiety disorders. Ross is from Bolivar, Ohio and came to Kent State because she was fond of its admissions process and academic programs. She started her undergraduate journey as a psychology major but switched to neuroscience after being selected to join a Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE) lab in 2023 with Lee Gilman, Ph.D., an assistant professor in the De...
College of the Arts
Kent State's Glauser School of Music will present another impressive showing at the 2025 Ohio Music Education Association Professional Development Conference, running Feb. 6 through Feb. 8. Our faculty and students will offer presentations and performances over the course of the three-day conference. See below for our schedule and make sure to check the Guidebook App, if you're attending, for updates.OMEA Alumni and Friends ReceptionA gathering for KSU alumni, students and faculty. When: Friday, Feb. 7, 6:15-7:45 p.m.Where: Marriott Hotel Ballrooms A-B-CThursday, ...
Dr. Jasmin Beaver (pictured), recently earned her Ph.D. from the Department of Psychological Sciences working with Dr. Lee Gilman, an assistant professor in the Department. Their recent paper reflects a full circle experience for them. The project, which investigates the formation of social aversive memories in male and female mice, includes work from when Dr. Gilman was a postdoctoral fellow, co-author Dr. Sohini Dutta was a graduate student, and Dr. Jasmin Beaver was an undergraduate student, all at Kent State. You can read about the work here: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/391...
60 years of (AM)LCIJoin Us for the 60th Anniversary of the Glen H. Brown Liquid Crystal Institute CelebrationWe are excited to commemorate six decades of growth, innovation, and community at (AM)LCI with a special two-day celebration, on April 25 & 26, 2025!Friday will kick off with a welcome reception with hors d'oeuvres, where we will present the (AM)LCI Fellowship Awards to current students. This will be a great opportunity to reconnect with friends and colleagues.Saturday will feature speeches from current and past (AM)LCI Directors, followed by the presentation of Alumni and Men...
Kent State Today released a new episode of What's the Big Idea featuring one of the Kent State Center for Public Policy and Health's top priorities: The Northeast Ohio Tri-County Prevention Infrastructure (TCPI or Tri-C Project). Center Director Dr. Kenne and Dr. Ruoming Jin, professor within the department of computer science, meet with university President Todd Diacon to discuss the Tri-C Project's innovative design and how it has become an essential tool for combating local substance abuse. Read Article ...
Annual Security Reports
For annual Clery reporting purposes, the Kent State University must collect crime statistics for those areas the university owns or has control over.