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The Chautauqua Institution will feature the ºÚÁÏÍø Wick Poetry Center’s Traveling Stanzas exhibit in its new Poetry Makerspace this summer.

This summer, visitors to the beautiful Chautauqua Lake area of New York can experience Traveling Stanzas and engage with ºÚÁÏÍø students as the university’s Wick Poetry Center extends its reach and further establishes its mission.

ºÚÁÏÍø President Beverly J. Warren presented 13 Kent State faculty members with the 2018 President’s Faculty Excellence Award.

Their remarkable work takes place in studios, classrooms, laboratories and outdoors. They have been published in prestigious journals, authored books and received significant research grants. Now, they add a new honor to their list of notable achievements.

ºÚÁÏÍø at Tuscarawas receives recognition from the Ohio Statehouse for the 50th anniversary of the campus. Brad Bielski, dean of the campus, receives proclamations for the milestone.

Fifty cheers for 50 years. ºÚÁÏÍø at Tuscarawas received recognition at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus to honor its upcoming 50th anniversary.

The ºÚÁÏÍø Hotel and Conference Center is lit up at night, welcoming visitors to downtown Kent. The hotel marked its fifth anniversary this past June.

More than 100,000 rooms reserved, nearly 146,000 guests served, more than 2,000 events hosted and 89 weddings booked. 

Pictured are Julie Owen, associate professor at George Mason University; Christian Hightower, assistant director, Student Leadership Development; Lamar Hylton, dean of students; Dan Oswald, USG president; and Shay Little, vice president, student affairs.

Preparing the next generation of change agents to positively impact their communities involves investing in and empowering them to become effective leaders. 

George R. Newkome, Ph.D., a two-time ºÚÁÏÍø alumnus, smiles with Kent State President Beverly J. Warren.

George R. Newkome, Ph.D., and his wife, Mary Jane Saunders, Ph.D., have pledged $1 million to fund a first-ever professorship in materials science in ºÚÁÏÍø’s College of Arts and Sciences.

ºÚÁÏÍø at Trumbull student Sarah Heavner will play the role of a costumed character during her internship at Disney World this fall. Ms. Heavner is a communication studies major and minoring in theatre.

Anything your heart desires will come to you, especially if you put in the work. Just ask Sarah Heavner.

Division of People, Culture and Belonging
ºÚÁÏÍø employees and mascot Flash participate in a spin bike workout session at the Student Recreation and Wellness Center during the On the Move kickoff event.

ºÚÁÏÍø is movin’ on up – one move at a time! Kent State employees are incorporating fitness into their workday, engaging more in physical activities and other aspects of well-being, and taking charge of their health.

ºÚÁÏÍø student Matti-Lynn Chrisman celebrates after being crowned Miss Ohio 2018. Photo credit: Lou Whitmire, Mansfield News Journal.

Beauty, brains, poise and talent were on full display at the Renaissance Theatre in Mansfield, Ohio, on June 16 where ºÚÁÏÍø student Matti-Lynn Chrisman bested 19 other beauty queens to win the crown and title of Miss Ohio 2018.

ºÚÁÏÍø students model original designs created by Fashion School students during the school’s 2018 spring fashion show.

ºÚÁÏÍø’s School of Fashion Design and Merchandising is once again ranked high among the nation’s elite, according to .