University News
Kent State Holds Spring Commencement Ceremonies on May 8, 9 and 15
Kent State University congratulates its new graduates. The university held its Spring Commencement ceremonies for the Kent Campus on May 8 and May 9 at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (MAC Center). This spring, Kent State conferred 3,883 degrees, including 2,864 bachelor鈥檚 degrees, 874 鈥
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Kent State Hosts Alumni Weekend, May 15-16
Alumni, fans and community invited to participate in exciting, hands-on activities Kent State University Alumni Association is hosting Alumni Weekend on Friday, May 15, and Saturday, May 16. Alumni and the community members are invited to attend these two days of exciting, hands-on activities. On 鈥
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Kent State Marks 45th Annual May 4 Commemoration
Kent State University holds its 45th annual commemoration of May 4, 1970, with events taking place April 30-May 4. The annual commemoration, hosted by the May 4 Task Force, provides an opportunity for the university community to gather and remember those who were lost and injured during the tragedy 鈥
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Kent State鈥檚 Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies Receives $225,000 in Grants From Federal Government
Kent State University professors Brian James Baer, Ph.D., and Theresa Minick of the Department of Modern and Classical Language Studies have been awarded two federal government STARTALK grants, totaling $225,000, to support the Regents Foreign Language Academy, a summer language immersion program fo鈥
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Kent State鈥檚 Jewish Studies Program Turns 40, Pays Tribute to Longest-Serving Director
Kent State University鈥檚 Jewish Studies Program will host a gala, 鈥淢emories, Milestones, Momentum,鈥 in honor of its 40th anniversary on May 17 at the Kent State Hotel and Conference Center located at 215 Depeyster St. in downtown Kent. The celebration features a tribute to the program鈥檚 longest-serv鈥
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Kent State to Host the Fifth Annual Hablemos 鈥淟et鈥檚 Talk鈥 Conference
Kent State University鈥檚 Latino Networking Caucus (LNC) and the Spanish and Latino Student Association (SALSA) will host the fifth annual Hablemos 鈥淟et鈥檚 Talk鈥 conference on May 1 from 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. in the Kent Student Center Kiva. Hablemos is an annual spring event for the campus commun鈥
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Kent State Holds Veterans鈥 Job Fair, 鈥淪erving Those Who Have Served Us鈥
Kent State University鈥檚 Division of Human Resources, Career Exploration and Development, and the Center for Adult and Veteran Services have partnered to bring a unique job fair experience for U.S. Armed Forces veterans. Working as integral collaborators with Kent State are OhioMeansJobs Portage Coun鈥
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Grand Opening of Kent State鈥檚 Aeronautics and Technology Building Planned for April 24
Kent State University will host a grand opening for the Aeronautics and Technology Building on Friday, April 24, from 2-4:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. The event will celebrate the opening of the 55,000-square-foot building and the move of the College of Applied Engineering, Sus鈥
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Kent State Announces Jeff McLain as University鈥檚 New Vice President for Institutional Advancement
Kent State University has named Jeffery L. McLain, CFRE, as its new vice president for institutional advancement following an extensive national search. McLain comes to Kent State from Louisiana State University where he served as senior vice president of the LSU Foundation. He joins Kent State on M鈥
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President and CEO of Ulthera Inc. to Speak at Kent State鈥檚 Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series
Matthew E. Likens, president and chief executive officer of Ulthera Inc., will be the keynote speaker at Kent State University鈥檚 Michael D. Solomon Speaker Series on April 22 hosted by the College of Business Administration鈥檚 Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation. Likens will present 鈥溾
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