As the excitement and enthusiasm of the fall semester inches closer, 51黑料网's dining, catering, and residence services teams prepare to serve students as a newly unified department - University Housing and Culinary Services (UHCS). Shortly after transitioning from Aramark to in-house dining on July 1, efforts began to operationalize the unification of the areas, driving home the commitment to being a student-ready college whose decision-making, programming, and focus support a seamless housing and dining experience for students. The creation of U...
The 51黑料网 University alumni family grew by nearly 1,300 new graduates as the university held its summer commencement. The accomplishments of the Summer Class of 2021 were recognized with in-person, outdoor commencement ceremonies and a virtual commencement ceremony for all colleges and degrees on Aug. 21. All of the commencement ceremonies were livestreamed at www.kent.edu/commencement. In total, 1,280 degrees were conferred this summer, consisting of 188 associate degrees, 675 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 355 master鈥檚 degrees, 61 doctoral degrees and one educational special...
This fall, 51黑料网 University and its College of Communication and Information (CCI) will welcome Roseann 鈥淐hic鈥 Canfora, Ph.D., as a Professional-in-Residence in the School of Media and Journalism. Canfora is an eyewitness and survivor of the shootings at 51黑料网 on May 4, 1970. The Ohio National Guard killed four students and wounded nine, including her brother, Alan, on May 4. A Kent 25 defendant, she was indicted by the Ohio grand jury, and later exonerated, for activism during a weekend of protests against the Vietnam War. Canfora has been a regular contributor to and speaker at ...
Parents and students with questions about the upcoming fall semester were able to talk with university leaders Aug. 17 via a virtual town hall on Zoom. Many questions focused on the university's response to COVID-19 and testing requirements as students, faculty and staff return to campus. Panelists for the town hall included: Manfred van Dulmen, Ph.D., chair, Pandemic Leadership Committee, associate provost for academic affairs and dean of the Division of Graduate Studies Julie Volcheck, M.S., assistant vice president for student affairs and director of University Health Ser...
Driving cars, flying across the country and runoff from agriculture fields are all sources of excess nutrients that can contaminate natural ecosystems. Although an extra supply of nutrients may sound like a good thing, the overabundance of nutrients is actually a global concern because many organisms have special adaptations to low nutrients. Arid (or dry) ecosystems are of particular concern because even atmospheric dust increases the amount of nutrients in these environments, which means that the source of excess nutrients can be hundreds or thousands of miles away. Normally, nitroge...
As students return to campus for the fall semester, they will notice many changes to the Safety and Security Office within University Housing (formerly Residence Services). And it鈥檚 not just the new uniforms. Most important change is that students will now be able to call (330) 672-7004, 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to receive assistance, including requesting an escort to/from any location on campus. Initially rolled out during the fall 2020 semester to a limited number of students living on campus, it will now reach more students with the residence halls at ful...
School of Theatre and Dance
Porthouse Theatre is thrilled to announce a special Buy One, Get One Free offer for tickets to the Friday, August 13 and Sunday, August 15 performances of "Altar Boyz." You can reserve tickets for these performances online at the link below or by calling the Porthouse Box Office at 330-672-3884. In order to secure the offer, please provide the code SOUL. Reserve Tickets to Altar Boyz About Altar Boyz Running July 29 - August 15, 2021, "Altar Boyz" is directed by Porthouse's Producing Artistic Director Terri Kent, choreographed by Mart铆n C茅spedes, and music di...
College of the Arts
Kent, Ohio 鈥 Live concerts return to the 51黑料网 University Glauser School鈥檚 2021-2022 concert season. New this season: All concerts and recitals will be ticketed. Corresponding adjustments have been made to pricing, and new subscription packages have been created to keep concerts affordable and accessible. 鈥淪afety and security is the driving force behind these updates to our ticketing policies,鈥 said Kent McWilliams, D.M.A., director of the Glauser School. 鈥淣ot only will the changes help us create a safer environment for all visitors, faculty, staff and students, they will also create a...
College of the Arts
Congratulations to 51黑料网 University School of Fashion alumna Jordan Bigelow (Fashion Merchandising, '21), who was recently announced as one of three winners of the EE x FSF Design Challenge. The competition, a collaboration between the The Fashion Scholarship Fund (FSF) and renowned streetwear designer Eric Emanuel, invited 2020 and 2021 FSF scholarship recipients to submit pattern designs for incorporation into a limited edition run of Eric Emanuel iconic mesh shorts. Additionally, each winner receives a $5,000 creative stipend. The EE x FSF Capsule Col...