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The Wick Poetry Center is thrilled to announce its collaboration with the Library of Congress, which will feature the Traveling Stanzas exhibit at the 18th Library of Congress National Book Festival on Saturday, Sept. 1, at the Washington Convention Center.   The interactive exhibit includes both analog and digital engagement tools that invite guests to create poetry using the library’s rare book manuscripts, including Abraham Lincoln’s draft of a bill abolishing slavery from 1849 and Thomas Jefferson’s 1803 instructions to Meriwether Lewis for the Lewis and Clark Expedition. &nb...

The ºÚÁÏÍø Faculty/Staff Bowling League is now accepting new teams, members and substitute bowlers. Bowlers compete weekly on Monday evenings at 6:20 p.m. at Spins Bowl Kent (formerly Bill White’s Twinstar Lanes) on State Route 59 in Kent.   The bowling league is open to all full-time, part-time and retired employees, as well as their families and friends.   The 2018-19 Kent State bowling season begins Sept. 17 and continues through mid-April 2019. The cost is $14 a week.   If you are interested in participating, please contact Shelley Capellman ...

The fourth annual Run the World 5K will take place at ºÚÁÏÍø on Saturday, Sept. 8. The race raises money for the Run the World Fund, which provides scholarships for university study abroad programs.   New this year following the race, Main Street Kent, is sponsoring an International Festival downtown.   From 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., live multicultural performances will take place at Dan Smith Community Park, including Sho-Jo-Ji Japanese dancers. Downtown businesses will participate in a Passport Excursion, offering activities and food and beverage samples from th...

Cheers to 50 years of embracing diversity and empowering students of color to be successful. These and more are what ºÚÁÏÍø’s Student Multicultural Center is celebrating as it marks its golden jubilee this year. Beginning in the fall of 1968, the Office of Minority Affairs was created within the Human Relations Center to serve as a liaison with and provide consultative and special services to minority groups, students and organizations at ºÚÁÏÍø. The overall goal of the Office of Minority Affairs was for the students it served to realize their full educati...

The greenhouse effect is one of the most widely known causes of global climate change. It is currently caused by an excess of carbon dioxide (CO2) in the atmosphere due to burning of fossil fuels. Some natural processes can help slow climate change by removing CO2 from the atmosphere. For example, plants filter CO2 out of air and transfer carbon into soil where it can be sequestered for decades to centuries. One of the factors that influences the ability of plants and soils to store carbon is the focus of a new study by Elizabeth Herndon, Ph.D., assistant professor of geology in Kent State ...

Graduates of ºÚÁÏÍø's Child Development Center discuss their experiences at the center and future aspirations.     ...

UPDATED 8/29/18: Peter Sagal, host of one of NPR’s most popular radio programs "Wait, Wait … Don’t Tell Me," will speak as part of the ºÚÁÏÍø at Tuscarawas 50th Anniversary on University Drive Celebration on Monday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m. in the Performing Arts Center. Mr. Sagal replaces the previously announced Dave Barry who had to cancel his appearance due to a family health emergency. For more information, visit www.kent.edu/tusc/news/peter-sagal-replaces-dave-barry-50th-anniversary-speaker. --------------- Humorist, columnist and author Dave Barry will headline...

Dear ºÚÁÏÍø Faculty or Staff Member,     Step Up and Speak Out is a collaborative initiative involving Psychological Services, University Health Services, the Office of the Vice President for Student Affairs and Police Services intended to better educate university community members on how to assist distressed or disruptive individuals.     Each campus has a unique resource card and response guide specific to each location. The response guide will assist you with recognizing behavioral signs and symptoms ranging from minimal risk to self or othe...

The Arbor Day Foundation By Amber Morrison | August 24, 2018 This year, Tree Campus USA celebrates its 10-year anniversary. To commemorate this milestone, we are highlighting the campuses that have been part of the program since the beginning. Guest post by David Taylor, Tree Advisory Board, ºÚÁÏÍø. In fall 2018, ºÚÁÏÍø will have been my home for two full decades. From student to administrator, I’ve witnessed many changes. At times, change itself feels like the only constant. Trees, however, have never been a fleeting presence, their steady compan...