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Chris Post Selected as 2024 Speaker for Kent State’s Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series
The lecture series created in 2022 to honor the legacy of Kent State University Professor Emeritus of Sociology Jerry M. Lewis, Ph.D., will feature Professor of Geography Chris Post, Ph.D., presenting “Developing and Interpreting the Wounded Student Markers at Kent State†as this year’s selected speaker. The Jerry M. Lewis May 4 Lecture Series and Luncheon will be held on May 3.
It's Her Week at Kent State
Celebrating 10 years as a student organization, Her Campus Kent State presents a full week of career-focused events with panels, speakers and a runway fashion show.
IN A FLASH: Perfecting Their Pitches
LaunchNET Kent State hosts special events for student entrepreneurs to network, practice business pitches and share ideas with their peers.
IN A FLASH: Happy Halloween, Kent State!
The Kent State University Libraries' annual Halloween party is one of the most anticipated on-campus events of the year.
Flashes are Invited to De-Stress with SAS
"Coloring for Calmness" is one of several "de-stress" events hosted by Student Accessiblity Services (SAS).
Beating Stress by Meeting Dogs
Service dogs and their trainers were the stars of a de-stressing event at the University Library.
Long Legacy: Dressler Family Spans 75 Years at Kent State
Three generations of the Dressler family have worked for Kent State University spanning 75 years.
Keeping Political History Alive
It all started in 2014 with a political button from Ross Perot’s failed 1992 presidential election bid.
Scanning the Past: Library to Digitize Fashion Sketchbooks of Acclaimed Designer
New York couturière designer Pauline Trigère, whose career spanned more than five decades, left behind a legacy of fashion innovation meticulously preserved in volumes of sketchbooks and press clippings. Those volumes have had a home at Kent State University Libraries since 1993 and soon will be accessible to everyone.
Learning Through the Lens of History
While Alison Caplan grew up in nearby Akron, Ohio, and has spent time in Kent, when she joined the university as the new director of the May 4 Visitors Center in July, she began to see, and understand, the campus in a whole new light. Caplan is part of a group of Golden Flashes that Kent State Today will be following for the 2023-24 academic year.