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Kent State University’s Honors College is a Living-Learning Community where first-year students like Michael Trauman have discovered a home away from home, and a place where they can pursue their dreams. Mr. Trauman is among the hundreds of students who comprise the largest Honors College freshman class ever. Freshman enrollment in 2017 grew by 14 percent over that of 2016, according to Alison Smith, the new dean of Kent State's Honors College. This academic year, Honors College boasts record enrollment of nearly 1,500. “For the last few years, Honors College has been growing rather rapidly...

Kent State University at Stark will host a Campus Preview for high school juniors, seniors and their parents on Saturday, Nov. 4. Campus tours will be held from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and depart from the lobby at Main Hall, 6000 Frank Ave. NW. The program will take place from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the new Science & Nursing Building, Room 101. Campus Preview will introduce prospective students to Kent State Stark’s academic programs, departments and services in an informal atmosphere to allow for questions and conversation. Attendees will meet with representatives from Kent State Stark’s Ad...

This year’s distinguished teacher’s award went to Dr. Gary Koski. He joins the ranks of fellow award recipients: Doug Kline, Mark Kershner, John Johnson, Don Gerbig, and Collen Novak. Biology has had 6 awardees in the past 8 years ...

Associate Professor Michele Ewing earned the Public Relations Student Society of America’s (PRSSA) highest honor for Chapter advisor at the organization’s national conference earlier this month. Fifteen members of PRSSA Kent, along with Ewing, who has served as Kent State’s Chapter advisor for 14 years, traveled to Boston for the conference, where Ewing received the Teahan Faculty Advisor Award for outstanding service, guidance and contribution to the chapter. Along with Ewing’s honor, two Kent State public relations students were recognized with national honors, and the members had the cha...

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TV2’s news and entertainment staffs will come together Saturday, Nov. 4, 2017, to produce a 25-hour live broadcast to benefit Akron Children’s Hospital. TV2, Kent State Student Media’s student-run television station, is hosting this fundraiser through Extra Life’s web platform. Extra Life is an organization that creates gaming marathons to benefit Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals. ExtraLife has more than 100,00 members and serves nearly 10 million families across the nation. “It is so important to give back to the community,” said TV2 general manager Anna Huntsman, ’19. “TV2 is truly...