In his Fall 2024 Commencement address, President Todd Diacon delivered a heartfelt and memorable message to the graduating class, blending personal experience with words of encouragement that resonated deeply with the 2,500 new graduates.Drawing from a pivotal moment early in his own academic career, Diacon shared a transformative story from his first trip to Brazil in 1982 that perfectly illustrates the true meaning of perseverance and overcoming unexpected challenges. Despite his extensive preparation — including graduate studies in Brazilian history and language profic...
All full-time, benefits-eligible employees may earn up to $300 in wellness rewards per year by simply participating in healthy lifestyle activities.
The wellness program is divided into two tiers per year:
The Employee Wellness team is pleased to expand our offerings to part-time employees and spouses/domestic partners of Kent State employees.
Exclusions: student employees, classified temporary staff, temporary agency staff, short-term unclassified appointments, unclassified intermittent appointments, part-time faculty on a semester-by-semester assignment and employees in a lay-off status.
In a groundbreaking advancement for augmented reality technology, researchers have developed a novel dual-sided transparent display that could revolutionize how we interact with digital information in everyday environments.The research, published in Nature Communications, emerged from a collaboration between Kent State and Toyota, who approached the university seeking innovative solutions for electric vehicle windows.“They needed a new type of car window for the electric vehicles,” explained Deng-Ke Yang, Ph.D., a professor with Kent State’s Department of Physics and the ...
The alumni family has grown by more than 2,500 new graduates from its eight-campus system across Ohio as the university held its fall commencement ceremonies on Dec. 14....
The Biennial Alumni Exhibition at is set to debut on January 17, bringing together a diverse array of talent from the School of Art’s 80-plus years of history.The inaugural exhibition will feature works from accomplished alumni, highlighting their contributions to the art world. Out of 315 submissions, 35 works have been selected to showcase by juror Wendy Earle, curator for the Akron Art Museum. Selected works include a variety of mediums such as drawing, painting, printmaking, weaving, video, jewelry, sculpture and ceramics.“The craftsmanship and artistic techniques dis...
The School of Art Collection and Galleries at is excited to announce their latest exhibition: “Board Stretcher,” featuring work by artist Eli Gfell.“Board Stretcher” explores exhibit design and the support structures of an exhibition space.“I'm at a point in my trajectory as an artist where I'm being pulled in different directions which are all interesting and important to me, but it can be tough to know where I should be focusing my attention. The only path forward is to do all of it and see what happens,” said Gfell.Gfell earned a B.F.A. in painting and sculpture f...
