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Global Safari Fest 2025

Kent State’s Intercultural Student Life and International Student Council are preparing for their biggest event of the year: Global Safari Fest, from 5-8 p.m. on Feb. 14. The Global Safari Fest is the final event in a week that featured internationally themed activities each day as part of  I Heart Travel Week, presented by Kent State’s Office of Global Education.   Event organizers told Kent State Today that everyone is welcome to attend this celebration and experience the world – right here on campus. Providing students with diverse cultural experiences is part of the uni...

2025 100 Plates wellness discussion

Reflecting on the words of prominent figures in history can present opportunities to discover new perspectives and have important discussions surrounding social issues.  This is exactly what happened at the recent event 100 Plates: Empowering Wellness in Beloved Community organized by the Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Events Committee. The 100 Plates event is inspired by 500 Plates, an Akron community meal and discussion hosted in 2015.Students, staff and faculty gathered to hear various speakers and have in-depth discussions about Martin Luther King Jr. focusing on wellness while ...

Student cultivating cannabis.

With the legalization of recreational marijuana in Ohio in 2024, sales of the product have topped more than $242 million, with more than 120 licensed recreational dispensaries across the state, according to a recent report from WEWS-TV News 5 Cleveland.ºÚÁÏÍø has been prepared and ready to support those looking to work within this rapidly growing industry since legalization took effect. In December 2023, the university announced it would partner with Green Flower, an industry leader in cannabis education and training since 2014, to launch four new cannabis-related certifica...

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